Dragon Breath (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt upon evolution
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Dragon
Category	Special
Power	60
Accuracy	100
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 2

Machine/Record

Gold/Silver Crystal	TM24

Effects

Dragon Breath deals damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.

Electric type Pokémon, those with the ability Limber or those behind a Substitute cannot be paralyzed.

Changes

In Generations 2-5, this move's name is formatted as DragonBreath.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Dragonium Z and uses its Z-Power, Dragon Breath turns into Devastating Drake and has base power 120.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Dragon Breath
Japanese	りゅうのいぶき (Ryū no Ibuki)
German	Feuerodem
French	Dracosouffle
Italian	Dragospiro
Spanish	Dragoaliento
Korean	용의숨결
Chinese (Simplified)	龙息
Chinese (Traditional)	龍息

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	A strong breath attack.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Strikes the foe with an incredible blast of breath.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The foe is hit with an incredible blast of breath that may also paralyze.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. It may also paralyze the target.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Scarlet/Violet	The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Dragon Breath at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.