What does Drifloon evolve into?

Get Drifloon to Drifblim at level 28. At 348 BST, Drifloon is just the starting point.

At what level does Drifloon evolve?

Level 28 gets you Drifblim . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Drifloon?

In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Drifloon works as a placeholder. Ghost/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Drifblim . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Drifloon?

You can find Drifloon in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Drifloon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Drifloon's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP90

Attack50

Defense34

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def44

Speed70

Total348

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate125 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight1.2 kg

Base XP70

Abilities

Aftermath

Damages the attacker for 1/4 its max HP when knocked out by a contact move.

Unburden

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

Flare BoostHANot in game

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when burned.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

A Pokémon formed by the spirits of people and Pokémon. It loves damp, humid seasons.

Drifloon Weakness

Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Drifloon for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal, Fighting, and Ground-type moves can't touch it at all.

Drifloon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Poison
0.25x (Resist)	Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartExcellent

5Weak

3Resist

3Immune

Score+3

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock Ghost Dark

½xResist

Grass Poison

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Ground

STAB (5)

Psychic Ghost Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Drifloon in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Tomb 2x 58-69% Rock Throw 2x 49-58% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Tomb 2x 85-100%KO Rock Throw 2x 72-85% View Solrock builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 5 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Drifloon Thief 2x 78-92% Pursuit 2x 55-65% Astonish 2x 28-33% View Murkrow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Drifloon Thunderbolt 2x 65-77% Spark 2x 55-65% View Pachirisu builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Tomb 2x 51-62% Rock Throw 2x 42-50% View Onix builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Drifloon is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Drifblim. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Drifloon. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#425Drifloon

Level 28

#426Drifblim

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Drifloon

GhostFlying

Drifblim

GhostFlying

150+60

ATK

80+30

DEF

44+10

SP.ATK

90+30

SP.DEF

54+10

SPE

80+10

BST

348C-Tier

498B-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed Drifloon easily with 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Destiny Bond, Disable and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

30 cycles·7,710 steps

Moderate~8 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Drifloon Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Drifloon picks up Body Slam and Destiny Bond only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Shadow Ball and Ominous Wind while Normal and Dark coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 1

Minimize

———20Normal

Lv 6

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 11

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 14

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 17

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 22

Stockpile

———20Normal

Lv 27

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Lv 27

Swallow

———10Normal

Lv 30

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Lv 33

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Lv 38

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Lv 43

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

HM05

Defog

———15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM64

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM62

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Destiny Bond

D——5Ghost

Egg

Disable

——8020Normal

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Hypnosis

D—7020Psychic

Egg

Memento

D—10010Dark

Tutor Moves

Drifloon can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Drifloon in Diamond & Pearl

Drifloon waits at a fixed spot in this game. Head to Valley Windworks for a one-time encounter. No random spawns or encounter rates involved — it's a set battle at a known location.

Best Locations to Catch Drifloon in Diamond & Pearl

Valley Windworks

PearlInteract with Pokemon Lv.22 Power-plant

LimitedMid

Valley Windworks

DiamondInteract with Pokemon Lv.22 Power-plant

LimitedMid

Drifloon Guide

Get Drifloon to Drifblim at level 28. At 348 BST, Drifloon is just the starting point.
Level 28 gets you Drifblim. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Drifloon works as a placeholder. Ghost/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Drifblim. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Drifloon in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Drifloon appears in 13 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Throw 2x 53-62% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Throw 2x 72-85% View Solrock builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Drifloon Spark 2x 57-68% View Pachirisu builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Throw 2x 47-57% View Onix builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 7 Damage vs Drifloon Thunder Shock 2x 42-51% View Elekid builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 BiteLv. 1 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 120-143%KO Thunder Fang 2x 71-83% Ice Fang 2x 71-83% Bite 2x 66-78% View Aerodactyl builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Drifloon Shadow Ball 2x 99-117%KO Feint Attack 2x 88-105%KO Ominous Wind 2x 74-87% Shock Wave 2x 50-58% View Spiritomb builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 29 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Drifloon Thunder 2x 82-96% Thunderbolt 2x 66-79% Discharge 2x 59-70% Spark 2x 56-67% View Pachirisu builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 111-131%KO Rock Tomb 2x 91-108%KO Rock Throw 2x 77-90% Rollout 2x 47-55% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 66-79% Rock Tomb 2x 54-64% Rock Throw 2x 44-52% Payback 2x 29-35% View Onix builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 BiteLv. 1 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 120-143%KO Thunder Fang 2x 71-83% Ice Fang 2x 71-83% Bite 2x 66-78% View Aerodactyl builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Drifloon Shadow Ball 2x 99-117%KO Feint Attack 2x 88-105%KO Ominous Wind 2x 74-87% Shock Wave 2x 50-58% View Spiritomb builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Feint AttackLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 116-137%KO Feint Attack 2x 62-74% Rock Tomb 2x 93-111%KO Thief 2x 62-74% View Sudowoodo builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 29 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Drifloon Thunder 2x 82-96% Thunderbolt 2x 66-79% Discharge 2x 59-70% Spark 2x 56-67% View Pachirisu builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 111-131%KO Rock Tomb 2x 91-108%KO Rock Throw 2x 77-90% Rollout 2x 47-55% View Graveler builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Damage vs Drifloon Shadow Ball 2x 97-114%KO Sucker Punch 2x 98-117%KO Feint Attack 2x 86-102%KO Ominous Wind 2x 74-87% View Spiritomb builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Feint AttackLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 113-134%KO Feint Attack 2x 61-73% Rock Tomb 2x 93-109%KO Thief 2x 61-73% View Sudowoodo builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 29 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Drifloon Thunder 2x 78-92% Thunderbolt 2x 65-77% Discharge 2x 59-69% Spark 2x 55-64% View Pachirisu builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 109-129%KO Rock Tomb 2x 88-104%KO Rock Throw 2x 74-87% Rollout 2x 46-55% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 63-74% Rock Tomb 2x 52-62% Rock Throw 2x 44-52% Payback 2x 29-35% View Onix builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Damage vs Drifloon Shadow Ball 2x 93-110%KO Sucker Punch 2x 97-115%KO Feint Attack 2x 83-98% Ominous Wind 2x 72-85% View Spiritomb builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Feint AttackLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Drifloon Rock Slide 2x 112-133%KO Feint Attack 2x 60-72% Rock Tomb 2x 91-108%KO Thief 2x 60-72% View Sudowoodo builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 29 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Drifloon Thunder 2x 78-92% Thunderbolt 2x 64-76% Discharge 2x 56-66% Spark 2x 54-64% View Pachirisu builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Drifloon Thunder 2x 121-142%KO Thunderbolt 2x 99-117%KO Spark 2x 58-69% Shock Wave 2x 68-80% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Drifloon Thunder 2x 111-131%KO Thunderbolt 2x 91-108%KO Spark 2x 50-60% Shock Wave 2x 62-73% View Minun builds →