Dragon Pulse (move)

Dragon Pulse りゅうのはどう Dragon Pulse

The foe is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM59 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Increases judge's voltage by 2

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Dragon Pulse on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Dragon Pulse on Eevee's Movedex

Dragon Pulse (Japanese: りゅうのはどう Dragon Pulse) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Dragon Pulse inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 116 Horsea Water 42 117 Seadra Water 57 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 57 333 Swablu Normal Flying 45 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 54 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 70 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 70 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 75DPPt 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 90HGSS 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 47 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM59

#   Pokémon Type 006 Charizard Fire Flying 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 059 Arcanine Fire 095 Onix Rock Ground 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 116 Horsea Water 117 Seadra Water 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 151 Mew Psychic 160 Feraligatr Water 208 Steelix Steel Ground 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 254 Sceptile Grass 306 Aggron Steel Rock 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 333 Swablu Normal 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 350 Milotic Water 371 Bagon Dragon 372 Shelgon Dragon 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos Rock 443 Gible Dragon Ground 444 Gabite Dragon Ground 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 484 Palkia Water Dragon 485 Heatran Fire Steel 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 493 Arceus Electric 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 other games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Dragon Pulse is one of the attacks Rayquaza can use when it is fought.

In the anime

	Dragonite	Salamence
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Milotic	Milotic glows green.
Wallace's Milotic	Our Cup Runneth Over!		Debut
Dragonite	Dragonite opens his mouth widely and releases a pulse of greenish light at the opponent. He is forced inches back due to this powerful attack.
Provo's Dragonite	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		None
Salamence	Salamence fires a pulse of green ball of light from its mouth and at the opponent.
J's Salamence	Pillars of Friendship		None

In other languages

• French: Dracochoc
• Italian: Dragopulsar
• German: Drachenpuls
• Spanish: Pulso Dragón
• Dutch: Draken Puls

Variations on the move Sludge Bomb
	Sludge Bomb | Hyper Voice | Dragon Pulse

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