Is Drifloon Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Ghost/Flying with AbilityUnburden doubling Speed after consuming a held item. Breed-only. Drifblim at level 28 has enormous HP but low other stats.
Drifloon has the type edge here and should clean up Cilan's team.
Drifloon trades roughly evenly with Chili's team.
Drifloon trades roughly evenly with Cress's team.
Lenora's team hits Drifloon's weaknesses hard.
Drifloon has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Elesa's team hits Drifloon's weaknesses hard.
Clay's team hits Drifloon's weaknesses hard.
Drifloon trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Brycen's team hits Drifloon's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's team hits Drifloon's weaknesses hard.
Drifloon has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Drifloon's weaknesses hard.
Drifloon has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Drifloon has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Drifloon trades roughly evenly with Alder's team.
Drifloon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Drifloon in Black & White
Drifloon doesn't appear wild. Catch Drifloon instead, it shows up in the wild. Evolve it at level 28 to get Drifloon. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Drifloon in BW
To get Drifloon, start by catching Drifloon through walking encounters at Lv. 49-59. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Drifloon ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Drifblim with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Drifloon egg.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DrifblimRoute 13Lv.49GrassWhiteRate 15%AnyRoute 13Lv.59Dark GrassWhiteRate 15%AnyDouble grassGiant Chasm - OutsideLv.49CaveRate 10%AnyRoute 13Lv.49GrassBlackRate 10%AnyRoute 14Lv.49GrassRate 10%AnyGiant Chasm - OutsideLv.59CaveRate 10%AnyDouble grassRoute 13Lv.59Dark GrassBlackRate 10%AnyDouble grassRoute 14Lv.59Dark GrassRate 10%AnyDouble grassor evolve from Drifloon (Step 1)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Poison |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Drifloon Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Drifloon
 Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Liepard Dark | C | |
 Blitzle Electric | C | |
 Roggenrola Rock | C | |
Liepard Dark | C | |
 Zorua Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift | ||
Blitzle Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Blitzle builds →Shock Wave 2x49-59% Pursuit 2x28-35% | ||
Roggenrola Rock | C | |
 Zebstrika Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Zebstrika builds →Spark 2x96-113%KO Pursuit 2x40-47% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x78-94% Ice Fang 2x67-80% Thunder Fang 2x67-80% Bite 2x61-73% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x87-103%KO Assurance 2x58-69% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Liepard builds →Shadow Ball 2x60-71% Snarl 2x62-74% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodLostlorn Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x149-175%KO Shadow Ball 2x80-94% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x115-136%KO Assurance 2x76-91% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x79-93% Ice Fang 2x69-81% Thunder Fang 2x69-81% Bite 2x62-74% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x103-122%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-53% | ||
Zebstrika Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Zebstrika builds →Spark 2x98-116%KO Pursuit 2x42-49% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodLostlorn Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x153-181%KO Shadow Ball 2x81-97% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x119-140%KO Assurance 2x79-93% | ||
 Cofagrigus Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Cofagrigus builds →Shadow Ball 2x101-119%KO Thief 2x25-31% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Aerodactyl builds →Crunch 2x86-102%KO Rock Tomb 2x81-97% Ice Fang 2x70-83% Thunder Fang 2x70-83% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Crustle builds →Rock Slide 2x120-142%KO Shadow Claw 2x76-90% Feint Attack 2x64-76% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x169-199%KO Assurance 2x76-90% Thunderbolt 2x56-67% Blizzard 2x71-84% | ||
 Eelektross Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Eelektross builds →Thunderbolt 2x124-147%KO Crunch 2x89-105%KO Rock Slide 2x82-98% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodLostlorn Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x146-172%KO Shadow Ball 2x78-92% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Archeops builds →Rock Slide 2x147-174%KO Crunch 2x105-124%KO Shadow Claw 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x157-185%KO Shadow Claw 2x86-102%KO Rock Slide 2x92-108%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x164-193%KO Shadow Claw 2x80-95% Rock Slide 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x141-166%KO Thief 2x27-32% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x176-208%KO Assurance 2x78-92% Thunderbolt 2x58-69% Blizzard 2x73-87% | ||
Eelektross Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Eelektross builds →Thunderbolt 2x127-149%KO Crunch 2x91-108%KO Rock Slide 2x85-101%KO | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodLostlorn Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x150-176%KO Shadow Ball 2x79-94% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x352-415%KO Assurance 2x79-93% Ice Beam 2x57-67% Thunderbolt 2x57-67% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x157-185%KO Stone Edge 2x196-231%KO Shadow Claw 2x91-108%KO Ice Beam 2x77-91% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x153-180%KO Stone Edge 2x127-150%KO Shadow Ball 2x86-101%KO Payback 2x64-76% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x165-195%KO Stone Edge 2x116-137%KO Shadow Claw 2x81-96% | ||
In Black & White, Raikou can KO Drifloon with Thunderbolt (227-267%). Weavile threatens a KO with Ice Shard (110-130%). Terrakion's Stone Edge also KOs at 222-261%.
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x227-267%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 2x110-130%KO | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Terrakion builds →Stone Edge 2x222-261%KO | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x165-194%KO Draco Meteor133-157%KO Fire Blast75-88% Flamethrower62-72% | ||
Drifloon Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Drifloon easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Clear Smog, Defog and 6 more to offspring.
BW Drifloon Best Moveset
Ghost/Flying pre-evolution at 90 HP with AbilityUnburden doubling Speed after the held item is consumed. AbilityFlare Boost as a hidden ability boosts Sp. Atk by 50%% when burned. The moveset picks one boost and commits. Drifblim one evolution away adds HP.
Best Build
Drifloon best EVs are Attack and Sp. Atk
Mixed Attacker Moveset
- Acrobatics
- Will O Wisp
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power Ground
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Drifloon picks up Body Slam and Clear Smog only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Shadow Ball and Hex while Normal and Dark coverage and more adds range.
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
Because of the way it floats aimlessly, an old folktale calls it a “Signpost for Wandering Spirits.”
Drifloon Black & White Guide
In Black & White, 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.
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
- 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