Bagon (Pokémon)


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Bagon (Japanese: タツベイ Tatsubay) is a  introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into starting at level 30, which evolves into  starting at level 50.

Biology
Bagon is a bipedal, blue, reptilian Pokémon vaguely resembling . It possesses a large, round snout, triangular eyes, yellow, circular ears similar to reptiles, and a yellow lower jaw with two teeth protruding upwards. Three thick, gray ridges cover the top of its head, and continue downwards to cover its neck as well. There is a triangular patch of yellow on its underside. It has stubby, digit-less arms and short legs with two toes on each foot.

Bagon lives in with cliffs and rocks. It longs to fly and jumps off cliffs trying to be able to do so. Frustrated at its inability to fly, it leaps off cliffs and smashes its head against large rocks. This process of continually bashing its head causes it to become as hard as steel. Well-developed neck muscles support its hard head. This, combined with its powerful body, allows it to shatter rocks with its head.

Major appearances
Bagon debuted in Let Bagons be Bagons, under the ownership of Michelle. Throughout the episode, it tried to learn how to fly. It eventually evolved into a.

In Pinch Healing, a Bagon was being babysat by a Poké-Sitter named. When it saw some and a, it wanted to , much like the above Bagon. and Matt were left to go find it when it wandered off while trying to learn how to fly. It eventually fell into a stream, where it was attacked by a school of. After being rescued, Bagon was found to have a fever and was sent to the Pokémon Center, where it eventually healed.

A Bagon appeared in Tag! We're It...!, where it participated in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. It fought alongside a against Brock's Sudowoodo and Holly's, but they were defeated.

A Bagon appeared in A Fashionable Battle!, under the ownership of Sawyer. It was first used in a Gym battle against Valerie, where it took on but was defeated. Bagon reappeared in Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!, where it was used in a battle against and was defeated by. It evolved into sometime before A Meeting of Two Journeys!, and then into  sometime before Analysis Versus Passion!.

Minor appearances
A Bagon appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A 's Bagon appeared in Deceit and Assist.

A Bagon appeared in New Plot, Odd Lot!, under the ownership of a Coordinator competing in the.

A Bagon appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.

A Coordinator's Bagon appeared in Settling a Not-So-Old Score!.

A 's Bagon appeared in Tag! We're It...! as a participant in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition.

A Bagon appeared in The Keystone Pops!.

A Bagon appeared at the Pokémon Summer Academy in Camping It Up!.

A Trainer's Bagon appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

Pokédex entries

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In No Armaldo Is an Island, Bagon appeared as one of the many Pokémon that grunts of Team Magma and Team Aqua sent out in the Seafloor Cavern.

Drake's was shown as a Bagon in a flashback in Omega Alpha Adventure 14.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Bagon appeared in.

Pokédex entries

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Game locations

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In side games

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In events

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Trivia

 * Bagon's is the lowest among  Pokémon.

Origin
Bagon is based on a dragon, but possibly draws some aspects from , a species of two-legged dinosaur known for their domed heads.

Name origin
Bagon may be a combination of baby and dragon.

Tatsubay may be a combination of 竜 tatsu (dragon) and baby.