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: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

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. GSC A strong breath attack. RSE Strikes the foe with an incredible blast of breath. FRLG The foe is hit with an incredible blast of breath that may also paralyze. Colo.XD Incredible blast of breath that may paralyze target. DPPtHGSSPBR The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. It may also paralyze the target. BWB2W2 The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis. XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh 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
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon							12
005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon							12
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon							12
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral		30FRLG	33	41BW 25B2W2	25	25	12
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon							20
117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon							20
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		30FRLG	33	41BW 25B2W2	25	25	12
230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon							20
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon		35	35	35	35	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon		35	35	35	35	1	1
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon							20
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon		35	35	35	35	1, Evo.	20
371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon		33	31	31	31XY 13ORAS	13	10
372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon		38	32	32	32XY 13ORAS	13	1
373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon		38	32	32	32XY 13ORAS	13	1
380		Latias		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		20	20	20	20	20	25
381		Latios		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		20	20	20	20	20	25
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon							12
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon							1
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon							1
483		Dialga		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			1	1	1	1	8
484		Palkia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			1	1	1	1	8
487		Giratina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			1	1	1	1	7
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				31	31	31	9
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3				31	31	31	9
633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon				17	17	17	4
634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon				17	17	17	1
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon				17	17	17	1
643		Reshiram		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				29	29	29	1
644		Zekrom		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				29	29	29	1
646		Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				29	29	29	1
646		Kyurem Black Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				29B2W2	29	29	1
646		Kyurem White Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				29B2W2	29	29	1
704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon					18	18	10
705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon					18	18	1
706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon					18	18	1
718		Zygarde		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					1	1	1
780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						29	25
841		Flapple		Grass	Dragon							20
882		Dracovish		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							35
887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon							1
895		Regidrago		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							18
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
782		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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II TM24	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔
005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon	✔
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔
058		Growlithe		Field		Field	✔
059		Arcanine		Field		Field	✔
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	✔
117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔
147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	✔
148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	✔
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔
249		Lugia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
250		Ho-Oh		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
147		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.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	Island Scan - Kala'e BaySM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Dragonbreath has 12 base power, 12 PP and 88% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy, possibly inflicting paralysis. This move is affected by Muzzled status condition.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's accuracy has been decreased to 83.6%.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	2	—	42	50	100%	An opponent	—	Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target paralyzed.

Past Description

• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a moderate chance of leaving the target paralyzed.

Super Smash Bros. series

Giratina using Dragon Breath in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS.

Altered Forme Giratina appears as a Poké Ball summon in both the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game. It blows opponents off of the stage with Dragon Breath.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Giratina returns as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, retaining its behavior from the previous game.

Pokémon GO

Dragon Breath
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 6 Energy boost 4 Duration 0.5 seconds Damage window 0.3 - 0.5 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 4 Energy boost 3 Turns 1
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 6 → 12
  • Energy boost: 7 → 5
  • Duration: 0.5 → 1 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Power: 12 → 6
  • Energy boost: 5 → 4
  • Duration: 1 → 0.5 seconds

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

Main series

Sliggoo	Steelix	Flygon	Archen
The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Gyarados	Gyarados releases a thick, green beam at the opponent. The attack can paralyze the opponent.
Clair's Gyarados	Better Eight Than Never		Debut
Altaria	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	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	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	Shelgon releases a thick, green beam from its face at the opponent.
Drake's Shelgon	Vanity Affair		None
Charizard	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	Vibrava releases a green and yellow beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Brianna's Vibrava	Spontaneous Combusken!		None
Flygon	Flygon releases a light blue beam from its mouth at the opponent, or light blue waves of energy start swirling around Flygon. It then fires a light blue beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Drew's Flygon	Channeling the Battle Zone!		None
Goh's Flygon	A Crackling Raid Battle!		None
A wild Flygon	Secrets of the Jungle		None
Bagon	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	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
Archeops	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
Hydreigon	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
Reshiram	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
Sliggoo	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
Dialga	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
Aerodactyl	Light blue waves of energy start swirling around Aerodactyl. It then fires a light blue beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Goh's Aerodactyl	Restore and Renew!		None
Kingdra	Light blue waves of energy start swirling around Kingdra. It then fires a light blue beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Goh's Kingdra	JN088		None

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

	Mega Salamence
The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Salamence	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

Ash & Pikachu

	Shelgon	Charizard
The user breathes out some energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Shelgon	Shelgon breathes out some energy from its face.
Drake's Shelgon	Battle Till The End! Drake, One Of The Elite Four!!		Debut
Charizard	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

Pokémon Adventures

Vibrava	Origin Forme Giratina	Steelix	Dragonair
The user releases a blast of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Dragonair	Dragonair releases a cyclone of energy from its mouth 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	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	Steelix releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Carr's Steelix	Put Your Beast Foot Forward		None
Giratina	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	Vibrava fires a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Hugh's Vibrava	Angry Boy		None

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

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

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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 * Mandarin 龍息 / 龙息 Lóngxí / Lóngxī * 龍吸 / 龙吸 Lóngxī * 龍之吐息 Lóng-zhī Tǔxī * Dutch Drakenadem Finnish Lohikäärmeenhenkäys French Draco-Souffle* 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 Portugal Bafo do Dragão Sopro do Dragão Serbian Zmajev Dah Spanish Latin America Aliento de Dragón (EP254-DP050) Aliento Dragón (BW036-present) Spain Dragoaliento Thai ลมหายใจมังกร Vietnamese Hơi Thở Của Rồng

Variations of the move Dragon Breath
Needle Arm Dragon Breath

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