Drapion - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Drapion can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

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.

Drapion artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Drapion learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
6	Leer	Normal	—	100
12	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
17	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
23	Knock Off	Dark	20	100
28	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
34	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
39	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
49	Crunch	Dark	80	100
58	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100

Egg moves

Drapion learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Slash	Normal	70	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Drapion is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
08	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by TM

Drapion is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Drapion learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
1	Knock Off	Dark	20	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
6	Knock Off	Dark	20	100
12	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
17	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
23	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
28	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
34	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
39	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
49	Crunch	Dark	80	100
58	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100

Egg moves

Drapion learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Slash	Normal	70	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Drapion can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Drapion is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
08	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by TM

Drapion is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Drapion learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
1	Knock Off	Dark	20	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
6	Knock Off	Dark	20	100
12	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
17	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
23	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
28	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
34	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
39	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
49	Crunch	Dark	80	100
58	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100

Egg moves

Drapion learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Slash	Normal	70	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Drapion can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Drapion is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
08	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by TM

Drapion is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Drapion egg move parents

In other generations
4
5
6
7
8
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Drapion

Drapion's egg groups: Bug, Water 3

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

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

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Scizor Surskit Ninjask
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Krabby Kingler Gligar Skorupi Drapion Gliscor
Pre-evolution Level up	Masquerain

Confuse Ray

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Volbeat Lileep Cradily
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Kabuto Kabutops Corsola Skorupi Drapion

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gligar Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Gliscor
Breeding	Pinsir Yanma Nincada Ninjask Skorupi Drapion Yanmega

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Scyther Kabutops Scizor Heracross Corphish Crawdaunt Kricketune Yanmega Gliscor
Breeding	Scyther Gligar Scizor Nincada Ninjask Skorupi Drapion Gliscor

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Yanma Scizor Yanmega
Breeding	Paras Parasect Spinarak Ariados Yanma Heracross Skorupi Drapion Yanmega

Sand Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kabuto Kabutops Gligar Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Gliscor
Breeding	Anorith Armaldo Skorupi Drapion

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tentacool Tentacruel Yanma Gligar Ninjask Vibrava Flygon Kricketune Yanmega Gliscor
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Ledyba Ledian Corsola Anorith Armaldo Skorupi Drapion

Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Paras Parasect Scyther Kabutops Gligar Scizor Ninjask Anorith Armaldo Kricketune Yanmega
Breeding	Skorupi Drapion
Pre-evolution Level up	Gliscor

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Beautifly Dustox Masquerain
Breeding	Yanma Skorupi Drapion Yanmega