Drifloon - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Drifloon 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.

Drifloon artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Minimize	Normal	—	—
4	Gust	Flying	40	100
8	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
12	Payback	Dark	50	100
16	Hex	Ghost	65	100
20	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
24	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
24	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
24	Swallow	Normal	—	—
29	Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100
32	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
36	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
40	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
44	Explosion	Normal	250	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Defog	Flying	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Memento	Dark	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
20	Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
38	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100
78	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
97	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

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

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
13	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
29	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
52	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Minimize	Normal	—	—
4	Gust	Flying	40	100
8	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
12	Payback	Dark	50	100
16	Hex	Ghost	65	100
20	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
24	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
24	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
24	Swallow	Normal	—	—
29	Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100
32	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
36	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
40	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
44	Explosion	Normal	250	100

Egg moves

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

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

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Recycle	Normal	—	—
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
97	Defog	Flying	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
5	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
9	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
15	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
21	Hex	Ghost	65	100
25	Mystical Fire	Fire	75	100
29	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
37	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
47	Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mystical Fire	Fire	75	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Psychic	Psychic	90	100
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100

Drifloon egg move parents

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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 either parent (from Gen 6+) 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
Evolution	Swalot

Clear Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Castform Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim

Destiny Bond

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

Disable

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

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing
Breeding	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Dusknoir

Hypnosis

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

Memento

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Shellos Gastrodon Spiritomb
Breeding	Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Gallade Dusknoir

Tailwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Drifloon Drifblim

Weather Ball

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Castform
Breeding	Drifloon Drifblim