Drapion - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Drapion 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.

Drapion artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Drapion learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White 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	—	100
28	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
34	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
39	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
48	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
56	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
65	Crunch	Dark	80	100
73	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Slash	Normal	70	100
Twineedle	Bug	25	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

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

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
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
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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Transfer-only moves

Drapion 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
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Drapion learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 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
5	Knock Off	Dark	20	100
9	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
13	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
16	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
20	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
23	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
27	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
30	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
34	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
38	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
43	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
49	Crunch	Dark	80	100
57	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Slash	Normal	70	100
Twineedle	Bug	25	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

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

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
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
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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Transfer-only moves

Drapion 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
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Drapion egg move parents

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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 Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Archen Archeops Joltik Galvantula Accelgor Durant
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Krabby Kingler Gligar Skorupi Drapion Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny
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 Dwebble Crustle
Breeding	Pinsir Yanma Nincada Ninjask Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Durant

Iron Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Skorupi Drapion
Move tutor	Gligar Flygon Armaldo Skorupi Drapion Gliscor Scolipede Tirtouga Carracosta Archen Archeops

Night Slash

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

Poison Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede
Breeding	Gligar Skorupi Drapion Gliscor

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Yanma Scizor Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede
Breeding	Paras Parasect Spinarak Ariados Yanma Heracross Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor

Sand Attack

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

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tentacool Tentacruel Yanma Gligar Ninjask Vibrava Flygon Kricketune Yanmega Gliscor Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Joltik Galvantula
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Ledyba Ledian Corsola Anorith Armaldo Skorupi Drapion Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Karrablast Escavalier Durant

Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Paras Parasect Scyther Kabutops Gligar Scizor Ninjask Anorith Armaldo Kricketune Yanmega Leavanny Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula
Breeding	Skorupi Drapion
Pre-evolution Level up	Gliscor

Twineedle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Escavalier
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster Spinarak Ariados Skorupi Drapion Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede

Whirlwind

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