Dragonite (Expedition 9)

Dragonite   カイリュー Kairyu

Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Dragonair Card name Dragonite Type Colorless HP 100 weakness None resistance None retreat cost English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 9/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 126/128 English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 43/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 094/128 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Dragonite.

Dragonite (Japanese: カイリュー Kairyu) is a Colorless-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Tailwind フォローウインド

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Dragonite is on your Bench, you may reduce your Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost to 0.

Dragon Tail ドラゴンテール 40×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.

e-Reader data

The card ID of the Holofoil print is B-93. The card ID of the Non Holofoil print is B-93-#. On the Non Holofoil print, the short strip contains Pokédex information, a brief card summary, and information on the content of the long strip. The species, height, and weight are present on the Holofoil print.

Pokédex data

Dragonite - Dragon Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
149	7'3" (2.2 m)	463 lbs. (210.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It is said that somewhere in the ocean lies an island where these gather. Only they live there.
ひろい　うみの　どこかには　カイリューだけが　あつまって　くらす　しまが　あるらしい。

Animation

The long strip contains data for the self-contained Flying Journey animation.

Trivia

Origin

Tailwind is a move later introduced in the Generation IV Pokémon games that Dragonite can learn; however, the Japanese names are different, making them unrelated. Dragon Tail is a move later introduced in the Generation V games that Dragonite can also learn. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.

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