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Dragon Ascent (Japanese: ガリョウテンセイ Dragon Ascension) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It is the signature move of Rayquaza.

Effect

Dragon Ascent inflicts damage and then lowers the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat by one stage each.

The player can Mega Evolve any Rayquaza that knows Dragon Ascent, as long as the Meteorite has been eaten by the Rayquaza in the Delta Episode.

Dragon Ascent does not exist in the game data of Pokémon X and Y. As a result, a Pokémon knowing Dragon Ascent cannot be traded from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire to Pokémon X and Y, and if a Pokémon in Pokémon Bank knows the move it cannot be withdrawn in Pokémon X and Y. In order to be transferred to Pokémon X and Y, the Pokémon must forget Dragon Ascent.

Description

Learnset

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Zinnia's grandmother in Meteor Falls can teach Rayquaza this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					XY	ORAS
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying													✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special moves

Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire - Sky Pillar Rayquaza* Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Rayquaza File:M18 Mega Rayquaza Dragon Ascent.png Rayquaza
The user descends from the sky and strikes the opponent with a green outline.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mega Rayquaza flies high into the air. Its body then becomes outlined in a green aura, and it dives into the opponent with great speed.
A wild Rayquaza	Mega Evolution Special II		Debut
A Rayquaza summoned by Hoopa	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

Mega Rayquaza
The user zooms quickly at the opponent from the sky.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Rayquaza releases a shock wave from its body.
A wild Rayquaza	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		Debut

Trivia

• The Japanese name of this move literally means "to paint a dragon and dot its eyes" and serves as a metaphor for the finishing touch in a piece of work that give it "the spark of life". The idiom originated from a legend where Zhang Sengyou, a Chinese painter, completes the dragons on a mural by dotting their eyes and thus literally bringing them to life; they spring out of the temple wall and fly off. The completed dragons immediately ascended to the heavens after the work was done.
• Dragon Ascent is the only move with the word "dragon" in its English name that is not Dragon-type.
• Because the Rayquaza caught at Sky Pillar learns Dragon Ascent to replace Fly, Dragon Ascent is the only move that can replace an HM move in a game where the move is available as an HM.

In other languages

Language Title French Draco Ascension German Zenitstürmer Italian Ascesa del Drago Korean 화룡점정 Hwaryong Jeomjeong Brazilian Portuguese Ascenção do Dragão (TCG) Spanish Ascenso Draco

Variations of the move Superpower
Superpower • Close Combat • Dragon Ascent • Headlong Rush Armor Cannon

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.