Is Bagon Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Meteor Falls back room, late-game catch. AbilityRock Head negates recoil. Salamence at 50 is a 600 BST pseudo-legendary with AbilityIntimidate. The grind from Bagon through Shelgon (30) to Salamence (50) is long but the payoff is one of the strongest Pokemon in RS.
Bagon resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Bagon has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Bagon trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Bagon has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Bagon trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Salamence has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Salamence has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Salamence trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Bagon on Meteor Falls (walking, Lv 25-35, common).
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Wattson
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- LV 33DragonDragon Breath90100%20
- After Winona
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- LV 41DarkCrunch80100%15
- After Wallace
- TM31FightingBrick Break75100%15
- LV 49DragonDragon Claw120100%15
- LV 53NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
Your Bagon should hit Level 30 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Wattson
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- After Winona
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- LV 38DragonDragon Breath90100%20
- After Wallace
- TM31FightingBrick Break75100%15
- LV 56DarkCrunch80100%15
- LV 69DragonDragon Claw120100%15
- LV 78NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
Your Shelgon should hit Level 50 before you reach Glacia, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50FlyingFly13595%15
- LV 50DragonDragon Breath90100%20
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- LV 79DragonDragon Claw120100%15
- LV 93NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
How to Get Bagon in Ruby & Sapphire
Bagon starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Bagon Weakness
Bagon's Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice and Dragon. The Dragon typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Bagon's physical bulk (base 60 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Bagon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Bagon
 Shelgon Dragon | C | |
Shelgon Dragon | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bagon View Latios builds →Dragon Claw 2x230-271%KO Ice Beam 2x182-215%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bagon View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x293-346%KO Ice Beam 2x206-243%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bagon View Latias builds →Dragon Claw 2x200-236%KO Ice Beam 2x157-185%KO | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
In Ruby & Sapphire, Wailmer's Earthquake hits Bagon for 35-42%. Diglett's Earthquake hits Bagon for 48-57%. Doduo's Double-Edge also KOs at 96-113%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterveil ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Bagon View Wailmer builds →Earthquake35-42% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Bagon View Diglett builds →Earthquake48-57% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Bagon View Doduo builds →Drill Peck64-76% Double Edge96-113%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Bagon View Porygon builds →Psychic55-65% Facade34-40% | ||
Bagon Evolutions
Bagon kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Shelgon all the way to Salamence. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 300 total stats over Bagon. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RS Bagon Best Moveset
Dragon pre-evolution heading toward Salamence's devastating Dragon Dance sweeping. AbilityRock Head removes recoil from MoveDouble-Edge. Two evolutions from one of the format's most dangerous attackers. Nothing competitive here.
Best Build
Bagon best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Dragon Dance
- Double Edge
- Brick Break
- Hidden Power Ghost
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Dragon Dance and Dragon Rage on Bagon. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Dragon Claw and Dragon Breath, they expand what Bagon can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
BAGON has a dream of one day soaring in the sky. In doomed efforts to fly, this POKéMON hurls itself off cliffs. As a result of its dives, its head has grown tough and as hard as tempered steel.
BAGON harbors a never-ending dream of one day soaring high among the clouds. As if trying to dispel its frustration over its inability to fly, this POKéMON slams its hard head against huge rocks and shatters them into pebbles.
Bagon Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Bagon works as a placeholder. Dragon coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Shelgon. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Bagon appears in 16 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves