Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <pokemon-go>
Title: Can you catch a wild Dragonite?
Question: I was just wondering if you could catch a wild Dragonite, because I see them in gyms and it is hard to evolve up to him.

Answers:
sents: text: Yes, you can.
text: It is very rare, but Dragonite does spawn in the wild.
text: I caught one outside my house in the middle of the night, which was pure luck.
text: Others
text: I know have had success at local hot spots when there's been a lot of other people around
text: (there's a widely held belief - perhaps with proof, I'm not 100% sure),
text: that rarer Pokemon spawn when there's a lot of players in one area.
text: So, if you'd like a slightly higher chance of finding a Dragonite in the wild, see if you can find a local park where a lot of players hang out.
text: There may even be a Facebook group of players in your city that you can connect into.
text: Finally, I don't believe there are any Dratini nests anymore, but Dratinis do often spawn near water, so it might be worth seeing if you can build up to a Dragonite too - especially considering if you find one in the wild, you'd probably want the candy to power it up.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/141706/Tim Malone
score: 13
sents: text: You can catch a wild Dragonite!
text: I haven't yet, but I've seen a wild Dragonite on my Nearby radar while on the bus.
text: So you can catch it, but it's very rare to find one, and you'll need luck on your side.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/155384/Znaz
score: 3
sents: text: Yes, Dragonites are able to be found and captured in the wild.
text: As for their rarity... if you go to pokesnipers.com, you will see a real-time list of rare pokemon worldwide and their locations as they are discovered.
text: Someone recently mentioned how Dragonites used to show up on the list fairly regularly, yet now you can watch the list for a long time and not see even one.
text: I have yet to see one on the list
text: and I've been checking for a few days.
text: Not very frequently, mind you, but a month or two ago I would see one every time I looked at the list.
text: So, it seems that wild Dragonites may have become rarer... or one just hasn't popped up yet, who knows?
text: My advice on finding a wild Dragonite is to go somewhere
text: that is fairly popular with a number of pokestops
text: Put a lure or two on some pokestops, use an incense and walk around for a bit in the vicinity.
text: Dratini are found by (large?) bodies of water and dragonites are supposed to have a slim chance of appearing where a dratini has been seen/found.
text: Dragonites are supposed to have been most commonly reported as appearing near or in parks.
text: Hope this helps.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/166704/Ron Kyle
score: 3
sents: text: Yes you definitely can.
text: According to rankedboost you can find them in golf courses or near landmarks!
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/162565/Lincoln Cheng
score: 3
sents: text: Yes, I caught one at my neighbors house 250 cp.
text: The IV's were great
text: so I kept powering it up with dratini, now it's at 2400 cp.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/169578/Urkl
score: 2
sents: text: Yes my daughter caught one today at legoland when she caught a snorelax it was in the queue for legends of gaming
text: so both times lots of people in the same area playing!
text: She made me screenshot the journal to prove she caught it!
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/167218/Caz
score: 0
sents: text: Check Rarity Chart.
text: I second his statement that pokemon have their respective spawnpoints AS WELL as that each step of the evolutionary line can spawn.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/102075/Khaz
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
Dragonite does spawn in the wild. They can be found and captured in the wild. 
Yes you can for sure, it spawns in the wild.