Drifloon - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Drifloon can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Drifloon artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Drifloon learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Constrict	Normal	10	100
1	Minimize	Normal	—	—
6	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
11	Gust	Flying	40	100
14	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
17	Payback	Dark	50	100
22	Hex	Ghost	50	100
27	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
30	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
30	Swallow	Normal	—	—
33	Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
38	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
43	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
46	Explosion	Normal	250	100

Egg moves

Drifloon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Defog	Flying	—	—
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Memento	Dark	—	100
Weather Ball	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Drifloon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Drifloon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Drifloon can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Silver Wind	Bug	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Drifloon learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Constrict	Normal	10	100
1	Minimize	Normal	—	—
4	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
8	Gust	Flying	40	100
13	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
16	Payback	Dark	50	100
20	Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
25	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
27	Hex	Ghost	50	100
32	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
32	Swallow	Normal	—	—
36	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
40	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
44	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
50	Explosion	Normal	250	100

Egg moves

Drifloon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Defog	Flying	—	—
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Memento	Dark	—	100
Weather Ball	Normal	50	100

Move Tutor moves

Drifloon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bind	Normal	15	85
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Recycle	Normal	—	—
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Trick	Psychic	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Drifloon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Drifloon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Drifloon can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Silver Wind	Bug	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Drifloon egg move parents

In other generations
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5
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7
8
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Drifloon

Drifloon's egg groups: Amorphous

The egg moves for Drifloon are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Drifloon with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Drifloon with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Body Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slugma Magcargo Swalot Shellos Gastrodon
Breeding	Drifloon Drifblim
Generation 3 Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Castform Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops

Clear Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Castform Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Defog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Drifloon Drifblim

Destiny Bond

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Wobbuffet Yamask Cofagrigus
Breeding	Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Duskull Dusclops Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Castform Shuppet Banette Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim Gallade Yamask Cofagrigus

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Yamask Cofagrigus
Breeding	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Drifloon Drifblim Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Hypnosis

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Spiritomb
Breeding	Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim
Pre-evolution Level up	Gallade

Memento

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Spiritomb Litwick Lampent
Breeding	Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Gallade Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus
Pre-evolution Level up	Chandelure

Weather Ball

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Castform
Breeding	Drifloon Drifblim