Bagon (Pokémon)

Bagon タツベイ Tatsubay

Artwork from R/S/E

Type Species  Dragon  Rock Head Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Rock Head 1,250,000 Pokédex National #371 Johto #— Hoenn #187 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-165 Almia R-225 Height Weight 2'00" 92.8 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Blue 45 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Dragon 41 (10455 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 89 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Bagon (Japanese: タツベイ Tatsubay) is a Dragon-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Shelgon starting at level 30, who evolves into Salamence starting at level 50.

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. They also hurl themselves off of cliffs in vain attempts to fly.

Habitat

Rough-terrain Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Michelle holding her Bagon

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.

A Bagon appeared in Camping It Up!.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Bagon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Ruby	Sapphire	Dragon Scale (5%)
Emerald
Diamond	Pearl	Dragon Fang (5%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Bagon is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Bagon, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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:  Dragon	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: -
Poké Assist: None	Field Move: (Tackle ×1)	Maximum Experience: -
"Bagon doles out head butts with its hard skull. It can move a small obstacle."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Dragon	Poké Assist: ( Dragon )	Field Move: (Tackle ×1)
"It tackles to attack."

Evolution

Unevolved Bagon  Dragon

Level 30 →

First evolution Shelgon  Dragon

Level 50 →

Second evolution Salamence  Dragon  Flying

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
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Bagon images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Bagon is the second non-Bug-type Pokémon (after Larvitar) to go through a metamorphosis-like evolution. Both Larvitar and Bagon are reptiles, and both of their final forms (Tyranitar and Salamence) are pseudo-legendaries.
• Bagon and its evolutionary line are the only Pokémon that are exclusively in the Dragon egg group.
• Despite its Pokédex entries saying its head is as hard as steel, it cannot learn Iron Head, and it is not part-Steel-type.
• Bagon's Generation III sprites are much darker than its official artwork. This was corrected in Generation IV.

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.