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#0887 · GENERATION 8

Dragapult Build Guide

DragonGhost

Fast special pivot

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMChoice Specs

ABILITYInfiltrator

NATURETimid

Shadow Ball

Draco Meteor

Flamethrower

U-turn

How to play

Choice Specs boosts Special Attack and locks you into one move until you switch. Infiltrator lets attacks bypass Substitute and certain screens; U-turn can keep momentum.

Watch out for

Key risk. Ice, Ghost, Dragon, Dark and Fairy attacks are super effective. Draco Meteor lowers Special Attack, and Fairy types are immune to it.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Choice Specs boosts Special Attack and locks you into one move until you switch. Infiltrator lets attacks bypass Substitute and certain screens; U-turn can keep momentum.

You want the largest immediate damage

Draco Meteor hits hardest and then lowers Special Attack, and a Fairy target is immune to it. Switching resets the Choice lock, so plan the follow-up turn.

The opponent hides behind a Substitute

Infiltrator lets the attack through instead of wasting the turn. U-turn keeps momentum, but only for as long as the locked move still fits the matchup.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Dragapult in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Choice Specs raises Special Attack but locks Dragapult into one move until it switches. Infiltrator lets its attacks bypass Substitute and certain screens rather than being blocked by them.

Watch the tradeoff. Ice, Ghost, Dragon, Dark and Fairy attacks are super effective. Draco Meteor lowers Special Attack, and Fairy types are immune to it.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Dragapult or Gengar?

Gengar provides a special Ghost attacker with Poison coverage and a Nasty Plot option.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Dragapult	Gengar
HP	88	60
Attack	120	65
Defense	75	60
Sp. Attack	100	130
Sp. Defense	75	75
Speed	142	110

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Steel teammate can cover Ice, Dragon and Fairy attacks. A Fairy partner can resist Dark attacks.

Scizor

Resists Ice, Dragon and Fairy; Dragapult resists Fire.

Read Scizor guide →Compare teammates →

Clefable

Resists Dark and is immune to Dragon attacks.

Read Clefable guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Gengar

Gengar provides a special Ghost attacker with Poison coverage and a Nasty Plot option.

Read Gengar guide →

Try Gengar →

Type matchups

Weak to

Ice2×Ghost2×Dragon2×Dark2×Fairy2×

Resistances and immunities

Normal0×Fire0.5×Water0.5×Electric0.5×Grass0.5×Fighting0×Poison0.5×Bug0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP88

Attack120

Defense75

Sp. Attack100

Sp. Defense75

Speed142

Evolution chain

Dreepy#885
Level 50
Drakloak#886
Level 60
Dragapult#887

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Dragapult team

Start with Dragapult. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#887

Dragapult

DragonGhost

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense91

Defense66

Coverage17

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Dark attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Dragon attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 3 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Dragapult	Weak	Resist
Normal	0×	0	1
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	½×	0	1
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	2×	1	0
Fighting	0×	0	1
Poison	½×	0	1
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	2×	1	0
Dragon	2×	1	0
Dark	2×	1	0
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	2×	1	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

Psychic✓ Super effective

BugNeutral

RockNeutral

Ghost✓ Super effective

Dragon✓ Super effective

DarkNeutral

SteelNeutral

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.