Elite Redux LeafGreen
#425

Drifloon

The Balloon Pokémon

Ghost Flying

Because of the way it floats aimlessly, an old folktale calls it a “Signpost for Wandering Spirits.” Children holding them sometimes vanish.

Base stat total
348
Height
0.4 m
Weight
1.2 kg
Catch rate
125

Base stats

348 total
HP 90 321 384
Atk 50 122 218
Def 34 93 183
SpA 60 140 240
SpD 44 111 205
Spe 70 158 262

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Rock 2× Ghost 2× Electric 2× Ice 2× Dark 2×
Takes less
Bug ¼× Poison ½× Grass ½×
No effect
Normal 0× Fighting 0× Ground 0×

The other 7 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Wind Rider changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Flare Boost Burn boosts Sp. Atk by 50% and causes no damage. Wind Rider Ups Attack if hit by wind. Unburden Using a hold item ups Speed.
Innate always active, all of them Inflatable Ups Def and Sp. Def by one stage if hit by Flying or Fire moves. Aftermath Damages attackers that cause a contact KO. Soul Eater Dealing a KO heals 1/4 of this Pokemon's max HP.

Evolution line

Drifloon Drifloon BST 348
Drifblim Drifblim BST 498 Level · 28

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Unburden Flare Boost new Wind Rider now innate Aftermath
Innates added InflatableSoul Eater

Details

Height
0.4 m
Weight
1.2 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Amorphous
Egg cycles
30
Catch rate
125
Base exp
70
Growth rate
Fluctuating
EV yield
1 HP
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Purple

Moves

11 level-up · 10 egg · 96 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Constrict Normal Physical 60 100 15
Minimize Normal Status — ∞ 10
6 Astonish Ghost Physical 40 100 10
11 Gust Flying Special 40 100 35
14 Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
17 Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
22 Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
27 Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
30 Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100 5
33 Baton Pass Normal Status — ∞ 40
38 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
43 Explosion Normal Physical 250 100 5
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Memento Dark Status — 100 10
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Destiny Bond Ghost Status — ∞ 5
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
Haze Ice Status — ∞ 30
Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100 10
Clear Smog Poison Special 50 ∞ 15
Defog Flying Status — ∞ 15
Tailwind Flying Status — ∞ 15
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100 15
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Air Cutter Flying Special 60 95 25
Ally Switch Psychic Status — ∞ 15
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Astonish Ghost Physical 40 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Baton Pass Normal Status — ∞ 40
Bind Normal Physical 35 100 20
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Calm Mind Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Charge Beam Electric Special 50 100 15
Clear Smog Poison Special 50 ∞ 15
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Confusion Psychic Special 50 100 25
Constrict Normal Physical 60 100 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Defog Flying Status — ∞ 15
Destiny Bond Ghost Status — ∞ 5
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Dream Eater Psychic Special 100 100 15
Embargo Dark Status — 100 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Explosion Normal Physical 250 100 5
Extrasensory Psychic Special 80 100 20
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Flash Electric Special 60 100 20
Fly Flying Physical 90 95 15
Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Gust Flying Special 40 100 35
Gyro Ball Steel Physical 1 100 5
Haze Ice Status — ∞ 30
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hex Ghost Special 65 100 10
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Imprison Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Magic Coat Psychic Status — ∞ 15
Memento Dark Status — 100 10
Minimize Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Mystical Fire Fire Special 75 100 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Night Shade Ghost Special 1 100 15
Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100 5
Pain Split Normal Status — ∞ 20
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Phantom Force Ghost Physical 90 100 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 10
Psych Up Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Recycle Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200 100 5
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ 20
Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100 5
Skill Swap Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Stored Power Psychic Special 20 100 10
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 5
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Tailwind Flying Status — ∞ 15
Telekinesis Psychic Status — ∞ 15
Temper Flare Fire Physical 75 100 10
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Thunder Wave Electric Status — 90 20
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trick Psychic Status — 100 10
Trick Room Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100 10
Will-O-Wisp Fire Status — 90 10

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table.