Drapion

PoisonDarkAdaptability, Sniper

Mt. Moon 2F · Lv 66-68 Route 1 · Lv 66-69 Route 9 · Lv 60-61 Open in the guide Compare

In Mirror Gold: First found in Mt. Moon 2F (Grass (Night), Lv 66-68), and in 2 more areas. Its type (Poison / Dark) is the same as in the official games. Base stats total 530, up from 500; 3 of the six changed, most of all Attack (90 → 120). Abilities: it gains Adaptability and loses Battle Armor and Keen Eye. 12 of its 25 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Pursuit and Hone Claws.

Level-up moves 25

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Phys	15	100	35
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Stat	—	100	30
14	Poison Fang Has a chance to badly poison the target.	Poison	Phys	50	100	15
16	Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.	Dark	Phys	40	100	20
19	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Phys	60	100	25
20	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Stat	—	100	10
22	Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage.	Dark	Stat	—	—	15
23	Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Electric	Phys	65	95	15
25	Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.	Bug	Phys	60	100	20
26	Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.	Poison	Stat	—	—	20
28	Fire Punch Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Phys	75	100	15
29	Ice Punch Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Phys	75	100	15
31	Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Bug	Phys	25	95	20
32	U-turn User must switch out after attacking.	Bug	Phys	70	100	20
34	Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Phys	70	100	15
35	Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.	Poison	Spec	65	100	10
38	Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Stat	—	90	10
40	Knock Off Target drops its held item.	Dark	Phys	65	100	20
41	X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Bug	Phys	80	100	15
42	Mortal Spin	Poison	Phys	30	100	15
44	Acupressure Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages.	Normal	Stat	—	—	30
49	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Phys	80	100	15
50	Cross Poison Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Phys	70	100	20
52	First Impression Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle.	Bug	Phys	90	100	10
58	Hammer Arm Lowers user’s Speed by one stage.	Fighting	Phys	100	90	10

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 50

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TR00	Swords Dance Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TR02	Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Poison	—
TM005	Roar	Normal	—
TR05	Hyper Beam Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart)	Normal	150
TR08	Giga Impact Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	150
TM010	Hidden Power	Normal	60
TR10	Earthquake Mt. Mortar (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart)	Ground	100
TM011	Sunny Day	Fire	—
TR11	Rock Slide Mt. Mortar 2F (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Pewter Mart)	Rock	75
TR12	Agility Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau)	Psychic	—
TM017	Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TM018	Rain Dance	Water	—
TM021	Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM022	Leech Life Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Bug	80
TR26	Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TM027	Return Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM028	Dig Celadon Department Store 3F	Ground	80
TM030	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80
TM031	Brick Break	Fighting	75
TR31	Iron Tail Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau)	Steel	100
TM036	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90
TR36	Iron Defense Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Steel	—
TR37	Taunt Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Dark	—
TM039	Rock Tomb	Rock	60
TM040	Aerial Ace	Flying	60
TM041	Torment Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Dark	—
TM042	Facade	Normal	70
TM043	Secret Power	Normal	70
TR43	Toxic Spikes Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Poison	—
TM044	Rest	Psychic	—
TM045	Attract	Normal	—
TM046	Thief	Dark	60
TM052	Crunch Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Dark	80
TM054	False Swipe Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	40
TM056	Fling	Dark	—
TM066	Payback	Dark	50
TM070	Flash Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TM078	Captivate Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM079	Dark Pulse Celadon Department Store 3F	Dark	80
TM081	X-Scissor	Bug	80
TM082	Sleep Talk	Normal	—
TM084	Poison Jab	Poison	80
TM087	Swagger Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM090	Substitute	Normal	—
TM102	Bug Buzz Celadon Department Store 3F	Bug	90
TM134	Sand Tomb Violet City Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Ground	35
HM01	Cut	Normal	50
HM04	Strength	Normal	80
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	90

Where to find Drapion

Area	Method	Level
Mt. Moon 2F	Grass (Night)	66-68
Route 1	Grass (Night)	66-69	5% rare
Route 9	Grass (Night)	60-61

Other changes in this game

Egg moves: Agility, Confuse Ray, Night Slash, Poison Tail, Sand Attack, Screech, Slash, Whirlwind
Tutor moves: Aerial Ace, Aqua Tail, Bug Bite, Bulldoze, Dark Pulse, False Swipe, Fire Fang, Fury Cutter, Giga Impact, Headbutt, Hyper Beam, Ice Fang, Ice Punch, Iron Tail, Knock Off, Lash Out, Leech Life, Mud-Slap, Poison Jab, Rest, Rock Slide, Rock Smash, Shadow Ball, Skitter Smack, Sleep Talk, Sludge Bomb, Snarl, Snore, Stomping Tantrum, Throat Chop, Thunder Fang, ThunderPunch, X-Scissor
A wild one can rarely hold Poison Barb.