Dragon Pulse (move)
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Dragon Pulse (Japanese: りゅうのはどう Dragon Pulse) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.
Effect
Generation IV
Dragon Pulse inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Generation V
Dragon Pulse can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.
Learnset
Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM59
Generation V
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Swablu, Altaria
Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus
Monozu, Jiheddo, Sazandora
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice
| style="background: #FFF" | Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0147
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Dratini
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon
| style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Swablu, Altaria
Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus
Monozu, Jiheddo, Sazandora
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0349
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Feebas
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Swablu, Altaria
Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus
Monozu, Jiheddo, Sazandora
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0371
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Bagon
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon
| style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Swablu, Altaria
Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus
Monozu, Jiheddo, Sazandora
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0566
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Aaken
| style="background: #FFF" | Aaken
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Swablu, Altaria
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0610
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Axew
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon
| style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Swablu, Altaria
Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus
Monozu, Jiheddo, Sazandora
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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In other games
Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Dragon Pulse is one of the attacks Rayquaza can use when it is fought.
In the anime
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| The user fires a green ball of light at the opponent. | |||
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Milotic's body becomes outlined in light green and it releases a pulse off its body that pushes back anything around it. | ||
| Wallace's Milotic | Our Cup Runneth Over! | Debut | |
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Dragonite opens its mouth and a turquiose energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Provo's Dragonite | Pursuing a Lofty Goal! | None | |
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Salamence opens its mouth and a turquiose ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| J's Salamence | Pillars of Friendship! | None | |
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Gible opens its mouth and a turquiose ball of energy appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Gible | A Meteoric Rise to Excellence! | None | |
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Latias puts its hands together and a turquiose ball of energy appears between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Nurse Joy's Latias | SS025 | None | |
Trivia
- In the anime, Dragon Pulse looks similar to Aura Sphere.
- Lucario is the only Pokémon who can learn this by leveling up that is not part of a Dragon evolutionary line.
In other languages
- Chinese: 龍波動 Lóng Bōdòng
- Dutch: Draken Puls
- French: Dracochoc
- German: Drachenpuls
- Greek: Σφυγμός Δράκου
- Italian: Dragopulsar
- Korean: 용의파동 Yong-yi Padong
- Norwegian: Dragetrykk
- Polish: Smoczy Puls
- Portuguese (Brazilian): Pulso do Dragão
- Spanish: Pulso Dragón
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
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