Dragon Pulse (move)
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- Dragon Pulse redirects here. For the energy from White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram known as "Dragon Pulse" in Japanese, see Dragon Force.
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Dragon Pulse (Japanese: りゅうのはどう Dragon Pulse) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM59 in Generation IV.
Effect
Generation IV
Dragon Pulse inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Generation V
Dragon Pulse can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.
Generation VI
Dragon Pulse's base power is reduced from 90 to 85. Additionally, its power is boosted by 50% if the user has the Ability Mega Launcher.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||
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IV | V | VI | ||||||||
116 | Horsea | Water | 42 | 42 | 42 41 | |||||
117 | Seadra | Water | 57 | 57 | 57 45 | |||||
181 | Ampharos | Electric | --, 65 | |||||||
230 | Kingdra | Water | Dragon | 57 | 57 | --, 57 45 | ||||
333 | Swablu | Normal | Flying | 45 | 50 | 42 | 42 38 | |||
334 | Altaria | Dragon | Flying | 54 | 62 | 48 | 48 40 | |||
380 | Latias | Dragon | Psychic | 70 | 80 | --, 80 56 | ||||
381 | Latios | Dragon | Psychic | 70 | 80 | --, 80 56 | ||||
384 | Rayquaza | Dragon | Flying | 75 | 90 | 90 | 90 50 | |||
448 | Lucario | Fighting | Steel | 47 | 60 | --, 60 | ||||
610 | Axew | Dragon | 41 | 41 | ||||||
611 | Fraxure | Dragon | 42 | 42 | ||||||
612 | Haxorus | Dragon | 42 | 42 | ||||||
633 | Deino | Dark | Dragon | 32 | 32 | |||||
634 | Zweilous | Dark | Dragon | 32 | 32 | |||||
635 | Hydreigon | Dark | Dragon | 32 | 32 | |||||
643 | Reshiram | Dragon | Fire | 54 | 54 | |||||
646 | Kyurem | Dragon | Ice | 57 | 57 | |||||
690 | Skrelp | Poison | Water | 49 | ||||||
691 | Dragalge | Poison | Dragon | 53 | ||||||
693 | Clawitzer | Water | --, 63 | |||||||
704 | Goomy | Dragon | 42 | |||||||
705 | Sliggoo | Dragon | 47 | |||||||
706 | Goodra | Dragon | 47 | |||||||
715 | Noivern | Flying | Dragon | --, 70 | ||||||
718 | Zygarde | Dragon | Ground | 63 | ||||||
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 | Type | Father | |||||||
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IV | V | VI | ||||||||
004 | Charmander | Fire | no | |||||||
007 | Squirtle | Water | no | no | ||||||
131 | Lapras | Water | Ice | no | ||||||
147 | Dratini | Dragon | no | |||||||
349 | Feebas | Water | no | |||||||
371 | Bagon | Dragon | no | |||||||
566 | Archen | Rock | Flying | no | ||||||
610 | Axew | Dragon | no | |||||||
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
By Move Tutor
By event
Generation V
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In other games
Pokémon Conquest
Dragon Pulse is the only move of Rayquaza and Hydreigon.
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Power ★★★★
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Super Smash Bros. series
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Dragon Pulse is one of the attacks Rayquaza can use when it is fought, fired in the form of red and white energy balls of electricity.
In the anime
The user fires a green ball of light at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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 opens its mouth and a turquoise energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | |||
Provo's Dragonite | Pursuing a Lofty Goal! | None | |
Salamence opens its mouth and a turquoise ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. Or Salamence opens its mouth and a purple-black ball appears in front of it. It then shoots black beam with purple zigzags surrounding it at the opponent. | |||
J's Salamence | Pillars of Friendship! | None | |
Gible opens its mouth and a turquoise 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 | |
Latias puts its hands together and a turquoise ball of energy appears between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent, or Latias fires a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Nurse Joy's Latias | SS025 | None | |
A Latias summoned by Hoopa | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None | |
Kyurem forms a swirling ball of orange flames inside of its mouth. It then fires a beam of orange flames from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Kyurem (M15) | Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice | None | |
Kyurem forms a swirling ball of orange flames inside of its mouth. It then fires a beam of orange flames from its mouth at the opponent. Or, Kyurem fires a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Kyurem (M15) | Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice | None | |
A Kyurem summoned by Hoopa | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None | |
Kyurem forms a swirling ball of orange flames inside of its mouth. It then fires a beam of orange flames from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Kyurem (M15) | Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice | None | |
Hydreigon opens its middle head mouth and a turquoise energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | |||
Cameron's Hydreigon | Cameron's Secret Weapon! | None | |
Noivern opens its mouth and a turquoise energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | |||
Alexa's Noivern | Celebrating the Hero's Comet! | None | |
Mega Blastoise fires three differently colored beams from its three cannons. The beams then combine into a giant multi-colored energy dragon which chomps the opponent with its jaws, causing a large explosion. | |||
Siebold's Blastoise | Mega Evolution Special I | Enhanced by Mega Launcher | |
Flygon fires a multicolored beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Multiple wild Flygon | The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos! | None | |
Mega Rayquaza fires a giant multicolored dragon-shaped energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
A wild Rayquaza | Mega Evolution Special II | None | |
A Rayquaza summoned by Hoopa | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None | |
Goodra fires a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Ash's Goodra | Good Friends, Great Training! | None | |
Latios fires a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
A Latios summoned by Hoopa | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None | |
Rayquaza fires a multicolored dragon-shaped energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
A Rayquaza summoned by Hoopa | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None | |
Mega Latios fires a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
A Latios summoned by Hoopa | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None | |
Mega Latias fires a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
A Latias summoned by Hoopa | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None | |
Palkia fires a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
A Palkia summoned by Hoopa | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None |
In the manga
In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
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In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga
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In the movie adaptations
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga
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In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga
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In other generations
In other languages
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Generation IV TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
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