Drakloak is meant to evolve into Dragapult . At 410 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Drakloak weak to?

In Sword & Shield, Drakloak's biggest threats include Cloyster (Ice), Dragapult (Ghost), and Dragonite (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dark and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Drakloak's base 102 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

How do you evolve Drakloak?

In Sword & Shield, Dreepy evolves into Drakloak at level 50. Drakloak evolves into Dragapult at level 60. Drakloak is a middle-stage evolution in the Dreepy line.

What is the best ability for Drakloak?

Clear Body is the go-to ability for Drakloak. It prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon. Its hidden ability Cursed Body can work in specific setups. Infiltrator is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

What role does Drakloak play in battle?

Base 102 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Drakloak is a special attacker with base 60 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a pivot.

Drakloak - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Pivot

CTier

102Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Speed and Attack carry the offense, Defense doesn't even come close. A Caretaker Pokemon on a slow 1.25M XP grind, worth 2 Speed EVs per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP68

Attack80

Defense50

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def50

Speed102

Total410

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight11.0 kg

Base XP144

Abilities

Clear Body

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

InfiltratorTop Pick

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

Cursed BodyHANiche

Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

It’s capable of flying faster than 120 mph. It battles alongside Dreepy and dotes on them until they successfully evolve.

Drakloak Weakness

Type-wise, Drakloak takes extra damage from Ice, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, and Fairy. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. At base 102 Speed, Drakloak outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.

Drakloak Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ice, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartGood

5Weak

6Resist

2Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ice Ghost Dragon Dark Fairy

½xResist

Fire Water Electric Grass Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting

STAB (3)

Dragon Psychic Ghost

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

Hatterene PsychicFairy	A
Available Moves Moves Dazzling GleamLv. 30 Shadow ClawTM65 Brutal SwingTM97 Draining KissTM87 Damage vs Drakloak Dazzling Gleam 2x 142-167%KO Shadow Claw 2x 59-70% Brutal Swing 2x 50-59% Draining Kiss 2x 90-107%KO View Hatterene builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Draining KissTM87 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 81-96% Fairy Wind 2x 64-76% View Togekiss builds →
Gardevoir PsychicFairy	B
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 1 Dazzling GleamLv. 1 Icy WindTM27 Draining KissTM87 Damage vs Drakloak Moonblast 2x 155-183%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 131-154%KO Icy Wind 2x 60-71% Draining Kiss 2x 83-98% View Gardevoir builds →
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Play RoughLv. 48 False SurrenderLv. 1 Dark PulseLv. 35 Spirit BreakLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Play Rough 2x 143-170%KO False Surrender 2x 127-150%KO Dark Pulse 2x 105-124%KO Spirit Break 2x 120-141%KO View Grimmsnarl builds →
Obstagoon DarkNormal	C
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 1 Shadow ClawTM65 AssuranceTM58 SnarlTM85 Damage vs Drakloak Night Slash 2x 88-104%KO Shadow Claw 2x 59-70% Assurance 2x 75-89% Snarl 2x 51-61% View Obstagoon builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Partway through Dreepy's chain. Drakloak still has another evolution ahead before reaching Dragapult. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. HP has grown the most so far (+40), but there's still another 190 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#885Dreepy

Level 50

#886Drakloak

Level 60

#887Dragapult

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Dreepy

DragonGhost

Drakloak

DragonGhost

Dragapult

DragonGhost

68+40

88+20

ATK

80+20

120+40

DEF

50+20

75+25

SP.ATK

60+20

100+40

SP.DEF

50+20

75+25

SPE

102+20

142+40

BST

270D-Tier

410C-Tier+140

600A-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Drakloak to get Dreepy eggs easily using 46 partners from the Indeterminate and Dragon egg groups. Notable egg moves include Confuse Ray, Curse, Disable and 4 more.

Egg Groups

IndeterminateDragon

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Drakloak Best Moveset

Infiltrator and Eviolite give Drakloak staying power beyond its evolution stage. Timid nature boosts Speed, max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental

Special Sweeper

Ability

Infiltrator

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Drakloak

Timid+SPE

Drakloak best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Def

SpA

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

Draco MeteorSTAB
HexSTAB
Thunder Wave
U Turn

Recommended Teammates

MarowakExcellent

ToxtricityExcellent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Confuse Ray and Curse give Drakloak options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Outrage and Dragon Rush. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 1

Dragon Pulse

C8510010Dragon

Lv 1

Infestation

D2010020Bug

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 6

Lock-On

D——5Normal

Lv 12

Assurance

—6010010Dark

Lv 18

Hex

S6510010Ghost

Lv 24

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 30

Double Hit

D359010Normal

Lv 36

U-turn

S7010020Bug

Lv 42

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Lv 48

Phantom Force

C9010010Ghost

Lv 54

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 61

Dragon Rush

C1007510Dragon

Lv 66

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 72

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

TM Moves

TM78

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TR83

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TM37

Beat Up

D—10010Dark

TM99

Breaking Swipe

C6010015Dragon

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM45

Dive

C8010010Water

TR51

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

TR62

Dragon Pulse

C8510010Dragon

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR15

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM77

Hex

S6510010Ghost

TR03

Hydro Pump

D110805Water

TR24

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

TM86

Phantom Force

C9010010Ghost

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TR97

Psychic Fangs

C8510010Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR84

Scald

D8010015Water

TR33

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM30

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR04

Surf

D9010015Water

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TR09

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM14

Thunder Wave

S—9020Electric

TR08

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM56

U-turn

S7010020Bug

TM38

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Double Team

———15Normal

Egg

Dragon Tail-6

C609010Dragon

Egg

Grudge

———5Ghost

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Tutor Moves

Drakloak can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Drakloak in Sword & Shield

high spawn rates for Drakloak across 26 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Drakloak in Sword & Shield

The path to Drakloak starts with Dreepy at Lv. 50-65 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Dreepy
Lake of Outrage
ShieldGrass Lv.50-52 Water
2%Post
Heavy Fog
Lake of Outrage
SwordGrass Lv.50-52 Water
2%Post
Thunderstorm
Lake of Outrage
SwordGrass Lv.50-52 Water
2%Post
Heavy Fog
Lake of Outrage
ShieldGrass Lv.50-52 Water
2%Post
Thunderstorm
Lake of Outrage
ShieldGrass Lv.50-52 Water
1%Post
Overcast
Lake of Outrage
SwordGrass Lv.50-52 Water
1%Post
Overcast
Train until Level 50
Step 2Drakloak ✓
Old Cemetery
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
100%Post
Sandstorm
Old Cemetery
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
100%Post
Sandstorm
Old Cemetery
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Intense Sun
Old Cemetery
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Raining
Old Cemetery
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Snowing
Old Cemetery
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Heavy Fog
Old Cemetery
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Overcast
Old Cemetery
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Raining
Old Cemetery
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Normal Weather
Old Cemetery
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Heavy Fog
Old Cemetery
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Snowstorm
Old Cemetery
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Overcast
Old Cemetery
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Normal Weather
Old Cemetery
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Snowstorm
Old Cemetery
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Thunderstorm
Old Cemetery
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Intense Sun
Old Cemetery
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Snowing
Old Cemetery
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
9%Post
Thunderstorm
Lake of Outrage
ShieldOverworld Lv.55-58 Water
2%Post
Heavy Fog
Lake of Outrage
SwordOverworld Lv.55-58 Water
2%Post
Thunderstorm
Lake of Outrage
SwordOverworld Lv.55-58 Water
2%Post
Heavy Fog
Lake of Outrage
ShieldOverworld Lv.55-58 Water
2%Post
Thunderstorm
Lake of Outrage
ShieldOverworld Lv.55-58 Water
1%Post
Overcast
Lake of Outrage
SwordOverworld Lv.55-58 Water
1%Post
Raining
Lake of Outrage
SwordOverworld Lv.55-58 Water
1%Post
Overcast
Lake of Outrage
ShieldOverworld Lv.55-58 Water
1%Post
Raining
or evolve from Dreepy (Step 1)

Drakloak Guide

Drakloak is meant to evolve into Dragapult. At 410 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Sword & Shield, Drakloak's biggest threats include Cloyster (Ice), Dragapult (Ghost), and Dragonite (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dark and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Drakloak's base 102 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In Sword & Shield, Dreepy evolves into Drakloak at level 50. Drakloak evolves into Dragapult at level 60. Drakloak is a middle-stage evolution in the Dreepy line.
Clear Body is the go-to ability for Drakloak. It prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon. Its hidden ability Cursed Body can work in specific setups. Infiltrator is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Base 102 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Drakloak is a special attacker with base 60 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a pivot.

Game Availability

Drakloak joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 2 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

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Milcery Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Draining KissLv. 15 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 48-57% View Milcery builds →
Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 12 Disarming VoiceLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 44-52% Disarming Voice 2x 35-43% View Ralts builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 18 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Drakloak Bite 2x 60-71% Payback 2x 52-62% View Stunky builds →
Cutiefly BugFairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 18 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 48-57% Fairy Wind 2x 40-48% View Cutiefly builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Drakloak Payback 2x 48-57% View Purrloin builds →

Spritzee Fairy	C
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 15 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 47-57% Fairy Wind 2x 41-49% View Spritzee builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 12 Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 47-57% Fairy Wind 2x 38-45% View Swirlix builds →
Milcery Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Draining KissLv. 15 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 45-53% View Milcery builds →
Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 12 Disarming VoiceLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 41-49% Disarming Voice 2x 34-41% View Ralts builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Drakloak Payback 2x 54-65% View Scraggy builds →

Spritzee Fairy	C
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 15 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 49-59% Fairy Wind 2x 40-48% View Spritzee builds →
Pawniard DarkSteel	C
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 25 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Drakloak Assurance 2x 71-84% Payback 2x 59-70% View Pawniard builds →
Impidimp DarkFairy	D
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 24 BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Drakloak Sucker Punch 2x 52-62% Bite 2x 46-55% Assurance 2x 46-55% View Impidimp builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 12 Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 46-55% Fairy Wind 2x 37-44% View Swirlix builds →
Milcery Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Draining KissLv. 15 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 43-51% View Milcery builds →

Mimikyu GhostFairy	B
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceTM86 HexTM77 PaybackTM57 Shadow SneakLv. 6 Damage vs Drakloak Phantom Force 2x 110-130%KO Hex 2x 53-62% Payback 2x 42-49% Shadow Sneak 2x 50-59% View Mimikyu builds →
Togetic FairyFlying	C
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Fairy Wind 2x 45-54% View Togetic builds →
Spritzee Fairy	C
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 36 Draining KissLv. 15 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Moonblast 2x 89-105%KO Draining Kiss 2x 48-57% Fairy Wind 2x 41-48% View Spritzee builds →
Impidimp DarkFairy	D
Available Moves Moves Dark PulseLv. 33 Sucker PunchLv. 24 BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Drakloak Dark Pulse 2x 69-82% Sucker Punch 2x 53-62% Bite 2x 45-54% Assurance 2x 45-54% View Impidimp builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves Play RoughLv. 33 Draining KissLv. 12 Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Drakloak Play Rough 2x 69-82% Draining Kiss 2x 45-54% Fairy Wind 2x 38-45% View Swirlix builds →

Mimikyu GhostFairy	B
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceTM86 HexTM77 Draining KissTM87 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Drakloak Phantom Force 2x 114-135%KO Hex 2x 55-65% Draining Kiss 2x 43-51% Payback 2x 42-50% View Mimikyu builds →
Togetic FairyFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Draining KissTM87 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Draining Kiss 2x 59-70% Fairy Wind 2x 48-57% View Togetic builds →
Shiinotic GrassFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Dazzling GleamLv. 38 Draining KissTM87 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Dazzling Gleam 2x 101-119%KO Draining Kiss 2x 64-76% Astonish 2x 16-20% View Shiinotic builds →
Spritzee Fairy	C
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 36 Draining KissTM87 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak Moonblast 2x 92-108%KO Draining Kiss 2x 50-59% Fairy Wind 2x 41-49% View Spritzee builds →
Morgrem DarkFairy	D
Available Moves Moves False SurrenderLv. 1 Dark PulseLv. 35 Sucker PunchLv. 24 BiteLv. 1 Damage vs Drakloak False Surrender 2x 76-89% Dark Pulse 2x 86-103%KO Sucker Punch 2x 66-78% Bite 2x 57-68% View Morgrem builds →