Dragon Rush (move)

Dragon Rush ドラゴンダイブ Dragon Dive

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Battles Type  Dragon Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 Accuracy  75% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Dragon Rush (Japanese: ドラゴンダイブ Dragon Dive) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Dragon Rush inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Description

Games Description The user tackles the foe while exhibiting overwhelming menace. It may also make the target flinch. Conq The user tackles the target while exhibiting overwhelming menace. It may also make the target flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	35				41			''''
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	39				47			''''
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	39				47			''''
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying		15		15			'
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground	37				37			''''
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground	49				49			''''
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	55				55			''''
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon					42			''''
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon					42			''''
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon					42			''''
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	no
304		Aron	Steel	Rock
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon
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 the anime

Iris's Dragonite Garchomp Provo's Dragonite Hydreigon
The user's head glows blue and its body is enveloped in a blue light. It then charges at the foe at great speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Garchomp flies at the opponent and the two appendages on its head glow light blue. Then, its body becomes enveloped in a light blue aura with the same color streaks and it slams into the opponent, or the appendages on its head glow blue and it releases a dragon-shaped energy that covers its body. It then slams into the opponent with full force.
Cynthia's Garchomp	Top-Down Training!		Debut
	Dragonite's body becomes surrounded in a light blue orb with white streaks or its horn glows blue and releases a dragon-shaped energy that covers its body. It then slams into the opponent with full force.
Provo's Dragonite	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		None
Iris's Dragonite	Battling Authority Once Again!		None
	Hydreigon releases a dragon-shaped energy that covers its body. It then slams into the opponent with full force.
Shannon's Hydreigon	A Village Homecoming!		None
Cameron's Hydreigon	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Garchomp
The user tackles the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gible charges and slams the top of its head into the opponent with great force, or Gible charges at the opponent and its body becomes surrounded in a spiraling stream of energy. Gible then slams its head into the opponent.
The Advanced level Grunt's Gible	Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I		Debut
	Garchomp flies at the opponent as fast as it can and slams its body into it with powerful force.
Cynthia's Garchomp	Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone Part I		None

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Lugia is the only non-Dragon-type to learn Dragon Rush by level-up.
  • It is also the only Pokémon who is not part of a pseudo-legendary evolutionary line to learn the move by level-up.
  • It learns the move at a much lower level than other Pokémon do, at level 15.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 龍神俯衝 Lóng​shén​ Fǔ​chōng​* 神龍俯衝 ​Shénlóng​ Fǔ​chōng​* Dutch Draken Storm French Dracocharge German Drachenstoß Greek Ορμή Δράκου Indonesian Dragon Dive Italian Dragofuria Korean 드래곤다이브 Dragon Dive Polish Bieg Smoka Portuguese Investida do Dragão Romanian Saltul Dragonului Spanish Carga Dragón

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