The Dragon type (Japanese: ドラゴンタイプDragon type) is one of the eighteen types. Dragon-type moves are super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon, while Dragon-type Pokémon are weak to Dragon-, Fairy-, and Ice-type moves.
Battle properties
Note: Type effectiveness multipliers may vary in other games outside the core series.
As of Generation IX, 78 Pokémon are Dragon-type (counting those that are Dragon-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions and regional forms), which makes up 7.59% of all Pokémon , making it the fifth rarest type among Pokémon after Ghost and before Ground.
As of Generation IX, there are 31 Dragon-type moves, which makes up 3.32% of all moves (excluding those that are Dragon-type only under certain circumstances), causing it to tie with Ground and Flying as the second rarest type among moves, followed by Rock.
The user raises its allies’ morale with a draconic cry so that their future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits. This rouses Dragon types more.
The user condenses energy within its body and unleashes that energy from its core to inflict damage. This move deals twice the damage if the target is Dynamaxed.*
The user attacks by unleashing a powerful light that defies all laws of nature, striking even Fairy types and ignoring any stat changes affecting its targets.
The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.
Abilities
Interacting with the Dragon type
A Pokémon with Protean or Libero will become a Dragon-type Pokémon if it uses a Dragon-type move. A Pokémon with Color Change will become a Dragon-type Pokémon if it is hit with a Dragon-type move.
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Unlike in the core series games, in Pokémon Sleep, each Pokémon can only have one type, which determines the kind of Berry that the Pokémon will gather for Snorlax to feed on. Dragon-type Pokémon will gather Yache Berries, and typically have the Dozing sleep type.
The following is a list of Dragon-type Pokémon in Pokémon Sleep.
Introduced in the Dragon Vault set, previously many Pokémon in this set were listed as Colorless-types. Dragon-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to Dragon (prior to the XY expansion) or Fairy (from XY to Cosmic Eclipse) with no Resistances. Starting with the Evolving Skies expansion, all Dragon-type Pokémon in the TCG have no Weakness. Dragon-type Pokémon can be strong against other Dragon-types (prior to the XY expansion), and there are no types that resist them.
Dragon is one of two types to lack a Basic Energy card, and the only one where an Energy of the type simply does not exist within the rules. Dragon-types use other Energy types in the costs of their attacks instead, often having two different Energy types in the costs. Often, the types used are of the Pokémon's non-Dragon type, or those based on the Pokémon's body color.
Generation VIII introduced the most Dragon-type moves of any generation, with nine, while Generation I introduced the fewest, with only one, Dragon Rage.
The Dragon type is the only type for which a move was not introduced in Generation VI. This is also the first instance of any generation not introducing a move for a type after that type's introduction.
The Dragon type, tied with the Fire type, also has the lowest number of non-damaging moves out of all of the types, with only three.
On average, Dragon-type Pokémon have the highest base HP, Special Attack, and Speed of all types.
The Dragon type is super effective against the least amount of types after Normal, only being super effective against itself. Because of this, no Pokémon can have a double weakness to Dragon-type moves except for those who are Fairy- and Steel-type in Inverse Battles.
The Dragon type is the only pre-Generation IV special type that does not resist itself (instead being weak to itself), unlike Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice and Dark.
Prior to Generation VI, the Dragon type was the least resisted type, only being resisted by Steel. Because of this, it is impossible for a Pokémon to have a double resistance to Dragon. Starting in Generation VI, it is tied with the Ghost type for this distinction.
In Generation I, there was no way to deal super effective Dragon-type damage, since Dragon Rage always deals 40 HP of damage. There was also no way to get STAB from a Dragon-type move in Generation I for the same reason.
No type resisted or was immune to the Dragon type, making it the only type to have ever had this distinction. However, because there were no Dragon-type moves that utilized the standard damage formula in Generation I, this would be a moot point.
The Dragon type is the most common type for pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with only two of them not being part-Dragon type (Metagross and Tyranitar, although the latter has dragon-like characteristics and can learn Dragon-type moves). It is also the most common type among version mascots, with eleven Dragon-type Pokémon having served as mascots for twelve games of the core series.
Sinnoh is the only region without a notable Dragon-type specialist.
The Dragon type has the most Elite Four members of all types, with five.
All Dragon-type moves are eligible to be used in Sky Battles.
Dragon and Ghost share some characteristics. They both:
originally had three Pokémon in Generation I, then gained only one more in Generation II.
are the only types that are weak to themselves.
have one type immune to them and one type resistant to them (prior to Generation VI, Ghost was resisted by both Steel and Dark making this distinction false).
The Dragon type and the idea of "dragons" are not always the same in the Pokémon world, as some Pokémon which are not Dragon-type sometimes are referred to as dragons. This idea is further supported by Lance's Pokémon Masters EX dialogue, stating that not all dragons are Dragon-type Pokémon.[1] Some non-Dragon-type Pokémon which have been referred to as dragons include:
There is also a Dragon Egg Group, which contains other draconic Pokémon that are not Dragon-type. However Sceptile, who is part of this Egg Group, can become part Dragon type by Mega Evolving into Mega Sceptile using the Sceptilite.
Considering only Pokémon Leagues with a fixed Gym Leader order, more Leagues end with a Dragon-type Gym Leader than any other type, with three (Johto, UnovaBW and Galar).
Rock and Ice types are shared with this distinction, but they are not placed last, as Rock type Gyms are placed first (Kanto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh) and Ice type Gyms are placed seventh (Johto, Sinnoh, and Unova).
The Dragon type, along with the Normal type, deal non-neutral damage to the least types, those being three.
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the icon for the Dragon-type has its text lower than the other icons by a single pixel.
↑ 1.01.1Lance: "This outfit shows off Gyarados's power as a dragon! What's that, you say? Gyarados isn't a Dragon-type Pokémon? Haha, not all dragons are Dragon-type Pokémon!" (Masters EX)
↑Dragon Majesty promotional blurb: "The Pokémon TCG: Dragon Majesty expansion brings a mighty horde of draconic Pokémon: Reshiram-GX, Salamence-GX, Dragonite-GX, and over a dozen more, including Charizard!"
↑Hisui Pokédex entry for Gyarados: I suspect this Pokémon to be the true identity of a dragon written of in ancient texts, which claimed that it razed an entire village with white-hot beams from its maw. (Pokémon Legends: Arceus)
↑NPC: "This happened when I was young. The sky suddenly turned black. A giant Flying-type Pokémon was blocking out the sun. I wonder what that Pokémon was? It was like a bird and like a dragon." (Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver)
Dragon-type moves
Dragon
Steel
Fairy
Ice
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
