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Drifloon フワンテ Fuwante
Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
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Type	Ghost / Flying
Species	Balloon Pokémon
Height	1′04″ (0.4m)
Weight	2.6 lbs. (1.2kg)
Abilities	Aftermath
	Unburden
Egg group	Indeterminate
Time to hatch	7,680 steps
Effort yield	1 HP
Exp. yield	127 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,640,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Purple
Catch rate	125
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Drifloon (Japanese: フワンテ Fuwante) is a Ghost/Flying-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Other Appearances 5.1 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 6 Game data 6.1 Pokédex entries 6.2 Game locations 6.2.1 In side games 6.3 Base stats 6.4 Type effectiveness 6.5 Learnset 6.5.1 By leveling up 6.5.2 By TM/HM 6.5.3 By breeding 6.6 Side game data 6.7 Evolution 6.8 Sprite 6.9 Trivia 6.9.1 Origin 6.9.1.1 Name origin 6.10 In other languages 7 External links

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)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Volcano Cave

Base stats

HP:	90
Attack:	50
Defense:	34
SpAtk:	60
SpDef:	44
Speed:	70

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Rock: 2× Ghost: 2× Electric: 2× Ice: 2× Dark: 2×	Normal: 0× Fighting: 0× Poison: ½× Ground: 0× Bug: ¼× Grass: ½×	Flying: 1× Steel: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1×

Note: If Foresight is used on Drifloon, the effectiveness of Normal and Fighting attacks will be 1× and ½× respectively. If Gravity is used, the effectiveness of Ground attacks becomes 1×.

Learnset

Drifloon is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV
Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.
Start	Constrict
	Minimize
6	Astonish
11	Gust
14	Focus Energy
17	Payback
22	Stockpile
27	Spit Up
	Swallow
30	Ominous Wind
33	Baton Pass
38	Shadow Ball
43	Explosion

By TM/HM

#	Generation IV
TM04	Calm Mind
TM06	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day
TM17	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration
TM24	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder
TM27	Return
TM29	Psychic
TM30	Shadow Ball
TM32	Double Team
TM34	Shock Wave
TM42	Facade
TM43	Secret Power
TM44	Rest
TM45	Attract
TM46	Thief
TM48	Skill Swap
TM57	Charge Beam
TM58	Endure
TM61	Will-O-Wisp
TM62	Silver Wind
TM63	Embargo
TM64	Explosion
TM66	Payback
TM67	Recycle
TM70	Flash
TM73	Thunder Wave
TM74	Gyro Ball
TM77	Psych Up
TM78	Captivate
TM82	Sleep Talk
TM83	Natural Gift
TM85	Dream Eater
TM87	Swagger
TM90	Substitute
HM01	Cut
HM05	Defog

By breeding

• Body Slam
• Destiny Bond
• Disable
• Haze
• Hypnosis
• Memento

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Hover

Evolution

Basic Drifloon

Level 28 Drifblim

Sprite

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 4d 425.png		Image:Spr 4p 425.png
			Image:Spr 4p 425 s.png

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. 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.

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

• German: Driftlon
• French: Baudrive
• Korean: 흔들풍손 Heun-deul-poong-sun

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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