Dragon Ascent (move)

Dragon Ascent (Japanese: ガリョウテンセイ Dragon Ascension) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of Rayquaza. The move Dragon Ascent has been confirmed to be available at the Move Tutors for 100 BP.

Effect

Dragon Ascent deals damage and then lowers the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	?
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Trivia

• The Japanese name of this move literally means "to paint a dragon and dot its eyes" and serves as a metaphor for finishing touches. The idiom originated from a legend where a painter completes the dragons on the mural by dotting their eyes and thus literally bringing them to life. The completed dragons immediately ascended to the heavens after the work was done.
• Dragon Ascent is the only move with the word "dragon" in its name that is not a Dragon-type move.

In other languages

Language Title French Draco Ascension German Zenitstürmer Italian Ascesa del Drago Spanish Ascenso Draco

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