Dragon Pulse (move)

Dragon Pulse りゅうのはどう Dragon Pulse

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Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM59 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Increases judge's voltage by 2

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Dragon Pulse (Japanese: りゅうのはどう Dragon Pulse) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Dragon Pulse inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0116 Horsea Water 42 0117 Seadra Water 57 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 57 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 45 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 54 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 70 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 70 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 75 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 90 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 47 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 TM59

#   Pokémon Type 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0059 Arcanine Fire 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0160 Feraligatr Water 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0254 Sceptile Grass 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0333 Swablu Normal 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0350 Milotic Water 0371 Bagon Dragon 0372 Shelgon Dragon 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0443 Gible Dragon Ground 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0493 Arceus Steel 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 other games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Dragon Pulse is one of the attacks Rayquaza can use when it is fought.

In the anime

File:Dragonite dragon pulse.png Dragonite File:SalamenceDragonPulse.png Salamence
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Milotic glows green.
Wallace's Milotic	Our Cup Runneth Over!		Debut
	Dragonite opens his mouth widely and releases a pulse of greenish light at the opponent. He is forced inches back due to this powerful attack.
Provo's Dragonite	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		None
	Salamence fires a pulse of green ball of light from its mouth and at the opponent.
J's Salamence	DP129		None

In other languages

• French: Dracochoc
• Italian: Dragopulsar
• German: Drachenpuls
• Spanish: Pulso Dragón
• Dutch: Draken Puls