Dragon's Den

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Dragon's Den りゅうのあな
Dragon's Den
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Dragon's Den-Night.png
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Location: Underneath Blackthorn City
Region: Johto
Generations: II, IV
Johto Dragons Den Map.png
Location of Dragon's Den in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Dragon's Den (Japanese: りゅうのあな Dragon's Den) is a location in Blackthorn City in the Johto region.

In the games

The Dragon's Den is inaccessible before defeating Clair in the Blackthorn Gym, as it is blocked off by a man in front of the cave. After defeating Clair, it must be traversed to obtain the Rising Badge.

In Pokémon Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, several Trainers can be found in the cave. The Dragon Shrine (Japanese: りゅうのほこら Dragon Shrine) is located in the south end (blocked off by a whirlpool), where the Master will quiz the player on their attitude towards and treatment of their Pokémon. After the quiz is completed, they will be rewarded with a Dratini. If they got all the answers right the first time, the Dratini will know ExtremeSpeed.

Silver can be found here contemplating his training on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Clair will visit to reward the player with the Rising Badge she refused to award in the Blackthorn Gym, as well as TM24 (DragonBreath)GSC or TM59 (Dragon Pulse)HGSS. This requires completing the quiz described above. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, where the Dragon Shrine is closed and everything related to it is unavailable, Clair will instead give the Rising Badge to the player after they collect the Dragon Fang. If the Dragon Fang from Dragon's Den is not obtained, but the player has one anyways, usually from trading from another Trainer, Clair will call the player a cheater and refuse to give the badge.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after the player battles Silver at Mt. Moon, they can participate in a Multi Battle with him against Lance and Clair here. Additionally, in these games, if the player receives the Rising Badge from Clair and then leaves the Dragon's Den with Dig, Teleport, or an Escape Rope, then they must return to her Gym in order to collect the TM.

Items

Item Location Games
Revive Revive East of the entrance (hidden)  G  S 
Revive Revive East of the house (hidden)  C 
Revive Revive West of the Ace Trainer Kobe on a rock (hidden)  HG  SS 
Calcium Calcium East of entrance  C  HG  SS 
Max Elixir Max Elixer North wall of water near Dragon Fang (hidden)  G  S  C 
Max Elixir Max Elixer Near Twins Lea & Pia  C 
Max Elixir Max Elixir ×2
  • Near Twins Clea & Gil
  • At southeast corner of shrine (hidden)
 HG  SS 
Max Potion Max Potion On rock north of shrine island (hidden)  G  S  C 
Max Potion Max Potion On rock south-west of Ace Trainer Piper (hidden)  HG  SS 
TM Dragon TM24 (DragonBreath) Gift from Clair after obtaining the Rising Badge  G  S  C 
TM Dragon TM59 (Dragon Pulse) Gift from Clair near entrance after obtaining the Rising Badge  HG  SS 
Dragon Fang Dragon Fang On the eastern coast (requires Whirlpool)  G  S  C  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Surfing
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Surfing Surfing
10-19 90%
Dratini Dratini
G S C
Surfing Surfing
10-14 10%
Fishing
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 100%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 90%
Dratini Dratini
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 10%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 60%
Dratini Dratini
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 30%
Dragonair Dragonair
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 10%
Special Pokémon
Dratini Dratini
G S C
Gift Gift
15 One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Generation IV

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Surfing
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Surfing Surfing
5-20 90%
Dratini Dratini
HG SS
Surfing Surfing
5-15 10%
Fishing
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 100%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 90%
Dratini Dratini
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 10%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 60%
Dratini Dratini
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 30%
Dragonair Dragonair
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 10%
Special Pokémon
Dratini Dratini
HG SS
Gift Gift
15 One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Trainers

Generation II

Trainer Pokémon
Cooltrainer DarinC
Cooltrainer DarinC
リュウ Ryū
Reward: $1776
Dragonair Dragonair Lv.37
No item
Cooltrainer CaraC
Cooltrainer CaraC
ユミコ Yumiko
Reward: $1680
Horsea Horsea Lv.33
No item
Horsea Horsea Lv.33
No item
Seadra Seadra Lv.35
No item
Twins Lea & PiaC
Twins Lea & PiaC
ハナとヒナ Hana and Hina
Reward: $700
Dratini Dratini Lv.35
No item
Dratini Dratini Lv.35
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.


Generation IV

Trainer Pokémon
Ace Trainer Kobe
Ace Trainer Kobe
リュウ Ryū
Reward: $2220
Dragonair Dragonair Lv.37
No item
Ace Trainer Piper
Ace Trainer Piper
ユミコ Yumiko
Reward: $2100
Horsea Horsea Lv.33
No item
Horsea Horsea Lv.33
No item
Seadra Seadra Lv.35
No item
Twins Clea & Gil
Twins Clea & Gil
ハナとヒナ Hana and Hina
Reward: $1120
Dratini Dratini Lv.35
No item
Dratini Dratini Lv.35
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.


After defeating Silver at Mt. Moon

Silver will work as the player's partner during the Multi Battle against Clair and Lance.
Chikorita If the player chose Chikorita:



Cyndaquil If the player chose Cyndaquil:



Totodile If the player chose Totodile:




Clair and Lance have two Full Restores each.



Master's quiz

In Pokémon Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, it is possible to obtain a Dratini with ExtremeSpeed, a move it cannot normally learn in Generation II and IV.

Spr 2c 147.png
Type:
Dragon Unknown
Held item:
None
Dratini/ Lv.15
ExtremeSpeed
Normal
Wrap
Normal
Thunder Wave
Electric
Twister
Dragon
Spr 4h 147.png
Type:
Dragon Unknown
Ability:
Shed Skin
Held item:
None
Dratini/ Lv.15
ExtremeSpeed
Normal Physical
Thunder Wave
Electric Status
Twister
Dragon Special
Dragon Rage
Dragon Special

It is a prize for correctly answering the questions given by the Master in the Dragon Shrine. If any wrong answers are given, the player will still receive a Dratini but it will have Leer instead of ExtremeSpeed.

Question Correct answer(s) Wrong answer(s)
What are Pokémon to you? PalC / AllyHGSS
Friend
UnderlingC / JuniorHGSS
What helps you to win battles? Strategy
RaisingC / TrainingHGSS
Cheating
What kind of Trainer do you wish to battle? AnybodyC / AnyoneHGSS
Tough personC
StrongHGSS
Weak personC / WeakHGSS
What is most important for raising Pokémon? Love
Knowledge
Violence
Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. Which is more important? Both ToughC / StrengthHGSS
WeakC / WeaknessHGSS

After completing the quiz, the player will then need to receive TM24 (DragonBreath)C or TM59 (Dragon Pulse)HGSS from Clair. After this, returning to the Master will result in him giving the Dratini to the player.

Layout

Of note is that Pokémon Crystal's redesign of the Dragon's Den added Headbutt trees to the back of the Dragon Shrine. Despite this, no Pokémon can be found hiding in them. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver's redesign, the Headbutt trees are absent, much like in its original design from Pokémon Gold and Silver.

Version Entrance Lower entrance Main room Dragon Shrine
Gold Dragons Den Entrance GSC.png Dragons Den Lower Entrance GSC.png Dragons Den GS.png
Silver
Crystal Dragons Den C.png Dragons Den Dragon Shrine C.png
HeartGold Dragons Den Entrance HGSS.png Dragons Den HGSS.png Dragons Den Dragon Shrine HGSS.png
SoulSilver
 

Preview

Walking Pokémon quotes

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Reason: missing several quotes for talking to Dragon-Type Pokémon.

Walking Pokémon can have reactions unique to Dragon's Den. The reactions below require interacting with the Pokémon.

Games Pokémon Area Quote
 HG  SS  Bag Poké Ball Sprite.png
Any Pokémon
Anywhere "Your Pokémon is cautious about the confined area!"
Bag Poké Ball Sprite.png
Any Pokémon
Anywhere "Your Pokémon is walking along cautiously!"
DragonIC RSE.png
Dragon-type Pokémon
Anywhere "Your Pokémon suddenly howled!"
WaterIC RSE.png
Water-type Pokémon
Anywhere "Your Pokémon seems happy to be all wet!"
RockIC RSE.png
Rock-type Pokémon
Anywhere "Your Pokémon seems very happy and is rolling around!"

In animation

The Dragon's Den in the anime

The Dragon's Den appeared in Fangs For Nothin', where it was reduced to a series of tunnels leading to the Dragon Holy Land. The Dragon Holy Land takes over for the Dragon's Den's other roles in the anime, including the location of the Dragon Shrine and the Dragon Fang.

In the manga

The Dragon's Den in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The Dragon's Den appeared in Debonaire Dragonair. Clair encountered and battled Suicune here, but failed to defeat and catch it. According to Clair, only the Pokémon living on the site with her family are allowed here.

Trivia

  • Dragon's Den is the only location where the player obtains a Gym Badge that is not a Gym.
  • In Pokémon Crystal, if the player whites out due to poison damage while still inside the Dragon Shrine after receiving the Rising Badge, they can return to the Blackthorn Gym to receive the reward TM from Clair. However, if the player then returns to Dragon's Den and stands on the tile directly in front of the Dragon Shrine's door, Clair will appear again and give the player another TM24.
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In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 龍穴 Lùhng Yuht *
龍之洞窟 Lùhng-jī Duhngfāt *
Mandarin 龍穴 / 龙穴 Lóngxuè / Lóngxué *
龍之洞窟 Lóng-zhī Dòngkū *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Dračí sluj
France Flag.png French Antre du Dragon
Germany Flag.png German Drachenhöhle
Italy Flag.png Italian Tana del Drago
South Korea Flag.png Korean 용의 굴 Dragon's Den
Poland Flag.png Polish Jaskinia Smoka
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Toca do Dragão
Spain Flag.png Spanish Guarida Dragón
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Lỗ Rồng


Johto
Zephyr Badge.png Hive Badge.png Plain Badge.png Fog Badge.png Storm Badge.png Mineral Badge.png Glacier Badge.png Rising Badge.png
Settlements
New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak City
Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
Routes
2930313233343536373839404142434445464748
Landmarks
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerSafari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenS.S. AquaMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sinjoh RuinsKanto


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