Dragon Pulse (move)

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Dragon Pulse
りゅうのはどう Dragon Pulse
Type  Dragon
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  90
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Increases judge's voltage by 2
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Dragon Pulse (Japanese: りゅうのはどう Dragon Pulse) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Dragon Pulse inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0116 Horsea Horsea
Water 42
0117 Seadra Seadra
Water 57
0230 Kingdra Kingdra
Water Dragon 57
0333 Swablu Swablu
Normal Flying 45
0334 Altaria Altaria
Dragon Flying 54
0380 Latias Latias
Dragon Psychic 70
0381 Latios Latios
Dragon Psychic 70
0384 Rayquaza Rayquaza
Dragon Flying 75
0384 Rayquaza Rayquaza
Dragon Flying 90
0448 Lucario Lucario
Fighting Steel 47
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By TM59

#   Pokémon Type
0006 Charizard Charizard
Fire Flying
0031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen
Poison Ground
0034 Nidoking Nidoking
Poison Ground
0059 Arcanine Arcanine
Fire
0095 Onix Onix
Rock Ground
0111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
Ground Rock
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
Ground Rock
0116 Horsea Horsea
Water
0117 Seadra Seadra
Water
0130 Gyarados Gyarados
Water Flying
0131 Lapras Lapras
Water Ice
0142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
Rock Flying
0147 Dratini Dratini
Dragon
0148 Dragonair Dragonair
Dragon
0149 Dragonite Dragonite
Dragon Flying
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
Water
0208 Steelix Steelix
Steel Ground
0230 Kingdra Kingdra
Water Dragon
0248 Tyranitar Tyranitar
Rock Dark
0249 Lugia Lugia
Psychic Flying
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
Grass
0306 Aggron Aggron
Steel Rock
0329 Vibrava Vibrava
Ground Dragon
0330 Flygon Flygon
Ground Dragon
0333 Swablu Swablu
Normal
0334 Altaria Altaria
Dragon Flying
0350 Milotic Milotic
Water
0371 Bagon Bagon
Dragon
0372 Shelgon Shelgon
Dragon
0373 Salamence Salamence
Dragon Flying
0380 Latias Latias
Dragon Psychic
0381 Latios Latios
Dragon Psychic
0383 Groudon Groudon
Ground
0384 Rayquaza Rayquaza
Dragon Flying
0408 Cranidos Cranidos
Rock
0409 Rampardos Rampardos
Rock
0443 Gible Gible
Dragon Ground
0444 Gabite Gabite
Dragon Ground
0445 Garchomp Garchomp
Dragon Ground
0448 Lucario Lucario
Fighting Steel
0464 Rhyperior Rhyperior
Ground Rock
0483 Dialga Dialga
Steel Dragon
0484 Palkia Palkia
Water Dragon
0485 Heatran Heatran
Fire Steel
0487 Giratina Giratina
Ghost Dragon
0487 Giratina Giratina
Ghost Dragon
0493 Arceus Arceus
Fighting
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Dragon Pulse is one of the attacks Rayquaza can use when it is fought.

In the anime

The user fires a green ball of light at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Milotic Milotic's body becomes outlined in light green and it releases a pulse off its body that pushes back anything around it.
Wallace's Milotic Our Cup Runneth Over! Debut
Dragonite Dragonite opens its mouth and a turquiose energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Provo's Dragonite Pursuing a Lofty Goal! None
Salamence Salamence opens its mouth and a turquiose ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
J's Salamence Pillars of Friendship! None
Gible Gible opens its mouth and a turquiose ball of energy appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Ash's Gible A Meteoric Rise to Excellence! None


Trivia

  • In the anime Dragon Pulse looks similiar to Aura Sphere.

In other languages

  • French: Dracochoc
  • Italian: Dragopulsar
  • German: Drachenpuls
  • Spanish: Pulso Dragón
  • Dutch: Draken Puls

Template:Hyper Voice

Generation IV TMs
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2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708

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