Drapion

Like most Poison-types in this game, Drapion seems destined for mediocrity. As an attacker, it has to battle it out with stuff like Beedrill and Nidoqueen. Its half decent tankiness and weird looks might at least make it a fun (suboptimal) alternative to something like Muk to drop in gyms.

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

• Poison Sting and Infestation perform similarly in neutral situations.

• Sludge Bomb is Drapion’s best STAB charged move

• Crunch is Drapion's second best charged move and should be paired with Bite

• Fell Stinger can pair with Infestation to make Drapion into a bug attacker, but it's not good at this role.

• Aqua Tail and Ice Fang have no offensive purpose.

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

• Infestation hits generally harder than Poison Sting. It’s still on par with it even against Pokemon that resist it, such as Machamp.

• Bite is superior to Poison Sting on defense, but Infestation is still the superior option.

• Ice Fang can rack up fast damage on common Dragon Type attackers

• Aqua Tail and Crunch are both 3-bar charged moves that can be tricky to dodge.

• Fell Stinger is also 3 bar, but is more widely resisted and easier to dodge.

• Sludge Bomb is more powerful, but won’t be fired as often.

Poison Sting provides Drapion with incredible energy generation, allowing it to spam its Charged Attacks. Its other Fast Attacks are mediocre, though Bite sees niche play every now for its reliable Dark-type damage.

Crunch is Drapion's primary weapon, sporting a decent cost, STAB, moderate power, and a debuff chance. Aqua Tail is often Drapion's secondary choice, being its cheapest option and providing coverage against Ground-type Pokemon. However, Sludge Bomb can be ran instead to improve Drapion's consistency against Fairy-type Pokemon. Fell Stinger is too weak and doesn't have much synergy with Poison Sting. Return is too expensive and doesn't quite provide Drapion with much coverage.