Dragonite

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**Dragonite** (Japanese: **カイリュー** *Kairyu*) is a dual-type {{Dragon}}/{{Flying}} pseudo-legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Dragonair starting at level 55. It is the final form of Dratini.

## Biology

Dragonite is a draconic, bipedal Pokémon with light orange skin. It has large, grayish-green eyes and a round snout with small nostrils. A pair of long, thin antennae sprout from the top of its head, with a small horn set between them. Its striated underbelly is cream-colored, and extends from its neck to the tip of its long, tapering tail. It has thick arms and legs ending in three claws each. The leg joints are well defined, while its arms have a smooth, rounded appearance. Dragonite's wings are small relative to its body, with teal wing membranes.

Despite its bulky build, Dragonite is capable of flying faster than the speed of sound. It can circle the globe in sixteen hours, traveling roughly 1,556 mph (2,505 km/h), or about three times the speed of an average airplane. A kindhearted Pokémon with human-like intelligence, Dragonite shows signs of altruism: it is said to save humans from drowning and lead lost or foundering ships to safety. As demonstrated in the anime, however, it will go on an uncontrollable, destructive rampage if its environment is threatened. Dragonite is very rare in the wild, typically living near the sea. Some claim that there is an island somewhere in the ocean that only Dragonite inhabit.

## In the anime

### In the main series

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#### Major appearances

##### Drake's Dragonite

A Template:TP belonging to Drake was used to battle Ash in *Hello Pummelo* and *Enter the Dragonite*.

##### Lance's Dragonite

Lance used his Dragonite to defeat the Red Gyarados in *Rage of Innocence.* Lance's Dragonite appeared again during *The Scuffle of Legends*.

##### Iris's Dragonite

Template:An captured a Dragonite in *Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!*. It had a notably hostile personality and was initially difficult for Iris to train.

##### Other

Dragonite debuted as an unknown Pokémon in *Mystery at the Lighthouse*. In the episode, Bill was seen looking at the Pokémon and calling it unknown. That Dragonite was a giant Pokémon.

Dragonite physically debuted in *Mewtwo Strikes Back*, where it delivered an invitation to Template:Ash and friends from Mewtwo to come to New Island.

Clair's Dragonite originally appeared *Fangs For Nothin'* and *Great Bowls of Fire* as a resident of the Dragon Holy Land, who used to belong to the former Blackthorn City Gym Leader. Clair managed to capture her sometime before *A Pokémon of a Different Color!*.

Template:An was revealed to own a very powerful Dragonite in *The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon*.

A Dragonite appeared in *Pursuing a Lofty Goal!*, under the ownership of Provo. It was one of the participants of the Squallville PokéRinger. They went up against Paul; Dragonite battled and lost to Template:TP.

#### Minor appearances

A Dragonite appeared in *Illusion Confusion!* as an illusion created by Haunter and Gengar.

A Dragonite appeared in Template:TRT's fantasy in *Imitation Confrontation*.

A Dragonite was among the Pokémon seeing during the Ever Grande Conference in *Saved by the Beldum*.

A Dragonite appeared in *Challenging a Towering Figure!*, under the ownership of Palmer.

The skeleton of a Dragonite appeared as an exhibit in the Nacrene City Museum in *A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!*, while the skeleton of another Dragonite appeared as an exhibit in the Ambrette Town laboratory in *Coming Back Into The Cold!*.

A Dragonite appeared in *A Showcase Debut!*, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer participating in the Coumarine City Pokémon Showcase.

A Dragonite appeared in *Hoopa and the Clash of Ages* as one of the many Pokémon that challenged Template:An in the past but were easily defeated.

#### Pokédex entries

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### In Pokémon Origins

#### Lance's Dragonite

Lance owns a Dragonite in *File 4: Charizard* where it fought against Red's Lapras and lost.

### In Pokémon Generations

#### Lance's Dragonite

Lance owns a Dragonite in *The Challenger*, where it fought against Blue's Blastoise but lost. It later reappeared in *The Lake of Rage*, helping Lance infiltrate the Team Rocket HQ. It defeated Petrel and destroyed Team Rocket's radio wave generator, rescuing a group of harnessed Electrode in the process.

### In the Ash & Pikachu manga

A Dragonite appeared in *The Dragonite's Imperial Wrath*.

### In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga

Dragonite appeared as a card played by Hiroshi.

### In the movie adaptations

*Main article: Iris's Dragonite*
A Dragonite appeared in *Template:Ma*.

Iris's Dragonite appeared in *Template:Ma*.

A Dragonite appeared in *Template:Ma*.

### In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

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*Main article: Drake's Dragonite*
Drake and his Dragonite also appear in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, once again as his star Pokémon and the last opponent Ash's team faced. It defeated Squirtle and Charizard, and was eventually defeated by Pikachu.

### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

*Main article: Lance's Dragonite*
A wild Dragonite first appears in *What a Dragonite*, where Red searches for an HM03, containing the move Surf, knowing that his rival Blue had obtained it already. After a tough fight during which it showed great resilience taking Pika's electric attacks to no effect, and withstanding a Double-Edge from Snor, it was eventually beaten when Misty arrived with her Gyarados, Gyara. Gyara then was traded for Red's Krabby, as Dragonite destroyed the HM and it was the only Pokémon which knew the move.

Two years later, Lance, leader of the Elite Four, is shown to have an even stronger Template:TP, one whose hide is so thick that it was able to stay in a vat of molten lava for an extended period of time, and none of Yellow's weak attacks had any effect. It was very devoted to Lance's cause of exterminating the human race in order to provide good habitats for Pokémon. It first appeared in *Extricated from Exeggutor*.

Lance has another which was used to order his Dragon army that were used to attack the mainlands of Kanto. It first appeared in *Playing Horsea*.

In the Dragon's Den three Dragonite appeared rising out of the water but did not attack Clair. Instead, they make way for her peacefully before Suicune appears and attacks in *Debonaire Dragonair*.

Another Dragonite appeared in *The Last Battle XIII* as one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.

Ultima has a Dragonite which first appeared in *Old Ultima Puts Them to the Test*.

Argenta's Dragonite was used to battle Platinum at the Battle Hall in *Dealing with Dragonite*.

A Dragonite appeared in a flashback in *One Way or Another*.

### In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Jun has a Dragonite which he uses it as a mode of transportation in *(Violent) Earthquake! Cyrus's Consuming Ambition*.

Palmer has a Dragonite which is his only known Pokémon. It was used to battle Hareta's Empoleon in *Look for Giratina!*.

### In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga

*Main article: Lance's Dragonite*
Lance owns a Dragonite which first appeared in JBA4.

### In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

*Main article: Lance's Dragonite*
Lance has a Dragonite which first appeared in *Space Havoc!!*.

Template:PPM caught a Dragonite prior to *Red VS Green?!*.

Dragonite made an appearance in *Good-Bye, Pikachu?!* where it evolved from a Dragonair.

### In the Pokémon Zensho manga

*Main article: Lance's Dragonite*
Template:Zensho faced off against a Dragonite belonging to Lance.

## Other appearances

### Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Dragonite appears in the background of the Template:St stage of the Wii U version when the stage is in the Dragonmark Chamber.

#### Trophy information

**NA:** *Dragonite are known for their helpfulness toward people at sea, searching for drowning sailors or leading lost ships back to shore. This is probably why so many are quick to praise Dragonite for their kindness! In battle, though, Dragonite uses its strong body combined with quick moves. Don't worry - win or lose, it'll be friendly when the battle is over.*

**PAL:** *A benevolent Pokémon said to search the ocean for drowning swimmers and guide damaged ships to shore. Because of this, many people venerate Dragonite as a guardian of the sea. In battle, on the other hand, it's a fearsome foe, soaring rapidly through the air to deliver incredible attacks. Let's be thankful it's usually friendly.*

## Game data

### NPC appearances

* Pokémon Ranger: After the sixth mission, it is possible to use the Dragonite Bus. The Dragonite must be captured once but afterwards it will fly the player to any of the Ranger bases.

### Held items

 Events\* | Yache Berry Yache Berry (100%)
 Dragorite Dragorite (100%)

### Stats

#### Base stats

##### Dragonite

 * Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable.

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

* This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was **100**.

##### Mega Dragonite

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### By a prior evolution

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dragonite
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dragonite
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

### Side game data

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 Increases the damage dealt by matching six Pokémon.

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 Increases damage done by any Dragon types in the combo.

### Sprites

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## Trivia

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* Dragonite and its pre-evolutions share their category name with Horsea, its evolutions, Salamence, and Goodra. They are all known as the Dragon Pokémon.
* In Yellow, Dragonite's catch rate was changed from 45 to 9, even though this would almost never legitimately take effect within the game unless the player is encountering a Ditto that transforms into Dragonite. In all later games, its catch rate was changed back to 45.
* If the Pokédex entry of Dragonite saying it can circle the globe in 16 hours is about the real world, it means Dragonite is able to reach a speed of at least 1500 mph (2500 km/h), which is about twice the speed of sound in the air (Mach 2).
* Dragonite is currently the strongest high CP Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with 3581 (not counting the unreleased Legendary Pokémon or Tyranitar).

### Origin

Dragonite resembles Japanese sea dragons, or European dragons, or fairy dragons; its description as the "guardian of the sea" may also suggest it has elements similar to the Chinese dragon. Similar-looking Japanese dragons exist in art done by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

#### Name origin

Dragonite may be a combination of *dragon* and *knight*, or *night*. It could also refer to *draconite*, a mythical stone said to be found in the heads of dragons and are pyramidal in shape (similar to Dragonite's horn).

Kairyu may be a combination of 海 *kai* (ocean), 快 *kai* (cheerful), 怪獣 *kaijū* (monster), or 破壊 *hakai* (destruction) and 竜 *ryū* (dragon).

## Related articles

* Drake's Dragonite
* Lance's Dragonite
* Iris's Dragonite

## Notes

1. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kuniyoshi\_Utagawa,\_Dragon\_2.jpg

## External links

* Article on Wikipedia

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