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Dratini ミニリュウ Miniryu
Artwork from FR/LG
National Dex	#147
Johto Dex	#241
Hoenn Dex	#302
Sinnoh Dex	#—
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Type	Dragon
Species	Dragon Pokémon
Height	5′11″ (1.8m)
Weight	7.3 lbs. (3.3kg)
Ability	Shed Skin
Egg groups	Water 1
	Dragon
Time to hatch	10,240 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk
Exp. yield	67 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	45
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Dratini (Japanese: ミニリュウ Miniryu) is a Dragon-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 In the TFG 6 Game data 6.1 Pokédex entries 6.2 Game locations 6.2.1 In side games 6.3 Base stats 6.4 Type effectiveness 6.5 Learnset 6.5.1 By leveling up 6.5.2 By TM/HM 6.5.3 By breeding 6.5.4 By tutoring 6.5.5 Special moves 6.5.6 TCG-only Moves 6.6 Side game data 6.7 Evolution 6.8 Sprites 6.9 Trivia 6.9.1 Origin 6.9.1.1 Name origin 6.10 In other languages 7 External links

Biology

Physiology

Dratini are serpentine Pokémon that inhabit lakes and rivers, they possess fins on the sides of their heads. They can grow to be quite long, but they are constantly growing. As they grow, they shed skin.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Dratini are timid, elusive, extremely shy Pokémon, causing them to be rarely seen, making people to believe it is a myth among certain communities in Kanto.

Habitat

Dratini are said to not exist or be one-of-a-kind Pokémon, as they are so rare. However, they are found in several places, including the Kanto Safari Zone, Dragon's Den, and Mt. Coronet.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Dratini first appeared in The Legend of Dratini. The Warden of the Safari Zone was protecting the Tiny Dragon Pokémon. The episode was banned from English-audience due to excessive use of a firearm.

Dratini was also in Beauty is Skin Deep. This Dratini belonged to Clair and Team Rocket wanted to steal it from her. Clair's Dratini evolved into a Dragonair at the end of the episode.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Dratini was seen in a flashback of Lance's as a Pokémon harmed by human industrialization. This motivated Lance to formulate his plot to destroy humanity many years later.

In the TCG

Main article: Dratini (TCG)

In the TFG

One Dratini figure has been released.

• Next Quest: Dratini

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	Long considered a mythical Pokémon until recently, when a small colony was found living underwater.
	Blue
	Yellow	The existence of this mythical Pokémon was only recently confirmed by a fisherman who caught one.
	Stadium	Even the young are known to exceed 6' 6". It is rare and long considered to exist only in myth.
II	Gold	It is born large to start with. It repeatedly sheds its skin as it steadily grows longer.
	Silver	This Pokémon is full of life energy. It continually sheds its skin and grows steadily larger.
	Crystal	It sheds many layers of skin as it grows larger. During this process, it is protected by a rapid waterfall.
	Stadium 2	It is born large to start with. It repeatedly sheds its skin as it steadily grows longer.
III	Ruby	Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
	Sapphire	Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
	Emerald	A Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
	FireRed	Even the young can exceed 6.5 feet in length. It grows larger by repeatedly shedding skin.
	LeafGreen	Long considered a mythical Pokémon until recently, when a small colony was found living underwater.
IV	Diamond	It is called the "Mirage Pokémon" because so few have seen it. Its shed skin has been found.
	Pearl	It is called the "Mirage Pokémon" because so few have seen it. Its shed skin has been found.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
I	Pokémon Red and Blue	Rare	Safari Zone
	Pokémon Yellow	Rare	Safari Zone
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Uncommon	Dragon's Den and Route 45
	Pokémon Crystal	Uncommon	Dragon's Den and Route 45
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Few	Safari Zone
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Mt. Coronet
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Pond

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	Valley
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Submarine Endless Level 39 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Silver Trench (50F-59F) Wyvern Hill (1F-5F) Far-off Sea (50F-59F)
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Almia Castle

Base stats

HP:	41
Attack:	64
Defense:	45
Special:	50
SpAtk:	50
SpDef:	50
Speed:	50

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ice: 2× Dragon: 2×	Grass: ½× Fire: ½× Water: ½× Electric: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Psychic: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Dratini is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Start Wrap Leer 10 Thunder Wave 20 Agility 30 Slam 40 Dragon Rage 50 Hyper Beam

Generation II Level Move Type Start Wrap Leer 8 Thunder Wave 15 Twister 22 Dragon Rage 29 Slam 36 Agility 43 Safeguard 50 Outrage 57 Hyper Beam

Generation III Level Move Type Start Wrap Leer 8 Thunder Wave 15 Twister 22 Dragon Rage 29 Slam 36 Agility 43 Safeguard 50 Outrage 57 Hyper Beam

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Wrap Leer 5 Thunder Wave 11 Twister 15 Dragon Rage 21 Slam 25 Agility 31 Aqua Tail 35 Dragon Rush 41 Safeguard 45 Dragon Dance 51 Outrage 55 Hyper Beam

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM06 Toxic TM08 Body Slam TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM11 BubbleBeam TM12 Water Gun TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM20 Rage TM23 Dragon Rage TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM38 Fire Blast TM39 Swift TM40 Skull Bash TM44 Rest TM45 Thunder Wave TM50 Substitute HM03 Surf

Generation II # Move Type TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM06 Toxic TM07 Zap Cannon TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Snore TM14 Blizzard TM16 Icy Wind TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM24 DragonBreath TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM38 Fire Blast TM39 Swift TM43 Detect TM44 Rest HM03 Surf HM07 Waterfall

Generation III # Move Type TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Safeguard TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM35 Flamethrower TM38 Fire Blast TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM03 Surf HM07 Waterfall

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Safeguard TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM35 Flamethrower TM38 Fire Blast TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM58 Endure TM59 Dragon Pulse TM73 Thunder Wave TM78 Captivate TM80 Rock Slide TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM03 Surf HM07 Waterfall

By breeding

• DragonBreath (Generation II - as a TM Move, Generation III)
• Dragon Dance (Generation III)
• Dragon Rush (Generation IV)
• Haze
• Light Screen
• Mist
• Supersonic

By tutoring

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

• Body Slam
• Double Edge
• Mimic
• Thunder Wave
• Substitute

In Pokémon Emerald

• Endure
• Icy Wind
• Sleep Talk
• Snore
• Swagger
• Swift

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

• Draco Meteor

Special moves

ExtremeSpeed - only in Pokémon Crystal - Inside the Dragon's Den, an old Lady, a member of Dragon Clan, examines you. If you answer correct ("v") the following questions, you will receive a level 15 Dratini with ExtremeSpeed. Otherwise, you receive a typical level 15 Dratini. (Note: sometimes more than one correct answer is possible)

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{{{#3}}} {{{Poke3}}} {{{G3}}} {{{LV3}}} {{{HI3}}} {{{M1P3}}} {{{M2P3}}} {{{M3P3}}} {{{M4P3}}} {{{#4}}} {{{Poke4}}} {{{G4}}} {{{LV4}}} {{{HI4}}} {{{M1P4}}} {{{M2P4}}} {{{M3P4}}} {{{M4P4}}} {{{#6}}} {{{Poke6}}} {{{G6}}} {{{LV6}}} {{{HI6}}} {{{M1P6}}} {{{M2P6}}} {{{M3P6}}} {{{M4P6}}}

1. What are your Pokémon to you?

• Pal (v)
• Underling
• Friend (v)

2. What helps you to win battles?

• Strategy (v)
• Raising (v)
• Cheating

3. What kind of trainers do you wish to battle?"

• Weak Person
• Tough Person
• Anybody (v)

4. What is the most important thing for raising Pokémon?

• Love (v)
• Violence
• Knowledge (v)

5. Strong Pokémon, Weak Pokémon. Which is More Important?

• Tough
• Both (v)
• Weak

TCG-only Moves

• Fury Attack
• Pound

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 11%	Friend Area: Mystic Lake
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I might be small, but I'm still a Pokémon of legend!
26%-50% HP	Oh, no... My health is down to half...
1%-25% HP	I can't... I have no power left at all...
Level Up	Yes! I leveled up! So happy!
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle

Evolution

Basic Dratini

Level 30 Dragonair

Level 55 Dragonite

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 147.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 147 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 147 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 147.png			Image:Spr 3f 147.png
	Image:Spr 3r 147 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 147 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 147 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 147 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 147.png		Image:Spr 4p 147.png			Image:Spr b g4 147.png
			Image:Spr 4p 147 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 147 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Dratini images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Dratini's prototype name was "Dragoon," meaning a European military unit, but was probably used as a play on the word "dragon," or as a combination of "dragon" and "lagoon." Coincidently, Dragoon is the name of a craft used on Kirby Air Ride
• There is a Digimon that was mistakenly given a dub name based on Dratini's name. The English writing team for the Digimon 02 dub were having a chat with fans and asked for ideas for the name of a Digimon that would debut in the last episode. One of the members attempted to type out "Dratinimon" (either as a joke, or out of not understanding copyright laws) and misspelled it as "Datirimon". The name was ironically accepted and used in the show as the localized name of Pipimon. [1].
• Controversy on an episode where Dratini is introduced, was banned from American audiences due to a character placing a gun in Ash's face (among a few others).
• Dratini's Red, Blue, and Green sprites looked more like snakes or worms than dragons because of the stripes on its underbelly (which were removed in Yellow).
• Dratini is the first Dragon Pokémon in National Dex order.

Origin

It appears to be based upon sea serpents or lóng, traditional Chinese dragons who bring good luck.

Name origin

Dratini's name appears to be a combination of dragon and teeny, meaning small. Despite this, it is fairly large for a Pokémon, being nearly six feet (1.8 meters) in length. Its Japanese name, a combination of miniature and 竜 ryū, dragon, has a similar meaning.

In other languages

• German: Dratini
• French: Minidraco - Comes from miniature and draco, which is Latin for "dragon".
• Korean: 미뇽 Minyong

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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