Dragon Tail (move)
| Dragon Tail ドラゴンテール Dragon Tail | ||||||||||||||
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Dragon Tail (Japanese: ドラゴンテール Dragon Tail) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM82 as of Generation V.
Effect
Dragon Tail inflicts damage. Additionally, it will automatically end wild Pokémon battles or, in a Trainer battle, it will switch out the opposing Pokémon to the next Pokémon in line that has not fainted. If using this move causes the user to faint (such as if the target is holding a Rocky Helmet or has the ability Rough Skin or Iron Barbs), the target will not be forced to switch. Like Roar and Whirlwind, Dragon Tail also has decreased priority.
Dragon Tail will fail to end wild Pokémon battles or switch out the opposing Trainer's Pokémon if it has the Ability Suction Cups, is under the effects of Ingrain, or has Substitute set up. It will also fail to end wild Pokémon battles if the user is at a lower level than the foe. In a Trainer battle, it will fail to switch out the opposing Pokémon if there isn't another to take its place.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||
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| V | VI | |||||||||
| 147 | 
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Dratini | Dragon | 31 | 31 | |||||
| 148 | 
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Dragonair | Dragon | 33 | 33 | |||||
| 149 | 
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Dragonite | Dragon | Flying | 33 | 33 | ||||
| 330 | 
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Flygon | Ground | Dragon | 65 | 45 | 45 29 | |||
| 350 | 
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Milotic | Water | 27 | ||||||
| 373 | 
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Salamence | Dragon | Flying | 80 | 80 1 | ||||
| 621 | 
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Druddigon | Dragon | 45 | 45 | |||||
| 691 | 
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Dragalge | Poison | Dragon | 1, 59 | |||||
| 696 | 
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Tyrunt | Rock | Dragon | 30 | |||||
| 697 | 
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Tyrantrum | Rock | Dragon | 30 | |||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
By TM
In other games
Pokémon Conquest
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 33
Accuracy: 90%
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| Effect: Switches each target with the Pokémon behind it. |
Users: 
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Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Description
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In the anime
 Charizard  Druddigon  Serperior  Salamence | |||
| The user hits the opponent with its tail. | |||
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Druddigon's tail glows light blue and it hits the opponent with it. | ||
| Gail's Druddigon | Search for the Clubultimate! | Debut | |
| Drayden's Druddigon | Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future! | None | |
| Clair's Druddigon | SS028 | None | |
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Serperior's tail glows light blue and it hits the opponent with it. | ||
| Trip's Serperior | Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three! | None | |
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A light blue glow spreads up Charizard's tail, until the whole tail glows light blue. It then hits the opponent with its tail. | ||
| Ash's Charizard | The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! | None | |
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Heliolisk's tail glows a green aura around it, in a scale like pattern and then it slams the tail onto its opponent. | ||
| Clemont's Heliolisk | Clemont's Got a Secret! | None | |
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Tyrunt's tail glows a green aura around it, in a scale like pattern and then it slams the tail onto its opponent. | ||
| Grant's Tyrunt | Climbing the Walls! | None | |
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Mega Charizard Y's tail glows a green aura around it, in a scale like pattern and then it slams the tail onto its opponent. | ||
| Trevor's Charizard | XY125 | None | |
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Salamence's tail glows a green aura around it, in a scale like pattern and then it slams the tail onto its opponent. | ||
| Sawyer's Salemence | XY128 | None | |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Druddigon
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| The user smacks the opponent with its tail. | |||
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Druddigon sends the opponent flying by smacking it with its tail. | ||
| Drayden's Druddigon | School of Hard Knocks | Debut | |
In other generations
Trivia
- Dragon Tail's effect of forcing the opponent to switch has never been featured in the anime.
In other languages
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| Variations of the move Dragon Tail | ||
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| Generation V 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 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
| Generation VI 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 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
| Generation VI HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS | |
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