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Ash's Dragonite
サトシのカイリュー Satoshi's Kairyu
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Ash's Dragonite
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Japanese
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English
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Unknown
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Kenta Miyake
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Ash's Dragonite (Japanese: サトシのカイリュー Satoshi's Kairyu) was the first Pokémon caught by Ash in the new series, and his fifty-third overall.
History
Ash first encountered Dragonite as a Dragonair on Dragonite Island in SS010. Unlike the other Dragonair on its home island, it had trouble learning how to fly. Seeing this, Ash offered to help Dragonair learn Dragon Dance and master the use of its wings. Using an Electroweb trampoline provided by Pikachu, Ash managed to help Dragonair to overcome its shortcomings.
Dragonair then sensed Team Rocket capturing one of its Dragonite friends, and the group intervened. Team Rocket sent out a Wailord to deal with them, and one of its splashes sent Ash flying into the air. Dragonair tried to save him from his fall, but its skin was too slippery for Ash to hold on to. As such, it then proceeded to evolve into Dragonite and save Ash. After Team Rocket was defeated, Dragonite expressed its willingness to come with Ash, and he caught it.
In SS014, Ash used it to travel through the desert. It was later used in the Raid Battle against Golurk, inside the ruins.
Personality and characteristics
Dragonite being affectionate
Much like Ash's Muk, Dragonite has a habit of embracing people and Pokémon it meets. It also displayed both courage and determination in saving Ash, which gave it the boost it needed to evolve. It cares for its friends, as it didn't hesitate to come to the aid of its Dragonite friend and for Ash.
Moves used
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Using Dragon Dance
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Trivia
- Dragonite is Ash's first:
- Non-temporary capture of a Pokémon that one of his friends owned first.
- Capture of a fully evolved Pokémon as his first new Pokémon in a new series.
- Pseudo-legendary Pokémon caught in its fully evolved form.
- Dragon type caught in its fully evolved form.
- Capture of a fully evolved Pokémon since Seaking in Hook, Line, and Stinker, 927 episodes earlier, and thus also his first such capture outside of the original series.
- If temporarily owned Pokémon aren't counted, his last fully evolved capture was Noctowl in Fowl Play!, 941 episodes earlier.
- Generation I Pokémon since Seaking.
- His last non-temporary Generation I Pokémon was Snorlax, which was caught in Snack Attack, 1,001 episodes earlier.
- Pokémon to evolve in the same episode it is caught in since Primeape in Primeape Goes Bananas, 1,070 episodes earlier.
- Pokémon to be seen evolving prior to its capture since Krokorok in Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, 418 episodes earlier.
- Capture of a Pokémon that was introduced in a previous generation since Gligar in Riding the Winds of Change!, 565 episodes earlier.
- Dragonite is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon currently in Ash's possession.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Dragonair and Dragonite.
