Dragon Breath (move)

Dragon Breath
りゅうのいぶき Dragon Breath

Battles

Type	Dragon
Category	Special
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	60
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
TM24 in Generation II

Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cool
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Dragon Breath (Japanese: りゅうのいぶき Dragon Breath), formatted as DragonBreath prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM24 in Generation II.

Effect

Dragon Breath inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.

Dragon Breath can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if either the move Dragon Dance or Dragon Rage was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance and Dragon Rage to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	A Dragon-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of paralyzing the target.
GS C	A strong breath attack.
RS E	Strikes the foe with an incredible blast of breath.
FRLG	The foe is hit with an incredible blast of breath that may also paralyze.
ColoXD	Incredible blast of breath that may paralyze target.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. It may also paralyze the target.
BW B2W2	The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
XY ORAS SM USUM	The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral		30^FRLG	33	41^BW 25^B2W2	25	25
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		30^FRLG	33	41^BW 25^B2W2	25	25
0329		Vibrava		Bug		Bug		35	35	35	35	1, Evo.
0330		Flygon		Bug		Bug		35	35	35	35	1
0334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon		35	35	35	35	1, Evo.
0371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon		33	31	31	31^XY 13^ORAS	13
0372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon		38	32	32	32^XY 13^ORAS	13
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon		38	32	32	32^XY 13^ORAS	13
0380		Latias		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered		20	20	20	20	20
0381		Latios		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered		20	20	20	20	20
0483		Dialga		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			1	1	1	1
0484		Palkia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			1	1	1	1
0487		Giratina		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			1	1	1	1
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				31	31	31
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3				31	31	31
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon				17	17	17
0634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon				17	17	17
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon				17	17	17
0643		Reshiram		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				29	29	29
0644		Zekrom		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				29	29	29
0646		Kyurem Normal Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				29	29	29
646B		Kyurem Black Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				29^B2W2	29	29
646W		Kyurem White Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				29^B2W2	29	29
0704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon					18	18
0705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon					18	18
0706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon					18	18
0718		Zygarde		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered					1	1
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						29
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon						✔
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

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II TM24	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔
0005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon	✔
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔
0058		Growlithe		Field		Field	✔
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field	✔
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔
0249		Lugia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔
0250		Ho-Oh		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔
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.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	Island Scan - Kala'e Bay^SM
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.

In other games

Pokémon GO

Dragon Breath

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	6
Energy boost	4
Duration	0.5 seconds
Damage window	? seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	?
Energy boost	?
Turns	?

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Dragon Breath had a power of 6, an energy gain of 7%, and a duration of 0.5 seconds.
Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Dragon Breath had a power of 12, an energy gain of 5%, and a duration of 1 second.

Gyarados may only know this move if it was obtained before August 20, 2016. Dragonite may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also cause paralysis, preventing any attacks or moves.
MDTD MDS*	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Paralysis status condition. A Pokémon with a Paralysis status has slowed movement and is incapable of action.
MDS*	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also afflict the target with a Paralysis status condition. A Pokémon with a Paralysis status has slowed movement and is incapable of action.
BSL	はなれたポケモンにダメージをあたえるいっていのかくりつでまひじょうたいにかえるまひじょうたいのポケモンはわざをだせない
MDGtI	It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It could also cause the Paralysis status condition. With the Paralysis status, the Pokémon's Travel Speed goes down and it can't attack or use moves.
SMD	It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. It could also cause paralysis.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Sliggoo Steelix Flygon Archeops
The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Gyarados releases a thick, green beam at the opponent. The attack can paralyze the opponent.
Clair's Gyarados	Better Eight Than Never	Debut
	Altaria fires a thick, green beam or a transparent beam of energy with white rings around it from its beak at the opponent.
Winona's Altaria	Sky High Gym Battle!	None
Drake's Altaria	Vanity Affair	None
An Altaria a boy borrowed from the Opelucid Trainers' School	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!	None
	Steelix fires a green, yellow, or blue beam from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Steelix	All Torkoal, No Play	None
Morrison's Steelix	Choose It or Lose it!	None
Brock's Steelix	Grating Spaces!	None
	Salamence fires a large fireball or light blue beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Salamence	The Search for the Legend	None
A wild Salamence	The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!	None
	Shelgon releases a thick, green beam from its face at the opponent.
Drake's Shelgon	Vanity Affair	None
	Charizard releases a green and yellow or light blue beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charizard	The Symbol Life	Charizard cannot legally know Dragon Breath in Generation III
	Vibrava releases a green and yellow beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Brianna's Vibrava	Spontaneous Combusken!	None
	Flygon releases a light blue beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Drew's Flygon	Channeling the Battle Zone!	None
	Bagon releases a white beam or a light blue fiery blast from its mouth at the opponent.
A Trainer's Bagon	Tag! We're It...!	None
Sawyer's Bagon	A Fashionable Battle!	None
	Archen produces a clear orb of spiraling energy inside its mouth, then releases a transparent beam of energy with white rings of energy and white sparkles around it at the opponent.
A wild Archen	Archeops In The Modern World!	None
	Archeop's eyes glow red and it fires a transparent beam of energy with white rings around it from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Archeops	Archeops In The Modern World!	None
	A cyclone of pale purple wind appears around Hydreigon's body and it releases a stream of pale purple fire at the opponent, or Hydreigon fires a transparent beam of energy with white rings around it from its mouth at the opponent.
Carlita's Hydreigon	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram	None
A wild Hydreigon	Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!	None
	Multiple rings of red-yellow fire appear around Reshiram's body, and it opens its mouth, firing a stream of red-yellow fire from its mouth at the opponent. When the stream of fire hits the opponent, the flames wrap around it and trap it in an orb of flames for a few moments.
Reshiram (M14)	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram	None
	Light blue waves of energy start swirling around Sliggoo. It then fires a light blue beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Sliggoo	An Oasis of Hope!	None
	Light blue waves of energy start swirling around Dialga. It then fires a light blue beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
A Dialga summoned by Hoopa	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages	None

In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

Pokémon	Method
Mega Salamence
The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Mega Salamence shoots a stream of pale purple fire from its mouth at the opponent.
A Trainer's Salamence	Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer	None

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Pokémon	Method
Shelgon Charizard
The user breathes out some energy.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Shelgon breathes out some energy from its face.
Drake's Shelgon	Battle Till The End! Drake, One Of The Elite Four!!	Debut
	Charizard breathes out some energy from its mouth.
Ash's Charizard	Off To The Battle Frontier!!	Charizard cannot legally learn Dragon Breath as of Generation III

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Vibrava Origin Forme Giratina Steelix Altaria
The user releases a blast of energy at the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Dragonair releases a cyclone of energy from its beak at the opponent.
Clair's Dragonair	Debonaire Dragonair	Debut
Gyarados	Gyarados fires a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Gyarados	Entranced by Entei	None
	Altaria fires a beam of energy from its beak at the opponent.
Winona's Altaria	I Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder	None
	Steelix releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Carr's Steelix	Put Your Beast Foot Forward	None
	Origin Forme Giratina releases a huge blast of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The attack can reflect an opponent's attack right back, increasing the damage.
Giratina (Adventures)	The Final Dimensional Duel VI	None
	Vibrava fires a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Hugh's Vibrava	Angry Boy	None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Pokémon	Method
Dragonair
The user breathes out a heavy portion of energy.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Dragonair breathes out a large portion of energy.
Clair's Dragonair	The Ultimate Battle...?!	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX
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Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Dragon Breath is the only Dragon-type move able to inflict paralysis.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	龍息 Lùhngsīk * 龍吸 Lùhngkāp *
Chinese	Mandarin	龍息 / 龙息 Lóngxí / Lóngxī * 龍吸 / 龙吸 Lóngxī * 龍之吐息 Lóng-zhī Tǔxī *
Dutch		Drakenadem
Finnish		Lohikäärmeenhenkäys
French		Dracosouffle
German		Feuerodem
Greek		Ανάσα Δράκου
Hindi		द्रगोंन की सांस Dragon Ki Saans
Indonesian		Semburan Naga
Italian		Dragospiro
Korean		용의숨결 Yong-yi Sumgyeol
Polish		Oddech Smoka* Smoczy Oddech*
Portuguese	Brazil	Sopro do Dragão
Portuguese	Portugal	Bafo do Dragão Sopro do Dragão
Serbian		Zmajev Dah
Spanish	Latin America	Aliento de Dragón (EP254-DP050) Aliento Dragón (BW036-present)
Spanish	Spain	Dragoaliento
Vietnamese		Hơi Thở Của Rồng

Generation II TMs
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
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07

Variations of the move Dragon Breath

	Needle Arm
	Dragon Breath

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