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Dragon Ascent (ガリョウテンセイ Finishing Touch) | |
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Introduced: | Generation VI |
Battle Data | |
Type: | ![]() |
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Power: | 120 |
Accuracy: | 100% |
PP: | 5 |
Priority: | 0 |
Contact: | Yes |
Affected by | |
Bright Powder: | No |
Detect/Protect: | |
King's Rock: | No |
Magic Bounce: | No |
Magic Coat: | No |
Mirror Move: | Yes |
Snatch: | No |
Contest Data | |
Contest Spectaculars | |
Condition: | Beautiful |
Appeal: | 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ |
Jam: | 0 |
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled. |
Dragon Ascent is a type move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of Rayquaza.
-Description
Games | Description |
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ORAS | After soaring upward, the user attacks its target by dropping out of the sky at high speeds, although it lowers its own Defense and Sp. Def in the process. |
SMUSUM SWSH |
After soaring upward, the user attacks its target by dropping out of the sky at high speeds. But it lowers its own Defense and Sp. Def stats in the process. |
Effect
Dragon Ascent deals damage and lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense stats by 1 each.
Before Generation VIII, if Rayquaza knows this move, it can Mega Evolve unless it is holding a Z-Crystal.
Learnset
By leveling up
Pokémon | Type | Egg groups | Level | |
VIII | ||||
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Rayquaza | dragon/ | Undiscovered | 1 |
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. |
By Move Tutor
Pokémon | Type | Egg groups | Games | |
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Rayquaza | dragon/ | Undiscovered | ORAS SMUSUM |
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. |
Trivia
- Zinnia replaces the Rayquaza's move Fly in the Delta Episode for Dragon Ascent, while Fly is a HM.
- HMs aren't normally able to be replaced by other moves in this way.
- Despite having dragon in the name, it is a type move instead of a Dragon-type move.
- This might have been intentional due to the Dragon type is only super-effective against itself. type being super-effective against more types and the
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