Dragon Tail (move)

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Dragon Tail ドラゴンテール Dragon Tail

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  60 Accuracy  90% Priority  -6 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM82 in Generation V TM82 in Generation VI TM82 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Causes the user to move later on the next turn.

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

Dragon Tail (Japanese: ドラゴンテール Dragon Tail) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM82 as of Generation V.

Effect

Dragon Tail inflicts damage. Additionally, it will automatically end wild Pokémon battles or, in a Trainer battle, it will switch out the opposing Pokémon to the next Pokémon in line that has not fainted. If using this move causes the user to faint (such as if the target is holding a Rocky Helmet or has the ability Rough Skin or Iron Barbs), the target will not be forced to switch. Like Roar and Whirlwind, Dragon Tail also has decreased priority.

Dragon Tail will fail to end wild Pokémon battles or switch out the opposing Trainer's Pokémon if it has the Ability Suction Cups, is under the effects of Ingrain, or has Substitute set up. It will also fail to end wild Pokémon battles if the user is at a lower level than the foe. In a Trainer battle, it will fail to switch out the opposing Pokémon if there isn't another to take its place.

If a battle with wild Pokémon ever involves more than one Pokémon on each side of the battle, Dragon Tail will not end the battle if used by the player's Pokémon against a wild Pokémon, but if a wild Pokémon uses it against the player, it will force the target to switch with another Pokémon in the Trainer's party, regardless of the target's level.

Dragon Tail can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if any of the moves Spikes, Stealth Rock or Toxic Spikes was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description BW The user knocks away the target and drags out another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends. B2W2 The target is knocked away and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends. XYORAS SM The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	31	31	31
0148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	33	33	33
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	33	33	33
0330		Flygon		Bug		Bug	65BW 45B2W2	45XY 29ORAS	29
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon		27ORAS	24
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon	80	80XY 1ORAS	1
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster	45	45	45
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon		1, 59	1, 59
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon		30	30
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon		30	30
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon			17
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon			17
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon			17
0799		Guzzlord		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			23
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 --	III --	IV --	V TM82	VI TM82	VII TM82	VIII --	IX --
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0031		Nidoqueen		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	✔	✔	✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
103A		Exeggutor Alola Form		Grass		Grass			✔
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
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	✔	✔	✔
0154		Meganium		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
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	✔	✔	✔
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0330		Flygon		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0383		Groudon		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	✔	✔	✔
0384		Rayquaza		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	✔	✔	✔
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
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	✔	✔	✔
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	✔	✔	✔
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	✔	✔	✔
0497		Serperior		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0503		Samurott		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster	✔	✔	✔
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔	✔
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	✔	✔	✔
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	✔	✔	✔
0646		Kyurem Normal 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	✔	✔	✔
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	✔B2W2	✔	✔
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	✔B2W2	✔	✔
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔
0694		Helioptile		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔
0695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster		✔	✔
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster		✔	✔
0706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon		✔	✔
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		✔	✔
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon			✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon			✔
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon			✔
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon			✔
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon			✔
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon			✔
0799		Guzzlord		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.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 33 Accuracy: 90%

Effect: Switches each target with the Pokémon behind it.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Dragon Tail
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 15 Energy boost 9 Duration 1.1 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

Description

Games Description Conq. The user knocks away the target, causing it to be switched out for a different Pokémon.

In the anime

In the main series

Charizard Druddigon Serperior Salamence
The user hits the opponent with its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Druddigon's tail glows light blue and it hits the opponent with it.
Gail's Druddigon	Search for the Clubultimate!		Debut
Drayden's Druddigon	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		None
Clair's Druddigon	SS028		None
	Serperior's tail glows light blue and it hits the opponent with it.
Trip's Serperior	Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!		None
	A light blue glow spreads up Charizard's tail, until the whole tail glows light blue. It then hits the opponent with its tail.
Ash's Charizard	The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!		None
	Heliolisk's tail glows a green aura around it, in a scale like pattern and then it slams the tail onto its opponent.
Clemont's Heliolisk	Clemont's Got a Secret!		None
	Tyrunt's tail glows a green aura around it, in a scale like pattern and then it slams the tail onto its opponent.
Grant's Tyrunt	Climbing the Walls!		None
	Mega Charizard Y's tail glows a green aura around it, in a scale like pattern and then it slams the tail onto its opponent.
Trevor's Charizard	A League of His Own!		None
	Salamence's tail glows a green aura around it, in a scale like pattern and then it slams the tail onto its opponent.
Sawyer's Salemence	A Riveting Rivalry!		None
	Mega Gyarados' tail glows a green aura around it, in a scale like pattern and then it slams the tail onto its opponent.
Lysandre's Gyarados	The Right Hero for the Right Job!		None

In Pokémon Generations

The user hits the opponent with its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Haxorus swings its tail and slams it onto its opponent.
Drayden's Haxorus	The Uprising		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Druddigon
The user smacks the opponent with its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Druddigon sends the opponent flying by smacking it with its tail.
Drayden's Druddigon	School of Hard Knocks		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 Tail's effect of forcing the opponent to switch has never been featured in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 龍尾 Lóngwěi Dutch Drakenstaart French Draco-Queue German Drachenrute Greek Δρακοουρά Indonesian Ekor Naga Italian Codadrago Korean 드래곤테일 Dragon Tail Norwegian Dragehale Polish Ogon smoka Portuguese Cauda Dragão Brazilian Portuguese Cauda do Dragão Spanish Latin America Cola de Dragón Spain Cola Dragón

Variations of the move Dragon Tail
Dragon Tail • Circle Throw

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