Lance's Dragonite

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Lance's Dragonite
ワタルのカイリュー Wataru's Kairyu
Bag Poké Ball SV Sprite.png
Lance Dragonite.png
Lance's Dragonite
Debuts in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution
Caught at Unknown
Gender Unknown
Ability Unknown
Current location With Lance
HOME149.png
This Pokémon is fully evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Dragonite Katsuyuki Konishi

Lance's Dragonite (Japanese: ワタルのカイリュー Wataru's Kairyu) is Lance's main Pokémon in the anime, manga and games.

In the anime

History

Johto

Lance and his Dragonite

Dragonite first appeared in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage of Innocence. It saved Ash and his friends from getting hit by TRTyson ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]])'s Fearow's Drill Peck by using Thunder Wave on Fearow. Unlike Ash's Totodile, Dragonite was not affected by the Evolution Inducement Ray that Team Rocket of Mahogany Town built. Lance fled on his Dragonite after it used Whirlwind on Tyson and the grunts. They met up with Ash and his friends afterwards. Later, Dragonite once again used Thunder Wave to save them from a Pokémon attack but from Jessie's Arbok's Poison Sting this time. Afterwards, Dragonite sends Arbok along with the Team Rocket trio blasting off. With the trio taken care off, Lance has Dragonite destroy the Evolution Inducement Ray. They flee along with Ash and the gang. Tyson has a rematch with Dragonite and sends out not one, but two Fearow to take on the Dragon Pokémon. It was a tough battle for Dragonite as it felt outnumbered but it was able to defeat both Fearow with Twister. Since Tyson had no options left, he ended up getting arrested by Officer Jenny. After defeating Tyson, Dragonite takes on the Red Gyarados as Lance wanted to catch the different colored Gyarados. Dragonite was able to weaken the Gyarados long enough for Lance to catch it. With the Gyarados caught, Lance flies on his Dragonite and says his farewells to Ash, Misty, and Brock.

Hoenn

Dragonite reappears during the second part of the Groudon and Kyogre saga. Lance has it attack the hole Pikachu made earlier in order to free Ash from Team Magma's helicopter. He flies on Dragonite to take on Archie and Kyogre. Kyogre launches a Hydro Pump which Dragonite narrowly dodges. He offers Ash to ride on Dragonite as Ash, May, Max and Brock chose to stay despite the situation being dangerous. After Kyogre is defeated by Groudon's SolarBeam, Dragonite saves Archie from falling as the orb separated from his body.

Moves used

Lance Dragonite Twister.png
Using Twister
Move First Used In
Thunder Wave Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution
Whirlwind × Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution
Twister Rage of Innocence
Hyper Beam Rage of Innocence
Wing Attack Rage of Innocence
Dragon Claw  The Scuffle of Legends
An × shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the games

Except for Pokémon Stadium, Lance uses at least one Dragonite in every game he appears in.

Pokémon Red, Blue and Green

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Types:
Dragon Flying
Dragonite Lv.62
Agility
Psychic
Slam
Normal
Barrier
Psychic
Hyper Beam
Normal

Pokémon Yellow

Spr 1y 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Dragonite Lv.62
Blizzard
Ice
Fire Blast
Fire
Thunder
Electric
Hyper Beam
Normal

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Spr 2g 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.47
Twister
Dragon
Thunder Wave
Electric
Blizzard
Ice
Hyper Beam
Normal
Spr 2g 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.47
Twister
Dragon
Thunder Wave
Electric
Thunder
Electric
Hyper Beam
Normal
Spr 2g 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.50
Safeguard
Normal
Outrage
Dragon
Fire Blast
Fire
Hyper Beam
Normal

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Spr 3f 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.60
Safeguard
Normal
Outrage
Dragon
Wing Attack
Flying
Hyper Beam
Normal

Rematch

Spr 3f 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.66
Flamethrower
Fire
Dragon Claw
Dragon
Earthquake
Ground
Hyper Beam
Normal
Spr 3f 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
Bag Persim Berry Sprite.png Persim Berry
Dragonite Lv.72
Thunderbolt
Electric
Outrage
Dragon
Ice Beam
Ice
Hyper Beam
Normal

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Tag Battle with player in Team Rocket HQ

Spr b 4h 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.40
Fly
Flying Physical
Thunder
Electric Special
Twister
Dragon Special
Hyper Beam
Normal Special

First battle

Spr 4h 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.49
Thunder Wave
Electric Status
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
Thunder
Electric Special
Dragon Rush
Dragon Physical
Spr 4h 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.49
Thunder Wave
Electric Status
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
Blizzard
Ice Special
Dragon Rush
Dragon Physical
Spr 4h 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
Bag Sitrus Berry Sprite.png Sitrus Berry
Dragonite Lv.50
Safeguard
Normal Status
Outrage
Dragon Physical
Fire Blast
Fire Special
Hyper Beam
Normal Special

Rematch

Spr 4h 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
Bag Sitrus Berry Sprite.png Sitrus Berry
Dragonite Lv.75
Draco Meteor
Dragon Special
Safeguard
Normal Status
Fire Blast
Fire Special
Hyper Beam
Normal Special

Tag Battle with Clair

Spr 4h 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
Bag Sitrus Berry Sprite.png Sitrus Berry
Dragonite Lv.75
Draco Meteor
Dragon Special
Fire Punch
Fire Physical
Safeguard
Normal Status
Hyper Beam
Normal Special

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Champions Tournament
Spr 5b 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
Bag Focus Sash Sprite.png Focus Sash
Dragonite/ Lv.50
Ice Punch
Ice Physical
Fire Punch
Fire Physical
ExtremeSpeed
Normal Physical
Draco Meteor
Dragon Special
Challenge the Champion Lance!
Spr 5b 149.png
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Multiscale
Held item:
Bag Yache Berry Sprite.png Yache Berry
Dragonite/ Lv.50
Dragon Dance
Dragon Status
Outrage
Dragon Physical
Aerial Ace
Flying Physical
Fire Punch
Fire Physical

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

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Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
Focus Band
Dragonite Lv.50
DragonBreath
Dragon
Steel Wing
Steel
Thunder
Electric
Hyper Beam
Normal

Round 2

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Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
Scope Lens
Dragonite Lv.50
DragonBreath
Dragon
Ice Beam
Ice
Thunderbolt
Electric
Hyper Beam
Normal

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Dragonite in Pokémon Adventures
As a Dratini

Lance owns a Dragonite in the Pokémon Adventures manga. He has raised it from a Dratini since his childhood alongside his Gyarados, which was a Magikarp at the time. It debuted in Extricated from Exeggutor alongside the rest of his team, and was later used during Lance's battle with Yellow at the Cerise Island. Because it was ravaged and sickly from human pollution at the time of its capture, it was very devoted to his cause, to the point that it would gladly put its life at risk by withstanding the heat of molten lava to serve Lance.

A Dragonite belonging to Lance (presumably the same one) later attacked the Pokéathlon Dome in the VS Togepi, but was eventually beaten by Togebo. Afterwards, it was temporarily given to Gold and was later returned to Lance.

Moves used

Lance Dragonite Strength Adventures.png
Using Strength
Move First Used In
Fly Aerodactyl Redux
Strength Eradicate Raticate!
Fire Blast Eradicate Raticate!
Hyper Beam Double Dragonair
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Lance's Dragonite in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Lance's Dragonite makes an appearance in Space Havoc!! as Lance's toughest Pokémon. It went on a rampage sometime after Red dealt with the Kanto Elite Four in the Pokémon League.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Dragonite in Pokémon Zensho

Dragonite first appears in Indigo Plateau. It ends up being Satoshi's opponent after he defeated the first three members of the Elite Four. It went up against Satoshi's Charizard which hits it with a fire attack while Dragonite uses a laser-type attack. After a long battle, Charizard was able to defeat Dragonite.

Moves used

File:Lance Dragonite Hyper Beam Zensho.png
Using Hyper Beam
Move First Used In
Hyper Beam Indigo Plateau
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Lance's Dragonite in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Lance's Dragonite
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Lance's Dragonite Colorless       Pokémon VS Common 100/141
 


Trivia

  • In Red, Green and Blue, Lance's Dragonite knows Barrier, although Dragonite cannot legitimately have the move in any of the games.
  • Since Generation II, Lance has been using Dragonite which have levels lower than 55, despite the fact that they can only be as Dragonite after evolution from level 55 onward.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Dragonite.