In Sword & Shield, Sand Rush changes the entire equation for Dracozolt. The 505 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker. Boltbeak with Life Orb is the standard set.

What is Dracozolt weak to?

In Sword & Shield, Dracozolt's biggest threats include Lapras (Ice), Landorus (Ground), and Dragonite (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.

What is the best ability for Dracozolt?

Sand Rush is what you want on Dracozolt. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Volt Absorb, Hustle) work on paper but Sand Rush is what makes Dracozolt worth using.

What role does Dracozolt play in battle?

Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Dracozolt is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

What are the best moves for Dracozolt?

For Sword & Shield, the core moveset is Boltbeak, Protect, Dragonclaw, and Fire Fang. Boltbeak leads at 24% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Dracozolt - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Attack and HP carry most of Dracozolt's stat budget. Sp. Def's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Attack EVs. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

High

HP90

Attack100

Defense90

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def70

Speed75

Total505

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.8 m

Weight190.0 kg

Base XP177

Abilities

Volt Absorb

Absorbs electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

HustleNiche

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

Sand RushHAPopular

Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Volt Absorb grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

In ancient times, it was unbeatable thanks to its powerful lower body, but it went extinct anyway after it depleted all its plant-based food sources.

Dracozolt Weakness

Dracozolt is weak to Ice, Ground, Dragon, and Fairy. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Volt Absorb grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Dracozolt Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ice, Ground, Dragon, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Grass, Flying, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ice Ground Dragon Fairy

½xResist

Fire Water Grass Flying Steel

¼xResist

Electric

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (3)

Water Flying Dragon

How to Beat Dracozolt in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Excadrill's Earthquake also KOs at 115-136%.

CorviknightResists Dragon, recovers with Roost FlyingSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery DefogUtility U Turn Body Press Damage vs Dracozolt U Turn 16-18% View Corviknight builds →
ZapdosRecovers with Roost, outspeeds ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves RoostRecovery HurricaneSTAB Volt Switch Heat Wave Damage vs Dracozolt Hurricane 30-35% Volt Switch 9-11% Heat Wave 17-20% View Zapdos builds →
Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Swords Dance Damage vs Dracozolt Earthquake 2x 115-136%KO Rapid Spin 19-23% View Excadrill builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Swords Dance Scale Shot Stealth Rock Damage vs Dracozolt Earthquake 2x 112-132%KO View Garchomp builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Dracozolt Knock Off 34-40% Ice Shard 2x 43-50% View Weavile builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Dracozolt is a Electric/Dragon type packing 505 total stats. Can't breed it and it doesn't evolve, so what you catch is what you work with. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#880DracozoltDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Sword & Shield Dracozolt Best Moveset

Dracozolt runs a standard physical attacker set. Adamant nature with max Attack and Speed EVs shapes the build, while Life Orb brings extra damage on every hit for a health trade. Sandrush supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Sand Rush

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Dracozolt

Adamant+ATK

Dracozolt best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Doubles Physical Sweeper Moveset

Bolt BeakSTAB
ProtectFAST +4
Dragon ClawSTAB
Fire Fang

Recommended Teammates

DracovishGood

TyranitarDecent

RillaboomDecent

Moves

TMs carry this one. Dracozolt learns Outrage and Thunder naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Flying and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 7

Charge

D——20Electric

Lv 14

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 21

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 28

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Lv 35

Dragon Tail-6

C609010Dragon

Lv 42

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 49

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 56

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Lv 63

Bolt Beak

S8510010Electric

Lv 70

Dragon Pulse

C8510010Dragon

Lv 77

Dragon Rush

C1007510Dragon

TM Moves

TR01

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM99

Breaking Swipe

C6010015Dragon

TM97

Brutal Swing

C6010020Dark

TM81

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TR47

Dragon Claw

A8010015Dragon

TR62

Dragon Pulse

C8510010Dragon

TR67

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

TR10

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TR80

Electro Ball

D—10010Electric

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

C7010020Normal

TR15

Fire Blast

B110855Fire

TM68

Fire Fang

A659515Fire

TM13

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM09

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TR94

High Horsepower

C959510Ground

TM08

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TR31

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TR07

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TM01

Mega Kick

C120755Normal

Mega Punch

C808520Normal

TR24

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

TM25

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM54

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

TM22

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM98

Stomping Tantrum

C7510010Ground

TR75

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TR09

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM66

Thunder Fang

C659515Electric

TM05

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

TM14

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TR08

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TR86

Wild Charge

B9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Dracozolt doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Meteor Beam

C1209010Rock

Tutor

Rising Voltage

C7010020Electric

How to Get Dracozolt in Sword & Shield

Dracozolt is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Dracozolt Guide

In Sword & Shield, Sand Rush changes the entire equation for Dracozolt. The 505 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker. Boltbeak with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, Dracozolt's biggest threats include Lapras (Ice), Landorus (Ground), and Dragonite (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.
Sand Rush is what you want on Dracozolt. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Volt Absorb, Hustle) work on paper but Sand Rush is what makes Dracozolt worth using.
Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Dracozolt is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
For Sword & Shield, the core moveset is Boltbeak, Protect, Dragonclaw, and Fire Fang. Boltbeak leads at 24% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Dracozolt joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 1 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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