Draco Plate りゅうのプレート Dragon Plate

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TheDraco Plate (Japanese:りゅうのプレートDragon Plate) is a type ofheld item introduced inGeneration IV. It is aKey Item inPokémon Legends: Arceus. It is one of thePlates, which are associated withArceus.

In the core series games

Price

Effect

In battle

Boosts thepower of the holder'sDragon-type moves by 20%. If the holder usesJudgment, it becomes a Dragon-type move.

Multitype changes anArceus holding this item to its Dragon-typeform. FromGeneration V onward, item-manipulating effects (such asTrick andFling) cannot give Arceus a Plate or remove a Plate from Arceus. In Generation IV, item-manipulating effects cannot affect Pokémon with Multitype.

Outside of battle

Multitype changes anArceus holding this item to itsDragon-typeform.

InPokémon Legends: Arceus, the Draco Plate can used from thesatchel onArceus, changing it to theDragontype.

The Draco Plate can be read, and has the following engraving:"Three beings were born to bind time and space."

Description

Acquisition

Distribution

As aheld item

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

Underground sprite from Diamond, Pearl andPlatinum	Grand Underground sprite from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Bag sprite from Legends: Arceus

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

The Draco Plate, alongside theIron Plate andSplash Plate, debuted inJourney to the Unown!, whereSaturn and twoTeam Galactic Grunts placed them in a room located in theSolaceon Ruins, in order to obtain theSpear Key and awaken theUnown there. The Plates were used to power up the three types ofPalkia andDialga (Dragon,Steel, andWater) combined.

Arceus and the Jewel of Life

The Draco Plate, alongside the other 15 Plates at the time, appeared again in themovieArceus and the Jewel of Life, whereArceus used them to change its type, and almost died when it lost all of the Plates after destroying a meteor.Damos found one of these lost Plates and returned it to Arceus, giving it the strength to recall the other 15 Plates. This act earned its trust and prompted it to detach theEarth Plate, Splash Plate,Meadow Plate,Zap Plate, and Draco Plate in the form of theJewel of Life so Damos could make the land that would becomeMichina Town flourish. The Draco Plate was included in the Jewel of Life in order to strengthen the power of the other Plates.

Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles

The Draco Plate, alongside the other 17 type-based Plates, appeared inThe Arceus Chronicles (Part 4), underArceus's possession.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Petrel was collecting the Plates forTeam Rocket's plan. AfterSilver stole the few Plates he had managed to find, Petrel decided to let him gather all 16 Plates, just to get them back at once later. With hisWeavile leaving messages forSneasel andWeavile acrossJohto, Silver soon indeed gathered all 16 Plates for himself. At theSinjoh Ruins,Gold surrendered the Plates toArcher, who used them to seemingly take control ofArceus, ordering it to recreateDialga,Palkia, andGiratina. When thePokédex holders used their Pokémon's ultimate attacks to stop the creation, all the Plates were absorbed by Arceus.

Trivia

• The Draco Plate is the only Plate that could have changed the moves Arceus can learn. Prior toGeneration VIII, Arceus could only be taughtDraco Meteor while holding a Draco Plate.

In other languages

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation IV –V –VI –VII –VIII –IX

Related articles

• List of Key Items in Generation VIII

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Splash Plate

Zap Plate

Meadow Plate

Icicle Plate

Fist Plate

Toxic Plate

Earth Plate

Sky Plate

Mind Plate

Insect Plate

Stone Plate

Spooky Plate

Draco Plate

Dread Plate

Iron Plate

Pixie Plate

Blank Plate

Legend Plate

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