Drapion - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Drapion can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Drapion learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fell Stinger	Bug	50	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
1	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
9	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
12	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
18	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
21	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
24	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
27	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
30	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
33	Toxic	Poison	—	90
36	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
39	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
44	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
49	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
54	Crunch	Dark	80	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
Slash	Normal	70	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Lash Out	Dark		75	100
Skitter Smack	Bug		70	90

Moves learnt by TM

Drapion is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
07	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
49	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
66	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
67	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
68	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
73	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
74	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
85	Snarl	Dark	55	95
94	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
97	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100
98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100

Moves learnt by TR

Drapion is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
18	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
54	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
60	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
61	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
91	Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fell Stinger	Bug	50	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
1	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
9	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
12	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
18	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
21	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
24	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
27	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
30	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
33	Toxic	Poison	—	90
36	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
39	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
44	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
49	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
54	Crunch	Dark	80	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Slash	Normal	70	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	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	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Snarl	Dark	55	95
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
100	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by level up

Drapion learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
6	Bite	Dark	60	100
11	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
18	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
25	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
34	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
43	Crunch	Dark	80	100

Move Tutor moves

Drapion can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
False Swipe	Normal	40	100
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Leech Life	Bug	80	100
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
Snarl	Dark	55	95
Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
X-Scissor	Bug	80	100

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 either parent (from Gen 6+) 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 Masquerain Ninjask
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Krabby Kingler Gligar Skorupi Drapion Gliscor

Confuse Ray

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

Night Slash

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

Poison Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Gligar Skorupi Drapion Gliscor

Sand Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Omanyte Omastar 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
Evolution	Ninjask

Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Paras Parasect Scyther Kabutops Gligar Scizor Ninjask Anorith Armaldo Kricketune Yanmega Gliscor
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Corphish Crawdaunt Skorupi Drapion
Evolution	Kabutops

Whirlwind

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