Applin e Dreepy are among the most particular Pokémon of the eighth generation in Pokémon Sword and Shield. They are both of Dragon type and as the type has been teaching for years now they are quite rare, but once evolved they are among the strongest.
Applin is a Pokémon enclosed in an apple of the Grass / Dragon type, while Dreepy resembles a ghost and in fact is of the Dragon / Ghost type. In this guide we will see where to find them and above all how to make them evolve.
Where to find and how to evolve Applin into Flapple and Appletun
Iniziamo gives Applin, the Pomicolo Pokémon. This helpless creature is unique not only for its design, but also for the way it evolves into two distinct forms. First of all, finding Applin is relatively simple: just go to the Path 5 and walk in the tall grass until a Exclamation point. Among the Pokémon that can be caught in this way is also Applin.
Once you have the Pokémon, which has only the Shock and Retreat moves, you need to fly to Knuckleburgh e talk to a resident west of the city, just before taking Route 6. The boy, recognizable by the orange sweatshirt, will ask us to give us an Applin to give it in turn to the girl he likes. Don't worry - he'll give it back to you after a short cut-scene, as he'll want to capture one himself. In returning it to you, he will also give you an item to thank you for, and this object is the key to evolving Applin.
The object changes depending on the version: if you have Pokémon Sword it will give you Aspropomo, which will make Applin evolve into Flapple. If on the contrary you have Pokémon Shield will be given to you the Candy Man, which will evolve Applin into Appletun. It is one of the Pokémon of the eighth generation title exclusive (here for the complete list).
More apples can be found by winning in the Knuckleburgh and Goalwick Battle Cafes or, once you have the Roto-Bike upgrade that allows you to go into the water, under the main tree of the Eye of Lake Axew in the Wilds.
Flapple and Appletun differ in both stats and attacks. The former is more offensive while the other plays on defense. Let's quickly see their characteristics, including their signature moves, Strength G (Flapple) and Malic Acid (Appletun).
Flapple (Grass / Dragon, Sword Pokémon only)
- Ability: Maturation, Voracity, or Hustle (Hidden Skill)
- Attacks: Wing Attack, Seed Parasite, G-Force, Dragodance, Dragofuria, etc.
Basic statistics:
- HP: 70
- Attack: 110
- Defense 80
- Special Attack: 95
- Special Defense: 60
- Speed: 70
Appletun (Grass / Dragon, Pokémon Shield only)
- Ability: Maturation, Voracity, or Thick Fat (Hidden Skill)
- Attacks: Shooting, Parasite, Malic Acid, Iron Shield, Dragon Pulse etc.
Basic statistics:
- HP: 110
- Attack: 85
- Defense: 80
- Special Attack: 100
- Special Defense: 80
- Speed: 30
Flapple and Appletun also have a perfectly identical Gigamax shape that sees their beloved apple recompose.
Where to find and how to evolve Dreepy in Dragapult
Dreepy instead it is pseudo-legendary eighth generation. It is only found towards the end of the game in Dragofuria Lake when there is cloudy weather, an electrical storm or fog. The probability of finding him and his evolution in the tall grass is only1-2%. If the weather is not your friend, remember that you can always change it by following this guide.
To evolve Dreepy just make it go up to the level 50, where it will evolve into Drakloak and still at level 60 to reach its final evolution, Dragapult. As can be seen from the design, Dragapult uses Dreepies to attack with his signature move Dragofrecce. As we did for Applin and its evolutions we see the main characteristics of a Pokémon that will surely be the protagonist in the competitive on Nintendo Switch given its very high speed.
Dragapult (Dragon / Ghost)
- Ability: Lightbody, Intrapasso or Corpofunesto (Hidden Skill)
- Attacks: Dragofrecce, Dragodanza, Spectrotuffo
Basic statistics:
- HP: 88
- Attack: 120
- Defense: 75
- Special Attack: 100
- Special Defense: 75
- Speed: 142
That's all you need to know about two of the rarest and most mysterious Pokémon in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Good catch!
► Pokémon Sword and Shield is an RPG type game developed by Game Freak and published by Game Freak Nintendo for Nintendo Switch, the video game was released on 15/11/2019
