Lance's Dragonite

Lance's Dragonite (Japanese: ワタルのカイリュー Wataru's Kairyu) is one of Lance's main in along with , and is his main Pokémon in the and .
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Dragonite first appeared in 's fantasy of in The Legend of Thunder!. It made its physical debut in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, where it saved and from getting hit by a from 's by using on the . Unlike Ash's Totodile, Dragonite was not affected by the Evolution Inducement Wave tower that Team Rocket had built up in Mahogany Town. Lance fled on his Dragonite after it used on Tyson and the grunts. They met up with Ash and his friends afterward. Later, Dragonite once again used Thunder Wave to save them from a Pokémon attack but this time from getting ped up by Jessie's Arbok.
Afterward, Dragonite sent Arbok and the Team Rocket trio blasting off. With the trio taken care of, Lance had Dragonite destroy the Evolution Inducement Wave's source. They fled along with Ash and the gang. Tyson then had a rematch with Dragonite and sent out not one, but two Fearow to take on the Dragon Pokémon. It was a tough battle for Dragonite as it felt outnumbered, but it was able to defeat both Fearow with . Since Tyson had no options left, he ended up getting arrested by Officer Jenny. After defeating Tyson, Dragonite took on the , as Lance wanted to catch the Atrocious Pokémon. Dragonite was able to weaken the Gyarados long enough for Lance to catch it. With the Gyarados caught, Lance flew away on his Dragonite and said his farewells to Ash, , and .
It reappeared in a flashback in Beauty is Skin Deep.
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In The Shuffle of Legends, Dragonite helped battle Team Magma and Team Aqua. Lance had it attack the hole that made earlier in order to free Ash from Team Magma's helicopter. He then flew on Dragonite to take on Archie and . Kyogre launched a which Dragonite narrowly dodged. He offered Ash to ride on Dragonite as Ash, , Max, and Brock chose to stay, despite the situation proving to be quite dangerous. After Kyogre was defeated by 's , Dragonite saved Archie from falling as the Red Orb separated itself from his body.
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In Pride of a Champion!, Lance used Dragonite as his first Pokémon in his Masters Eight Tournament battle against Diantha. It went up against her , which it was able to defeat, despite the type disadvantage, before being recalled. Lance later sent Dragonite back out to face Diantha's last Pokémon, Mega . Despite Dynamaxing, Dragonite ended up losing, costing Lance the match.
In A Flood of Torrential Gains!, Dragonite and Lance watched Ash's match against .
===Personality and characteristics===
Not much is known about Dragonite due to it and its being featured in very few episodes. However, as a Pokémon owned by a , Dragonite is shown to be incredibly strong, as it was unaffected by the Evolution Inducement Wave and was able to defeat two Fearow in a two-on-one battle. It even managed to handle itself well against the Red Gyarados and proved durable enough to withstand multiple supereffective attacks from Diantha's Pokémon. Dragonite is also used as a form of transport, allowing Lance to fly from place to place.
===Appearance===
:See also: Dynamax
As a Dynamax Dragonite
===Moves used===
* Dragonite is implied to know an attack, due to its use of Max Hailstorm.
====Max Moves used====
===Pokémon Origins===
Lance's Dragonite briefly appeared in File 4: Charizard. It was shown battling 's , eventually falling to a supereffective .
===Pokémon Generations===
Lance's Dragonite first appeared in The Challenger, where it was sent out to battle 's . Although the victor of that battle was never identified, Blue eventually won the overall battle and became the new .
Dragonite reappeared in The Lake of Rage, where Lance used it during his infiltration of the Team Rocket HQ. It easily defeated s' Pokémon and later destroyed Team Rocket's radio wave generator, rescuing a group of harnessed in the process.
====Moves used====
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
Lance's Dragonite appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer.
===GOTCHA!===
Lance's Dragonite briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the games==
Excluding Pokémon Stadium, Lance uses at least one Dragonite in every game he appears in.
===In the core series===
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Before National Pokédex 	After National Pokédex 	After National Pokédex 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Multi Battle in Team Rocket HQ	Fewer than 16 badges 	Fewer than 16 badges 	Fewer than 16 badges
 	 	 	
16 badges 	Multi Battle with Clair at Dragon's Den	 	
 	 	 	
Pokémon World Tournament 	Pokémon World Tournament 	Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!	Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Champions Tournament 	Challenge the Champion Lance! 	First battle 	Rematch
 	 	 	
====In events====
=====Pokémon Game Show event=====
This Dragonite was distributed at Japan's Pokémon Game Show on August 17–18, 2013 as one of the Champion's Pokémon that appeared throughout all main series games released prior to Generation VI. Their level and moveset are based on the respective originated main game series, with this Dragonite being based on the third one. It has IVs of 30 for all stats.
The Trainer ID number is based on the game's release date in Japan, November 21, 1999.
=====Pokémon Global Link event=====
This Dragonite was distributed to players who inserted a serial code that was given away to players who completed at least three battles during the Kanto Classic (Japanese: カントークラシック), an online competition on the Pokémon Global Link that was held on March 4-6, 2016.
This Dragonite can learn the previously illegitimate move , which is used by Lance in Pokémon Red, Green and Blue. The Dragonite has 31 IVs in , , , and .
===Pokémon Stadium series===
Pokémon Stadium 2	Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1 	Round 2
 	
===In the spin-off games===
====Pokémon Masters EX====
Lance's Dragonite appears alongside Lance as a sync pair in Pokémon Masters EX.
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====Pokémon Mezastar====
Dragonite appears in Pokémon Mezastar as one of Lance's Pokémon. Dragonite appeared as an opponent in an event that recreated the Masters Eight Tournament that ran from October 27 to November 21, 2022.
=====As an opponent=====
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====Pokémon Puzzle Challenge====
Lance uses a Dragonite in the Challenge Mode scenario of Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, being the last opponent the player challenges in Intense mode.
===Artwork===
Confronting and
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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Lance has raised a Dragonite from a since his childhood alongside his , which was a at the time. It was a proud Pokémon because it was ravaged and sickly from human pollution at the time of its capture. It debuted in Extricated from Exeggutor alongside the rest of his team. Later, it was used during Lance's with at the Cerise Island, using to disrupt the volcano. Dragonite easily withstood the attacks from Yellow's team and sent them flying with its tail. Lance then has Dragonite wait in the lava to strike, greatly weakening it and risking its life as it waits for Lance's signal.
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In One Tough Togepi, after Lance's defeat at the hands of Petrel, a heavily injured Dragonite began rampaging at the Pokéathlon Dome. After it beat Bruno and Koga, Dragonite faced 's Pokémon in battle. Eventually, Dragonite was knocked out by Gold's , Togebo, and recaptured so that it could be returned to Lance. In All About Arceus II, Gold met with Lance at the Ruins of Alph and Dragonite jumped out of Gold's pocket and was reunited with its Trainer.
During the battle against , , and at the Sinjoh Ruins, Lance and Dragonite faced Palkia. With its ability to manipulate the direction of its , Dragonite was able to hit Palkia even after it used to send the attack to another location.
====Appearance====
As a Dratini
====Moves used====
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
Dragonite first appeared in JBA4, where Lance was flying on it when Jō saw the Red Gyarados. Dragonite was then used in the Tag Battle against Ariana and Petrel with as its ally. It managed to defeat Petrel's in the end.
Dragonite reappeared in JBA5, where it was the second Pokémon sent out to battle Jō. Dragonite was no match for Jō's Totodile at first since Totodile already took damage from his . After a long battle, Dragonite was defeated by Totodile's , winning the battle for Jō.
====Moves used====
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Lance's Dragonite debuted in Space Havoc!!. After Red's Clefairy defeated Lance's and , Dragonite was the final test for Red to face. Unlike the former two, Dragonite was a tough foe for Red to handle. With no other choice, Red went in the space shuttle with Lance and Dragonite with Red and the gang, much to their surprise. After landing which resulted in the shuttle getting destroyed by Clefairy, Lance flew away on Dragonite as Clefairy had to deal with , who was not too happy about this.
Dragonite reappeared in The Final Battle!! where it played the role of the dragon that destroyed a village. The villagers asked Red to defeat Lance and his Dragonite to free the rest of the villagers who is working under Lance. Most of the weapons that Clefairy threw at Dragonite were rendered useless as one of them was tied to the catapult and the other one bounced off of Dragonite rather easily. However, Clefairy managed to successfully lasso Dragonite but Dragonite was too heavy for Clefairy with caused Clefairy to fly in the air with Dragonite. When Clefairy got himself fat, Dragonite could no longer lift Clefairy in the air. Dragonite was then thrown into a rocky mountain which made it injured.
Clefairy attempted to beat up Lance for making the villagers suffer. However, Dragonite defended Lance, saying Lance was his savior and told Clefairy his story. Lance found Dragonite when it was a baby Dratini abandoned out in the rain. Lance took Dratini as his own and gave it shelter from the rain and a bottle for it to drink. Growing up, Lance took Dratini to school where it managed to have evolved into a Dragonair sometime during graduation. After finishing school, Dragonair went through serious training by carrying some rings on its tail and fought a wild . It evolved into Dragonite way later, and together, they become one of the Elite Four. Red and his Pokémon were touched by the story, and decide to forgive Lance and Dragonite. However, a car came by, which was revealed to be the wealthy parents of Lance's Dragonite, asking Lance and Dragonite to go home. Lance and Dragonite attempted to escape while Red and his Pokémon chased them for making up the story.
===Pokémon Zensho===
Dragonite appears in Indigo Plateau. It ends up being Satoshi's opponent after he defeated the other members of the Elite Four. It went up against which hits it with a fire attack while Dragonite uses a laser-type attack. After a long battle, Charizard was able to defeat Dragonite.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Lance's Dragonite in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
===Merchandise===
====Miracle Twin Pokémon Center Limited Set====
The release of the expansion on May 31, 2019, the eleventh main expansion of the Sun & Moon Era, saw the release of numerous accompanying products. One of these was the Miracle Twin Pokémon Center Limited Set (Japanese: ミラクルツイン ポケモンセンター限定セット), which could only be purchased at Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, and on the Pokémon Center Online. It contains 2 Miracle Twin booster boxes and 3 exclusive accessories:
:The Dragonite & Lance Deck Case (Japanese: デッキシールド カイリュー＆ワタル Deck Case: Kairyu & Wataru) and matching set of 64 Dragonite & Lance Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド カイリュー＆ワタル Deck Shield: Kairyu & Wataru) continue the Generation I references of recent Pokémon Center Limited Sets, featuring Elite Four member Lance and his .
Product images:
====June 2022 Pokémon Center accessories====
Pokémon Trainers merchandise: These items depict a variety of characters and their Pokémon as chibi-style caricatures. These include and his Charizard, a and her , Steven Stone and his Metagross, N partnered with a , and her Piplup, and his , Skyla and her Swanna, a and his , and her , Lance and his Dragonite, Cynthia and her Garchomp, and Elesa with her . The illustrations were initially created for Japanese merchandise promoting the release of Pokémon Masters, which was sold at Pokémon Centers from August 2, 2019.
*Pokémon Trainers Playmat
Product images:
==Trivia==
* In , and , Lance's Dragonite knows , but Dragonite cannot legitimately have the move in any of the games.
** In 2016, a Dragonite which knows Barrier was released to participants of the "Kanto Classic" Wi-Fi Tournament to reference this.
* Since Generation II, Lance has been using Dragonite leveled lower than 55, despite the fact that Dragonite can only be obtained by evolving at level 55 onward (outside of Dragonspiral Tower and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!).
* Excluding , Lance's Dragonite will always know the move during battle.
* Dragonite is the only Pokémon in to have used the move .
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