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Dracovish (Japanese: ウオノラゴン Uonoragon) is a dual-type Water/Dragon Fossil Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.
It is resurrected from combining a Fossilized Fish and Fossilized Drake, and it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Dracovish is a hybrid fossil Pokémon. It consists of the head of the fish fossil and the back legs and tail of the dino fossil. The tail region ends abruptly at a circular cutoff. The legs are mostly green with two pink stripes. The feet have three red claws. The neck is also mostly green but has a red stripe going up the middle. The stripe is lined with three curved spikes on both sides. Dracovish's head is roughly circular with a rounded triangular plate on the top. On the plate is a red and white region that extends between the eyes. Its mouth has three sharp teeth in the middle. Its eyes are round and have black rectangular pupils. Two fins protrude from the bottom of the jaw.
Dracovish is said to have been the apex predator of its time due to its powerful legs and jaws, and the ability to run at speeds exceeding 40 mph (60 km/h). However, it could not breathe unless it was underwater. It allegedly went extinct due to overhunting its prey, though this is likely not the case due to Dracovish being combined from two separate Pokémon that each had their niches before going extinct.
In the anime
Major appearances
Minor appearances
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Dracovish (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #376
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Sword
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Powerful legs and jaws made it the apex predator of its time. Its own overhunting of its prey was what drove it to extinction.
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Shield
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Its mighty legs are capable of running at speeds exceeding 40 mph, but this Pokémon can't breathe unless it's underwater.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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90
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150 - 197
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290 - 384
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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Total: 505
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dracovish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Dracovish
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dracovish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Dracovish
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Dracovish in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Dracovish in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dracovish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Dracovish
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dracovish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Dracovish
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Evolution
Trivia
Origin
Dracovish, like its counterparts, may be based on the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, a series of misassembled dinosaur sculptures displayed at the Crystal Palace Park. The placement of its head on the tip of its tail may be a reference to the first reconstruction of Elasmosaurus. In the case of Dracovish, its bottom half appears to be based mainly on a stegosaurid dinosaur, whilst its top half appears to be based mainly on the fish Dunkleosteus, though the frontal pair of fins resemble those possessed by lobe-finned fish such as Coelacanths rather than the fins of Dunkleosteus. It may have also been inspired by the chimera and similar mythological creatures, which was stated to have the features of different animal species, and is often interpreted as being scientifically constructed from different animal parts.
The Pokédex entries for all the Galar Fossils mention them being the cause of their own extinction, which may be a reference to the outdated hypothesis that the dinosaurs were evolutionary inert, which made them get bigger, sluggish, and stupider to the point they couldn't sustain themselves.
Dracovish being unable to breed could be a reference to cross-bred animals, which are born infertile (unable to produce offspring).
Name origin
Dracovish may be a combination of dracō (Latin for dragon) and fish.
Uonoragon may be a combination of 魚 uo (fish) and dragon.
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ウオノラゴン Uonoragon
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From 魚 uo and dragon
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French
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Hydragon
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From hydro- or Hydre and dragon
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Spanish
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Dracovish
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Same as English name
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German
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Pescragon
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From pesce and Dragon
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Italian
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Dracovish
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Same as English name
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Korean
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어래곤 Eoraegon
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From 어 (魚) eo and dragon
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Mandarin Chinese
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鰓魚龍 / 鳃鱼龙 Sāiyúlóng
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From 鰓 / 鳃 sāi, 魚 / 鱼 yú, and 龍 / 龙 lóng
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Cantonese Chinese
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鰓魚龍 Sōiyùhlùhng
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From 鰓 sōi, 魚 yùh, and 龍 lùhng
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Related articles
External links
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