How to Evolve Dipplin Into Hydrapple in Pokemon Indigo Disk
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How to Evolve Dipplin Into Hydrapple in Pokemon Indigo Disk

In the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Indigo Disk DLC, you must obtain a special TM to evolve Dipplin into Hydrapple. Here is everything you need to know on how to evolve Hydrapple in Pokemon Indigo Disk.

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How to evolve Hydrapple in Pokemon Indigo Disk

To evolve Dipplin into Hydrapple in Indigo Disk, you must obtain the TM Dragon Cheer from Blueberry Academy Elite Four member, Drayton. Once you obtain Dragon Cheer, you will need to teach it to Dipplin to trigger its evolution.

Below are the full steps on how to evolve Hydrapple in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet:

  • Evolve Applin into Dipplin by using a Syrupy Apple on it from the Teal Mask DLC.
  • Defeat Drayton in the Blueberry Academy Polar Biome and obtain the Dragon Cheer TM from him.
  • Open up your menu and teach Dragon Cheer to Dipplin.
  • Level up your Dipplin with it knowing Dragon Cheer to evolve it into Hydrapple automatically.

How to get Dragon Cheer in Indigo Disk Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

To evolve Dipplin into Hydrapple, you must obtain the Dragon Cheer TM, a new move exclusive to the Indigo Disk DLC. Once you have arrived at the Blueberry Academy, progress the story by meeting Lacey in the Coastal Biome. After you complete the tutorial class, Carmine will call you on your Rotom phone and ask to meet up.

Following this cutscene, you will be asked to join the Blueberry League, which is the school’s Elite Four club. As soon as you are signed up to the League, you are free to tackle Elite Four in any order. Head North on the map to the Winter Biome and complete Drayton’s Elite Trial to unlock the Dragon Cheer TM move needed to evolve Hydrapple.

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To complete Drayton’s Elite Trial, you will need to defeat three trainers using Pokemon that have specifically been caught in the Blueberry Academy’s Terrarium. Yep, it’s as challenging as it sounds. If you haven’t been catching Pokemon on your journey across the terrarium, you will need to pick up a few Pokemon to overcome this challenge.

Below is a list of each trainer’s Pokemon you will have to face off against, their type, and weaknesses:

Craig (the student to the far left)

  • Rampardos – Rock-type (weaknesses: Fighting, Ground, Water, Grass, Steel)
  • Bastiodon – Rock / Steel-type (weaknesses: Fighting, Ground, Water)

Winter Student (the student in the middle)

  • Alolan Sandslash – Ice / Steel-type (weaknesses: Fighting, Fire, Ground)
  • Dewgong – Water / Ice-type (weaknesses: Grass, Electric, Fighting, Ground)

Ray (the student in the far right)

  • Magnezone – Steel / Electric-type (weaknesses: Ground, Fire, Fighting)
  • Zebstrika – Electric-type (weaknesses: Ground)
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The Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Indigo Disk DLC is now available on the Nintendo Switch.


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Based in California, Brent is an Editor at Siliconera and has been a journalist since 2010. When he's not playing JRPGs or catching 'em all in Pokémon, you can find him spending time with his wife and two dogs.