The Essentials on Tatsugiri
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Dragon, Fairy Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Fire, Water · ×½ Steel
- Evolution
- Tatsugiri does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- 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. View- Special Forms
- Mega Evolution (Tatsugirinite) Details
- Stats
- Total 475 · top stat: Special Attack (120) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 31 in the Extradimensional Pokédex (Mega Dimension)
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 375 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available
- Other Names
- Nigirigon in French · シャリタツ, Syaritatsu in Japanese · Nigiragi in German All Languages
Overview
Tatsugiri is a Dragon and Water-type Pokémon, No. 978 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Mimicry Pokémon. Height: 0.3 m, weight: 8 kg.
Ability: Commander. Hidden Ability: Storm Drain. Tatsugiri is weak to Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#978
National Pokédex
Category
Mimicry Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
68
255
Attack
50
255
Defense
60
255
Special Attack
120
255
Special Defense
95
255
Speed
82
255
Total
475
Min HP (Lv. 100)
246
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
340
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dragon / Water). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 2 types
Dragon
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 13 types
Normal
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 1 type
Steel
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 2 types
Fire
×¼
Water
×¼
Abilities
Ability 1
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it goes inside the mouth of an ally Dondozo if one is on the field. The Pokémon then issues commands from there.
The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves. Instead of taking damage from them, its Sp. Atk stat is boosted.
Tatsugiri Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Tatsugiri Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Dragon · Water
Droopy Form Tatsugiri
Dragon · Water
Mega Evolution
Dragon · Water
Mega Evolution
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Tatsugiri Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Water Gun
Water
Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Splash
Normal
Stat
—
—
40
6
Harden
Normal
Stat
—
—
30
12
Helping Hand
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
17
Water Pulse
Water
Spec.
100%
60
20
23
Soak
Water
Stat
100%
—
20
28
Taunt
Dark
Stat
100%
—
20
34
Memento
Dark
Stat
100%
—
10
39
Muddy Water
Water
Spec.
85%
90
10
43
Nasty Plot
Dark
Stat
—
—
20
47
Mirror Coat
Psychic
Spec.
100%
—
20
52
Dragon Pulse
Dragon
Spec.
100%
85
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Water 2
Egg Cycles
35 cycles
≈ 8,995 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special 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 Tatsugiri
Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Scarlet
Violet
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.
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
Tatsugiri in Pokémon GO
- 2,746Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,569Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Scarlet
“This is a small dragon Pokémon. It lives inside the mouth of Dondozo to protect itself from enemies on the outside.”
Violet
“Tatsugiri is an extremely cunning Pokémon. It feigns weakness to lure in prey, then orders its partner to attack.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Nigirigon
🇬🇧 English
Tatsugiri
🇯🇵 漢字
シャリタツ
🇯🇵 Kana
シャリタツ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Syaritatsu
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Nigiragi
🇪🇸 Español
Tatsugiri
🇮🇹 Italiano
Tatsugiri
🇰🇷 한국어
싸리용
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
米立龙
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
米立龍
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Mimétisme
🇬🇧 EN
Mimicry Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ぎたいポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Mimesen
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Tatsugiri
What type is Tatsugiri?
Tatsugiri is a Dragon and Water-type Pokémon.
What are Tatsugiri's weaknesses?
Tatsugiri is weak to Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Tatsugiri's Hidden Ability?
Tatsugiri's Hidden Ability is Storm Drain. Its regular Ability is Commander.
How to Mega Evolve Tatsugiri?
Tatsugiri can Mega Evolve in battle if it holds the matching Mega Stone. For Mega Evolution, the required Mega Stone is Tatsugirinite.
