Drifloon (Pokémon)


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Drifloon (Japanese: フワンテ Fuwante) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves into starting at level 28.

Biology
Drifloon has a spherical, purple body with two stringy arms that have yellow, heart-shaped hands on the ends of them. At the base of its body is a frayed protrusion that resembles the tied end of a balloon. In the very center of its body is a yellow tape-like "X", which contains its small mouth in the very center. Located on either side of the "X" are its small, black eyes. A white mass of fluff that resembles a cloud sits on top of Drifloon's head.

Due to its aimless drifting, this species is known as "Signpost for Wandering Spirits". It has been known to steal children that mistake it for a regular balloon. However, due to its light weight, it can be resisted easily and is often pulled around. Although created by lost spirits of Pokémon and people, as seen in the anime, it can be friendly and helpful. It prefers to reside in damp, humid locations and can expand or shrink to express its feelings.

Fantina's Drifloon
Fantina owns a Drifloon, which debuted in Playing The Leveling Field!. It evolved into Drifblim while battling Ash's Pikachu in the same episode.

Other
Drifloon debuted in Drifloon on the Wind!, where they were used by Marnie and Paige for transport. Marnie owned three and Paige owned one.

Multiple Drifloon appeared in PK18, where Pikachu and his friends grabbed on to them while escaping from and his cronies. Meowth's group was later forced to hold on to more after being blasted off by a.

A Drifloon belonging to Kylie appeared in A Full Course Tag Battle!. It was used alongside Roman's in a Tag Battle against Dawn's Piplup and May's Blaziken.

Multiple Drifloon appeared in PK20, where Pikachu and his friends grabbed on to them while pursuing a that had taken a large diamond ring piece.

Multiple Drifloon appeared in Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!. They were used by to hop across a gorge safely in order to reach, who was sleeping on the other side.

Minor appearances
Multiple Drifloon appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.

A Drifloon appeared in James's fantasy in Tag! We're It...!.

A Drifloon appeared in Camping It Up!.

A Drifloon briefly appeared in Coming Full-Festival Circle!. It was among the Pokémon listening to Nando as he played his music.

Two Drifloon appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

Four s' Drifloon appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.

A student's Drifloon appeared in The Guardian's Challenge!. It appeared again in the banned episode SM064.

Two Trainers' Drifloon appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.

A Trainer's Drifloon appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.

Two Trainers' Drifloon appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.

A Trainer's Drifloon appeared in Faba's Revenge!.

A Trainer's Drifloon appeared in Getting a Jump on the Competition!.

A Trainer's Drifloon appeared in Sours for the Sweet!.

Two Trainers' Drifloon appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.

A Trainer's Drifloon appeared in Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!.

A Drifloon appeared in Filling the Light with Darkness!, during a fantasy of a story from the past. It reappeared in a similar fashion during The Prism Between Light and Darkness!.

A Trainer's Drifloon appeared in Securing the Future!, where it joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its.

Multiple Drifloon appeared in SM094 as illusions created by a.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Drifloon debuted in Honey for Combee, under the ownership of the manager of the Valley Windworks. ,, and encountered it there.

A Drifloon appeared in Tackling Togekiss.

A 's Drifloon appeared in The Final Dimensional Duel II.

A student's Drifloon appeared in Movie Panic.

A Trainer's Drifloon appeared in The Decision and the Tournament of Six.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
A Drifloon appeared in a flashback in Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1).

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In the stage, a Drifloon can be seen floating on the Flying Terrain.

Trophy information
"A Balloon Pokémon that appears each Friday at the Valley Windworks in the Sinnoh region. It's round and cute, but it has a dreadful side too, as it attempts to drag children into the underworld by their hands. It likes damp, humid seasons. If it's on the verge of fainting in battle, it will counterattack by self-destructing. It evolves into Drifblim."

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Trivia

 * Drifloon was the first Generation IV Pokémon to be shown in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
 * In the Japanese version of Pearl's Pokédex entry, Drifloon specifically takes children to the "world of the dead" (Japanese: あのよ), instead of just trying to "steal them away" as in the English version. However, in the US release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the description along with Drifloon's trophy still states that it is "taking children to the underworld".
 * Drifloon shares its with 's evolutionary family and . They are all known as the Balloon Pokémon.
 * Drifloon and are the only Pokémon not introduced in Generation III to be found in the Fluctuating Experience Group.
 * They are also the only Pokémon and the only  Pokémon in the Fluctuating Experience Group.

Origin
Drifloon are based on. They also resemble, specifically.

Name origin
Drifloon is a combination of drift and balloon.

Fuwante may be a combination of ふわふわ fuwa fuwa (soft, airy and light, or an for floating), 風船 fūsen (balloon), and 不安定 fuantei (unstable).

Related articles

 * Fantina's Drifloon