Dragon Rush (move)

Dragon Rush ドラゴンダイブ Dragon Dive

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Battles Type  Dragon Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 Accuracy  75% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

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

Dragon Rush (Japanese: ドラゴンダイブ Dragon Dive) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Dragon Rush inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	35				41
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	39				47
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	39				47
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying		15		15
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground	37				37
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground	49				49
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	55				55
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon	no				42
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon	no				42
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon	no				42
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	no
304		Aron	Steel	Rock
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Garchomp	Dragonite
The user's head glows blue and its body is enveloped in a blue light. It then charges at the foe at great speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Garchomp	Garchomp flies at the opponent and the two appendages on its head glow light blue. Then, its body becomes enveloped in a light blue aura with the same color streaks and it slams into the opponent.
Cynthia's Garchomp	Top-Down Training!		Debut
Dragonite	Dragonite's body becomes surrounded in a light blue orb with white streaks. It then slams into the opponent with full force.
Provo's Dragonite	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Garchomp
The user tackles the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Gible	Gible charges and slams the top of its head into the opponent with great force, or Gible charges at the opponent and its body becomes surrounded in a spiraling stream of energy. Gible then slams its head into the opponent.
The Cloaked Grunt's Gible	VS. Staravia and Skuntank I		Debut
Garchomp	Garchomp flies at the opponent as fast as it can and slams its body into it with powerful force.
Cynthia's Garchomp	VS. Probopass and Magnezone I		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Lugia is the only non-Dragon-type to learn Dragon Rush by level-up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 龍神俯衝* Lóng​shén​ Fǔ​chōng​ 神龍俯衝* ​Shénlóng​ Fǔ​chōng​ Dutch Draken Storm French Dracocharge German Drachenstoß Greek Ορμή Δράκου Indonesian Dragon Dive Italian Dragofuria Korean 드래곤다이브 Dragon Dive Portuguese Investida do Dragão Spanish Carga Dragón

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