Naganadel (Pokémon)

Naganadel's reference sheet for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
illustrated by James Turner

Naganadel is an Ultra Beast that has both draconic and insectoid features. Its upper body is slender with thin arms and a long neck. The upper chest, neck, head, and arms are light purple, while its waist is dark purple with a fuchsia stripe on each side. Each shoulder has a long gray spike and each hand has three pinkish-purple claws. Running down each side of its neck is a dark purple stripe, which connects and forms a loop on its chest. The lower area of the loop is fuchsia and has a short, downward extension in the middle. At the end of its long neck is its head, which has a long, spiked crest on the top. On the sides of its mouth are a pair of curved, gray spikes that act as mandibles. Its glowing cyan eyes are conjoined, rimmed with fuchsia, and have a spiky crest on either side, which gives them a visor-like appearance. A pair of light purple wings sprout from the center of its back. These wings have a single fuchsia claw at the joint, two spikes along the wing-arm and darker purple membranes with fuchsia markings near the spikes.

Naganadel originates from Ultra Megalopolis in Ultra Space in the core series games. However, Naganadel originates from an unnamed world in the animated series. The lower half of Naganadel's body houses its brain. It resembles a swollen wasp's abdomen and is filled with poisonous liquid. It is covered in stripes of light and dark purple and has three hollow stingers at the tip. The stingers are gray and have a fuchsia marking around them. The largest stinger is in the center; the other two are considerably smaller and sit on either side. These stingers are connected to its brain, so it will react violently if they are touched. Its main stinger can eject a luminescent, adhesive poison over a distance greater than six miles.^[1] Like all Ultra Beasts, Naganadel stores Z-Power, the same energy possessed by Totem Pokémon, within its body, which takes the form of a red, flaring aura^[2]. In The Prism Between Light and Darkness!, Naganadel is shown to be able to communicate with humans through telepathy and show them visions of the past. In the same episode, it was shown living in nests and leading large numbers of Poipole.

Evolution

Naganadel evolves from Poipole.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Poipole  Poison

→

First Evolution Naganadel  Poison  Dragon

Pokédex entries

Naganadel in the Alola PokédexUSUM

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Naganadel is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.3.0+.

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM07 TM07 Pin Missile Bug Physical 02525 095}}95% 20 TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM29 TM29 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM73 TM73 Cross Poison Poison Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM74 TM74 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM77 TM77 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM78 TM78 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM85 TM85 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM95 TM95 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM96 TM96 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10 TM99 TM99 Breaking Swipe Dragon Physical 06060 100}}100% 15 TR02 TR02 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR08 TR08 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR15 TR15 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TR18 TR18 Leech Life Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR23 TR23 Spikes Ground Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR24 TR24 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR36 TR36 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TR47 TR47 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR51 TR51 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR54 TR54 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR57 TR57 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TR58 TR58 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR60 TR60 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR62 TR62 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TR68 TR68 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR73 TR73 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TR78 TR78 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TR83 TR83 Ally Switch Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR91 TR91 Venom Drench Poison Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR95 TR95 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Naganadel Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Naganadel

By breeding

By tutoring

By a prior Evolution

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.17 seconds Base HP: 54 Base Attack: 82 Base Defense: 54 Base Speed: 70

Pokémon GO Base HP: 177 Base Attack: 263 Base Defense: 159 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Poison Jab, Air Slash Charged Attacks: Sludge Bomb, Dragon Pulse, Acrobatics, Fell Stinger, Dragon Claw*

Evolution data

Unevolved Poipole  Poison

+ Level up knowing Dragon Pulse →

First Evolution Naganadel  Poison  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Naganadel images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Naganadel in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Major appearances

Ash's Naganadel

Ash's Poipole was revealed to have evolved into a Naganadel when it reunited with him in Z-Move Showdown!.

Naganadel (anime)

Naganadel debuted in The Shape of Love to Come! during a dream seen by Ash's Poipole. It physically debuted in The Prism Between Light and Darkness!, where it telepathically told the Ultra Guardians about how its homeworld became shrouded in darkness. It reappeared in Securing the Future!, where its homeworld was restored to its former glory by Necrozma.

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

Naganadel in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

A Naganadel first appeared in Darkness!! The Mysterious Claws of Necrozma!. It was originally befriended by Phyco so it could take him through Ultra Space via Ultra Warp Ride. It was caught by Lusamine to add to her collection of Ultra Beasts.

A group of Aether Foundation Employees used several Naganadel to travel to the Ultra Megalopolis.

Main article: Naganadel (TCG)

• Naganadel and its pre-evolved form are the only Ultra Beasts that are part of an evolutionary line.
• Naganadel and its pre-evolved form were created by James Turner, as were their Shiny forms.^[3]
• Naganadel is the only Ultra Beast to have a base stat that is not a prime number: its Speed of 121. It is, however, a prime power.
• Naganadel shares its category name with its pre-Evolution, Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Nidoran♂, and Nidorino. They are all known as the Poison Pin Pokémon.
• In all European language versions of a promotional trailer for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Naganadel is shown to be sent out from a Beast Ball. However, there is no legitimate way to obtain a Naganadel in a Beast Ball in these games, as it is exclusively available as a gift Pokémon in a standard Poké Ball.

Origin

Naganadel may be based on a Western dragon or wyvern, a kind of dragon that possesses two arms and wings. Its abdomen resembles that of a wasp. Specifically, it could be based on the tarantula hawk or Ichneumonidae family of wasps. Its Shiny coloration may reference wasps such as the yellowjacket. Like its pre-Evolution, its needle-like appendages resemble the needle of a syringe, with the abdomen representing the barrel or tube and the venom representing the liquid inside.

Name origin

Naganadel is a combination of Nāga and Nadel (German for needle).^[4]

Agoyon is a combination of 顎 ago (jaw) and 四 yon (four).^[5] It may also involve ago (Italian for needle), aiguillon (French for stinger), dragon, and 용 yong (Korean for dragon).

Language Title Meaning Japanese アーゴヨン Agoyon From 顎 ago and 四 yon, also possibly ago, aiguillon, dragon, and 용 yong French Mandrillon From mandrin, salamandre, mandibule, drill, dragon and aiguillon Spanish Naganadel Same as English name German Agoyon Same as Japanese name Italian Naganadel Same as English name Korean 아고용 Agoyong Transliteration of Japanese name. Contains 용 (龍) yong Mandarin Chinese 四顎針龍 / 四颚针龙 Sì'èzhēnlóng From 四 sì, 顎 / 颚 è, 針 / 针 zhēn, and 龍 / 龙 lóng Cantonese Chinese 四顎針龍 Sei'ngohkjāmlùhng From 四 sei, 顎 ngohk, 針 jām, and 龍 lùhng

More languages Hindi सुईलॉन्ग Suilong From सुई suī and long Russian Наганадел Naganadel Transcription of English name Thai อาโกโยง Akoyong Transcription of Japanese name

UB Stinger

Language Title Chinese Cantonese ＵＢ：刺針 UB: Chijām Mandarin ＵＢ：刺針 / UB:刺针 UB: Cìzhēn French UC-Aiguillon German UB Stachel Italian UC Aculeus Korean UB스팅어 UB Stinger Spanish UE Aguijón

• Ash's Naganadel
• Ultra Beast
• Ultra Beasts (anime)