Drifloon (Pokémon)
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| Drifloon フワンテ Fuwante | |
 Artwork from Diamond/Pearl | |
| Types | Ghost/Flying |
|---|---|
| Species | Balloon Pokémon |
| National Dex | #425 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #065 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-142 |
| Height | 1′04″ (0.4m) |
| Weight | 2.6 lbs. (1.2kg) |
| Abilities | Aftermath or Unburden |
| Egg group | Indeterminate |
| Time to hatch | 7,680 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 HP |
| Exp. yield | 127 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,640,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Purple |
| Catch rate | 125 |
| Body style | 
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Drifloon (Japanese: フワンテ Fuwante) is a dual-type Ghost/Flying Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Drifloon has a round, purple body with two stringy arms that have a yellow heart-shape on them. Drifloon has black-dot eyes and a yellow "X" on its face; as Drifloon are said to be the ghosts of popped balloons, this "X" may be two pieces of tape intended to cover the hole that would've caused the balloon to deflate. A white mass of fluff sits on top of Drifloon's head.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Behavior
Drifloon usually try to grab children in attempts to spirit them away, but these attempts always end up with the Drifloon getting swung around.
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Drifloon first appeared in Drifloon on the Wind!, where many were the friends of two young Joys.
Drifloon also appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.
One also appeared in DP076, belonging to Chinatsu. This Drifloon was shown to have a mouth on the yellow X.
In the manga
It appeared in the manga Diamond and Pearl when the trio were in Valley Windworks as a friend of the worker there.
In the TCG
- Main article: Drifloon (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- In the Pokémon Stadium 2 stage, a Drifloon can be seen floating on the Flying Terrain. Other guest Pokémon found in the Flying Terrain include a Skarmory and a Hoppip drifting in the distance.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| IV | Diamond | A Pokémon formed by the spirits of people and Pokémon. It loves damp, humid seasons. |
| Pearl | It tugs on the hands of children to steal them away. However, it gets pulled around instead. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | One per week | Valley Windworks (Friday) |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Sky Stairway (1F-49F) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Volcano Cave |
Base stats
| HP: | 90 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 50 | |
| Defense: | 34 | |
| SpAtk: | 60 | |
| SpDef: | 44 | |
| Speed: | 70 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
Notes:
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Learnset
Drifloon is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Constrict | Normal | Physical | 10 | 100% | 35 | Tough | 0 |
| Start | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 6 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 11 | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 | 100% | 35 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 14 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Cool | 0 |
| 17 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 | Cool | 1 ♥
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| 22 | Stockpile | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | Tough | 0 |
| 27 | Spit Up | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 27 | Swallow | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 0 |
| 30 | Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | Smart | 0 |
| 33 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | Cute | 0 |
| 38 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
|
| 43 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100% | 5 | Beauty | 0 |
| 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
Side game data
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
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Group: 
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Hover |
Evolution
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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 | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4p 425.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 425 s.png | 
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For other sprites and images, please see Drifloon images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Drifloon is the first Generation IV Pokémon to be shown in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
- In the Japanese version of Pearl's Pokédex entry, Drifloon specifically take children to the "world of the dead" (Japanese: あのよ), instead of just trying to "steal them away" as in the English version. This was likely changed to comply with Nintendo's usual "kid-friendly" policy (Unfortunately, this "stealing away of young children" has made Drifloon the butt of many pedophilia jokes). However, in the US release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the description provided along with Drifloon's trophy still states taking children to the underworld
- Drifloon shares the same species name with Jigglypuff's evolutionary family and Qwilfish. They are all known as Balloon Pokémon.
- Drifloon is one of nine non-Bug, Flying-type Pokémon that cannot learn Fly.
Origin
Drifloon are based on balloons.
Name origin
Drifloon's name is a combination of drift and balloon. Its Japanese name, Fuwante, may be derived from ふわふわ fuwa fuwa, meaning soft, fluffy, and light, or an onomatopoeia for floating, and 風船 fūsen, balloon. Its German name, Driftlon, comes from Drift and Ballon. Its French name, Baudrive, comes from baudruche and dérive. Its Korean name, 흔들풍선, comes from words 'drift, shake' (흔들다, heundeul-da ['da' is a suffix for verbs, with no real meaning]) and balloon (풍선, poongsun)
In other languages
External links
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