How to Evolve Drakloak

Evolve Drakloak into Dragapult by raising it to level 60. No evolutionary stones, trading mechanics, or specific times of day are required. Simply gain experience points through standard battles, using Rare Candies, or consuming EXP Candies to reach the level threshold and trigger the evolution automatically.

Evolving Drakloak requires significant patience due to its exceptionally high level threshold. Reaching level 60 makes it one of the latest evolutions in the franchise. You will likely rely on its middle-stage stats for the majority of your gym challenges.

For in-game story playthroughs, Dragapult earns a solid 8.5/10 rating. Its blistering base Speed outpaces nearly every NPC opponent, acting as a highly reliable late-game sweeper. Once evolved, it gains access to its signature move, Dragon Darts, which breaks through Sturdy abilities and Focus Sashes.

However, its late evolution means you must carry Drakloak through most major story beats. Its physical movepool remains somewhat shallow until you access end-game TMs, requiring you to rely on mixed attacking sets to maximize its potential during the mid-game.

• Base Stage: Dreepy (evolves at level 50).
• Middle Stage: Drakloak (evolves at level 60).
• Final Stage: Dragapult.
• Requirement: Level 60 via standard experience gain.

In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, reaching level 60 requires utilizing Lumiose City's urban battle facilities and specific high-level wild encounters. Standard trainer battles in the early redevelopment zones will not provide enough experience to push Drakloak over the threshold.

Focus on repeatable trainer rematches or late-game alpha-equivalent encounters within the central city sectors. Using experience-boosting items found through urban exploration significantly cuts down the grind.

1. Keep Drakloak in your active party while exploring Lumiose City's higher-tier districts.
2. Engage in high-level trainer battles in the central plazas to accumulate massive experience yields.
3. Feed Drakloak Exp. Candies obtained from completing urban development side-quests.
4. Watch the evolution animation trigger immediately upon hitting level 60.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet offer the fastest methods to evolve Drakloak thanks to Tera Raid Battles. Farming 5-star and 6-star raids yields Exp. Candies L and XL, bypassing the traditional battle grind entirely.

If you prefer traditional leveling, Area Zero provides the highest-level wild Pokémon in Paldea. Defeating wild Chansey or Blissey in North Province (Area Three) while using a Normal Encounter Power sandwich also yields massive experience points.

Remember that the Exp. Share is permanently active in these titles. Keeping Drakloak in your party while your lead Pokémon defeats high-level targets will safely level it up without risking it in battle.

1. Participate in high-tier Tera Raids to stockpile Exp. Candies L and XL.
2. Open your bag and apply the candies directly to Drakloak until the summary screen shows level 60.
3. Alternatively, battle wild Chansey in North Province (Area Three) with Drakloak in the party.
4. Allow the post-battle results screen to resolve to trigger the evolution sequence.

Evolving Drakloak in Pokémon GO drops the level requirement entirely, relying instead on the Candy system. You need exactly 100 Dreepy Candy to initiate the evolution into Dragapult.

This cost is in addition to the 25 Candy required to evolve Dreepy into Drakloak initially. Since the Dreepy line is rare in the wild and typically hatches from 10km eggs, accumulating 125 total Candy requires dedicated farming strategies.

Walking with Drakloak as your Buddy is highly recommended, though it requires walking 5km to earn a single candy. Utilizing Rare Candies from raids is often the most efficient shortcut.

1. Catch every wild Dreepy or Drakloak using Silver Pinap Berries or standard Pinap Berries to double the catch candy.
2. Hatch 10km eggs to secure large burst yields of Dreepy Candy.
3. Set Drakloak as your active Buddy Pokémon to earn candy passively while walking.
4. Tap the "Evolve" button on Drakloak's summary screen once you hold 100 Dreepy Candy.

Players often hit level 60 with Drakloak and find the evolution sequence does not trigger. The most common culprit in modern games is the auto-battle system.

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, leveling up via the "Let's Go" auto-battle feature explicitly prevents evolution. Your Pokémon must level up through a traditional, turn-based battle or by consuming a leveling item.

Another frequent issue is the Everstone. If you attached this item to Drakloak to preserve a specific nature during breeding and forgot to remove it, the evolution is blocked regardless of the level achieved.

• Let's Go Mechanic: If Drakloak hit level 60 via auto-battle, feed it one Rare Candy or win one standard battle to trigger the evolution at level 61.
• Held Everstone: Remove the Everstone from Drakloak's held item slot and level it up one more time.
• Fainting: If Drakloak faints during the specific battle where it receives enough Exp. Share points to reach level 60, revive it and level it up again.