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Druddigon (Japanese: クリムガン Crimgan) is a Dragon-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Druddigon is a large, blue, draconic Pokémon with medium-sized wings shaped like thistle leaves. Its bright red head is harder than rock and is very rough. It has a set of glaring, ferocious pale yellow irises. Its arms are longer than its legs, giving it the appearance of a hunchback. It has a thick, moderately-sized tail and sharp claws on both the hands and feet. It also has tall, conical, red spikes; three on each arm, one on each shoulder, two on each leg, and four on its tail. It has a blunt, brutal snout, bearing a maw with no discernible teeth; instead, small fang-like protrusions sprout from its jaws. It has a series of olive, ellipsoid scutes running across its belly.

Druddigon is known to be vicious and cunning. It warms its body by taking in sunlight with its wings; if its body temperature lowers, it becomes immobile. It has savage physical strength; it nimbly chases prey around its den, using its outstretched claws to catch them, or charging into them face-first. It infiltrates the tunnels of other Pokémon, such as Diglett and Dugtrio, and waits for its prey to pass by. Druddigon lives in caves, stolen nests from other Pokémon, and is carnivorous.

In the anime

In the main series

Shiny Druddigon in the anime

Major appearances

Druddigon debuted in The Dragon Master's Path!, under the ownership of Emmy. Emmy had been trying to teach Druddigon Draco Meteor and Iris suggested it should battle to gain some experience. Following her advice, Emmy and Druddigon battled Ash and Tepig and won. Druddigon reappeared in a flashback in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!.

A Druddigon appeared in Search for the Clubultimate!, under the ownership of Gail. It battled Georgia's Bisharp during the first round of the Clubsplosion, but it was defeated with a combination of Metal Sound and Iron Head.

A Druddigon appeared in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!, under the ownership of Drayden. It battled Iris and her Dragonite, and came out victorious.

A Druddigon appeared in A Unova League Evolution!, under the ownership of Dino. It was used during the Vertress Conference, where it battled Katharine and later Virgil. During the latter battle, Dino's Druddigon was used against Virgil's Eevee, but it was defeated.

A Shiny Druddigon appeared in A Pokémon of a Different Color!, where it was calmed down and then caught by Johto Gym Leader Clair. A regular-colored Druddigon also appeared in a flashback in the same episode.

A Druddigon debuted in An Explosive Operation!, under the ownership of Aliana. She used it to attack Z2 alongside Mable's Weavile. However, it was easily defeated when Z2 transformed into its 10% Forme. It was later used twice against Team Rocket. Druddigon reappeared in A Towering Takeover!, during Team Flare's takeover of Lumiose City. It and Bryony's Liepard attacked Ash's friends to stop them from entering Prism Tower, but they were eventually defeated.

A Druddigon appeared in Aiming for the Top Floor!, under the ownership of Ryuki. It was used in a Double Battle against Ash, battling alongside Zweilous, but they were defeated by Meltan and Rowlet.

Minor appearances

A Trainer's Druddigon appeared in Iris's flashback in Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!, where it was defeated by Excadrill in battle.

A Druddigon appeared in Iris's flashback in The Lonely Deino!, where it was calmed by the elder while taking refuge in a cave.

A Druddigon appeared in the opening sequence of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.

A Druddigon appeared in A Village Homecoming! as a resident of the Village of Dragons.

A Druddigon briefly appeared in The Dex Can't Help It!, where it was seen playing Pokémon Base on television.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW027 Druddigon Ash's Pokédex Druddigon, the Cave Pokémon. With the skin on its face harder than rock, Druddigon warms its body by exposing its wings to the sun.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry SM118 Druddigon Rotom Pokédex Druddigon, the Cave Pokémon. A Dragon type. Druddigon chases its foes through narrow caves, then attacks with its sharp claws. The skin on its head is harder than rock.

In Pokémon Generations

A Druddigon appeared in The Uprising, under the ownership of Iris. It participated in the fight against Team Plasma.



In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Drayden owns a Druddigon, where it was first seen in School of Hard Knocks, battling against Iris's Fraxure and later, Black's Brav.

Iris uses her Druddigon in the Unova Pokémon League semi-final battle against Black in One Way or Another.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga

A Druddigon appears as a Burst form of Kigyan.

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is: Damaged

normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Learnset

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Druddigon shares its category with Gabite. They are both known as the Cave Pokémon.

Origin

Druddigon appears to be based on the red-headed rock agama. Its natural appearance and cave-dwelling behavior also seem to resemble a European dragon. Druddigon's grotesque appearance and ability to become immobile when cold is reminiscent of gargoyles and trolls, both of which turn to stone under certain conditions.

Name origin

Druddigon may be a combination of dragon and ruddy (reddish in color). The name also appears to show Welsh influences. These include the dd, a common digraph in the Welsh language, and the ending -igon being comparable to Welsh -igion. Wales has also had a long association with dragons, with one being featured on its flag. "Drudd" may also be a corruption of "dread", due to Druddigon's fearsome appearance and strength. It may also be derived from drudgery.

Crimgan may be a combination of crimson and 顔 gan (face) or 岩 gan (rock).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese クリムガン Crimgan From クリムゾン kurimuzon and 顔 gan . French Drakkarmin From Drakkar and Carmin Spanish Druddigon Same as English name German Shardrago From scharlachrot and dragon Italian Druddigon Same as English name Korean 크리만 Criman Corruption of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese 赤面龍 / 赤面龙 Chìmiànlóng Literally "Crimson-faced dragon" More languages Russian Драддигон Draddigon Transcription of English name Thai คริมแกน Crimgan Transcription of trademarked Japanese name







