Dragon Tail (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Dragon
Category	Physical
Power	60
Accuracy	90
PP	10 (max. 16)
Priority	-6
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 5

Machine/Record

Black/White Black 2/White 2	TM82
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	TM82
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	TM82
L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	TM17

Effects

In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Dragonium Z and uses its Z-Power, Dragon Tail turns into Devastating Drake and has base power 120.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Dragon Tail
Japanese	ドラゴンテール (Dragon Tail)
German	Drachenrute
French	Draco-Queue
Italian	Codadrago
Spanish	Cola Dragón

Game descriptions

Black/White	The user knocks away the target and drags out another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
Black 2/White 2	The target is knocked away and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Sword/Shield	The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Dragon Tail at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Dratini
#147 / Dragon
Level 15

Dragonair
#148 / Dragon
Level 15

Dragonite
#149 / Dragon · Flying
Level 15

Vibrava
#329 / Ground · Dragon
Level 20

Flygon
#330 / Ground · Dragon
Level 20

Milotic
#350 / Water
Level 24

Salamence
#373 / Dragon · Flying
Level 1

Druddigon
#621 / Dragon
Level 10

Tyrunt
#696 / Rock · Dragon
Level 20

Tyrantrum
#697 / Rock · Dragon
Level 20

Jangmo-o
#782 / Dragon
Level 8

Hakamo-o
#783 / Dragon · Fighting
Level 1