Dracozolt Movesets & Competitive Sets

Dracozolt excels as a Choice Scarf user in Electric-type teams with its sheer power paired up with good coverage options. Bolt Beak is Dracozolt's most dangerous move, as its Base Power is doubled if Dracozolt attacks first, and is heavily enhanced with Hustle and a Choice Scarf. Dragon Claw is used to hit Dragon-type Pokemon and Pokemon that resist or are immune to Bolt Beak, such as Grass-type Pokemon and Seismitoad. Outrage can be used along with Dragon Claw, as it has more base power but locks Dracozolt. Earthquake can be used as an alternative move to deal with Pokemon like Excadrill outside of sand and Aegislash. Fire Fang helps with Steel-type Pokemon that resists Bolt Beak, such as Ferrothorn. Vikavolt is a fantastic teammate, as it can set up Sticky Web for Dracozolt. With Sticky Web up, Dracozolt can outspeed common Choice Scarf users such as Excadrill and Dracovish safely. Vikavolt also carries Grass-type coverage in Energy Ball, which is useful to break past common walls Dracozolt struggles against, such as Hippowdon and Seismitoad. The slow Volt Switch from Vikavolt also helps Dracozolt to come in safely to the field. Toxtricity forms an excellent offensive core with Dracozolt, as it can severely weaken the opposing team with a Choice Specs set and its Sludge Wave can handle Fairy- and Grass-types. Pincurchin provides a handful of utility options to Dracozolt. It can set up Electric Terrain, which boosts the power of Bolt Beak even further. It also learns Spikes and Toxic Spikes, which allows Dracozolt to break more consistently. Rotom-C is another decent partner for Dracozolt, as it can break through Ground-type Pokemon with Leaf Storm, provide momentum with Volt Switch, and pivot into Ground-type attacks with Levitate. Morpeko can form an offensive core with Dracozolt while providing utility options such as Parting Shot and Rapid Spin. Its access to Seed Bomb allows it to break past Ground-type Pokemon such as Gastrodon and Seismitoad, Parting Shot can be used to pivot while reducing offensive stats of opposing Pokemon, and Rapid Spin removes entry hazards to prevent getting Dracozolt crippled.

Due to its high Attack and Speed-doubling ability Sand Rush, Dracozolt is a strong wallbreaker on sand teams. Already able to outspeed nearly the entire metagame in sand, including Pokemon like Urshifu-R and Salamence, Dracozolt can outrun nearly any Pokemon with Dragon Dance while boosting its Attack. Dracozolt leverages this massive Speed to double the Base Power of Bolt Beak and tear through walls like Toxapex and Clefable. Dragon Darts hits Dragon-types like Latios and Salamence super effectively, and it hits Ground-types like Seismitoad. Fire Fang allows Dracozolt to threaten Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Excadrill. Substitute can be run instead of Fire Fang to protect Dracozolt from revenge killers and status, making it harder to switch around. If Substitute is run, Leftovers should replace Life Orb to allow Dracozolt more uses of Substitute. Dracozolt is appreciated by slower defensive teammates like Seismitoad and Skarmory for outspeeding and KOing opposing threats. Because Dracozolt relies on sand to perform effectively, a Sand Stream Pokemon like Tyranitar and Hippowdon is necessary. Spikes setters like Ferrothorn and Knock Off users like Tyranitar and Tornadus-T can wear down Ground-types, with Knock Off removing Heavy-Duty Boots to rack up Spikes damage, making them easier for Dracozolt to break through. Pokemon like Rillaboom and Rotom-Wash that can switch into Ground-type moves and offensively threaten Ground-types are also valuable, especially since Dracozolt's average defensive stats make it struggle to take hits. Dracozolt is also vulnerable to getting worn down by entry hazards on top of Life Orb recoil, so it appreciates entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Clefable. Excadrill is also a notably good partner for Dracozolt, as they both enjoy sand with Sand Rush and Excadrill can weaken opposing Ground-types for Dracozolt to finish off and vice versa.

Bolt Beak is Dracozolt's main attacking option, used to deal massive damage to most neutral targets, such as Heatran and Mew, and OHKOing Water-types, such as Volcanion, Tapu Fini, and Urshifu-R. Draco Meteor covers Dragon- and Ground-types that can easily take a Bolt Beak, such as Kyurem-B, Zygarde, and Landorus-I. Substitute lets Dracozolt further capitalize on defensive plays that it forces, giving it a shield against Fake Out and Intimidate, which lets it play aggressively. Protect keeps Dracozolt safe for a turn, letting teammates cover it against particular threats and stalling out unfavorable field conditions such as opposing Tailwind and Trick Room. A Naughty nature and Life Orb maximize Bolt Beak's damage output without weakening Dracozolt's Defense against priority attacks, while full Speed investment and Sand Rush lets Dracozolt outrun key threats to sand teams in Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and Genesect. An alternative spread 252 Atk / 112 SpA / 144 Spe can be used to let Draco Meteor OHKO Zygarde, though this only lets Dracozolt outrun Pheromosa at most.

With good coverage, Sand Rush, and STAB Bolt Beak, Dracozolt is a fearsome sand sweeper. Bolt Beak is Dracozolt's primary STAB attack and takes advantage of Sand Rush to usually go first, capable of breaking through common defensive Pokemon, notably Rotom-W and Necrozma-DM. Fire Blast hits Grass-types that resist Bolt Beak like Ferrothorn and Kartana, and it's also useful against the former and Skarmory to avoid contact damage from Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet. Draco Meteor targets Dragon-types like Garchomp and Zekrom, which shrug off the other attacks, while also hitting Landorus-T hard; Dragon Claw is a more consistent option for teams that can reliably remove Landorus-T. In the last moveslot, Substitute eases predictions and blocks foes such as Rayquaza, Kyogre and Choice Scarf Kartana from easily revenge killing Dracozolt, while Taunt prevents recovery moves from defensive stalwarts that Dracozolt can't 2HKO, like Clefable receiving Shuckle's Defense and Gastrodon. Leftovers is preferred with Substitute, and Life Orb without it. Dracozolt likes receiving high Attack stats from gods like Ho-Oh and Calyrex-I. Ho-Oh stands out as a particularly good pick, as it can remove entry hazards, switch into Ground-types that threaten Dracozolt, and deal with Tangrowth, which walls Dracozolt. A sand setter in Tyranitar or Hippowdon is mandatory for Dracozolt to function; their Stealth Rock also aids Dracozolt in wearing down Tangrowth and Landorus-T. Fellow sand sweepers, most notably Excadrill, can create potent wallbreaking cores with Dracozolt, capable of quickly overwhelming many defensive Pokemon and tearing teams apart. Dracozolt also puts pressure on Skarmory and Corviknight, two Pokemon that Excadrill has a tough time getting past. Dracozolt is quite frail, so it appreciates pivots like Rotom-W bringing it in safely. Rotom-W also provides a switch-in to Rayquaza and Groudon, which can revenge kill Dracozolt. Similarly, Tangrowth deals with Kyogre, which poses a big threat to the sand core. Dracozolt is also quite susceptible to entry hazards because, when combined with Life Orb recoil, they accumulate a lot of chip damage very quickly. Therefore, it loves having hazard removers like the aforementioned Ho-Oh, Rotom-W, and Excadrill around.

Dracozolt finds itself a niche on sand teams due to Sand Rush, which allows it to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame while sand is active, and its ability to threaten the many Pokemon that sand teams tend to struggle with, such as Corviknight, Tangrowth, and Skarmory. However, Dracozolt is very vulnerable to being worn down quickly through entry hazards, Substitute damage, and Life Orb recoil. Substitute allows Dracozolt to take advantage of the many switches it forces on Pokemon like Corviknight, Toxapex, and Tapu Fini. Most neutral targets do not want to take a highly powerful Bolt Beak, allowing Dracozolt to set up a Substitute on Blissey, Heatran, and Zapdos. Fire Blast hits the Grass-types that resist Bolt Beak, which includes Tangrowth, Ferrothorn, and Kartana. Draco Meteor hits Garchomp, Mega Latias, and Hydreigon, all of which can take Bolt Beak. The given EV spread coupled with a Naughty nature allow Dracozolt to outspeed Choice Scarf Landorus-T while sand is active and OHKO Tangrowth with Fire Blast after Stealth Rock damage. Due to Dracozolt's reliance on sand to pose a major threat, it requires sand support from Hippowdon or Tyranitar. Additonally, Dracozolt's ability to threaten Corviknight, Tangrowth, and Skarmory enables fellow Sand Rush sweeper Excadrill to wreak havoc. Dracozolt's susceptibilty to Ground-types such as Gliscor and Gastrodon mean that sturdy Ground-immune or -resistant partners are essential, which includes Corviknight, Mega Latias, and Tangrowth. Dracozolt is very susceptible to being chipped down by entry hazards on top of Substitute and Life Orb recoil. As such, entry hazard removal from teammates like Corviknight, Tapu Fini, and Excadrill are needed.