Drakloak Coloring Pages

Free Drakloak coloring pages: 18 printable PDF designs featuring this caring, high-speed dragon Pokemon in portrait, ready-to-print, and cute stylized styles. Each page can be downloaded as a PDF to print or colored online in the browser.

Drakloak is a dual Dragon and Ghost-type Pokemon introduced in Generation VIII, known in the Pokedex as the Caretaker Pokemon. It stands about 4 feet 7 inches tall and weighs roughly 24.3 pounds, with a lizard-like body, a wide black head featuring two vertical horns, and reddish-pink triangular markings on the sides, and yellow eyes with pink eyelids. The underside of its mouth and the rest of its body are light blue, while its belly is yellow with a red, upside-down V-shaped mark, and it has short, stubby arms alongside triangular, fin-like legs and a long tail. Drakloak is capable of flying faster than 120 miles per hour. Still, its most distinctive trait is behavioral rather than physical: it carries its pre-evolution, Dreepy, on its head, caring for it and teaching it to fly and hunt until Dreepy is ready to evolve. Without a Dreepy to look after, Drakloak reportedly becomes uneasy and will try to substitute any other Pokemon it finds for the one it is missing. Drakloak evolves from Dreepy at level 50 and evolves further into Dragapult at level 60. Its Abilities are Clear Body, which prevents other Pokemon from lowering its stats, and Infiltrator, which lets its moves bypass barriers like Light Screen and Reflect. In contrast, its Hidden Ability, Cursed Body, has a chance to turn off a move used against it.

This collection groups its 18 designs into classic portraits, ready-to-print and download pages, and cute, stylized takes, giving colorists several ways to bring this caretaking dragon to life.

What Is Inside This Collection

The 18 Drakloak pages are split into three natural groups based on pose and purpose.

Classic Portraits

This group covers straightforward standing poses that keep Drakloak’s horned head, fin-like legs, and long tail as the clear focal point. A light blue base for the body pairs well with Black for the head and Yellow for the belly and eyes.

Ready-to-Print and Download Pages

This is the largest group, covering the simplified, larger-outline designs built for quick printing and downloading, labeled with terms like Free, Printable, and to Download. Bigger body shapes and fewer fine details make this group especially suited to younger colorists working quickly.

Cute and Stylized Takes

This smaller set leans into softer, rounder proportions and playful extras, including a page that gives Drakloak a scarf, a nod to its gentle, caretaking personality rather than its speed or battle strength. These pages trade some of Drakloak’s sharper, more dragon-like detail for a friendlier look.

What Drakloak Coloring Pages Do

Learning about care and responsibility through a Pokemon’s own behavior. Drakloak’s defining trait is not its speed or its type; it is the fact that it looks after a Dreepy, teaching it survival skills until the smaller Pokemon is ready to evolve on its own. Coloring a Drakloak page gives a parent or teacher a natural opening to talk with children about looking after someone younger or more vulnerable, using a favorite character as the entry point.

Practicing fine detail on a genuinely fast-looking design. The American Academy of Pediatrics identifies fine motor skill development as a core benefit of structured coloring for children ages 2 through 7, and Drakloak’s triangular fin-like legs, sharp horns, and long tail give children practice with more angular, dynamic shapes than a simple rounded character would require.

Connecting appearance to real behavior. Drakloak’s black head and horns give it a sharp, dragon-like look. Still, its actual described behavior, caring for a smaller Pokemon and becoming anxious without one to look after, is much gentler than its appearance suggests. That contrast gives children a small, concrete example of why it helps to learn about someone’s actions and not just their looks.

A steady, watchful focus. A 2005 study in the Art Therapy Journal documented measurable reductions in anxiety following structured coloring sessions. Drakloak is described as staying close and attentive to the Dreepy it cares for, a steady, watchful presence rather than constant motion, which mirrors the calm, low-pressure focus a coloring session is meant to provide.

How to Color Drakloak Pages Well

• Head: Base the wide head in solid Black, then add reddish-pink triangular markings along the sides to match Drakloak’s signature facial pattern.
• Body: Color the rest of the body, including the underside of the mouth, in a soft Light Blue, keeping the tone consistent across the torso and tail.
• Belly: Use a bright Yellow for the belly, adding a Red, upside-down V-shaped mark in the center to match Drakloak’s official design.
• Eyes: Fill the eyes in Yellow with a small black pupil, and add pale Pink around the eyelids for Drakloak’s calm, watchful expression.
• Legs and horns: Shade the triangular, fin-like legs and the two head horns in a slightly darker gray-black than the main head color for definition.
• Cute or accessory pages: On pages like Drakloak Scarf, use a warm, cozy color like burgundy or forest green for the scarf to reinforce the gentler, caretaking side of the character.

5 Creative Craft Ideas With Drakloak Coloring Pages

1. Caretaker duo card

Pair a colored Drakloak page with a printed or drawn Dreepy sketch on its head to recreate the caretaking bond described in the games.

2. Evolution line poster

Arrange colored Dreepy, Drakloak, and Dragapult pages in order to make a three-stage evolution poster for a school project.

3. Speed-fact poster

Pair a colored Drakloak page with a handwritten fact about its 120-mph flying speed for a simple animal-and-Pokemon speed comparison chart.

4. Pokemon fan bookmark

Cut out a colored classic portrait page, glue it to cardstock, and trim close to the outline for a durable bookmark.

5. Pokedex fact poster

Pair a colored Drakloak page with handwritten facts about its type, height, weight, and Abilities on a poster board for a bedroom wall or classroom display.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Drakloak coloring pages?

Drakloak coloring pages are free printable and online designs featuring the Dragon/Ghost-type Pokemon Drakloak in different poses and styles, including classic portraits, ready-to-print and download pages, and cute, stylized takes. This collection includes 18 designs that can be downloaded as PDFs or colored directly in the browser.

Who created Drakloak, and when did it first appear?

Drakloak was designed by Game Freak and introduced in Pokemon Sword and Shield in 2019 as part of the Generation VIII Pokedex set in the Galar region.

What type is Drakloak, and what does it evolve from and into?

Drakloak is a dual Dragon and Ghost-type Pokemon. It evolves from Dreepy at level 50, then evolves further into Dragapult at level 60.

What color is Drakloak?

Drakloak has a black head with reddish-pink triangular markings on the sides and yellow eyes with pink eyelids. The rest of its body is light blue, and its belly is yellow with a red, upside-down V-shaped mark.

Why does Drakloak carry a Dreepy on its head?

Drakloak is known as the Caretaker Pokemon because it looks after a Dreepy, teaching it to fly, hunt, and survive until the smaller Pokemon is ready to evolve on its own. Without a Dreepy to care for, Drakloak reportedly becomes uneasy and will try to substitute another Pokemon in its place.

How fast can Drakloak fly?

Drakloak is capable of flying faster than 120 miles per hour, making it one of the quicker Pokemon in its evolutionary line, even before it reaches its final form, Dragapult.

Are Drakloak coloring pages suitable for young children?

Yes. The simplified, ready-to-print and download pages work well for toddlers and young children, while the classic portraits and cute, stylized designs give older kids and Pokemon fans more detailed options to color as well.

How many Drakloak coloring pages are available to download?

This collection includes 18 designs, covering classic portraits, ready-to-print and download pages, and cute, stylized takes. Every page can be downloaded as a free PDF or colored online.

Start Coloring

Download any page by clicking the design. No account, email, or payment is required. Pages print directly from the browser at full resolution or open in the online coloring tool for screen use. Share finished pages on Facebook or Pinterest with the share buttons at the top of each design page.