Dragon's Den

The Dragon's Den (Japanese: りゅうのあな Dragon's Den) is a location in Blackthorn City in the Johto region.
==In the games==
The Dragon's Den is inaccessible before defeating Clair in the Blackthorn Gym, as it is blocked off by a man in front of the cave. After defeating Clair, it must be traversed to obtain the .
In , , several s can be found in the cave. The Dragon Shrine (Japanese: りゅうのほこら Dragon ) is located in the south end (blocked off by a ), where the will quiz the on their attitude towards and treatment of their . After the quiz is completed, they will be rewarded with a . If they got all the answers right the first time, the Dratini will know .
 can be found here contemplating his training on s and s. Clair will visit to reward the player with the Rising Badge she refused to award in the Blackthorn Gym, as well as or . This requires completing the quiz described above. In , where the Dragon Shrine is closed and everything related to it is unavailable, Clair will instead give the Rising Badge to the player after they collect the Dragon Fang. If the Dragon Fang from Dragon's Den is not obtained, but the player has one anyways, usually from trading from another Trainer, Clair will call the player a cheater and refuse to give the badge.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after the player battles Silver at Mt. Moon, they can participate in a Multi Battle with him against Lance and Clair here. Additionally, in these games, if the player receives the Rising Badge from Clair and then leaves the Dragon's Den with , , or an Escape Rope, then they must return to her Gym in order to collect the TM.
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===Master's quiz===
In , , it is possible to obtain a with , a move it cannot normally learn in Generation II and IV.
		
It is a prize for correctly answering the questions given by the Master in the Dragon Shrine. If any wrong answers are given, the will still receive a Dratini but it will have instead of ExtremeSpeed.
Question 	Correct answer(s) 	Wrong answer(s)
What are Pokémon to you? 	Pal / AllyFriend 	Underling / Junior
What helps you to win battles? 	StrategyRaising / Training 	Cheating
What kind of Trainer do you wish to battle? 	Anybody / AnyoneTough person	StrongWeak person / Weak
What is most important for raising Pokémon? 	LoveKnowledge 	Violence
Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. Which is more important?	Both 	Tough / StrengthWeak / Weakness
After completing the quiz, the player will then need to receive or from Clair. After this, returning to the Master will result in him giving the Dratini to the player.
===Layout===
Of note is that 's redesign of the Dragon's Den added trees to the back of the Dragon Shrine. Despite this, no can be found hiding in them. In 's redesign, the Headbutt trees are absent, much like in its original design from .
Version	Entrance	Lower entrance	Main room	Dragon Shrine
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
  	  	  	  	 
===Preview===
HGSS Dragon's Den-Morning.png|Morning (Dratini)
HGSS Dragon's Den-Day.png|Day/Evening (Dratini)
HGSS Dragon's Den-Night.png|Night (Dragonair)
==Walking Pokémon quotes==
Walking Pokémon can have reactions unique to Dragon's Den. The reactions below require interacting with the Pokémon.
Games	Pokémon 	Area 	Quote
 	Any Pokémon 	Anywhere	"Your Pokémon is cautious about the confined area!"
 	Any Pokémon 	Anywhere	"Your Pokémon is walking along cautiously!"
 	Dragon-type Pokémon	Anywhere	"Your Pokémon suddenly howled!"
 	Water-type Pokémon 	Anywhere	"Your Pokémon seems happy to be all wet!"
 	Rock-type Pokémon 	Anywhere	"Your Pokémon seems very happy and is rolling around!"
==In animation==
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The Dragon's Den appeared in Fangs For Nothin', where it was reduced to a series of tunnels leading to the Dragon Holy Land. In , the Dragon Holy Land takes over for the Dragon's Den's other roles in the games, including the location of the Dragon Shrine and the Dragon Fang.
==In the manga==
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The Dragon's Den appeared in Debonaire Dragonair. Clair encountered and battled here, but failed to defeat and it. According to Clair, only the living on the site with her family are allowed here.
==Trivia==
* Dragon's Den is the only location where the player obtains a Gym Badge that is not a Gym.
* In , if the player whites out due to damage while still inside the Dragon Shrine after receiving the , they can return to the Blackthorn Gym to receive the reward TM from Clair. However, if the player then returns to Dragon's Den and stands on the tile directly in front of the Dragon Shrine's door, Clair will appear again and give the player another TM24.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Johto locations
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations
Category:Caves
de:Drachenhöhle
es:Guarida Dragón
fr:Antre du Dragon
it:Tana del Drago
ja:りゅうのあな
zh:龙穴