Dragon Tail (move)

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Dragon Tail
ドラゴンテール Dragon Tail
Dragon Tail.png
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
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Causes the user to move later on the next turn.

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.

Description

Games Description
The user knocks away the target and drags out another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
The target is knocked away and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends.
Conq The user knocks away the target, causing it to be switched out for a different Pokémon.
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 Type Level
I II III IV V VI
147 Dratini Dratini Dragon Dragon 31 31
148 Dragonair Dragonair Dragon Dragon 33 33
149 Dragonite Dragonite Dragon Flying 33 33
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon 65 45 45
29
350 Milotic Milotic Water Water   27
373 Salamence Salamence Dragon Flying 80 80
--
621 Druddigon Druddigon Dragon Dragon 45 45
691 Dragalge Dragalge Poison Dragon   --, 59
696 Tyrunt Tyrunt Rock Dragon   30
697 Tyrantrum Tyrantrum Rock Dragon   30
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 Type Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
TM82
VI
TM82
006 Charizard Charizard Fire Flying
009 Blastoise Blastoise Water Water
024 Arbok Arbok Poison Poison
031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen Poison Ground
034 Nidoking Nidoking Poison Ground
095 Onix Onix Rock Ground
108 Lickitung Lickitung Normal Normal
112 Rhydon Rhydon Ground Rock
130 Gyarados Gyarados Water Flying
147 Dratini Dratini Dragon Dragon
148 Dragonair Dragonair Dragon Dragon
149 Dragonite Dragonite Dragon Flying
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic
154 Meganium Meganium Grass Grass
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water
199 Slowking Slowking Water Psychic
208 Steelix Steelix Steel Ground
248 Tyranitar Tyranitar Rock Dark
249 Lugia Lugia Psychic Flying
306 Aggron Aggron Steel Rock
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon
336 Seviper Seviper Poison Poison
350 Milotic Milotic Water Water
373 Salamence Salamence Dragon Flying
383 Groudon Groudon Ground Ground
384 Rayquaza Rayquaza Dragon Flying
409 Rampardos Rampardos Rock Rock
445 Garchomp Garchomp Dragon Ground
463 Lickilicky Lickilicky Normal Normal
464 Rhyperior Rhyperior Ground Rock
483 Dialga Dialga Steel Dragon
484 Palkia Palkia Water Dragon
487 Giratina Giratina Ghost Dragon
497 Serperior Serperior Grass Grass
503 Samurott Samurott Water Water
553 Krookodile Krookodile Ground Dark
559 Scraggy Scraggy Dark Fighting
560 Scrafty Scrafty Dark Fighting
567 Archeops Archeops Rock Flying
604 Eelektross Eelektross Electric Electric
611 Fraxure Fraxure Dragon Dragon
612 Haxorus Haxorus Dragon Dragon
621 Druddigon Druddigon Dragon Dragon
633 Deino Deino Dark Dragon
634 Zweilous Zweilous Dark Dragon
635 Hydreigon Hydreigon Dark Dragon
643 Reshiram Reshiram Dragon Fire
644 Zekrom Zekrom Dragon Electric
646 Kyurem Kyurem Dragon Ice
691 Dragalge Dragalge Poison Dragon
694 Helioptile Helioptile Electric Normal
695 Heliolisk Heliolisk Electric Normal
696 Tyrunt Tyrunt Rock Dragon
697 Tyrantrum Tyrantrum Rock Dragon
698 Amaura Amaura Rock Ice
699 Aurorus Aurorus Rock Ice
706 Goodra Goodra Dragon Dragon
718 Zygarde Zygarde Dragon Ground
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

Dragon Tail is the only move of Dragonair.

     
     
     
  ^  
     
Power ★★★★
Orange squares indicate hit area.
Blue squares indicate area Pokémon the Pokémon will need to move to perform the move.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
Table assumes the Pokémon is in the square marked by ^.

In the anime

Ash Charizard Dragon Tail.png
Charizard
Gail Druddigon Dragon Tail.png
Druddigon
Trip Serperior Dragon Tail.png
Serperior
Grant Tyrunt Dragon Tail.png
Tyrunt
The user hits the opponent with its tail.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Druddigon 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 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
Charizard 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 Heliolisk's tail glows light green and it hits the opponent with it.
Clemont's Heliolisk Clemont's Got a Secret! None
Tyrunt Tyrunt's tail glows light green and it hits the opponent with it.
Grant's Tyrunt Climbing the Walls! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

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
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Drakenstaart
France Flag.png French Draco-Queue
Germany Flag.png German Drachenrute
Greece Flag.png Greek Δρακοουρά
Italy Flag.png Italian Codadrago
South Korea Flag.png Korean 드래곤테일 Dragon Tail
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Dragehale
Poland Flag.png Polish Ogon smoka
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Cauda Dragão
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Cauda do Dragão
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Cola de Dragón
Spain Flag.png Spain Cola Dragón


Variations of the move Dragon Tail
PhysicalIC HOME.png Dragon TailCircle Throw


Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS


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