Bagon (Pokémon)
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| Bagon タツベイ Tatsubay | |
![]() Artwork from R/S/E | |
| Type | Dragon |
|---|---|
| Species | Rock Head Pokémon |
| National Dex | #371 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #187 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-165 |
| Almia Browser | R-225 |
| Height | 2′00″ (0.6m) |
| Weight | 92.8 lbs. (42.1kg) |
| Ability | Rock Head |
| Egg group | Dragon |
| Time to hatch | 10,240 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 89 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,250,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Body style | |
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Bagon (Japanese: タツベイ Tatsubay) is a Dragon-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Bagon are small blue reptilian Pokémon. They are bipedal and are entirely tailless and wingless. Their heads, toughened by repeated bashing against rocks and jumping off cliffs, are as hard as steel.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Its steel-hard head can shatter boulders.
Behavior
Bagon harbors a never-ending dream of one day soaring high among the clouds. As if trying to dispel its frustration over its inability to fly, this Pokémon slams its hard head against huge rocks and shatters them into pebbles.
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Bagon made its anime debut in Let Bagons be Bagons, in which a Bagon, belonging to a trainer named Michelle, tries to learn how to fly, a trait shared with a runaway Bagon in Pinch Healing.
In the TCG
- Main article: Bagon (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| III | Ruby | Bagon has a dream of one day soaring in the sky. In doomed efforts to fly, this Pokémon hurls itself off cliffs. As a result of its dives, its head has grown tough and as hard as tempered steel. |
| Sapphire | Bagon harbors a never-ending dream of one day soaring high among the clouds. As if trying to dispel its frustration over its inability to fly, this Pokémon slams its hard head against huge rocks and shatters them into pebbles. | |
| Emerald | Although it is small, this Pokémon is very powerful because its body is a bundle of muscles. It launches head-butts with its ironlike skull. | |
| FireRed | Its steel-hard head can shatter boulders. It longingly hopes for wings to grow so it can fly. | |
| LeafGreen | Its steel-hard head can shatter boulders. It longingly hopes for wings to grow so it can fly. | |
| IV | Diamond | Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day. |
| Pearl | Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | Uncommon | Meteor Falls |
| Pokémon Emerald | Uncommon | Meteor Falls | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Rare | Route 210 (Poké Radar, Pearl only) |
| Pal Park | Mountain |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Hatch from egg |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Huge Storage 5 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Lapis Cave (9F-13F) Wish Cave (45F-49F) Wyvern Hill (1F-4F) Joyous Tower (42F-45F) |
| Pokémon Ranger | Jungle Relic (during mission) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Volcano Cave |
Base stats
| HP: | 45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 75 | |
| Defense: | 60 | |
| SpAtk: | 40 | |
| SpDef: | 30 | |
| Speed: | 50 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
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Learnset
Bagon is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Bagon, but are for some/all evolutions.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 0
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| 5 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
|
| 10 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| 16 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 20 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Cool | 0
|
| 25 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 | Beauty | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| 31 | DragonBreath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 35 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 40 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 41 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 50 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 55 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Altaria | Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | —% | 20 | Cool | 0
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| Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Gible, Gabite, Garchomp | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special | — | 100% | 10 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Gible, Gabite, Garchomp Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Altaria | Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75% | 10 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Milotic | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 120 | 80% | 5 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| Charizard | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Gyarados | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 90 | 100% | 20 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding | ||||||||
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||
| FR | LG | E | Body Slam* | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Double-Edge* | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0
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| D | P | Draco Meteor | Dragon | Special | 140 | 90% | 5 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| E | Endure* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| E | Fury Cutter* | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Mimic* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0
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| E | Mud-Slap* | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Rock Slide* | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| E | Sleep Talk* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| E | Snore* | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Substitute* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| E | Swagger* | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||||||
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Acquisition: Hatch | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| | Rarity: Common | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 7.6% | Friend Area: Dragon Cave |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | My head might be rock hard, but I'm not stubborn! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Darn it... I went and lost half my HP already... | |
| 1%-25% HP | I can't do this anymore... My head's too heavy to hold up... | |
| Level Up | There! Leveled up! My rock-hard head got harder! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
| Group: | Loops: 5 | Minimum Experience: - |
| Poké Assist: None | Field Move: Tackle | Maximum Experience: - |
| Bagon doles out head butts with its hard skull. It can move a small obstacle. | ||
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
| Group: | Poké Assist: | Field Move: Tackle |
Evolution
Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| Image:Spr 3r 371.png | | Image:Spr 3f 371.png |
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| Image:Spr 3r 371 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 371 s.gif | Image:Spr 3f 371 s.png | Image:Spr b g3 371 s.png | ||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 371.png | Image:Spr 4p 371.png |
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| Image:Spr 4p 371 s.png | Image:Spr b g4 371 s.png | |||||
Trivia
- Bagon is the second non-Bug-type Pokémon (after Larvitar) to go through a metamorphosis-like evolution.
- Bagon and its evolutionary line are the only Pokémon that are exclusively in the Dragon egg group.
Origin
Bagon is based on a dragon, but possibly draws some aspects from pachycephalosaurus, a species of two-legged dinosaurs known for their domed heads.
Name origin
Bagon's name is possibly a combination of baby and dragon. Its Japanese name is a combination of 竜 tatsu, dragon, and possibly English baby.
In other languages
- German: Kindwurm - Comes from Kind, baby, and Lindwurm, lindworm.
- French: Draby - Comes from dragon and baby.
- Korean: 아공이 Agong'i
- Chinese: 寶貝龍
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
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