Draco Meteor (move)

Draco Meteor りゅうせいぐん Dragon Meteor Shower

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Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  140 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +3 if previous Pokémon reaches maximum voltage of a judge

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Draco Meteor (Japanese: りゅうせいぐん Dragon Meteor Shower) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Draco Meteor can only be tutored to Dragon-type Pokémon. In the Sinnoh region, you can find the tutor (grandma Wilma) on Route 210 in her house, and in Johto, the tutor is in Blackthorn City.

Similar to Blast Burn, Frenzy Plant, and Hydro Cannon, the Pokémon that the move is to be taught to must have a high happiness rating.

Effect

Draco Meteor inflicts damage, and lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages afterward. Thus making this move along with its variations best used as a last resort

Learnset

Generation IV

By move tutor

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0371 Bagon Dragon 0372 Shelgon Dragon 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0443 Gible Dragon Ground 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0493 Arceus Dragon 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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic Nintendo Zone, Gamestop 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 the anime

File:Black form.png Black form File:Draco meteor 2.JPG Meteor shower File:Draco Meteor 3.JPG Meteors explode upon impact Garchomp
The user showers meteors down on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A black shadow-like aura appears on Dialga's forehead and it fires multiple orange meteors at the opponent.
Dialga (anime)	The Rise of Darkrai		Debut
	Garchomp's body glows orange and a orange ball of light appears inside its chest. The glow fades and a ball of orange energy appears in front of Garchomp's mouth. Garchomp fires the ball into the air and it explodes, releasing many orbs where it exploded at the opponent.
Cynthia's Garchomp	The Battle Finale of Legend!		None
	Altaria puts its wings in front of its body then holds them out and a orange light appears inside of its chest. The rest of its body also glows orange. It then holds up its head and a orange ball of energy appears in front of Altaria's beak. It then fires the ball into the sky and the ball explodes, releasing multiple orange spheres at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Altaria	A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!		None
	Gible's body glows orange and an orange ball of light forms inside its body. Then, Gible opens its mouth wide and a huge orange orb appears inside it. It then fires the orb into the sky where it explodes, releasing multiple smaller spheres at the opponent.
Ash's Gible	A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!		None

Trivia

• Since this move can only be taught to dragon types, this means that Pokémon like Charizard and Gyarados, despite their dragon-like characteristics, cannot be taught the move. Even Horsea, Seadra, Swablu, and Trapinch cannot learn the move, despite being related to Dragon-types.
• Smeargle is one of only three non-Dragon-type Pokémon able to learn Draco Meteor, due to Sketch. The others are Jirachi and Arceus without Draco Plate (it needs to be holding the plate when it learns the move).
• Mew, though repeatedly said on the Pokédex to be able to learn any move, is not able to learn Draco Meteor because it can only be taught to Template:Type2 Pokémon.
  • Because of this, all Pokémon who can learn Draco Meteor by move tutor receive STAB (except Arceus when the Draco Plate is removed, Smeargle and Jirachi).

In other languages

• Dutch: Draken Meteoor
• Spanish: Cometa Draco
• Italian: Dragobolide
• German: Draco Meteor
• Korean: 용성군 yongsonggun

Variations of the move Overheat
Overheat • Draco Meteor • Leaf Storm • Fleur Cannon Formerly a variation Psycho Boost

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