Dracovish (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Dracovish (disambiguation).

Dracovish Fossil Pokémon ウオノラゴン Uonoragon #882 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Dragon Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Water Absorb or Strong Jaw Cacophony Cacophony Sand Rush Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Genderless	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 8995 - 9251 steps Egg not obtainable
Height 7'07" 2.3 m Dracovish 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 474.0 lbs. 215.0 kg Dracovish 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 177	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Dracovish 0 HP 0 Atk 2 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape {{{form2}}}	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Dracovish (Japanese: ウオノラゴン Uonoragon) is a dual-type Water/Dragon Fossil Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It is resurrected from combining a Fossilized Fish and Fossilized Drake, and it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

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Biology

Dracovish is a hybrid fossil Pokémon. It consists of the head of the fish fossil and the back legs and tail of the dino fossil. The tail region ends abruptly at a circular cutoff. Dracovish's legs are mostly green with two pink stripes. The feet have three red claws. The neck is also mostly green but has a red stripe going up the middle. The stripe is lined with three curved spikes on both sides. Dracovish's head is roughly circular with a rounded triangular plate on the top. On the plate is a red and white region that extends between the eyes. Its mouth has three sharp teeth in the middle. Its eyes are round and have black rectangular pupils. Two fins protrude from the bottom of the jaw.

Dracovish is said to have been the apex predator of its time due to its powerful legs and jaws, and the ability to run at speeds exceeding 40 mph (60 km/h). However, it could not breathe unless it was underwater. Dracovish allegedly went extinct due to overhunting its prey, though this is likely not the case due to it being combined from two separate Pokémon that each had their niches before going extinct.

In the anime

Dracovish in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Dracovish

Dracovish made its debut in JN050, where it was restored from a Fossil in the Wild Area and caught by Ash.

Minor appearances

In the TCG

Main article: Dracovish (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar #376 Sword Powerful legs and jaws made it the apex predator of its time. Its own overhunting of its prey was what drove it to extinction. Shield Its mighty legs are capable of running at speeds exceeding 40 mph, but this Pokémon can't breathe unless it's underwater.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield Revive from Fossilized Fish and Fossilized Drake by Cara Liss on Route 6

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 90		150 - 197	290 - 384
Attack: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Defense: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp. Atk: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp. Def: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Speed: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Total: 505	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 VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water ¼× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water ¼× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water ¼× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water ¼× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Water Absorb, the effectiveness of  Water-type  moves is 0×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VIII Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25 077 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 1414 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 100100% 20 2121 Ancient Power Rock Special 06060 100100% 5 2828 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25 3535 Dragon Breath Dragon Special 06060 100100% 20 4242 Stomp Normal Physical 06565 100100% 20 4949 Super Fang Normal Physical 0000— 09090% 10 5656 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15 6363 Fishious Rend Water Physical 08585 100100% 10 7070 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100100% 10 7777 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100100 07575% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dracovish Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dracovish

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120120 075}}75% 5 TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM36 TM36 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM45 TM45 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM54 TM54 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM55 TM55 Brine Water Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM67 TM67 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM97 TM97 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR03 TR03 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TR04 TR04 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR07 TR07 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR16 TR16 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR18 TR18 Leech Life Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR24 TR24 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR32 TR32 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR62 TR62 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR69 TR69 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TR74 TR74 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR84 TR84 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR97 TR97 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TR98 TR98 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dracovish Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dracovish

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Dracovish 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 Dracovish in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dracovish Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dracovish

By tutoring

Generation VIII Other generations: None

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Sw Sh EP Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130 90% 5 Sw Sh EP Meteor Beam Rock Special 120 90% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dracovish Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dracovish

Evolution

Unevolved Dracovish  Water  Dragon

Trivia

• Dracovish shares its category with Aerodactyl, Dracozolt, Arctozolt, and Arctovish. They are all known as the Fossil Pokémon.
• Dracovish, Dracozolt, Arctozolt, and Arctovish are the only Fossil Pokémon to not be Rock-type or have a gender.
• Dracovish was designed by Hitoshi Ariga along with the other Galarian fossils.
• In the anime, Cara Liss is the person who gives Dracovish its species name.

Origin

Dracovish, like its counterparts, may be based on the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, a series of misassembled dinosaur sculptures displayed at the Crystal Palace Park. The placement of its head on the tip of its tail may be a reference to the first reconstruction of Elasmosaurus. It may have also been inspired by the chimera and similar mythological creatures, which was stated to have the features of different animal species, and is often interpreted as being scientifically constructed from different animal parts.

In the case of Dracovish, its bottom half appears to be based mainly on a stegosaurid dinosaur, whilst its top half appears to be based mainly on the fish Dunkleosteus, though the frontal pair of fins resemble those possessed by lobe-finned fish such as Coelacanths rather than the fins of Dunkleosteus.

The Pokédex entries for all the Galar Fossil Pokémon mention them being the cause of their own extinction, which may be a reference to the outdated hypothesis that the dinosaurs were evolutionarily inert, which made them get bigger, more sluggish, and stupider to the point they could not sustain themselves.

Dracovish being unable to breed could be a reference to hybrid animals, which are born infertile (unable to produce offspring).

Name origin

Dracovish may be a combination of dracō (Latin for dragon) and fish.

Uonoragon may be a combination of 魚 uo (fish) and dragon.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ウオノラゴン Uonoragon From 魚 uo and dragon French Hydragon From hydro- or Hydre and dragon Spanish Dracovish Same as English name German Pescragon From pesce and Dragon Italian Dracovish Same as English name Korean 어래곤 Eoraegon From 어 (魚) eo and dragon Cantonese Chinese 鰓魚龍 Sōiyùhlùhng From 鰓 sōi, 魚 yùh, and 龍 lùhng Mandarin Chinese 鰓魚龍 / 鳃鱼龙 Sāiyúlóng From 鰓 / 鳃 sāi, 魚 / 鱼 yú, and 龍 / 龙 lóng

More languages Thai อุโอโนรากอน Uonoragon Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Dracovish
• Fossil Pokémon

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