Dragon Breath (move)

Dragon Breath りゅうのいぶき Dragon Breath

File:Dragon Breath.png

File:Dragon Breath 2.png

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 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 II TM24 in Generation II

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

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

Dragon Breath (Japanese: りゅうのいぶき Dragon Breath), formatted as DragonBreath prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM24 in Generation II.

Effect

Dragon Breath inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Dragon-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of paralyzing the target. GSC A strong breath attack. RSE Strikes the foe with an incredible blast of breath. FRLG The foe is hit with an incredible blast of breath that may also paralyze. ColoXD Incredible blast of breath that may paralyze target. DPPtHGSS The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. It may also paralyze the target. BWB2W2 The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis. XYORAS SM The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral		30FRLG	33	41BW 25B2W2	25	25
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		30FRLG	33	41BW 25B2W2	25	25
0329		Vibrava		Bug		Bug		35	35	35	35	1
0330		Flygon		Bug		Bug		35	35	35	35	1
0334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon		35	35	35	35	1
0371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon		33	31	31	31XY 13ORAS	13
0372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon		38	32	32	32XY 13ORAS	13
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon		38	32	32	32XY 13ORAS	13
0380		Latias		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		20	20	20	20	20
0381		Latios		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		20	20	20	20	20
0483		Dialga		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1	1	1	1
0484		Palkia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1	1	1	1
0487		Giratina		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1	1	1	1
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				31	31	31
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3				31	31	31
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon				17	17	17
0634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon				17	17	17
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon				17	17	17
0643		Reshiram		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				29	29	29
0644		Zekrom		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				29	29	29
0646		Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				29	29	29
646B		Kyurem Black Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				29	29	29
646W		Kyurem White Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				29	29	29
0704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon					18	18
0705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon					18	18
0706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon					18	18
0718		Zygarde		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					1	1
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						29
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
0782		Jangmo-o		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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II TM24	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔
0005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon	✔
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔
0058		Growlithe		Field		Field	✔
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field	✔
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔
0249		Lugia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0250		Ho-Oh		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
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.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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 GO

Dragon Breath
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 6 Energy boost 7 Duration 0.5 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Gyarados may only know this move if it was obtained before August 20, 2016.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also cause paralysis, preventing any attacks or moves.

In the anime

Sliggoo Steelix Flygon Archeops
The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gyarados releases a thick, green beam at the opponent. The attack can paralyze the opponent.
Clair's Gyarados	Better Eight Than Never		Debut
	Altaria fires a thick, green beam or a transparent beam of energy with white rings around it from its beak at the opponent.
Winona's Altaria	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Drake's Altaria	Vanity Affair		None
An Altaria a boy borrowed from the Opelucid Trainers' School	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		None
	Steelix fires a green, yellow, or blue beam from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Steelix	All Torkoal, No Play		None
Morrison's Steelix	Choose It or Lose it!		None
Brock's Steelix	Grating Spaces!		None
	Salamence fires a large fireball or light blue beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Salamence	The Search for the Legend		None
A wild Salamence	The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!		None
	Shelgon releases a thick, green beam from its face at the opponent.
Drake's Shelgon	Vanity Affair		None
	Charizard releases a green and yellow or light blue beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charizard	The Symbol Life		Charizard cannot legally know DragonBreath in Generation III
	Vibrava releases a green and yellow beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Brianna's Vibrava	Spontaneous Combusken!		None
	Flygon releases a light blue beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Drew's Flygon	Channeling the Battle Zone!		None
	Bagon releases a white beam or a light blue fiery blast from its mouth at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Bagon	Tag! We're It...!		None
Sawyer's Bagon	A Fashionable Battle!		None
	Archen produces a clear orb of spiraling energy inside its mouth, then releases a transparent beam of energy with white rings of energy and white sparkles around it at the opponent.
A wild Archen	Archeops In The Modern World!		None
	Archeop's eyes glow red and it fires a transparent beam of energy with white rings around it from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Archeops	Archeops In The Modern World!		None
	A cyclone of pale purple wind appears around Hydreigon's body and it releases a stream of pale purple fire at the opponent, or Hydreigon fires a transparent beam of energy with white rings around it from its mouth at the opponent.
Carlita's Hydreigon	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
A wild Hydreigon	Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!		None
	Zekrom produces a pale purple flame in its mouth, then releases a stream of pale purple fire at the opponent.
Zekrom (M14)	Black—Victini and Reshiram White—Victini and Zekrom		None
	Light blue waves of energy start swirling around Sliggoo. It then fires a light blue beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Sliggoo	An Oasis of Hope!		None
	Light blue waves of energy start swirling around Dialga. It then fires a light blue beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
A Dialga summoned by Hoopa	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Shelgon Charizard
The user breathes out some energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Shelgon breathes out some energy from its face.
Drake's Shelgon	Battle Till The End! Drake, One Of The Elite Four!!		Debut
	Charizard breathes out some energy from its mouth.
Ash's Charizard	Off To The Battle Frontier!!		Charizard cannot legally learn DragonBreath as of Generation III

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Dragonair Giratina Steelix Altaria
The user releases a blast of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dragonair releases a cyclone of energy from its beak at the opponent.
Clair's Dragonair	Debonaire Dragonair		Debut
Gyarados	Gyarados fires a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Gyarados	Entranced by Entei		None
	Altaria fires a beam of energy from its beak at the opponent.
Winona's Altaria	I Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder		None
	Steelix releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Carr's Steelix	Put Your Beast Foot Forward		None
	Giratina releases a huge blast of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The attack can reflect an opponent's attack right back, increasing the damage.
A wild Giratina	The Final Dimensional Duel VI		None

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga

File:Giratina Palkia DragonBreath PBK.png Giratina and Palkia
The user breathes out a portion of energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Giratina breathes out a portion of energy in the form of a beam.
Unknown Trainer's Giratina	PBK5		Debut
	Palkia breathes out a portion of energy in the form of a beam.
Unknown Trainer's Palkia	PBK5		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Dragonair
The user breathes out a heavy portion of energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dragonair breathes out a large portion of energy.
Clair's Dragonair	The Ultimate Battle...?!		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

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

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 Breath is the only Dragon-type move capable of causing paralysis.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 龍息 Lùhngsīk * 龍吸 Lùhngkāp * Mandarin 龍息 / 龙息 Lóngxí * 龍吸 / 龙吸 Lóngxī * 龍之吐息 Lóng-zhī Tǔxī * Dutch Drakenadem Finnish Lohikäärmeenhenkäys French Dracosouffle German Feuerodem Greek Ανάσα Δράκου Hindi द्रगोंन की सांस Dragon Ki Saans Indonesian Semburan Naga Italian Dragospiro Korean 용의숨결 Yong-yi Sumgyeol Polish Oddech Smoka Portuguese Brazil Sopro do Dragão Portugal Bafo do Dragão Sopro do Dragão Serbian Zmajev Dah Spanish Latin America Aliento de Dragón (EP254-DP050) Aliento Dragón (BW036-present) Spain Dragoaliento Vietnamese Hơi Thở Của Rồng

Variations of the move Dragon Breath
Needle Arm Dragon Breath

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