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Dragon Ascent (ガリョウテンセイ Finishing Touch)

Introduced:	Generation VI
Battle Data
Type:
Category:
Power:	120
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	5
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes
Affected by
Bright Powder:	No
Detect/Protect:
King's Rock:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Magic Coat:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Contest Data
Contest Spectaculars
Condition:	Beautiful
Appeal:	6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Dragon Ascent is a Flying-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of Rayquaza.

1 Description
2 Effect
3 Learnset
- 3.1 By leveling up
- 3.2 By Move Tutor
- 3.3 Special move
  - 3.3.1 Generation VI
4 Trivia
5 Gallery

Description[]

Games	Description
ORAS	After soaring upward, the user attacks its target by dropping out of the sky at high speeds, although it lowers its own Defense and Sp. Def in the process.
SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA	After soaring upward, the user attacks its target by dropping out of the sky at high speeds. But it lowers its own Defense and Sp. Def stats in the process.
SV	The user attacks the target by dropping out of the sky at high speed. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.

Effect[]

Dragon Ascent deals damage and lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense stats by 1 each.

Before Generation VIII, if Rayquaza knows this move, it can Mega Evolve unless it is holding a Z-Crystal.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Rayquaza	dragon/flying	Undiscovered			1	1
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Rayquaza	dragon/flying	Undiscovered	ORAS SM USUM
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Special move[]

Generation VI[]

Pokémon		Type	Obtained
	Rayquaza	dragon/flying	Sky Pillar RayquazaORAS
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia[]

Zinnia replaces the Rayquaza's move Fly in the Delta Episode for Dragon Ascent, while Fly is a HM.
- HMs aren't normally able to be replaced by other moves in this way.
Despite having dragon in the name, it is a Flying-type move instead of a Dragon-type move.
- This might have been intentional due to the Flying type being super-effective against more types and the Dragon type is only super-effective against itself.

Gallery[]

Games
Anime

Main games

Dragon Ascent depicted in Generation VII

Main series

Dragon Ascent being used by a wild Mega Rayquaza.

Dragon Ascent being used by Lucius' Rayquaza.

Spin-offs & shorts

Dragon Ascent being used by Brendan's Rayquaza (In Generations).

v · d · e List of Flying-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Acrobatics Aerial Ace Aeroblast Air Cutter Air Slash

B	Beak Blast Bleakwind Storm Bounce Brave Bird

C	Chatter

D	Defog Dragon Ascent Drill Peck Dual Wingbeat

F	Feather Dance Floaty Fall Fly

G	Gust

H	Hurricane

M	Mirror Move

O	Oblivion Wing

P	Peck Pluck

R	Roost

S	Sky Attack Sky Drop

T	Tailwind

W	Wing Attack

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e

List of move variations

Damage-dealing

A	Acid Bubble Ember Powder Snow Thunder Shock Aeroblast Spacial Rend Ancient Power Ominous Wind Silver Wind Arm Thrust Water Shuriken Aqua Jet Accelerock

B	Barb Barrage Infernal Parade Bite Heart Stamp Blizzard Hurricane Thunder Bolt Beak Fishious Rend Bone Rush Rock Blast Brine Hex Venoshock Bullet Seed Icicle Spear

C	Catastropika Pulverizing Pancake Circle Throw Dragon Tail Collision Course Electro Drift Counter Mirror Coat Cross Chop Stone Edge Crush Claw Razor Claw Crunch Flash Cannon Shadow Ball

D	Dig Dive Discharge Lava Plume Double-Edge Brave Bird Flare Blitz Wave Crash Wood Hammer Volt Tackle Drill Peck Dragon Claw Power Gem Seed Bomb Strength X-Scissor Dynamax Cannon Behemoth Bash Behemoth Blade Dynamic Punch Inferno

E	Earthquake Judgment Eruption Dragon Energy Water Spout

F	False Swipe Hold Back Fire Punch Ice Punch Signal Beam Thunder Punch Relic Song Fire Spin Clamp Sand Tomb Whirlpool Flail Reversal Flame Charge Chilling Water Pounce Struggle Bug Trailblaze Flamethrower Ice Beam Thunderbolt Fury Attack Barrage Fusion Flare Fusion Bolt

G	Giga Drain Drain Punch Horn Leech Gyro Ball Electro Ball

H	Hammer Arm Ice Hammer Heavy Slam Heat Crash Hyper Beam Blast Burn Frenzy Plant Giga Impact Hydro Cannon Meteor Assault Roar of Time Rock Wrecker Hyper Fang Zen Headbutt

I	Icy Wind Electroweb Mud Shot Snarl Iron Tail Dragon Rush

J	Jump Kick Supercell Slam

K	Karate Chop Poison Tail

L	Last Respects Rage Fist Leaf Blade Attack Order Low Kick Grass Knot Lunge Apple Acid Drum Beating Grav Apple Fire Lash Luster Purge Mist Ball

M	Megahorn Power Whip Precipice Blades Metal Burst Comeuppance

N	Needle Arm Force Palm

O	Octazooka Mirror Shot Mud Bomb Overheat Draco Meteor Fleur Cannon Leaf Storm

P	Pluck Bug Bite Pound Branch Poke Fairy Wind Gust Leafa*ge Scratch Tackle Psybeam Aurora Beam Bubble Beam Chatter Low Sweep Sludge Spark Psyblade Hydro Steam Psychic Bug Buzz Earth Power Energy Ball Psyshock Body Press

Q	Quick Attack Bullet Punch Ice Shard Mach Punch Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave

R	Return Frustration Revenge Avalanche Rollout Ice Ball

S	Sacred Fire Diamond Storm Seismic Toss Night Shade Shadow Bone Liquidation Skull Bash Electro Shot Sky Attack Freeze Shock Ice Burn Slash Aqua Cutter Cross Poison Night Slash Psycho Cut Shadow Claw Sludge Wave Moonblast Springtide Storm Bleakwind Storm Sandsear Storm Wildbolt Storm Steel Beam Chloroblast Stomp Steamroller Stomping Tantrum Lash Out Temper Flare Stone Axe Ceaseless Edge Stored Power Power Trip Sucker Punch Thunderclap Sunsteel Strike Moongeist Beam Photon Geyser Superpower Armor Cannon Close Combat Dragon Ascent Headlong Rush Super Fang Nature's Madness Ruination Surf Hyper Voice Land's Wrath Petal Blizzard Thousand Arrows Thousand Waves Swift Aerial Ace Feint Attack Magical Leaf Magnet Bomb Shadow Punch Shock Wave

T	Techno Blast Multi-Attack Thief Covet Thrash Outrage Petal Dance Raging Fury

U	U-turn Volt Switch

W	Waterfall Dark Pulse Extrasensory Iron Head Poison Jab Scald Zing Zap Weather Ball Terrain Pulse Wring Out Crush Grip Hard Press

Elemental fangs	Fire Fang Ice Fang Thunder Fang

One-hit knockout moves	Fissure Guillotine Horn Drill Sheer Cold

Pledge moves	Fire Pledge Grass Pledge Water Pledge

Let's Go Partner	Pika Papow Veevee Volley Bouncy Bubble Buzzy Buzz Sizzly Slide Glitzy Glow Baddy Bad Sappy Seed Freezy Frost

Status

After You Quash Camouflage Reflect Type Charm Captivate Eerie Impulse Fake Tears Feather Dance Confide Play Nice Conversion Conversion 2 Destiny Bond Grudge Disable Embargo Heal Block Taunt Torment Follow Me Rage Powder Foresight Miracle Eye Odor Sleuth Forest's Curse Trick-or-Treat Guard Split Power Split Harden Sharpen Heal Bell Aromatherapy Heal Pulse Floral Healing Aqua Ring Ingrain Jungle Healing Lunar Blessing Magnetic Flux Gear Up Meditate Defense Curl Howl Withdraw Memento Lunar Dance Healing Wish Mind Reader Lock-On Mist Lucky Chant Safeguard Morning Sun Moonlight Shore Up Synthesis Mud Sport Water Sport No Retreat Clangorous Soul Poison Powder Stun Spore Protect Baneful Bunker Burning Bulwark Detect King's Shield Obstruct Silk Trap Spiky Shield Quick Guard Crafty Shield Wide Guard Quiver Dance Coil Recover Heal Order Milk Drink Roost Slack Off Soft-Boiled Roar Whirlwind Sand Attack Flash Smokescreen Screech Metal Sound Sing Grass Whistle Supersonic Skill Swap Guard Swap Heart Swap Power Swap Speed Swap Sleep Powder Lovely Kiss Sweet Kiss Soak Magic Powder Spider Web Block Mean Look Spikes Stealth Rock Sticky Web Toxic Spikes Splash Celebrate Hold Hands Stockpile Bulk Up Calm Mind Cosmic Power Dragon Dance Hone Claws Swords Dance Acid Armor Amnesia Autotomize Barrier Iron Defense Nasty Plot Rock Polish Tail Whip Leer Trick Switcheroo Trick Room Magic Room Wonder Room Worry Seed Entrainment Simple Beam

Terrain moves	Electric Terrain Grassy Terrain Misty Terrain Psychic Terrain

Weather moves	Hail Rain Dance Sandstorm Snowscape Sunny Day

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation VI

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Aromatic Mist

B	Baby-Doll Eyes Belch Boomburst

C	Celebrate Confide Crafty Shield

D	Dazzling Gleam Diamond Storm Disarming Voice Dragon Ascent Draining Kiss

E	Eerie Impulse Electric Terrain Electrify

F	Fairy Lock Fairy Wind Fell Stinger Flower Shield Flying Press Forest's Curse Freeze-Dry

G	Geomancy Grassy Terrain

H	Happy Hour Hold Back Hold Hands Hyperspace Fury Hyperspace Hole

I	Infestation Ion Deluge

K	King's Shield

L	Land's Wrath Light of Ruin

M	Magnetic Flux Mat Block Misty Terrain Moonblast Mystical Fire

N	Noble Roar Nuzzle

O	Oblivion Wing Origin Pulse

P	Parabolic Charge Parting Shot Petal Blizzard Phantom Force Play Nice Play Rough Powder Power-Up Punch Precipice Blades

R	Rototiller

S	Spiky Shield Steam Eruption Sticky Web

T	Thousand Arrows Thousand Waves Topsy-Turvy Trick-or-Treat

V	Venom Drench

W	Water Shuriken

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation VI