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Counter guide · Poison / Dark · Gen IV

What beats Drapion?

The 5 hardest counters to Drapion ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed.

Drapion
No. 452
Drapion
Poison Dark
BST 500 · Speed 95 · Atk 90 · SpA 60

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Great Tusk
    No. 984
    Great Tusk
    Ground Fighting
    Hits Drapion for 2× via ground-type STAB Takes ½× back from poison-type STAB Speed: 87 ≤ 95 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 131)
  2. #2
    Garchomp
    No. 445
    Garchomp
    Dragon Ground
    Hits Drapion for 2× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from dark-type STAB Speed: 102 > 95 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  3. #3
    Landorus
    No. 645
    Landorus
    Ground Flying
    Hits Drapion for 2× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from dark-type STAB Speed: 101 > 95 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 125)
  4. #4
    Ting-Lu
    No. 1003
    Ting-Lu
    Dark Ground
    Hits Drapion for 2× via ground-type STAB Takes ½× back from poison-type STAB Speed: 45 ≤ 95 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 110)
  5. #5
    Sandy Shocks
    No. 989
    Sandy Shocks
    Electric Ground
    Hits Drapion for 2× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from dark-type STAB Speed: 101 > 95 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 121)

Drapion's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Ground
Immune to
Psychic

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Drapion, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Drapion hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.