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. Rayquaza can Mega Evolve only if it has this move.

Effect

Dragon Ascent inflicts damage and then lowers the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat by one stage each. If Rayquaza knows this move, it will be able to Mega Evolve.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					XY	ORAS
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.

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 Zhang Sengyou, a Chinese 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 Mandarin Chinese 畫龍點睛 Huàlóngdiǎnjīng French Draco Ascension German Zenitstürmer Italian Ascesa del Drago Korean 화룡점정 Hwaryong Jeomjeong Spanish Ascenso Draco

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