Iris's Dragonite

Iris's Dragonite (Japanese: アイリスのカイリュー Iris's Kairyu) was the third that in the Unova region, and her fourth overall.
==In animation==
===History===
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=====Unova=====
Dragonite debuted in Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!, where he was chasing down a . The Hydreigon wounded his wing, which sent him crashing down into a lake. Dragonite became airborne again, but due to his injury, he could not maintain flight properly. Eventually, he hit a terminal of a power plant, causing a blackout in Undella Town. Although this was an accident, the workers at the power plant believed it to be intentional. Wanting to escape the workers, Dragonite entered the power plant and barricaded himself in a room using . He curled up on the floor to rest in order to recuperate.
Hearing about the story of Dragonite from Officer Jenny, refused to believe that he caused the blackout purposefully. Later, she, , and infiltrated the power plant and found Dragonite, who struck out at them. and were used to keep him at bay until came in and soothed him with its voice. Afterward, he collapsed again because of his injuries. While Ash and Dawn went to inform Officer Jenny, Iris was able to read his heart and saw that the injury caused by Hydreigon caused his flying to be hindered, thus accidentally crashing into the terminal. Despite this, Officer Jenny rallied a group of s to take down Dragonite. Iris threw herself in front of Dragonite in order to protect him from them just long enough for Ash and to return with surveillance footage to prove Dragonite's innocence. At the end of the day, just before Dragonite was about to leave, he looked back at Iris. suggested that perhaps Dragonite wished to be Iris's Pokémon and allowed himself to be captured by her.
In Jostling for the Junior Cup!, Iris used him in the first round of the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup against Georgia's . Despite being ordered by Iris to dodge Beartic's , Dragonite stood in place and knocked it back swiftly. He ignored Iris again and chose to shield himself from Beartic's head-on with his hands. Surprisingly, he even stood there and took an Ice Beam attack and refused to defend against a second with Flamethrower. In reaction to Iris's calls, Dragonite broke out of the ice he had been encased in and began charging toward Beartic. Though he ran straight into his opponent's , Dragonite hit Beartic with . The single hit won the match, though neither Iris nor Georgia were happy with it.
In the next episode, Iris attempted to scold Dragonite for his disobedience, but to no avail. then came to talk to him, becoming very interested in his relationship with Iris. Dragonite was then used against Dawn's Mamoswine in the second round. Dragonite began the match by listening to Iris and dodging Hidden Power but began standing and taking Mamoswine's attacks against her wishes. Dragonite also began charging toward Mamoswine and meeting its , and although Dragonite was able to throw his opponent overhead the first time, Mamoswine's second Take Down knocked Dragonite back. Dragonite finally grabbed Mamoswine's frozen tusks as it was using . His arms began to freeze before Dragonite broke free and flew into the air and sun's heat. Dragonite then swooped down and defeated Mamoswine with . However, Iris was still displeased with the win and yelled at Dragonite. Furthermore, Georgia stated that Dawn lost to Dragonite, rather than Iris. 
Dragonite was next used in Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three! to battle Ash's in the semi-final match. He began the match by following Iris's commands, dodging and and then attacking with Flamethrower. Dragonite then launched an Ice Beam attack, though it was dodged with ; Dragonite avoided Krokorok's attack with ease. He eventually hit Krokorok with another Flamethrower before Krokorok burrowed underground once more and emerged behind him, clamping down on his tail with Crunch. Dragonite was able to shake his opponent off but was still unable to land an Ice Beam. Dragonite finally managed to hit his opponent with back-to-back Flamethrower and Ice Beam attacks but was astonished to watch Krokorok evolve into , who ran towards him and struck with . Faced with the powerful opponent, Dragonite began launching his moves in all directions, and in the midst of his tantrum, was hit by Crunch. Dragonite then recklessly tried a Dragon Rush that was easily avoided by Dig. When Krookodile emerged from the ground, Dragonite was hit and defeated by Stone Edge. After the match, Georgia and Burgundy poked fun at Iris and Dragonite before Cynthia revealed Dragonite did not have complete confidence in Iris. 
In Unova's Survival Crisis!, Dragonite was sent out to battle the forces of nature. As usual, he took off without even waiting for Iris to say anything and ended up getting hurt in the process. When Iris tried to comfort Dragonite, he was still hesitant towards his new Trainer. However, once Iris stepped in front of Dragonite to block 's attack, he started to see that Iris really did care for him. After Iris gained his trust, she commanded Dragonite to go help the other Pokémon fight the trio and was able to hold them off so that Ash could stop .
In A Village Homecoming!, Iris sent Dragonite out to meet the at the Village of Dragons. Straight away, Dragonite picked a fight with a wild that was resting nearby. In the midst of their close combat, the elder came between them. After she had calmed Haxorus, she did the same to Dragonite by massaging his stomach. Later, when Shannon's newly evolved Hydreigon lost control of himself, Dragonite teamed up with to chase the Brutal Pokémon across the lake and corner him onshore.
In Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!, Iris used Dragonite during her battle against Drayden and his . Dragonite's starting move, Thunder Punch, was easily blocked by the Cave Pokémon, which then hit back with a fierce Dragon Claw. Despite this, he was still strong enough to counter Druddigon's following attack with . When he attempted to use Thunder Punch again, Druddigon used to avoid the hit. However, with Iris's support, the Dragon Pokémon was able to identify the real Druddigon in the middle of the copies and land a successful hit with Thunder Punch. Iris followed that up with an Ice Beam attack, which made a direct hit, but, much to everyone's surprise, Druddigon merely repelled the ice from its body. Iris then told Dragonite to attack with Dragon Rush, but Druddigon was easily able to intercept the attack, throw Dragonite away, and then serve the finishing blow with a strong , causing Iris to lose the match.
In The Light of Floccesy Ranch!, Iris asked Dragonite to teach Ellie's how to use Thunder Punch, so it could properly guard a flock of . Despite feeling very reluctant about the whole idea, he still took up the mantle of Ampharos's coach for the day, and was very displeased when Ellie and Travon discussed trading Ampharos away because it was too timid. When Team Rocket threatened the herd, Dragonite teamed up with Ash's Snivy to defend them. He also gave Ampharos the confidence boost it needed to pull off its first successful Thunder Punch and save everyone. Afterward, Iris and her friends joked among themselves that they got to see a softer side of Dragonite's personality that day, much to his chagrin.
In The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!, Dragonite, along with Iris's other Pokémon, was introduced to Ash's Charizard, where he immediately struck a rivalry with the Flame Pokémon. As a result, Ash proposed a battle between the two, which they agreed to. The match started with a collision of Flamethrowers, after which the two continued their battle in the sky. Dragonite then cancelled Charizard's with a Thunder Punch and grounded him by using a powerful to overcome Charizard's . However, Dragonite was surprised and frustrated to see that Charizard had emerged unscathed from the attack, and was lured by Charizard into his powerful Dragon Tail. The battle was then stopped by because he knew that both Dragonite and Charizard battled long enough to understand each other and their strengths.
Dragonite was sent out to battle a rampaging Haxorus in Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!. Dragonite soon went on his own rampage after Colress used his Pokémon control machine on him and ordered him to do so. While under Team Plasma's control, Dragonite's attacks were blocked by Charizard until Aldith's 's veered and hit Colress's machine. 
Dragonite was sent out in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals! alongside Cilan's Crustle to fight two that were being controlled by Colress. When a barrage of attacks became too intense for Crustle to dodge, Dragonite carried it into the air to avoid the attacks. However, they were eventually hit and plummeted down to the ground. In the next episode, they managed to keep on fighting and stalled Team Plasma's Pokémon with a combination of Ice Beam and . Team Plasma eventually broke through the barrier with some and they had also taken control of. When Colress decided to turn his mind control machine on Dragonite again, Iris quickly recalled him to his Poké Ball.
In What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!, Dragonite helped trap Ghetsis, Colress, Aldith, and Barret by freezing Krookodile's Stone Edge and Crustle's Rock Slide with Ice Beam so they wouldn't be able to escape and could be arrested by Looker.
=====Decolore Islands=====
In The Journalist from Another Region!, Iris used Dragonite in the Pokémon Sumo Tournament of Harvest Island's Grand Harvest Festival. In the first round Dragonite faced 's . Despite managing to throw Beartic on the ground, Iris got disqualified since Dragonite's tail hit the ground, giving Morgan the win.
In A Pokémon of a Different Color!, Dragonite and Charizard set off to search for Clair's Dragonite who had been separated from Clair on an island in the Decolore Islands. After Iris's Dragonite found Clair's, he landed to meet her; however, Clair's Dragonite attacked him for having trampled some flowers. When their respective Trainers arrived led by Charizard, Charizard attempted to end the squabble. The two Dragonite knocked him back before Iris and Clair began to settle them. Cilan then suggested the two Dragonite shared some romantic tension. Dragonite later bickered further with his fellow Dragonite before they both channeled their anger at each other into tearing a steel door from a cave entrance. He was then returned to his Poké Ball, along with his fellow Dragonite, when sound waves that caused him and the other Pokémon pain started emanating from where the steel door once was.
=====Johto=====
In BWS02, Iris used Dragonite in her battle against Clair and her Druddigon at the Blackthorn Gym. Despite putting up a good fight, Dragonite was ultimately defeated, leaving Clair as the victor.
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In Thrash of the Titans!, Iris used Dragonite as her first Pokémon in her World Coronation Series battle against Ash at the Opelucid Gym. He first battled Ash's own and got an upper hand before it was recalled for . After getting caught head-first in Dracovish's mouth, thus preventing him from hearing Iris's commands, Dragonite was quickly defeated by a supereffective .
In The Fiery Road to Mastership!, Dragonite was Iris’s second Pokémon in her Masters Eight Tournament match against Cynthia. He battled against , getting in a flurry of supereffective Thunder Punches, but was then quickly defeated after a supereffective and an .
===Personality and characteristics===
Dragonite is the kind of Pokémon that is ready and willing to take on all opponents. His hostile facial expression notably sets him apart from all other Dragonite. Though he is tough, he may have a certain soft spot for Iris as he let himself be captured easily. However, as seen in Jostling for the Junior Cup!, he isn't so ready to listen to her commands. Slowly but surely Dragonite started trusting his Trainer, from his first battle against Georgia's Beartic, which he didn't listen to Iris at all, to Battling Authority Once Again! in which Dragonite only listened to Iris's first command against Dawn's Mamoswine, then Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three! where Dragonite listened to all of Iris's orders against Ash's Krokorok until he evolved into Krookodile and hit him with his newly learned Dragon Claw. By Unova's Survival Crisis!, Dragonite understood his Trainer's feelings, and then from then on, he started to obey Iris.
Even though he began to follow Iris's commands, Dragonite still maintains his hostile nature outside of battles, as seen in A Village Homecoming! which Dragonite noticed a wild Haxorus and immediately picked a fight with it and in The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! where he started a rivalry with Ash's Charizard. However at the Opelucid Gym, as seen in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!, he exhibits fair play up to a point; he opted not to use flight-based moves against Drayden's Druddigon initially, as that Dragon-type could not fly (however, he was never seen doing the same after this battle, presumably because it caused him to lose).
===Moves used===
==In the games==
===In the core series===
The password for a Pokémon Global Link Dragonite could be obtained from the Pokémon Data Broadcast for the animated series episode that aired on March 14, 2013. This Dragonite is based on Iris's Dragonite.
===In the spin-off games===
====Pokémon Mezastar====
Dragonite appears in Pokémon Mezastar as one of Iris's Pokémon. It appears as an opponent during the . Dragonite also appeared as an opponent in an event that recreated the Masters Eight Tournament that ran from October 27 to November 21, 2022. Upon beating Iris, the player can receive a Support Pokémon Ticket based on Iris's Haxorus, with Dragonite as its tag partner. 
=====As an opponent=====
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=====Disks=====
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Journeys===
Dragonite appeared in Thrash of the Titans!, where it was used in Iris's World Coronation Series battle against .
====Moves used====
 
===Movie adaptations===
Dragonite appeared in , where it served practically the same role as in the movie.
==Trivia==
* Dragonite is the only Pokémon introduced prior to Generation V to be caught during Pokémon the Series: Black & White by a main character in Unova.
* Dragonite is the first:
** Pseudo-legendary Pokémon owned by a main character.
** Non- Pokémon owned by a main character to know a of this type.
* Dragonite's eyes are different than those of other Dragonite, being constantly narrowed with aggression and having smaller pupils and irises.
==References==
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