The Essentials on Bagon
- Type
- Dragon
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Ice, Dragon, Fairy Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Fire, Water, Electric, Grass
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 300 · top stat: Attack (75) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 220 in the Lumiose Pokédex, 18 Wild Zone
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 276 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Draby in French · タツベイ, Tatsubay in Japanese · Kindwurm in German All Languages
Overview
Bagon is a Dragon-type Pokémon, No. 371 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 3. Category: Rock Head Pokémon. Height: 0.6 m, weight: 42.1 kg.
Bagon evolves into Shelgon (Lv. 30).
Ability: Rock Head. Hidden Ability: Sheer Force. Bagon is weak to Ice, Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 3
Ruby / Sapphire
National No.
#371
National Pokédex
Category
Rock Head Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
45
255
Attack
75
255
Defense
60
255
Special Attack
40
255
Special Defense
30
255
Speed
50
255
Total
300
Min HP (Lv. 100)
200
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
294
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dragon). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Ice
×2
Dragon
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 11 types
Normal
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Fire
×½
Water
×½
Electric
×½
Grass
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
Removes any additional effects from the Pokémon's moves, but increases the moves' power.
Bagon Evolution
Bagon Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Dragon
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Bagon Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Ember
Fire
Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Rage
Normal
Phys.
100%
20
20
1
Leer
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
5
Bite
Dark
Phys.
100%
60
25
10
Dragon Breath
Dragon
Spec.
100%
60
20
15
Headbutt
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
15
20
Scary Face
Normal
Stat
100%
—
10
25
Crunch
Dark
Phys.
100%
80
15
31
Dragon Claw
Dragon
Phys.
100%
80
15
35
Zen Headbutt
Psychic
Phys.
90%
80
15
40
Focus Energy
Normal
Stat
—
—
30
45
Flamethrower
Fire
Spec.
100%
90
15
50
Outrage
Dragon
Phys.
100%
120
10
55
Double-Edge
Normal
Phys.
100%
120
15
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Dragon
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Bagon
Available in 19 games, 41 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Emerald
Ruby
Sapphire
Pearl
Platinum
Black 2
White 2
Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby
X
Y
Moon
Sun
Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation III
Emerald 3 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(3)
Meteor Falls
Lv. 25 5%
Meteor Falls
Lv. 30 10%
Meteor Falls
Lv. 35 10%
Ruby 3 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(3)
Meteor Falls
Lv. 25 5%
Meteor Falls
Lv. 30 10%
Meteor Falls
Lv. 35 10%
Sapphire 3 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(3)
Meteor Falls
Lv. 25 5%
Meteor Falls
Lv. 30 10%
Meteor Falls
Lv. 35 10%
Generation IV
Pearl 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Route 210
Lv. 25 10%
Poké Radar required
Route 210
Lv. 26 10%
Poké Radar required
Route 210
Lv. 26 1%
Poké Radar required
Route 210
Lv. 26 1%
Poké Radar required
Platinum 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Route 210
Lv. 28 10%
Poké Radar required
Route 210
Lv. 29 10%
Poké Radar required
Route 210
Lv. 29 1%
Poké Radar required
Route 210
Lv. 30 1%
Poké Radar required
Generation V
Black 2 1 encounter
Available
▼
Hidden bush
(1)
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 55-59 15%
White 2 1 encounter
Available
▼
Hidden bush
(1)
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 55-59 15%
Generation VI
Alpha Sapphire 1 encounter
Available
▼
Horde encounter
(1)
Meteor Falls
Lv. 20 5%
Omega Ruby 1 encounter
Available
▼
Horde encounter
(1)
Meteor Falls
Lv. 20 5%
X 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Route 8
Lv. 14 4%
Route 8
Lv. 15 1%
Yellow flowers
(2)
Route 8
Lv. 14 4%
Route 8
Lv. 15 1%
Y 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Route 8
Lv. 14 4%
Route 8
Lv. 15 1%
Yellow flowers
(2)
Route 8
Lv. 14 4%
Route 8
Lv. 15 1%
Generation VII
Moon 2 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Route 3
Lv. 9-12 1%
Kala’e Bay
Lv. 15-18 10%
Sun 2 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Route 3
Lv. 9-12 1%
Kala’e Bay
Lv. 15-18 10%
Ultra Moon 2 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Route 3
Lv. 9-12 1%
Kala’e Bay
Lv. 15-18 10%
Ultra Sun 2 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Route 3
Lv. 9-12 1%
Kala’e Bay
Lv. 15-18 10%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Ruby
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sapphire
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Emerald
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Pearl
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Platinum
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Black 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Omega Ruby
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Alpha Sapphire
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Bagon in Pokémon GO
- 1,156Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 660Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 25 🍬to evolve into Shelgon
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Y
“Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day.”
Ruby
“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.”
Sapphire
“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.”
Emerald
“Although it is small, this POKéMON is very powerful because its body is a bundle of muscles. It launches head-butts with its ironlike skull.”
FireRed
“Its steel-hard head can shatter boulders. It longingly hopes for wings to grow so it can fly.”
LeafGreen
“Its steel-hard head can shatter boulders. It longingly hopes for wings to grow so it can fly.”
Diamond
“Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day.”
Pearl
“Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day.”
Platinum
“Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day.”
HeartGold
“Its well-developed neck muscles and ironlike head can smash boulders into pieces.”
SoulSilver
“Its well-developed neck muscles and ironlike head can smash boulders into pieces.”
Black
“Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day.”
White
“Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day.”
Black 2
“Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day.”
White 2
“Dreaming of one day flying, it practices by leaping off cliffs every day.”
X
“Its well-developed neck muscles and iron-like head can smash boulders into pieces.”
Omega Ruby
“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.”
Alpha Sapphire
“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.”
Sun
“Its belief that it will be able to fly one day is apparently the influence of information carried in its genes.”
Moon
“With its steel-hard stone head, it headbutts indiscriminately. This is because of the stress it feels at being unable to fly.”
Ultra Sun
“Whenever it sees bird Pokémon flying through the sky, it becomes envious and smashes its surroundings to bits with headbutts.”
Ultra Moon
“Some theories suggest that its behavior of forcefully bashing its head into things stimulates cells that affect its evolution.”
Sword
“Bagon jumps off cliffs every day, trying to grow stronger so that someday it will be able to fly.”
Shield
“Bagon is a solitary Pokémon that doesn’t form groups with others of its kind. It also has a head hard enough to cleave a boulder in one strike.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Draby
🇬🇧 English
Bagon
🇯🇵 漢字
タツベイ
🇯🇵 Kana
タツベイ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Tatsubay
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Kindwurm
🇪🇸 Español
Bagon
🇮🇹 Italiano
Bagon
🇰🇷 한국어
아공이
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
宝贝龙
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
寶貝龍
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Tête de Roc
🇬🇧 EN
Rock Head Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
いしあたまポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Steinhaupt-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Bagon
What type is Bagon?
Bagon is a Dragon-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Bagon?
Bagon evolves into Shelgon (Lv. 30).
What are Bagon's weaknesses?
Bagon is weak to Ice, Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Bagon's Hidden Ability?
Bagon's Hidden Ability is Sheer Force. Its regular Ability is Rock Head.
Where to find Bagon in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Bagon appears in the wild in Wild Zone 18 (Lv. 44-45). Lumiose Pokédex number: 220. All Wild Zones
Can you get a Shiny Bagon in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Bagon is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
