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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Dragapult in competitive play for Pokemon Champions. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Dragapult, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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List of Contents
Dragapult Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness
Dragapult Stats, Info, and Abilities
 Dragapult
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| Stat | Value | ||||||||
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| HP | 88 |
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| Atk | 120 |
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| Def | 75 |
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| SpA | 100 |
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| SpD | 75 |
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| Spe | 142 |
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| Total | 600 |
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| Ability | Effect | ||||||||
| Clear Body | The Pokémon's stats cannot be lowered by other Pokémon's moves or Abilities. | ||||||||
| Cursed Body | When the Pokémon takes damage from a move, the attacker has a 30% chance of gaining the Move Disabled status for 4 turns. | ||||||||
| Infiltrator | When using its moves, the Pokémon ignores the effects of targets' Light Screen, Reflect, Aurora Veil, Safeguard, and substitutes. | ||||||||
Type Matchups
| Weak to: | ||
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| ⦿ (2x) |
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| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | 
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| Resists: | △ (0.5x) |
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| Immune to: | × (0x) |
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Type Chart:
Strengths and Weakness Matchups
Dragapult Strengths and Evaluation
| Tier | Singles |  |
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| Doubles |  |
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| Dragapult Strengths and Weaknesses | ||
 Takes advantage of its high Speed stat to disable attackers on its first turn using Thunder Wave or Will-O-Wisp | ||
| Can also be built as a Screen setter | ||
 Has some of the lowest Defense and Sp. Defense stats in the game | ||
| Requires additional support to be a reliable ace | ||
Takes Advantage of Its High Speed
Dragapult is a versatile attacker that outspeeds even Mega Gengar and Mega Lopunny. By taking advantage of this stat, Dragapult can disrupt opponents with Thunder Wave or Will-O-Wisp before they can act or blitz them with Draco Meteor or Dragon Darts.
Can Also Be Built as a Support
Due to its high Speed stat, Dragapult can also set up Light Screen and Reflect to defend against the first few attacks from the opponent. It can then proceed to disrupt the enemy with status conditions or damage them directly with attacks.
Best Builds for Dragapult
| Build | Rating |
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| ★★★★★ | |
| ★★★ |
Focus Sash Dragapult
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Dragapult
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Nature | Timid (Spe▲, Atk▼) |
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Infiltrator Infiltrator When using its moves, the Pokémon ignores the effects of targets' Light Screen, Reflect, Aurora Veil, Safeguard, and substitutes.
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| Held Item |
 Focus Sash Focus Sash If the holder has full HP and takes damage from a move that would knock it out in one hit, it will endure the hit with 1 HP. Disappears for the duration of the battle after a single use.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 165 | 126 | 95 | 152 | 95 | 213 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | - | - | 32 | - | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hex Hex
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Draco Meteor Draco Meteor
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Thunder Wave Thunder Wave
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Will-O-Wisp Will-O-Wisp
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Dragapult takes advantage of its Speed by inflicting a status condition using Thunder Wave or Will-O-Wisp on the opponent's attacker. It can also switch in for a surprise attack to finish off low HP targets with Draco Meteor or Hex.
Focus Sash Dragapult Weaknesses
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
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| Use a Magic Guard Clefable | 
If you've been seeing a lot of Dragapults in your battles, try bringing a Clefable with the Magic Guard Ability, as this completely counters Dragapult's status condition gimmick and can deal super effective STABs. Just make sure Clefable is bulky enough to tank Dragapult's attacks. |
| Use Priority Moves or equip a Choice Scarf | 
Dragapult's low defensive stats make it an easy target for Priority Moves and Choice Scarf moves that can hit its weaknesses. |
| Tank it with Tyranitar | 
Dragapult doesn't have anything to counter Tyranitar, and being a bulky attacker, Tyranitar would overwhelm Dragapult regardless of how fast it is. |
Special Attacker Dragapult
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Dragapult
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Nature | Modest (SpA▲, Atk▼) |
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Infiltrator Infiltrator When using its moves, the Pokémon ignores the effects of targets' Light Screen, Reflect, Aurora Veil, Safeguard, and substitutes.
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| Held Item |
 White Herb White Herb Restores the holder's stats to their usual value when they are lowered. Disappears for the duration of the battle after a single use.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 165 | 126 | 95 | 167 | 95 | 194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | - | - | 32 | - | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draco Meteor Draco Meteor
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Shadow Ball Shadow Ball
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Fire Blast Fire Blast
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Hydro Pump Hydro Pump
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Most players who are facing a Dragapult expect a setup with Dragon Darts and status conditions, and will send out Pokemon with high Defense or set up Safeguard and Magic Bounce. A pure special attacker Dragapult would catch them off guard as they wouldn't anticipate direct special attacks right off the bat.
This setup is also great for taking out other Dragon-types as Dragapult can use two full damage Draco Meteors back-to-back, courtesy of White Herb.
Special Attacker Dragapult Weaknesses
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
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| Use Priority Moves or equip a Choice Scarf |
Dragapult's low defensive stats make it an easy target for Priority Moves and Choice Scarf moves that can hit its weaknesses. |
| Tank it with Tyranitar |
Dragapult doesn't have anything to counter Tyranitar, and being a bulky attacker, Tyranitar would overwhelm Dragapult regardless of how fast it is. |
Dragapult Checks and Counters
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
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| Exploit its weakness with a Priority Move |
Hitting Dragapult's weakness with Priority Moves will cripple it before it disables your attacker with its status Moves. |
| Launch a surprise attack with Choice Scarf | 
Dragapult has low durability and can be taken out easily by equipping a Choice Scarf on a Pokemon that can hit Dragapult's weaknesses. |
Exploit Its Weakness With a Priority Move
Using Priority Moves is one way to bypass Dragapult's high Speed. Mimikyu is one of the good Dragapult counters as it has access to Shadow Sneak and can safely take a hit thanks to its Disguise Ability.
Launch a Surprise Attack With Choice Scarf
Dragapult has low Defense and Sp. Defense stats, which means it can easily be taken out with a hit or two from a strong attacker, especially those that can exploit any of its 5 weaknesses.
Equipping a Choice Scarf on your attacker and launching a surprise attack against the enemy Dragapult would do the trick, and is effective even in Dragapult mirror matches.
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