Dragon Scale

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The Dragon Scale (Japanese: りゅうのウロコ Dragon Scale) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II. It allows to evolve into .
==In the core series games==
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===Effect===
====Held item====
=====In battle=====
In , it increases the power of moves by 10% when held due to an oversight (while the item intended to have this effect—the Dragon Fang—has no effect). This was corrected in Pokémon Stadium 2.
From Generation III onward, it has no effect in battle.
====Outside battles====
Causes to evolve into when traded while holding it. This consumes the Dragon Scale.
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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| Mt. Mortar
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| Held by and (5% chance each)
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| Water Path
| Trainer Tower (prize for defeating Double Mode)
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| Held by , , , and (5% chance each)
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| Mt. Mortar
| Pokéathlon Dome (2500 Pts. - post-National Pokédex)Held by , , , and (5% chance each)
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| (held by wild )
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| (treasure hunter)Held by , , , , , and (5% chance each)
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| Join Avenue (); White Forest (Store 3)Held by , , , , , and (5% chance each)
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| Terminus Cave
| Held by , , , and (5% chance each)
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| Sky Pillar
| Held by and (5% chance each)
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| (Lv. 2)
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| Kantonian Gym
| Battle Tree (32 BP)Held by , and (5% chance each)
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| Honeycalm Sea
| Hidden recurring item (Insular Sea)Cram-o-matic (: 72-80 points)Held by (5% chance)
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| Hidden recurring item (Three-Point Pass)Held by (5% chance)
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| Held by , , , and (5% chance each)
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| Coastal BiomeReward for registering 170 Pokémon in the Blueberry Pokédex
| Blueberry Academy (250 BP)Item Printer
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====Distribution====
=====As a held item=====
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	United States 	September 29 to October 3, 2003
 	 	United States 	November 22 to 28, 2003
 	 	Korean 	May 31 to July 17, 2008
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
The Dragon Scale appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky.
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====Effect====
If the player offers both a and Dragon Scale at Luminous Cave or Luminous Spring, can be evolved into . This consumes the Link Cable and Dragon Scale.
If thrown, it will deal 1 damage (2 if sticky). Using this item in a dungeon will consume it, with no effect.
====Description====
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====Acquisition====
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| Wyvern Hill (29-30F)
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| Treasure Boxes, Job requests (★3-★9)Happy Outlook (Kecleon Shop: B3F, B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F, B19F), Mt. Mistral (Kecleon Shop: 3F, 5F, 7F, 9F, 11F, 13F, 15F, 17F, 19F), Shimmer Hill (Kecleon Shop: 2F, 4F, 6F, 8F, 10F, 12F, 14F, 16F), Lost Wilderness (Kecleon Shop: B3F, B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F)
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====Appearance====
 	
Sprite from	Sprite from, and
===Pokémon GO===
The Dragon Scale is required to evolve certain Pokémon in Pokémon GO:
* requires 100 Candy and a Dragon Scale to evolve into .
The Dragon Scale was added to Pokémon GO on February 16, 2017.
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====Acquisition====
Starting at level 10, Dragon Scales can be rarely obtained from
* Spinning PokéStops or s
* Opening a Gift
While normally rare, from March 21, 2017 onward, the player is guaranteed to find an Evolution item when obtaining the bonus for spinning a Photo Disc for the seventh day in a row.
Additionally, the player receives a Dragon Scale when completing part 6 of the Special Research "A Ripple in Time".
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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A Dragon Scale appeared in Looking Out for Number Two!, where and Goh found it from a sunken ancient submersible. Goh subsequently gave it as a gift to a .
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Ampharos Amore, 's evolved into a while holding a Dragon Scale as she was temporarily traded to .
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In Yikes, Yanmega! II, Roseanne revealed that she researched Evolution items while studying Pokémon Evolution, including the Dragon Scale.
==In the TCG==
A Dragon Scale is featured in the artwork of the card.
==In other languages==
==External links==
Category:Held items that induce Evolution when trading
Category:Type-enhancing held items
Category:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon items
Category:Items in Pokémon GO
de:Drachenschuppe
es:Escama dragón
fr:Écaille Draco
it:Squama drago
ja:りゅうのウロコ
zh:龙之鳞片（道具）