#0425

Drifloon

Balloon Pokémon

About

Said to lure away young children and carry them off to the afterlife. Some whisper that Drifloon are formed of reincarnated human souls, but these rumors are as yet unconfirmed.

Legends: Arceus 1 of 12

Abilities

Aftermath

Damages the attacker for 1/4 its max HP when knocked out by a contact move.

Unburden

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

Flare Boost Hidden ability

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when burned.

Height: 0.4 m 1′04″
Weight: 1.2 kg 2.6 lb
Gender: ♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	90	290–384
Attack	50	94–218
Defense	34	65–183
Sp. Atk	60	112–240
Sp. Def	44	83–205
Speed	70	130–262
Total	348

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: ElectricIceRockGhostDark
Resists ½×: GrassPoison
Resists ¼×: Bug
Immune: NormalFightingGround

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: GrassFightingPsychicBugGhost

Evolution

#0425 Drifloon GhostFlying

Level 28

#0426 Drifblim GhostFlying

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Astonish STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
1	Minimize Raises the user’s evasion by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
4	Gust STAB Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.	Flying	Special	40	100%	35
8	Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
12	Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
16	Hex STAB Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100%	10
20	Shadow Ball STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
24	Spit Up Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.	Normal	Special	—	100%	10
24	Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
24	Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
29	Self-Destruct User faints.	Normal	Physical	200	100%	5
32	Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.	Ghost	Status	—	—	5
36	Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
40	Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
44	Explosion User faints.	Normal	Physical	250	100%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Acrobatics STAB Has double power if the user has no held item.	Flying	Physical	55	100%	15
Aerial Ace STAB Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Air Cutter STAB Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Flying	Special	60	95%	25
Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fly STAB User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
Gyro Ball Power raises when the user has lower Speed, up to a maximum of 150.	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hex STAB Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100%	10
Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Knock Off Target drops its held item.	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Night Shade STAB Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	Ghost	Special	—	100%	15
Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Phantom Force STAB User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.	Ghost	Physical	90	100%	10
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target.	Psychic	Special	65	100%	20
Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Shadow Ball STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Skill Swap User and target swap abilities.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Stored Power Power is higher the more the user’s stats have been raised, to a maximum of 31×.	Psychic	Special	20	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift Never misses.	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Temper Flare Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.	Fire	Physical	75	100%	10
Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief Takes the target’s item.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
Thunderbolt Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
Trick User and target swap items.	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Trick Room For five turns, slower Pokémon will act before faster Pokémon.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Weather Ball If there be weather, this move has doubled power and the weather’s type.	Normal	Special	50	100%	10
Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	Fire	Status	—	85%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Clear Smog Removes all of the target’s stat modifiers.	Poison	Special	50	—	15
Defog Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. Removes field effects from the enemy field.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
Memento Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints.	Dark	Status	—	100%	10

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 1 HP
Catch rate: 125
Base friendship: 70
Base experience: 70
Growth rate: Fast Then Very Slow

Breeding

Egg groups: Indeterminate
Egg cycles: 30 (about 7,710 steps)