Koraidon Evolution
Koraidon Abilities
Turns the sunlight harsh when entering battle, and boosts Attack while active.
Koraidon Moves
| Move▲ | Type▲ | Cat.▲ | Pow▲ | Acc▲ | Method▲ | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Day | fire | status | – | – | Level 1 | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. |
| Breaking Swipe | dragon | physical | 60 | 100 | Level 1 | The user swings its tough tail wildly and attacks opposing Pokémon. This also lowers their Attack stats. |
| Rock Smash | fighting | physical | 40 | 100 | Level 7 | The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. |
| Ancient Power | rock | special | 60 | 100 | Level 14 | The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once. |
| Drain Punch | fighting | physical | 75 | 100 | Level 21 | The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. |
| Brick Break | fighting | physical | 75 | 100 | Level 28 | The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect. |
| Agility | psychic | status | – | – | Level 35 | The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat. |
| Dragon Claw | dragon | physical | 80 | 100 | Level 42 | The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws to inflict damage. |
| Flamethrower | fire | special | 90 | 100 | Level 49 | The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Collision Course | fighting | physical | 100 | 100 | Level 56 | The user transforms and crashes to the ground, causing a massive prehistoric explosion. This move's power is boosted more than usual if it’s a supereffective hit. |
| Screech | normal | status | – | 85 | Level 63 | An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat. |
| Counter | fighting | physical | – | 100 | Level 70 | A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken. |
| Outrage | dragon | physical | 120 | 100 | Level 77 | The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused. |
| Close Combat | fighting | physical | 120 | 100 | Level 84 | The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats. |
| Flare Blitz | fire | physical | 120 | 100 | Level 91 | The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn. |
| Giga Impact | normal | physical | 150 | 90 | Level 98 | The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn. |
| Acrobatics | flying | physical | 55 | 100 | TM | The user nimbly strikes the target. This attack does massive damage if the user isn't holding an item. |
| Body Press | fighting | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user's Defense stat, the greater the damage this move deals. |
| Body Slam | normal | physical | 85 | 100 | TM | The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Bulk Up | fighting | status | – | – | TM | The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats. |
| Bulldoze | ground | physical | 60 | 100 | TM | The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. |
| Crunch | dark | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. |
| Dig | ground | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn. |
| Double Edge | normal | physical | 120 | 100 | TM | A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. |
| Draco Meteor | dragon | special | 130 | 90 | TM | Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat. |
| Dragon Cheer | dragon | status | 0 | 0 | TM | The user raises its allies’ morale with a draconic cry so that their future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits. This rouses Dragon types more. |
| Dragon Pulse | dragon | special | 85 | 100 | TM | The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth. |
| Dragon Tail | dragon | physical | 60 | 90 | TM | The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| Dual Wingbeat | flying | physical | 40 | 90 | TM | The user slams the target with its wings to inflict damage. The target is hit twice in a row. |
| Endure | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. |
| Facade | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | TM | This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| Fire Blast | fire | special | 110 | 85 | TM | The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Fire Fang | fire | physical | 65 | 95 | TM | The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn. |
| Fire Spin | fire | special | 35 | 85 | TM | The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns. |
| Flame Charge | fire | physical | 50 | 100 | TM | Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat. |
| Focus Blast | fighting | special | 120 | 70 | TM | The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Focus Punch | fighting | physical | 150 | 100 | TM | The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move. |
| Heat Crash | fire | physical | – | 100 | TM | The user slams into the target with its flame-covered body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Heat Wave | fire | special | 95 | 90 | TM | The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave them with a burn. |
| Heavy Slam | steel | physical | – | 100 | TM | The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Helping Hand | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. |
| Hyper Beam | normal | special | 150 | 90 | TM | The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn. |
| Ice Fang | ice | physical | 65 | 95 | TM | The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen. |
| Iron Head | steel | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Low Kick | fighting | physical | – | 100 | TM | A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Low Sweep | fighting | physical | 65 | 100 | TM | The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat. |
| Meteor Beam | rock | special | 120 | 90 | TM | The user gathers energy from space and boosts its Sp. Atk stat on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn. |
| Mud Shot | ground | special | 55 | 95 | TM | The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. |
| Mud Slap | ground | special | 20 | 100 | TM | The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. |
| Overheat | fire | special | 130 | 90 | TM | The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat. |
| Protect | normal | status | – | – | TM | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Rest | psychic | status | – | – | TM | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. |
| Reversal | fighting | physical | – | 100 | TM | An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has. |
| Roar | normal | status | – | – | TM | The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| Scale Shot | dragon | physical | 25 | 90 | TM | The user attacks by shooting scales two to five times in a row. This move boosts the user's Speed stat but lowers its Defense stat. |
| Scary Face | normal | status | – | 100 | TM | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
| Shadow Claw | ghost | physical | 70 | 100 | TM | The user attacks by slashing the target with a sharp claw made from shadows. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. |
| Sleep Talk | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. |
| Snarl | dark | special | 55 | 95 | TM | The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon. |
| Solar Beam | grass | special | 120 | 100 | TM | The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn. |
| Stomping Tantrum | ground | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed. |
| Substitute | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. |
| Swords Dance | normal | status | – | – | TM | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat. |
| Take Down | normal | physical | 90 | 85 | TM | A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. |
| Taunt | dark | status | – | 100 | TM | The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns. |
| Temper Flare | fire | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed. |
| Tera Blast | normal | special | 80 | 100 | TM | If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. |
| Thunder Fang | electric | physical | 65 | 95 | TM | The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis. |
| U Turn | bug | physical | 70 | 100 | TM | After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting. |
| Uproar | normal | special | 90 | 100 | TM | The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep. |
| Wild Charge | electric | physical | 90 | 100 | TM | The user shrouds itself in electricity and smashes into its target. This also damages the user a little. |
| Zen Headbutt | psychic | physical | 80 | 90 | TM | The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
Koraidon Sprites
This seems to be the Winged King mentioned in an old expedition journal. It was said to have split the land with its bare fists.
This Pokémon resembles Cyclizar, but it is far burlier and more ferocious. Nothing is known about its ecology or other features.
Koraidon's Japanese name is Koraidon (コライドン). Here are all the official names for Koraidon across different languages:
Koraidon Breeding
How to Get Koraidon
Koraidon is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Koraidon in every game where it is available:
About Koraidon
Koraidon is a Fighting/Dragon-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 9. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 670, Koraidon is classified as a Paradox Pokémon and is part of the Koraidon evolution line.
In competitive play, Koraidon is placed in the Ubers tier where it holds a 81.13% usage rate. Its key abilities are Orichalcum Pulse, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Koraidon is weak to Fairy, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Dragon-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Koraidon can learn 72 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include Flare Blitz, Swords Dance, Scale Shot, Low Kick. Standing at 2.5m tall and weighing 303kg, Koraidon has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Paldea region games.