Essentials

Drifloon

Drifloon

ghost flying

Abilities

Unburden
This Pokemon's Speed rises one level when it uses or loses its held item.
Aftermath
When this Pokemon is fainted by a contact move, the attacker takes 1/4 its max HP in damage.

Damage Taken

  • bug ¼
  • dark 2
  • dragon 1
  • electric 2
  • fighting 0
  • fire 1
  • flying 1
  • ghost 2
  • grass ½
  • ground 0
  • ice 2
  • normal 0
  • poison ½
  • psychic 1
  • rock 2
  • steel 1
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
Generation 4
National
425
Sinnoh Generation 4
65

Names

Japanese
フワンテ (fuwante)
Official Roomaji
Fuwante
Korean
흔들풍손
Chinese
飄飄球
French
Baudrive
German
Driftlon

Breeding

Gender
½ male, ½ female
Egg groups
  • Indeterminate
Steps to hatch
7680

Compatibility

  • Grimer
  • Gastly
  • Koffing
  • Misdreavus
  • Wobbuffet
  • Slugma
  • Ralts
  • Gulpin
  • Castform
  • Shuppet
  • Duskull
  • Chimecho
  • Shellos
  • Drifloon
  • Spiritomb

Training

Base EXP
127
1814 EXP at level
Effort points
  • 1 HP
Capture rate
125
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
fast then very slow
Wild held items

Generation 4

None

Evolution

Baby Basic Stage 1 Stage 2
Drifloon Drifloon DrifblimDrifblim Level up: 28

Stats

Pctile Min IVs Max IVs
HP
90
82.9 353 384
Attack
50
22.7 168 199
Defense
34
6.2 136 167
Special Attack
60
42.4 188 219
Special Defense
44
16.6 156 187
Speed
70
57.4 208 239
Total
348
32.6

Flavor

Flavor Text

Diamond
A Pokémon formed by the spirits of people and Pokémon. It loves damp, humid seasons.
Pearl
It tugs on the hands of children to steal them away. However, it gets pulled around instead.
Platinum
Because of the way it floats aimlessly, an old folktale calls it a “Signpost for Wandering Spirits.”
Heart Gold
It is whispered that any child who mistakes DRIFLOON for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing.
Soul Silver
It is whispered that any child who mistakes DRIFLOON for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing.

Sprites

Drifloon Drifloon Drifloon Drifloon

Miscellany

Species
Balloon
Color
purple
Cry
download mp3
Pawprint
Drifloon
Shape
Brachial

Height

Trainer dude

Drifloon
4

1'3.7"
0.4 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Drifloon
12

2.6 lb
1.2 kg

Locations

Moves

DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Constrict normal Physical 35 10 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one level.

Minimize normal None 20 0 100%

Raises the user's evasion.

6 6 Astonish ghost Physical 15 30 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

11 11 Gust flying Special 35 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Bounce and Fly users.

14 14 Focus Energy normal None 30 0 100%

Increases the user's chance to score a critical hit.

17 17 Payback dark Physical 10 50 100%

Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.

22 22 Stockpile normal None 20 0 100%

Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.

27 27 Swallow normal None 10 0 100%

Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.

27 27 Spit Up normal Special 10 1 100%

Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.

30 30 Ominous Wind ghost Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

33 33 Baton Pass normal None 40 0 100%

Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.

38 38 Shadow Ball ghost Special 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

43 43 Explosion normal Physical 5 250 100%

Inflicts double damage. User faints.

DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Body Slam normal Physical 15 85 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Destiny Bond ghost None 5 0 100%

If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.

Disable normal None 20 0 80%

Disables the target's last used move for 1-8 turns.

Haze ice None 30 0 100%

Resets all Pokémon's stats, Accuracy, and Evasion.

Hypnosis psychic None 20 0 70%

Puts the target to sleep.

Memento dark None 10 0 100%

Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two levels. User faints.

Weather Ball normal Special 10 50 100%

If there be weather, this move has doubled power and the weather's type.

DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Air Cutter flying Special 25 55 95%

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Icy Wind ice Special 15 55 95%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one level.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Knock Off dark Physical 20 20 100%

Target drops its held item.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Mud-Slap ground Special 10 20 100%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one level.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Ominous Wind ghost Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Pain Split normal None 20 0 0%

Sets the user's and targets's HP to the average of their current HP.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Role Play psychic None 10 0 100%

Copies the target's ability.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Rollout rock Physical 20 30 90%

Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Snore normal Special 15 40 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Spite ghost None 10 0 100%

Lowers the PP of the target's last used move by 4.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Sucker Punch dark Physical 5 80 100% 1

Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Swift normal Special 20 60 100%

Never misses.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Tailwind flying None 30 0 0%

For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Trick psychic None 10 0 100%

User and target swap items.

DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
04 04 Calm Mind psychic None 20 0 100%

Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense by one level.

06 06 Toxic poison None 10 0 85%

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

10 10 Hidden Power normal Special 15 1 100%

Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.

11 11 Sunny Day fire None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.

17 17 Protect normal None 10 0 0% 3

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

18 18 Rain Dance water None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to rain for five turns.

21 21 Frustration normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.

24 24 Thunderbolt electric Special 15 95 100%

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

25 25 Thunder electric Special 10 120 70%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

27 27 Return normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.

29 29 Psychic psychic Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

30 30 Shadow Ball ghost Special 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

32 32 Double Team normal None 15 0 100%

Raises the user's Evasion by one level.

34 34 Shock Wave electric Special 20 60 100%

Never misses.

42 42 Facade normal Physical 20 70 100%

Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.

43 43 Secret Power normal Physical 20 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.

44 44 Rest psychic None 10 0 100%

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.

45 45 Attract normal None 15 0 100%

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

46 46 Thief dark Physical 10 40 100%

Takes the target's item.

48 48 Skill Swap psychic None 10 0 100%

User and target swap abilities.

57 57 Charge Beam electric Special 10 50 90%

Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack by one level.

58 58 Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

61 61 Will-O-Wisp fire None 15 0 75%

Burns the target.

62 62 Silver Wind bug Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

63 63 Embargo dark None 15 0 100%

Target cannot use held items.

64 64 Explosion normal Physical 5 250 100%

Inflicts double damage. User faints.

66 66 Payback dark Physical 10 50 100%

Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.

67 67 Recycle normal None 10 0 100%

User recovers the item it last used up.

70 70 Flash normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.

73 73 Thunder Wave electric None 20 0 100%

Paralyzes the target.

74 74 Gyro Ball steel Physical 5 1 100%

Power raises when the user has lower Speed, up to a maximum of 150.

77 77 Psych Up normal None 10 0 100%

Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.

78 78 Captivate normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it's the opposite gender.

82 82 Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

83 83 Natural Gift normal Physical 15 1 100%

Power and type depend on the held berry.

85 85 Dream Eater psychic Special 15 100 100%

Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

87 87 Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

90 90 Substitute normal None 10 0 100%

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

H1 H1 Cut normal Physical 30 50 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

H5 Defog flying None 15 0 0%

Lowers the target's evasion by one level. Removes field effects from the enemy field.

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