Devastating Drake (move)

Devastating Drake アルティメットドラゴンバーン Ultimate Dragon Burn

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Varies PP  — (max. —) Power  Varies Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Devastating Drake (Japanese: アルティメットドラゴンバーン Ultimate Dragon Burn) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type Z-Move introduced in Generation VII.

Effect

Generation VII

Devastating Drake inflicts damage. Its power and whether it is a special or physical move depends on the move it is based on.

Generation VIII onwards

Devastating Drake cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Learnset

Any non-Mega Evolved, non-Primal Pokémon can use Devastating Drake if it knows a damaging Dragon-type move, holds a Dragonium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-Ring^SM or Z-Power Ring^USUM.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Gladion Preparing Midnight Form Lycanroc
The user gathers Z-Power and blasts the opponent with a dragon-shaped blast of energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Midnight Form Lycanroc strikes a series of synchronized poses with its Trainer to build Z-Power. It then forms a purple orb of energy in front of its body and thrusts its hands forward, firing the orb at the opponent. The orb then changes into the shape of a dragon and attacks the opponent, exploding on contact.
Gladion's Lycanroc	Showdown on Poni Island!		Debut Base move is Outrage

Appearance

Pose

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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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

In other languages

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