Drifloon has a round, purple body with two stringy arms that have a yellow heart-shape on them. Drifloon has black-dot eyes and a yellow "X" on its face. A white mass of fluff sits on top of Drifloon's head.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Behavior
Drifloon usually try to grab children in attempts to spirit them away, but these attempts always end up with the Drifloon getting swung around.
In the Pokémon Stadium 2 stage, a Drifloon can be seen floating on the Flying Terrain. Other guest Pokémon found in the Flying Terrain include a Skarmory and a Hoppip drifting in the distance.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Note: If Foresight is used on Drifloon, the effectiveness of Normal and Fighting attacks will be 100 and 50 respectively. If Gravity is used, the effectiveness of Ground attacks becomes 100.
The level 22 Drifloon captured in front of the Valley Windworks coincidentally needs 1337 experience points to level up to level 23. "1337" is Internet slang for 'leet' or 'elite'.
In the Japanese version of Pearl's Pokédex entry, Drifloon specifically take children to the "world of the dead" (Japanese: あのよ), instead of just trying to "steal them away" as in the English version. This was likely changed to comply with Nintendo's usual "kid-friendly" policy.
Drifloon's name is a combination of "drift" and "balloon". Its Japanese name, Fuwante, may be derived from fuwa fuwa, meaning soft, fluffy, and light. Its German name, Driftlon, comes from Drift and Ballon. Its French name, Baudrive, comes from baudruche and dérive.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
