Drapion in Pokémon GO

Type	Poison / Dark
Pokédex number	#452
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	180 / 202 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,453 / 2,773 / 2,806
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight	1.3 m / 61.5 kg

Drapion evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Drapion evolves from Skorupi for 50 Skorupi Candy.

Drapion is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Skorupi · Drapion

Drapion CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,051	999	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,401	1,331	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,752	1,665	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,103	1,998	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,278	2,164	142
40	2,453	2,330	147
45	2,611	2,480	152
50	2,773	2,635	157
51	2,806	2,666	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Drapion best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Drapion at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Drapion gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Bite	Sludge Bomb	10.7
Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	10.1
Bite	Crunch	9.3
Infestation	Sludge Bomb	9.2
Bite	Aqua Tail	8.9

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bite	Dark	6	4	0.5 s	12.0	same type, ×1.2
Ice Fang	Ice	12	20	1.5 s	8.0
Infestation	Bug	9	13	1 s	9.0
Poison Sting	Poison	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Aqua Tail	Water	50	33	2 s	25.0
Crunch	Dark	65	33	3 s	21.7	same type, ×1.2
Fell Stinger	Bug	45	33	2 s	22.5
Sludge Bomb	Poison	85	50	2.5 s	34.0	same type, ×1.2

Drapion weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Poison / Dark. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Ground	×1.6
Dark	×0.625
Ghost	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Poison	×0.625
Psychic	×0.625

Drapion CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,453 · HP 147

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.