Naganadel (Japanese: アーゴヨン, Hepburn: Aagoyon) (NAW-guh-NAW-duhl[1]), codenamed UB Stinger, is a Poison/Dragon-type Pokémon from Generation VII. It is one of the Ultra Beasts introduced in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon.
Biology[]
Physiology[]
Naganadel is a large purple striped Pokémon that has both draconic and insectoid features. The top half of its body is slender with thin arms and fuchsia tipped claws. Both shoulders have gray spikes. Naganadel possess purple draconic wings, which it uses to fly. These wings have a single fuchsia claw at the joint and darker purple membranes. At the end of its long neck is its head, which has a large spiked crest and gray face spikes which act as mandibles when it opens its mouth. Its glowing cyan eyes are conjoined, giving the appearance of a visor. The lower half of its body is an abdomen that resembles a wasp's abdomen. There are three gray spikes on the end of the abdomen, with the middle one being the largest and resembling a hypodermic needle or a wasp's stinger.
Behavior[]
Said to dwell in hive-like structures on their home world, these creatures appear to be fiercely protective of their pre-evolutions, Naganadel can shoot glowing, corrosive poison from their primary stinger up to a distance of six miles (9.7 kilometers) away. This poison is also incredibly sticky, serving to both trap and incapacitate victims. According to URS research, Naganadel's brain is in fact housed in its abdomen, and its three stingers are directly connected to the organ; their research proposes that the stingers may also serve as sensory organs of sorts. Directly touching these stingers, however, causes the creatures to react violently. Naganadel are believed to be able to share thoughts and images telepathically with other sentient beings, though this has not yet been confirmed by non-URS researchers.
Natural abilities[]
Naganadel's main stinger can eject a powerful, adhesive, and luminescent poison at a distance of over six miles. The abdomen contains hundreds of liters of this poison, as well as the Ultra Beasts' brain. The stingers on their abdomens are directly connected to their brains, and they will react with violence if they are touched by anyone.[1]
Evolution[]
Naganadel evolves from Poipole after learning Dragon Pulse.
Game info[]
Game locations[]
| Locations | ||
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| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon | Evolve Poipole | None |
Pokédex entries[]
- Ultra Sun
It stores hundreds of liters of poisonous liquid inside its body. It is one of the organisms known as UBs.
- Ultra Moon
One kind of Ultra Beast, it fires a glowing, venomous liquid from its needles. This liquid is also immensely adhesive.
Stats[]
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| Total | 540
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Learnset[]
Leveling[]
| LevelingGeneration VII | |||||||||
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| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| 1 | Acid | 40 | 100% | 30 |  Poison
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Special | |||
| 1 | Dragon Pulse | 85 | 100% | 10 |  Dragon
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Special | |||
| 1 | Growl | — | 100% | 40 |  Normal
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Status | |||
| 1 | Peck | 35 | 100% | 35 |  Flying
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Physical | |||
| 1 | Helping Hand | — | % | 20 | Normal
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Status | |||
| 1 | Air Cutter | 60 | 95% | 25 | Flying
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Special | |||
| 7 | Fury Attack | 15 | 85% | 20 | Normal
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Physical | |||
| 13 | Venoshock | 65 | 100% | 10 | Poison
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Special | |||
| 19 | Charm | — | 100% | 20 |  Fairy
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Status | |||
| 23 | Venom Drench | — | 100% | 20 | Poison
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Status | |||
| 31 | Nasty Plot | — | —% | 20 |  Dark
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Status | |||
| 37 | Poison Jab | 80 | 100% | 20 | Poison
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Physical | |||
| 41 | Toxic | — | 90% | 10 | Poison
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Status | |||
| 47 | Fell Stinger | 50 | 100% | 25 |  Bug
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Physical | |||
| 53 | Air Slash | 75 | 95% | 15 | Flying
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Special | |||
| 61 | Dragon Pulse | 85 | 100% | 10 | Dragon
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Special | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
TM[]
| TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII | |||||||||
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| TM/HM/TR | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | 80 | 100% | 15 | Dragon
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Physical | |||
| TM06 | Toxic | — | 90% | 10 | Poison
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Status | |||
| TM09 | Venoshock | 65 | 100% | 10 | Poison
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Special | |||
| TM10 | Hidden Power | 60 | 100% | 15 | Normal
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Special | |||
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | 150 | 90% | 5 | Normal
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Special | |||
| TM17 | Protect | — | —% | 10 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM21 | Frustration | — | —% | 20 | Normal
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Physical | |||
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | 90 | 100% | 15 |  Electric
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Special | |||
| TM27 | Return | — | —% | 20 | Normal
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Physical | |||
| TM28 | Leech Life | 80 | 100% | 10 | Bug
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Physical | |||
| TM32 | Double Team | — | —% | 15 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM34 | Sludge Wave | 95 | 100% | 10 | Poison
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Special | |||
| TM35 | Flamethrower | 90 | 100% | 15 |  Fire
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Special | |||
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | 80 | 100% | 10 | Poison
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Special | |||
| TM38 | Fire Blast | 80 | 100% | 5 | Fire
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Special | |||
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | 80 | 100% | 20 | Flying
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Physical | |||
| TM42 | Facade | 80 | 100% | 20 | Normal
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Physical | |||
| TM44 | Rest | 80 | 100% | 10 |  Psychic
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Physical | |||
| TM46 | Thief | 80 | 100% | 25 | Dark
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Physical | |||
| TM48 | Round | 80 | 100% | 15 | Dark
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Physical | |||
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | 40 | 100% | 15 | Normal
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Special | |||
| TM58 | Sky Drop | 60 | 100% | 10 | Flying
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Physical | |||
| TM62 | Acrobatics | 55 | 100% | 15 | Flying
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Physical | |||
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | 70 | 100% | 15 |  Ghost
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Special | |||
| TM67 | Smart Strike | 70 | —% | 15 |  Steel
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Physical | |||
| TM76 | Fly | 90 | 95% | 15 | Flying
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Physical | |||
| TM81 | X-Scissor | 80 | 100% | 15 | Bug
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Physical | |||
| TM82 | Dragon Tail | 60 | 90% | 10 | Dragon
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Physical | |||
| TM84 | Poison Jab | 80 | 100% | 20 | Poison
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Physical | |||
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | — | —% | 10 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM89 | U-turn | 70 | 100% | 20 | Bug
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Physical | |||
| TM90 | Substitute | — | —% | 10 | Normal
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Status | |||
| TM95 | Snarl | 55 | 95% | 15 | Dark
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Special | |||
| TM97 | Dark Pulse | 80 | 100% | 15 | Dark
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Special | |||
| TM100 | Confide | — | —% | 20 | Normal
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Status | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
Breeding[]
| Naganadel learns no moves via breeding. |
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Tutoring[]
| Tutoring Generation VII | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | ||||
| Ally Switch USUM | — | —% | 15 | Psychic
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Status | ||||
| Draco Meteor USUM | 130 | 90% | 5 | Dragon
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Special | ||||
| Dragon Pulse USUM | 85 | 100% | 10 | Dragon
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Special | ||||
| Gastro Acid USUM | — | 100% | 10 | Poison
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Status | ||||
| Gunk Shot USUM | 120 | 80% | 5 | Poison
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Physical | ||||
| Heat Wave USUM | 95 | 90% | 10 | Fire
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Special | ||||
| Helping Hand USUM | — | —% | 20 | Normal
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Status | ||||
| Iron Tail USUM | 100 | 75% | 15 | Steel
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Physical | ||||
| Laser Focus USUM | — | —% | 30 | Normal
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Status | ||||
| Outrage USUM | 120 | 100% | 10 | Dragon
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Physical | ||||
| Shock Wave USUM | 60 | —% | 20 | Electric
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Special | ||||
| Signal Beam USUM | 75 | 100% | 15 | Bug
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Special | ||||
| Sky Attack USUM | 140 | 90% | 5 | Flying
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Physical | ||||
| Snatch USUM | — | —% | 10 | Dark
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Status | ||||
| Snore USUM | 50 | 100% | 15 | Normal
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Special | ||||
| Tailwind USUM | — | —% | 15 | Flying
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Status | ||||
| Throat Chop USUM | 80 | 100% | 15 | Dark
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Physical | ||||
| Uproar USUM | 90 | 100% | 10 | Normal
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Special | ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
Sprites[]
Appearances[]
Anime[]
Ash's Naganadel.
Ash's Poipole evolve into a Naganadel and return to Ash to help him battle against the Guzzlord at the Manalo Conference in "Z-Move Showdown!"
In the anime, Naganadel appears as a leader of the pack of Poipole, also one of them who lives in its homeland.
Trivia[]
- Naganadel is the first known Ultra Beast to have an evolutionary line.
- Naganadel shares its species with Nidoran, both being the Poison Pin Pokémon.
- A mistake was made in the trailer for Naganadel where it was shown being sent out in a Beast Ball. This is impossible as its pre-evolution, Poipole, is only obtainable in a normal Poké Ball. However, in the Crown Tundra, it is obtained in a Beast Ball.
- Naganadel and Dragalge share some similarities:
- They are both Poison/Dragon.
- They are both the final evolution of a two-part evolutionary line.
- They both can learn Draco Meteor, Dragon Pulse, Gunk Shot, Iron Tail, Outrage, Shock Wave and Snore through move tutor.
- Real life people can never seem to correctly pronounce Naganadel’s name.
Origin[]
Naganadel is based on a dragon. It also resembles insects such as bees and wasps, while its stinger resembles a hypodermic needle.
Etymology[]
Naganadel comes from Nāga (an ancient snake/cobra that spit dangerous venom, as well as an Indonesian/Malaysian name for dragon) and Nadel (German for needle).
Its Japanese name, Agoyon, is a mix of 顎 ago (jaw), ago (Italian for needle), agony (pain), dragon, 四 yon (four, as four is considered unlucky in Japanese culture due to the fact that it can be read as "shi," meaning "death") and 용 yong (Korean for dragon).
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- ^ Silvestri, Cris (2018). Pokémon: Super Deluxe Essential Handbook [Book]. p. 336. Scholastic. ISBN 978-1338230895.