Draco Plate
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The Draco Plate (Japanese: りゅうのプレート Dragon Plate) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It is a Key Item in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is one of the Plates, which are associated with Arceus.
In the core series games
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Effect
In battle
Boosts the power of the holder's Dragon-type moves by 20%. If the holder uses Judgment, it becomes a Dragon-type move.
Multitype changes an Arceus holding this item to its Dragon-type form. From Generation V onward, item-manipulating effects (such as Trick and Fling) cannot give Arceus a Plate or remove a Plate from Arceus. In Generation IV, item-manipulating effects cannot affect Pokémon with Multitype.
Outside of battle
Multitype changes an Arceus holding this item to its Dragon-type form.
In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the Draco Plate can used from the Satchel on Arceus, changing it to the Dragon type.
The Draco Plate can be read, and has the following engraving: "Three beings were born to bind time and space."
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Acquisition
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| Artwork from Scarlet and Violet |
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| Underground sprite from Diamond, Pearl and Platinum |
Grand Underground sprite from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Bag sprite from Legends: Arceus |
In the anime
The Draco Plate, alongside the Iron Plate and Splash Plate, debuted in Journey to the Unown!, where Saturn and two Team Galactic Grunts placed them in a room located in the Solaceon Ruins, in order to obtain the Spear Key and awaken the Unown there. The Plates were used to power up the three types of Palkia and Dialga (Dragon, Steel, and Water) combined.
The Draco Plate, alongside the other 15 Plates at the time, appeared again in Arceus and the Jewel of Life, where Arceus used them to change its type, and almost died when it lost all of the Plates after destroying a meteor. Damos found one of these lost Plates and returned it to Arceus, giving it the strength to recall the other 15 Plates. This act earned its trust and prompted it to detach the Earth Plate, Splash Plate, Meadow Plate, Zap Plate, and Draco Plate in the form of the Jewel of Life so Damos could make the land that would become Michina Town flourish. The Draco Plate was included in the Jewel of Life in order to strengthen the power of the other Plates.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter
Petrel was collecting the Plates for Team Rocket's plan. After Silver stole the few Plates he had managed to find, Petrel decided to let him gather all 16 Plates, just to get them back at once later. With his Weavile leaving messages for Sneasel and Weavile across Johto, Silver soon indeed gathered all 16 Plates for himself. At the Sinjoh Ruins, Gold surrendered the Plates to Archer, who used them to seemingly take control of Arceus, ordering it to recreate Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina. When the Pokédex holders used their Pokémon's ultimate attacks to stop the creation, all the Plates were absorbed by Arceus.
Trivia
- The Draco Plate is the only Plate that changes the moves Arceus can learn. Arceus can only be taught Draco Meteor while holding a Draco Plate.
In other languages
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