Essentials
Summary
Lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
- 120; percentile 85.1
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 5, up to 8 with PP Up
- Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- 100
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
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Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
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Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
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Targets opposite side in triples
In triple battles, this move can be used on either side to target the farthest away opposing Pokémon.
- Heals
- Ignores Substitute
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage each.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text
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After soaring upward, the user attacks its target by dropping out of the sky at high speeds, although it lowers its own Defense and Sp. Def in the process.
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After soaring upward, the user attacks its target by dropping out of the sky at high speeds. But it lowers its own Defense and Sp. Def stats in the process.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- ガリョウテンセイ (garyoutensei)
- ガリョウテンセイ
- Korean
- 화룡점정
- Chinese
- 畫龍點睛
- 画龙点睛
- French
- Draco Ascension
- German
- Zenitstürmer
- Spanish
- Ascenso Draco
- Italian
- Ascesa del Drago
Similar moves
These moves all have the same effect as Dragon Ascent.
Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
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Close Combat | 5 | 120 | 100% | Lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. |
Pokémon
Flying Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Dragon Ascent's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.
Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |||
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Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC. | ||||||||||||||
Rayquaza | Air Lock | Undiscovered | 105 | 150 | 90 | 150 | 90 | 95 | 680 | |||||
Mega Rayquaza | Delta Stream | Undiscovered | 105 | 180 | 100 | 180 | 100 | 115 | 780 |
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