Dragon Pulse (move)
- Dragon Pulse redirects here. For the energy from White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram known as "Dragon Pulse" in Japan, see Dragon Force.
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Dragon Pulse (Japanese: りゅうのはどう Dragon Pulse) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM59 in Generation IV.
Effect
Generation IV
Dragon Pulse inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Generation V
Dragon Pulse can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||
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| IV | V | VI | ||||||||
| 116 | 
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Horsea | Water | 42 | 42 | ''' | ||||
| 117 | 
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Seadra | Water | 57 | 57 | ''' | ||||
| 230 | 
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Kingdra | Water | Dragon | 57 | 57 | '''' | |||
| 333 | 
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Swablu | Normal | Flying | 45 | 50 | 42 | ''' | ||
| 334 | 
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Altaria | Dragon | Flying | 54 | 62 | 48 | '''' | ||
| 380 | 
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Latias | Dragon | Psychic | 70 | 80 | '''' | |||
| 381 | 
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Latios | Dragon | Psychic | 70 | 80 | '''' | |||
| 384 | 
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Rayquaza | Dragon | Flying | 75 | 90 | 90 | '''' | ||
| 448 | 
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Lucario | Fighting | Steel | 47 | 60 | ' | |||
| 610 | 
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Axew | Dragon | 41 | '''' | |||||
| 611 | 
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Fraxure | Dragon | 42 | '''' | |||||
| 612 | 
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Haxorus | Dragon | 42 | '''' | |||||
| 633 | 
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Deino | Dark | Dragon | 32 | '''' | ||||
| 634 | 
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Zweilous | Dark | Dragon | 32 | '''' | ||||
| 635 | 
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Hydreigon | Dark | Dragon | 32 | '''' | ||||
| 643 | 
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Reshiram | Dragon | Fire | 54 | '''' | ||||
| 646 | 
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Kyurem | Dragon | Ice | 57 | '''' | ||||
| 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 | Type | Father | |||||||
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| IV | V | VI | ||||||||
| 004 | 
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Charmander | Fire | no |
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| 131 | 
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Lapras | Water | Ice | no |
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| 147 | 
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Dratini | Dragon | no |
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| 349 | 
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Feebas | Water | no |
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| 371 | 
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Bagon | Dragon | no |
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| 566 | 
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Archen | Rock | Flying | no |
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| 610 |
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Axew | Dragon | no |
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| 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
By Move Tutor
By event
Generation V
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In other games
Pokémon Conquest
Dragon Pulse is the only move of Rayquaza and Hydreigon.
Super Smash Bros. series
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Dragon Pulse is one of the attacks Rayquaza can use when it is fought.
In the anime
 Latias  Dragonite  Kyurem  Hydreigon | |||
| The user fires a green ball of light at the opponent. | |||
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Milotic's body becomes outlined in light green and it releases a pulse off its body that pushes back anything around it. | ||
| Wallace's Milotic | Our Cup Runneth Over! | Debut | |
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Dragonite opens its mouth and a turquoise energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Provo's Dragonite | Pursuing a Lofty Goal! | None | |
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Salamence opens its mouth and a turquoise ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| J's Salamence | Pillars of Friendship! | None | |
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Gible opens its mouth and a turquoise ball of energy appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Gible | A Meteoric Rise to Excellence! | None | |
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Latias puts its hands together and a turquoise ball of energy appears between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Nurse Joy's Latias | SS025 | None | |
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Kyurem forms a swirling ball of orange flames inside of its mouth. It then fires a beam of orange flames from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Kyurem (M15) | Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice | None | |
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Kyurem forms a swirling ball of orange flames inside of its mouth. It then fires a beam of orange flames from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Kyurem (M15) | Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice | None | |
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Kyurem forms a swirling ball of orange flames inside of its mouth. It then fires a beam of orange flames from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Kyurem (M15) | Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice | None | |
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Hydreigon opens its middle head mouth and a turquoise energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Cameron's Hydreigon | Cameron's Secret Weapon! | None | |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Giratina
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| The user releases a blast of energy at the opponent. | |||
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Giratina releases a powerful beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| A wild Giratina | Alternate Dimension Showdown X | Debut | |
In other generations
Trivia
- Dragon Pulse, along with other moves with Pulse in their name (Dark Pulse, Heal Pulse, Water Pulse) and Aura Sphere are the only non-Flying-type moves that can hit a non-adjacent Pokémon. Also, their Japanese names (including Aura Sphere) contain はどう hadō (wave/pulse).
- Discounting its portrayal in the fifteenth movie, Dragon Pulse bears a strong resemblance to Aura Sphere in the anime.
In other languages
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| Generation IV 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 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
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