Dreepy (Pokémon)

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Dreepy Lingering Pokémon ドラメシヤ Dorameshiya #885 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dragon Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Clear Body or Infiltrator Cacophony Cacophony Cursed Body Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Amorphous and Dragon Hatch time 40 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Dreepy 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 4.4 lbs. 2.0 kg Dreepy 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 54	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Dreepy 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F885.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Dreepy (Japanese: ドラメシヤ Dorameshiya) is a dual-type Dragon/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves into Drakloak starting at level 50, which evolves into Dragapult starting at level 60.

Biology

Dreepy is a small, green Pokémon resembling a reptile or amphibian. It has yellow eyes, pink horns, and a light green tail with two hand-like protrusions at the front of its body, while its head is a darker green. Its tail also possesses a darker green area with three protrusions surrounding it.

Dreepy are reborn ghosts of a prehistoric species that once lived in ancient seas. It tends to wander the locations where it once lived after it is reborn. Dreepy are exceptionally weak in combat, so much that on its own, a mere child could defeat it. However, it has the potential to become much stronger and evolve if it has friends to help it train.

Dreepy can often be seen fighting alongside its evolutionary relatives Drakloak and Dragapult. The latter even launches Dreepy at Mach speeds, which the Dreepy enjoy.

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  With Drakloak

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  With Dragapult

In the anime

Main series

Dreepy in the anime

Major appearances

A Dreepy appeared in The Winding Path to Greatness!, attached to a Drakloak. Ash picked it up, resulting in the Drakloak going crazy before calming down with help from Gengar.

Minor appearances

Two Dreepy debuted in Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day! as Dragon Darts used by Leon's Dragapult.

A Trainer's Dreepy appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

Multiple Dreepy appeared in JN100.

A Trainer's Dreepy appeared in JN115.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Dreepy appeared in Moonlight.

Four Dreepy appeared as Dragon Darts used by Leon's Dragapult in Sky.

In the manga

Dreepy in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Two Dreepy appeared in JNM13 as Dragon Darts used by Leon's Dragapult.

Pokémon Adventures

Dreepy debuted in PASS15, living alongside a Drakloak in Glimwood Tangle. The two were attacked by Casey's Toxtricity and defeated, after which they were caught by Allister.

In the TCG

Main article: Dreepy (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.

Generation VIII Galar #395 Galar Crown Tundra #110 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. Sword After being reborn as a ghost Pokémon, Dreepy wanders the areas it used to inhabit back when it was alive in prehistoric seas. Shield If this weak Pokémon is by itself, a mere child could defeat it. But if Dreepy has friends to help it train, it can evolve and become much stronger.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield Lake of Outrage Axew's Eye, Rolling Fields (Max Raid Battle) Expansion Pass Slippery Slope, Old Cemetery, Giant's Foot, Frigid Sea, Ballimere Lake (Max Raid Battle) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable

In events

Wild Area News

Games	Event	Gigantamax	Location	Level	Distribution period
SwSh	Wild Area News	No	hide	17	April 28 to May 11, 2020

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 28		88 - 135	166 - 260
Attack: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Defense: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Atk: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Def: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Speed: 82		78 - 147	152 - 289
Total: 270	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 2× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 2× Fairy 2× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 2× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 2× Fairy 2× None

Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 011 Infestation Bug Special 02020 100100% 20 011 Quick Attack Normal Physical 04040 100100% 30 011 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dreepy Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Dreepy

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM14 TM14 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR29 TR29 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dreepy Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Dreepy

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100% 10 Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Double Team Normal Status — —% 15 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90% 10 Grudge Ghost Status — —% 5 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Dreepy in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Dreepy in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dreepy Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Dreepy

By tutoring

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Sw Sh EP BD SP Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130 90% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dreepy Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Dreepy

Side game data

Pokémon GO File:GO885.png Base HP: 99 Base Attack: 117 Base Defense: 61 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Astonish, Quick Attack Charged Attacks: Struggle

Evolution

Unevolved Dreepy  Dragon  Ghost

Level 50 →

First Evolution Drakloak  Dragon  Ghost

Level 60 →

Second Evolution Dragapult  Dragon  Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield

For other sprites and images, please see Dreepy images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Dreepy is the only base form of a pseudo-legendary Pokémon that doesn't have a base stat total of 300.
• Dreepy and its evolved forms are the only Pokémon that are in the Dragon and Amorphous Egg Groups, and the only Dragon-type Pokémon in the Amorphous Egg Group.
• Dreepy:
  • has the lowest base Defense stat of all Dragon-type Pokémon.
  • is tied with Bagon for the lowest base Special Defense stat of all Dragon-type Pokémon.
  • is tied with Gastly for the lowest base Defense stat of all Ghost-type Pokémon.
  • is tied with Shedinja for the lowest base Special Defense stat of all Ghost-type Pokémon.
  • has the lowest base HP stat of all Dragon-type Pokemon.

Origin

Dreepy seems to be a combination of an undead prehistoric amphibian, the Diplocaulus, and a dart or missile. The Dragon type may be a reference to the Olm, a type of salamander native to central and southeastern Europe that was believed to be a dragon offspring by locals.

Name origin

Dreepy may be a combination of dragon or dreary and creepy.

Dorameshiya may be a combination of dragon and うらめしや urameshiya (a phrase typically said by ghosts).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ドラメシヤ Dorameshiya From dragon and うらめしや urameshiya French Fantyrm From fantôme and wyrm Spanish Dreepy Same as English name German Grolldra From Groll and Drache Italian Dreepy Same as English name Korean 드라꼰 Drakkon From dragon and 꼬마 kkoma Mandarin Chinese 多龍梅西亞 / 多龙梅西亚 Duōlóngméixīyǎ From the transcription of its Japanese name and 龍 / 龙 lóng Cantonese Chinese 多龍梅西亞 Dōlùhngmùihsāi'a From the transcription of its Japanese name and 龍 lùhng

More languages Thai โดราเมชิยะ Doramechiya Transcription of Japanese name

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