Drakloak in Your 🐉 Dragons Binder: Art, Sets, and Layout
See why Drakloak belongs in every 🐉 Dragons collection. Card picks, evolution spreads, and display ideas inside.
2025-06-17
Popularity Rank: #853
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #855
#853 / 1025
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0886
Height
1.4 m
Weight
11.0 kg
Capture rate
45 / 255
Generation
Gen VIII
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
10,200 steps
Base happiness
50
Growth rate
Slow
Color
Green
Habitat
—
Shape
Arms
Drakloak — the quick "why it's beloved" list
The elevator pitch for Drakloak: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- A staple in our 🐉 Dragons crowd — Drakloak is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
- Drakloak has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
- Honestly? Some Pokémon are just plain likeable. They don't need a sales pitch.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Drakloak from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Ascended Heroes
Illustration rare
Ascended Heroes
Common
Prismatic Evolutions
Common
Twilight Masquerade
Common
Silver Tempest
Uncommon
Shining Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny
Fusion Strike
Uncommon
Rebel Clash
Uncommon
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Binder plan: Drakloak edition
Spread layout for Drakloak, TCG picks to anchor the page, and open artwork you can print for Michi-style scene pockets.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Drakloak #SV061 (Shining Fates Shiny Vault) is a top priority for collectors — the shiny treatment adds a sparkly centrepiece to any Drakloak page.
Drakloak #248 (Ascended Heroes) is a sleeper hit — not expensive, but a favorite for themed collections.
Drakloak #72 (Prismatic Evolutions) is a reliable choice for any Drakloak binder — good value and classic artwork.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Drakloak mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Drakloak chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Shining Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny
Ascended Heroes
Illustration rare
Prismatic Evolutions
Common
Ascended Heroes
Common
Twilight Masquerade
Common
Silver Tempest
Uncommon
Fusion Strike
Uncommon
Rebel Clash
Uncommon
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Right page
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Drakloak cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
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Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
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Additional tips
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Drakloak duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Drakloak single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Dragapult, Dreepy, and Appletun so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Try a royal blue, violet, and dusty purple sleeve story around Drakloak's dragon-type and ghost-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Catch rate 45 sits in the middle — you can mix "daily driver" commons with one aspirational SAR without the page feeling lopsided.
Drakloak on the tabletop
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Drakloak — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
68
Attack
80
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
50
Speed
102
Total: 410
Players file Drakloak around tier "NFE" while Ability Clear Body (Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hidden Ability Cursed Body is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
- Dragon Rush — 20% chance to make the target flinch. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Drakloak — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Drakloak, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It’s capable of flying faster than 120 mph. It battles alongside Dreepy and dotes on them until they successfully evolve.
Without a Dreepy to place on its head and care for, it gets so uneasy it’ll try to substitute any Pokémon it finds for the missing Dreepy.
A second dex beat (Shield) frames Drakloak as without a dreepy to place on its head and care for, it gets so uneasy it’ll try to substitute any pokémon it finds for the missing dreepy. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Drakloak shows up in Sword lore as it’s capable of flying faster than 120 mph.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
In the games, Dreepy → Drakloak → Dragapult make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Phandra
Spanish
Drakloak
French
Dispareptil
Italian
Drakloak
Japanese
ドロンチ
Japanese (Romaji)
Doronch
Korean
드래런치
Chinese (Simplified)
多龙奇
Chinese (Traditional)
多龍奇
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