Bagon (Pokémon)

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Bagon Rock Head Pokémon タツベイ Tatsubay #0371 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dragon Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Rock Head Cacophony Cacophony Sheer Force Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Dragon Hatch time 40 cycles
Height 2'00" 0.6 m Bagon 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 92.8 lbs. 42.1 kg Bagon 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 89 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 60 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Bagon 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 35
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

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

Biology

Bagon is a bipedal, blue, reptilian Pokémon vaguely resembling a Pachycephalosaurus. It possesses a large, round snout, triangular eyes, yellow, circular ears similar to reptiles, and a yellow lower jaw with two teeth protruding upwards. Three thick, gray ridges cover the top of its head and continue downwards to cover its neck as well. There is a triangular patch of yellow on its underside. It has stubby, digit-less arms and short legs with two toes on each foot.

Bagon lives in rough terrains with cliffs and rocks. It longs to fly and jumps off cliffs trying to be able to do so. Frustrated at its inability to fly, it leaps off cliffs and smashes its head against large rocks indiscriminately. This process of continually bashing its head causes it to become as hard as steel. Well-developed neck muscles support its hard head. This, combined with its powerful body, allows it to shatter rocks with its head. Bagon is known to be rather solitary, preferring not to form groups with others of its kind. It has been theorized that Bagon's habit of head-bashing and pure belief influences the cells needed to help it evolve.

Evolution

Bagon evolves into Shelgon, which evolves into Salamence.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Bagon  Dragon

→

First evolution Shelgon  Dragon

→

Second evolution Salamence  Dragon  Flying

Game data

NPC Appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: In the Special Episode Bidoof's Wish, Bagon appears as a member of Team Rogue, who attempt to ambush Bidoof and steal his money at the Star Cave. The attempt is thwarted when the other members of Wigglytuff's Guild arrive to help Bidoof.
• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: The same Bagon appears as a fainted Pokémon within one of the dungeons and will only start appearing once the player has recruited Snover. Upon being revived with an apple, he will open Pawniard's connection quest.

Pokédex entries

Bagon in the Alola Pokédex	Bagon in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Games		Held items
Ruby	Sapphire	Dragon Scale (5%)
Emerald
Diamond	Pearl	Dragon Fang (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver
Black	White
Black 2	White 2
X	Y
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire
Sun	Moon
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon
Sword	Shield	Dragon Fang (Expansion Pass required, 5%)
Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl	Dragon Fang (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM008 TM008 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM009 TM009 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM024 TM024 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM044 TM044 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM078 TM078 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM100 TM100 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM169 TM169 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM172 TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM226 TM226 Dragon Cheer Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bagon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Bagon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Defense Curl* Normal Status — —% 40 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100 75% 10 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10 Twister Dragon Special 40 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Bagon Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bagon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Bagon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   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 Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group: Dragon Poké Assist: None Field move: (Tackle ×1) Loops: 5 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry R-165 Bagon doles out head butts with its hard skull. It can move a small obstacle.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Dragon Poké Assist: Dragon Field move: (Tackle ×1) Browser entry R-225 It tackles to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Dragon Poké Assist: (present) Dragon Field move: (present) (Tackle ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Dragon Field move: (past) (Tackle ×1) Browser entry R-219/N-200 It attacks by launching a large blue fireball.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Dragon Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Dragon Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #193 Power of 4 Increases damage when you make a match of four. Swappable Skill(s): Flash Mob
Pokémon GO Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 134 Base Defense: 93 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Bite, Ember Charged Attacks: Flamethrower, Twister, Crunch, Frustration, Return

Evolution data

Unevolved Bagon  Dragon

Level 30 →

First evolution Shelgon  Dragon

Level 50 →

Second evolution Salamence  Dragon  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In the anime

Bagon in the anime

Shiny Bagon in the anime

Major appearances

Bagon debuted in Let Bagons be Bagons, under the ownership of Michelle. Throughout the episode, it tried to learn how to fly. It eventually evolved into a Shelgon.

In Pinch Healing, a Bagon was under the care of Matt. When it saw some Butterfree and a Fearow, it wanted to fly, much like the above Bagon. Ash and Matt left to go find it when it wandered off while trying to do so. It eventually fell into a stream, where it was attacked by a school of Carvanha. After being rescued, Bagon was found to have contracted a fever and was sent to the Pokémon Center, where it eventually healed.

In Tag! We're It...!, a Trainer's Bagon competed in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. It fought alongside a Yanma against Brock's Sudowoodo and Holly's Wingull, but they were defeated.

In A Fashionable Battle!, Sawyer used a Bagon in his Gym battle against Valerie, where it took on Spritzee but was defeated. In Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!, it was used in a battle against Ash and was defeated by Pikachu. It evolved into a Shelgon sometime before A Meeting of Two Journeys!, and then into a Salamence sometime before Analysis Versus Passion!.

Minor appearances

A Bagon appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A Coordinator's Bagon appeared in Deceit and Assist.

In New Plot, Odd Lot!, a Coordinator's Bagon competed in the Mulberry Contest.

In Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!, a Bagon was hypnotized and kidnapped by Team Rocket.

A Coordinator's Bagon appeared in Settling a Not-So-Old Score!.

A Bagon appeared in The Keystone Pops!.

In Camping It Up!, a Bagon was at the Pokémon Summer Academy.

A Trainer's Bagon appeared in I Choose Paradise!.

A Trainer's Bagon appeared in Battling Besties! and Exhibition Unmasked!.

In Raid Battle in The Ruins!, a Shiny Bagon was part of Shane Seeker's Shiny Pokémon collection, as shown in his Pokédex.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Bagon in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In No Armaldo Is an Island, Bagon appeared as one of the many Pokémon that grunts of Team Magma and Team Aqua sent out in the Seafloor Cavern.

Drake's Shelgon was shown as a Bagon in a flashback in PS610.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

A Bagon appeared in Pocket Monsters XY.

In the TCG

Main article: Bagon (TCG)

Trivia

• Bagon is tied with Dreepy for the lowest base Special Defense stat of all Dragon-type Pokémon.

Origin

Bagon is based on a dragon, but possibly draws some aspects from Pachycephalosaurus, a species of two-legged dinosaur known for their domed heads. The growth on Bagon's head is similar to the mullet hairstyle.

Name origin

Bagon may be a combination of baby and dragon.

Tatsubay may be a combination of 竜 tatsu (dragon) and baby.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese タツベイ Tatsubay From 竜 tatsu and baby French Draby From dragon and baby Spanish Bagon Same as English name German Kindwurm From Kind and Lindwurm Italian Bagon Same as English name Korean 아공이 Agongi From 아기 agi, 공룡 gongryong, and ～이 -i Mandarin Chinese 寶貝龍 / 宝贝龙 Bǎobèilóng From 寶貝 / 宝贝 bǎobèi and 龍 / 龙 lóng Cantonese Chinese 寶貝龍 Bóubuilùhng From 寶貝 bóubui and 龍 lùhng

More languages Hindi ड्रैगाल Dragaal From dragon Thai ทัทซึเบ Thatsuebe Transcription of Japanese name

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