Dragon Darts (move)

Dragon Darts ドラゴンアロー Dragon Arrow

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Dragon Darts (Japanese: ドラゴンアロー Dragon Arrow) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type multistrike move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Dragapult.

Effect

This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: How does it interact with Ally Switch when targeting an ally? Does substitute or Ice Face cause Dragon Darts to be redirected away from the Pokémon? If the user has Mold Breaker, will Dragon Darts take that into account when determining its targets? If both targets are immune, which one’s immunity is acknowledged? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Dragon Darts is a multistrike move that deals damage twice.

If targeting an opponent when there are multiple opponents, Dragon Darts' first strike targets the original target and its second strike targets the other opponent. If either the original target or its ally would take no damage from Dragon Darts, both strikes are directed at the other Pokémon instead. If Dragon Darts targets an ally, both hits will hit that ally. Wide Guard does not affect Dragon Darts.

The following reasons for taking no damage from Dragon Darts will cause it to target the other Pokémon:

• Type immunity
• Ability-based immunity
• Being protected by a protection move
• Being in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move
• If Dragon Darts would miss due to the user's accuracy or the target's evasion
• If Dragon Darts would miss due to targeting a Tatsugiri which is in its ally Dondozo's mouth

If both target Pokémon are immune to Dragon Darts, only one of their immunity is acknowledged.

If one of Dragon Darts' strikes is redirected in order to avert a miss due to accuracy and evasion, this will activate the user's Blunder Policy (even if both strikes successfully hit the other Pokémon).

If an opponent is the center of attention (such as due to Follow Me), both strikes will target that Pokémon, even if it is immune to Dragon Darts.

If Dragon Darts targets a Pokémon that has Pressure, even if it was not the original target of the move, it still causes the move's user to lose additional PP.

In a Max Raid Battle, if used by the wild Pokémon, each strike targets two opponents individually, hitting one Pokémon first and then another Pokémon adjacent to the first target.

If the user has Prankster and calls Dragon Darts via a move that calls other moves, such as Copycat, and one of the targets is Dark-type, its type immunity is acknowledged properly and it hits the other target twice.

If a Focus Sash activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent. Sturdy will activate with each hit if the defending Pokémon has a maximum HP of 1.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Dragon Darts cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwShLA The user attacks twice using Dreepy. If there are two targets, this move hits each target once. BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered. SV The user attacks twice using Dreepy. If there are two opposing Pokémon, this move hits each of them once.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VIII	IX
						SwSh	SV
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon	1, Evo.	Evo.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag(s)	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Physical	4	—	100	120	100%	An opponent	Multistrike	Attacks twice in a row.	Leon (Alt.) & Dragapult

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Dragapult's Unite Move, Dreep and Destroy, is similar to Dragon Darts.

In the anime

Main series

Dragapult
The user attacks the target using Dreepy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dragapult fires a pair of Dreepy from the holes on its horns at the opponent like missiles.
Leon's Dragapult	Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!		Debut

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Dragapult
The user attacks the target using Dreepy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dragapult fires four Dreepy from the holes on its horns at the opponent like missiles.
Leon's Dragapult	Sky		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Dragon Darts when used by a Pokémon other than Dragapult

• Dragon Darts has some unique animation traits in Generation VIII. The move's animation is different if:
  • The move is used by a Pokémon that is not Dragapult.
  • A Shiny Pokémon uses Dragon Darts, with the Dreepy also appearing as Shiny. It shares this distinction with Mind Blown and Syrup Bomb.
    • Due to the change in the move's animation going into Generation IX, it is no longer possible to see either of these differences.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 龍箭 Lùhng Jin Mandarin 龍箭 / 龙箭 Lóng Jiàn Czech Dračí šipky French Draco-Flèches German Drachenpfeile Italian Dragofrecce Korean 드래곤애로 Deuraegon Aero Polish Strzałki Smoka Portuguese Brazil Dardos Dracônicos Portugal Setas de Dragão Russian Дротики Дракона Drotiki Drakona Spanish Dracoflechas

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