Is Drifblim Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Drifloon evolves at level 28. Ghost/Flying with AbilityAftermath. Enormous HP absorbs hits. Handles Korrina and Olympia. Falls behind offensively against the E4.
Drifloon resists most of Viola's coverage and hits back hard.
Drifloon trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Drifblim resists most of Korrina's coverage and hits back hard.
Drifblim resists most of Ramos's coverage and hits back hard.
Clemont's team hits Drifblim's weaknesses hard.
Drifblim has the type edge here and should clean up Valerie's team.
Drifblim has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Drifblim trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Drifblim trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Drifblim trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Drifblim trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Drifblim trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Drifblim trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Drifloon on Route 8 (walking, Lv 13-15, common).
Your Drifloon should hit Level 28 before you reach Korrina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Drifblim in X & Y
No wild encounters for Drifblim. The 2-stage line runs through Drifloon, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 28 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Drifblim in XY
To get Drifblim, start by catching Drifloon through walking encounters at Lv. 13-15. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch DrifloonRoute 8Lv.13-15GrassRate 30%Route 8Lv.15GrassRate 30%Yellow Flower
Step 2Drifblim ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Drifblim egg.
Drifblim Weakness
Type-wise, Drifblim takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. Normal, Fighting, and Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Poison |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Ground |
What is Drifblim Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Drifblim
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Absol builds →Bite 2x76-91% Shadow Claw 2x58-69% Rock Tomb 2x51-60% Thunderbolt 2x44-52% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x64-75% Ice Fang 2x46-54% Thunder Fang 2x46-54% Bite 2x42-50% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x74-88% Thief 2x49-58% Thunderbolt 2x24-29% | ||
 Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 2x78-92% Rock Tomb 2x24-29% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x83-98% Assurance 2x55-65% Thunderbolt 2x35-41% | ||
Plusle Electric | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Minun Electric | C | |
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 2x78-92% Rock Tomb 2x24-29% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x64-76% Thunderbolt 2x42-50% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x83-98% Assurance 2x55-65% Thunderbolt 2x35-41% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Plusle Electric | C | |
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 2x78-92% Rock Tomb 2x24-29% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x64-76% Thunderbolt 2x42-50% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x83-98% Assurance 2x55-65% Thunderbolt 2x35-41% | ||
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Plusle Electric | C | |
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x55-66% Shadow Claw 2x39-47% Night Slash 2x26-31% | ||
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 2x81-95% Rock Tomb 2x24-29% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x91-108%KO Astonish 2x23-28% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x66-78% Thunderbolt 2x44-52% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x87-102%KO Assurance 2x58-68% Thunderbolt 2x36-43% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x147-173%KO Assurance 2x59-69% Thunderbolt 2x36-43% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x57-67% Shadow Claw 2x40-48% Night Slash 2x27-32% | ||
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 2x81-96% Rock Tomb 2x25-30% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x92-109%KO Astonish 2x24-29% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Ambrette Town Gift) | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x171-201%KO Assurance 2x46-54% Ice Beam 2x21-25% Thunderbolt 2x21-25% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x108-128%KO Astonish 2x23-28% | ||
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Aurorus builds →Ice Beam 2x73-87% Stone Edge 2x77-91% Thunderbolt 2x49-58% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x103-121%KO Stone Edge 2x72-85% Shadow Claw 2x50-60% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x56-66% Shadow Claw 2x40-47% Night Slash 2x26-31% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x216-255%KO Assurance 2x58-69% Ice Beam 2x34-41% Thunderbolt 2x34-41% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x96-114%KO Stone Edge 2x120-142%KO Shadow Claw 2x57-67% Ice Beam 2x47-55% | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x166-195%KO Crunch 2x59-69% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x108-127%KO Shadow Ball 2x45-53% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x102-121%KO Stone Edge 2x71-84% Shadow Claw 2x50-59% | ||
In X & Y, Tyranitar can KO Drifblim with Stone Edge (174-204%). Kyurem threatens a KO with Ice Beam (105-123%). Gengar's Shadow Ball also KOs at 142-167%.
Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x174-204%KO Pursuit 2x70-82% Crunch 2x139-164%KO | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x105-123%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x142-167%KO Sludge Bomb40-47% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Drifblim View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x67-79% Shadow Ball 2x76-90% | ||
Drifblim Evolutions
Drifblim is the evolved form of Drifloon. Breeding produces Drifloon eggs, and they're slow to hatch. Evolving from Drifloon gave Drifblim the biggest boost in HP (+60), bringing the total to 498 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Drifblim to get Drifloon eggs easily using 49 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Clear Smog, Defog and 7 more.
XY Drifblim Best Moveset
150 HP with AbilityUnburden doubling Speed after item use. Ghost TermStab hits Steel neutrally this generation. Ghost/Flying typing gives three immunities. The moveset adapted through improved Ghost coverage against Steel. 90 Sp. Atk fires after the speed boost.
Best Build
Drifblim best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Calm Mind
- Defog
- Hex
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Body Slam and Clear Smog aren't available any other way for Drifblim, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Phantom Force and Fly for solid options.
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
It carries people and Pokémon when it flies. But since it only drifts, it can end up anywhere.
It’s drowsy in daytime, but flies off in the evening in big groups. No one knows where they go.
Drifblim X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Drifblim has a 498 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. It works best as a balanced. Shadow Ball with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
Aftermath is the go-to ability for Drifblim. It damages the attacker for 1/4 its max HP when knocked out by a contact move. Its hidden ability Flare Boost can work in specific setups. Unburden is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In X & Y, Drifblim fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For X & Y, the core moveset is Shadow Ball, Calm Mind, Defog, and Hex. Shadow Ball leads at 0% usage. Hex provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Drifblim first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 13 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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