Fantina's Drifblim: Difference between revisions

caption=Fantina's Drifblim|

location=[[Sinnoh]] |

evolution=1 |

egg=egg |

==In the anime==

===History===

Drifblim is Fantina's main Pokémon in the anime. It is the first Gym Leader's Pokémon (other than {{an|Misty}}'s and {{an|Brock}}'s) to be confirmed as being hatched from an {{pkmn|Egg}}.

Ash officially challenged Fantina to a Gym battle in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''. She called Drifblim out as her final Pokémon where it went up against Pikachu. After Pikachu hit Drifblim with Thunderbolt. Drifblim used Psychic to control Will-O-Wisp and make it rotate rapidly around its body, improving Ash's own [[Counter Shield|shielding strategy]] he had tried to use against her. Drifblim used the Counter Shield strategy to render Pikachu's Thunderbolt useless. It used the strategy again to prevent Pikachu from moving and used another strategy by coming in close and grabbed the opponent, then executing Hypnosis at point-blank range. Pikachu was then finished off with Ominous Wind. Buizel went up next and Drifblim used the Counter Shield strategy again to negate Buizel's Water Gun but it didn't work. Drifblim then used Will-O-Wisp while Buizel used {{m|Water Pulse}}, both attacks clashed which threw Buizel off guard. This gave Drifblim a chance to use the same strategy that it used on Pikachu to put Buizel to sleep. Buizel was then finished with Psychic. Ash's Chimchar was up in the final match. Drifblim used Will-O-Wisp to cancel out Chimchar's {{m|Flame Wheel}}. As the shield was made of Will-O-Wisp and Psychic, and Will-O-Wisp was a {{type|Fire}} move, this gave Ash an idea. He had Chimchar use Flamethrower so that Drifblim can use Counter Shield. Chimchar was able to overpower and destroy Drifblim's shield, with Drifblim getting hit by Chimchar's purple-colored Flamethrower and the power of its own Will-O-Wisp. Drifblim attacked with Ominous Wind but Chimchar evaded with {{m|Dig}}. Chimchar leaps up, grabs Drifblim and slams it to the ground. Chimchar then ultimately defeats Drifblim with Flamethrower, earning Ash the {{badge|Relic}}.  

===Personality and characteristics===

{{anmov/h|ghost|flying|Fantina Drifblim {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Hypnosis|1=Will-O-Wisp|2=Psychic|3=Ominous Wind|4=Ominous Wind 2}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Hypnosis|1=Will-O-Wisp|2=Psychic|3=Ominous Wind|4=Ominous Wind}}}}

{{anmov|ghost|Ominous Wind|DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!}}

{{anmov/f|flying}}

[[File:Fantina Drifblim Counter Shield.png|250px|thumb|Using [[Counter Shield]]]]

* '''[[Counter Shield]]''' was used in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''. Drifblim uses {{m|Will-O-Wisp}} to surround its body in fire wisps. Then it uses {{m|Psychic}} to move the fire in two circles. Drifblim can either shoot the flames as an attack or keep the fire around it as a defense tactic.

==In the games==

|game=Diamond and Pearl

|pokemon=Drifblim

|move2=Ominous Wind|move2cat=Smart|move2app=0

|move3=Focus Energy|move3cat=Cool|move3app=0

|game=Diamond

|ndex=426

|move3=Gust|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Special

|move4=Astonish|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Physical}}

|game=Platinum

|ndex=426

|move3=Silver Wind|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Special

|move4=Baton Pass|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|game=Black

|ndex=426

|move3=Thunder|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Special

|move4=Shadow Ball|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special}}

|game=Black

|ndex=426

|move3=Sucker Punch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical

|move4=Explosion|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}

|game=Black

|ndex=426

|move3=Baton Pass|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status

|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}

==In the manga==

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

====Moves used====

{{anmov/h|ghost|flying|Fantina Drifblim Ominous Wind Adventures.png|Using Ominous Wind}}

{{anmov/f|flying}}

===In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga===

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