Dragon · Physical move · Gen 4
Dragon Rush
Dragon Rush is a Dragon-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has 100 base power and 75% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 55 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dragon
Category
Physical
Power
100
Accuracy
75%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
20% chance to make the target flinch. Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch. Damage doubles and no accuracy check is done if the target has used Minimize while active.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (39 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (17 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (22 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Dragon attack
2× vsDragon
½× vsSteel
0× vsFairy
Pokémon that learn Dragon Rush
55 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charmander | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Charmeleon | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Charizard | Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Rhyhorn | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Rhydon | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Gyarados | Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Dratini | Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Dragonair | Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Dragonite | Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Dunsparce | Normal | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Lugia | Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Grovyle | Grass | ✓ | |||
 Sceptile | Grass | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Aron | Steel/Rock | 4–8 | |||
 Lairon | Steel/Rock | 4–8 | |||
 Aggron | Steel/Rock | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Vibrava | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Flygon | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Swablu | Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Altaria | Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Bagon | Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Shelgon | Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Salamence | Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Rayquaza | Dragon/Flying | ✓ | |||
 Gible | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Gabite | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Garchomp | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Rhyperior | Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Deino | Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Zweilous | Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Hydreigon | Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Helioptile | Electric/Normal | 8 | |||
 Heliolisk | Electric/Normal | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Noibat | Flying/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Noivern | Flying/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Yveltal | Dark/Flying | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Drampa | Normal/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | |
 Guzzlord | Dark/Dragon | 7–8 | |||
 Naganadel | Poison/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Flapple | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Silicobra | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Sandaconda | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Dracozolt | Electric/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Dracovish | Water/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Drakloak | Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Dragapult | Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Cyclizar | Dragon/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Tatsugiri | Dragon/Water | ✓ | |||
 Dudunsparce | Normal | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Frigibax | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Arctibax | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Baxcalibur | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Roaring Moon | Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Walking Wake | Water/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Gouging Fire | Fire/Dragon | ✓ | 9 |
Dragon Rush FAQ
What does Dragon Rush do?
Dragon Rush is a Dragon-type physical move with 100 power. Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch. Damage doubles and no accuracy check is done if the target has used Minimize while active.
Which Pokémon can learn Dragon Rush?
55 Pokémon and forms can learn Dragon Rush in at least one game: 39 in Scarlet & Violet, 17 in Pokémon Champions and 22 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Rhyhorn, Rhydon and Gyarados.
Is Dragon Rush in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 17 Pokémon can use Dragon Rush in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Dragon Rush super effective against?
As a Dragon-type attack, Dragon Rush is super effective against Dragon, not very effective against Steel and has no effect on Fairy (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.