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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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 BoostHA

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when burned.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

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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

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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Drifloon with Stone Edge (294-346%). Bisharp threatens a KO with Sucker Punch (225-265%). Gengar's Shadow Ball also KOs at 233-274%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Drifloon Stone Edge 2x 294-346%KO Pursuit 2x 118-139%KO Crunch 2x 235-277%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Bisharp DarkSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Sucker Punch Iron Head Knock Off Swords Dance Damage vs Drifloon Sucker Punch 2x 225-265%KO Knock Off 2x 209-246%KO View Bisharp builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Drifloon Shadow Ball 2x 233-274%KO Sludge Bomb 65-77% View Gengar builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Drifloon Flash Cannon 78-92% Volt Switch 2x 136-161%KO Thunderbolt 2x 175-206%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Drifloon Ice Shard 2x 102-121%KO Rock Slide 2x 127-150%KO View Mamoswine builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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 49 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Clear Smog, Defog and 7 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

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Drifloon Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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

Moves

Coverage runs deep. Drifloon can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Dark. The offense anchors on Shadow Ball and Hex while TMs handle everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 1

Minimize

———10Normal

Lv 4

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 8

Gust

—4010035Flying

Lv 13

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 16

Payback

—5010010Dark

Lv 20

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Lv 25

Stockpile

C——20Normal

Lv 27

Hex

D6510010Ghost

Lv 32

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Lv 32

Swallow

———10Normal

Lv 36

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Lv 40

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 44

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 50

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM64

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Clear Smog

D50—15Poison

Egg

Defog

C——15Flying

Egg

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Hypnosis

D—6020Psychic

Egg

Memento

C—10010Dark

Egg

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Egg

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bind

—158520Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Magic Coat+4

C——15Psychic

Tutor

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Tutor

Recycle

D——10Normal

Tutor

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Tutor

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Rollout

D309020Rock

Gen 4

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Gen 4

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 5

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

How to Get Drifloon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Drifloon can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring it over from Diamond, Platinum, or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Catch in the wild in:

XWalking · Route 8 · Yellow Flower

Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum Sun Ultra Sun Sword

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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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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