Dratini Pokemon Guide

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Dratini Pokemon Guide

Dratini is a Dragon-type Pokemon from the original generation, known as the first stage of the Dragonite evolution line. This guide covers Dratini’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Dratini

Shiny Form

Shiny Dratini

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Dratini guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Dratini Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Abilities	Evolution
Locations	FAQ

Dratini Description

Dratini is a rare serpentine Dragon-type Pokemon that eventually evolves into Dragonair and Dragonite. It is often found near water, hidden areas or special encounters, making it one of the most memorable rare Pokemon from Kanto.

Competitive Overview

Is Dratini Good in Competitive?

Dratini is mostly used as an early evolution Pokemon rather than a final competitive option, but it can still matter in limited formats where lower evolutions are allowed. Its Dragon typing, access to utility moves and eventual evolution line make it valuable for progression and team building.

Dratini’s biggest strengths are its clean Dragon typing, useful support moves and access to strong coverage as it grows. Its biggest issue is that its stats are modest compared to fully evolved Pokemon, so most players evolve it into Dragonair and Dragonite for serious battles.

Dratini Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Dratini, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Dratini

National Dex

#0147

Type

Dragon

Species

Dragon Pokemon

Height

5’11” / 1.8 m

180 cm

Weight

7.3 lbs / 3.3 kg

3.3 kg

Abilities

Shed Skin, Marvel Scale

Dratini Stats

Dratini has modest base stats, but its balanced spread gives it a useful foundation before evolving. Its value mostly comes from being the first step toward Dragonair and Dragonite.

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Dratini Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Dratini can learn Dragon, Water, Electric, Normal and support moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Dratini’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Dragon type Pokemon icon

Dragon Dance

A setup move that boosts Attack and Speed, helping Dratini or its evolutions become more threatening.

Dragon type Pokemon icon

Outrage

A powerful Dragon-type attack with high damage potential.

Dragon type Pokemon icon

Dragon Tail

A Dragon-type move that can force opponents out in games where switching effects apply.

Water type Pokemon icon

Aqua Tail

Water-type coverage that helps Dratini hit Rock, Ground and Fire-type Pokemon.

Electric type Pokemon icon

Thunder Wave

A useful status move that can slow opposing Pokemon with paralysis.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Extreme Speed

A powerful priority move when available through special distribution or move inheritance.

Water type Pokemon icon

Surf

A reliable Water-type special attack and classic utility move.

Electric type Pokemon icon

Thunderbolt

Electric-type coverage that helps Dratini hit Water and Flying-type Pokemon.

Dratini All Moves

Use the section below to view Dratini’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90
5	Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100
10	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
15	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
20	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
25	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75
31	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
35	Dragon Rush	Dragon	Physical	100	75
40	Safeguard	Normal	Status	–	–
45	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
50	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
55	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
60	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	130	90
TM	Dragon Cheer	Dragon	Status	0	0
TM	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
TM	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100
TM	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Scale Shot	Dragon	Physical	25	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100
Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100
Extreme Speed	Normal	Physical	80	100
Mist	Ice	Status	–	–
Supersonic	Normal	Status	–	55
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100

Dratini Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Dratini is a Dragon-type Pokemon. This typing gives it specific weaknesses, resistances and immunity interactions across Pokemon games.

Type

Dragon

Weaknesses

Ice, Dragon, Fairy

Resistances

Fire, Water, Electric, Grass

Immunity

None

Dratini Abilities

Dratini’s abilities can support its battle role depending on the game and format.

Shed Skin

May heal Dratini from a status condition at the end of a turn, helping it recover from poison, paralysis, burn, sleep or freeze.

Marvel Scale

Raises Defense when Dratini has a status condition, giving it extra physical bulk when affected by status.

Dratini Evolution

Dratini evolves into Dragonair at Level 30, and Dragonair evolves into Dragonite at Level 55. The full Dratini evolution line is Dratini, Dragonair and Dragonite.

Stage 1

Dratini

Starting form

Stage 2

Dragonair

Evolves from Dratini at Level 30

Stage 3

Dragonite

Evolves from Dragonair at Level 55

Where to Find Dratini in Pokemon Games

Dratini’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Dratini is found by fishing, special encounters, Game Corner rewards, transfer or later-game water areas.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon Red	Safari Zone with a Super Rod or Celadon Game Corner.
Pokemon Blue	Safari Zone with a Super Rod or Celadon Game Corner.
Pokemon Yellow	Safari Zone with a Super Rod or Celadon Game Corner.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon Gold	Dragon’s Den or Goldenrod Game Corner.
Pokemon Silver	Dragon’s Den or Goldenrod Game Corner.
Pokemon Crystal	Dragon’s Den, including the special gift Dratini after the Dragon Shrine quiz.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Safari Zone with a Super Rod or Celadon Game Corner.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Safari Zone with a Super Rod or Celadon Game Corner.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon Diamond	Mt. Coronet with a Super Rod.
Pokemon Pearl	Mt. Coronet with a Super Rod.
Pokemon Platinum	Mt. Coronet with a Super Rod.
Pokemon HeartGold	Dragon’s Den or Goldenrod Game Corner.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Dragon’s Den or Goldenrod Game Corner.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon Black	Dragonspiral Tower.
Pokemon White	Dragonspiral Tower.
Pokemon Black 2	Dragonspiral Tower.
Pokemon White 2	Dragonspiral Tower.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon X	Route 21 with fishing.
Pokemon Y	Route 21 with fishing.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon Sun	Poni Gauntlet.
Pokemon Moon	Poni Gauntlet.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Poni Gauntlet.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Poni Gauntlet.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Route 10.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Route 10.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon Sword	The Crown Tundra, including Ballimere Lake.
Pokemon Shield	The Crown Tundra, including Ballimere Lake.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Mt. Coronet with a Super Rod.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Mt. Coronet with a Super Rod.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon Scarlet	Casseroya Lake and surrounding water areas.
Pokemon Violet	Casseroya Lake and surrounding water areas.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Found on the rooftop of Restaurant Le Nah.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Dratini
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Dratini FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Dratini. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Dratini?

Dratini is a Dragon-type Pokemon.

What is Dratini weak against?

Dratini is weak to Ice, Dragon, Fairy-type moves.

What does Dratini evolve from?

Dratini evolves into Dragonair at Level 30, and Dragonair evolves into Dragonite at Level 55.

What are Dratini’s abilities?

Dratini’s abilities are Shed Skin, Marvel Scale.

What are Dratini’s best moves?

Dratini’s best moves often include Dragon Dance, Outrage, Dragon Tail, Aqua Tail, Thunder Wave, Extreme Speed, Surf, Thunderbolt.

Is Dratini good in Pokemon?

How do you get Dratini?

Dratini’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Dratini is found by fishing, special encounters, Game Corner rewards, transfer or later-game water areas.

Does Dratini have a Mega Evolution or alternate form?

No, Dratini does not have a Mega Evolution, Gigantamax form or major regional form in the main Pokemon games.

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