Lance's Dragonite

Lance's Dragonite
ワタルのカイリュー Wataru's Kairyu
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Lance's Dragonite
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As a Dynamax Dragonite
Debuts in The Legend of Thunder!
Caught at Unknown
Gender Unknown*
Ability Inner Focus*
Nature Brave*
Current location With Lance
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This Pokémon is fully evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Dragonite Katsuyuki Konishi (EP235 - AG098)
Unknown (JN116 - present)

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

In the anime

Main series

History

Original series
 
Dragonite and Lance

Dragonite first appeared in Marina's fantasy of Lance in The Legend of Thunder!. It made its physical debut in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, where it saved Ash and his friends from getting hit by a Drill Peck from Tyson's Fearow by using Thunder Wave on the Beak Pokémon. Unlike Ash's Totodile, Dragonite was not affected by the Evolution Inducement Wave tower that Team Rocket had built up in Mahogany Town. Lance fled on his Dragonite after it used Whirlwind on Tyson and the grunts. They met up with Ash and his friends afterward. Later, Dragonite once again used Thunder Wave to save them from a Pokémon attack but this time from getting Wrapped up by Jessie's Arbok.

Afterward, Dragonite sent Arbok and the Team Rocket trio blasting off. With the trio taken care of, Lance had Dragonite destroy the Evolution Inducement Wave's source. They fled along with Ash and the gang. Tyson then had a rematch with Dragonite and sent 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 took on the Red Gyarados, as Lance wanted to catch the different colored Atrocious Pokémon. Dragonite was able to weaken the Gyarados long enough for Lance to catch it. With the Gyarados caught, Lance flew away on his Dragonite and said his farewells to Ash, Misty, and Brock.

It reappeared in a flashback in Beauty is Skin Deep.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
 
Dragonite battling Diantha's Aurorus

In The Shuffle of Legends, Dragonite helped battle Team Magma and Team Aqua. Lance had it attack the hole that Pikachu made earlier in order to free Ash from Team Magma's helicopter. He then flew on Dragonite to take on Archie and Kyogre. Kyogre launched a Hydro Pump which Dragonite narrowly dodged. He offered Ash to ride on Dragonite as Ash, May, Max, and Brock chose to stay, despite the situation proving to be quite dangerous. After Kyogre was defeated by Groudon's Solar Beam, Dragonite saved Archie from falling as the Red Orb separated itself from his body.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Pride of a Champion!, Lance used Dragonite as his first Pokémon in his Masters Eight Tournament battle against Diantha. It went up against her Aurorus, which it was able to defeat, despite the type disadvantage, before being recalled. Lance later sent Dragonite back out to face Diantha's last Pokémon, Mega Gardevoir. Despite Dynamaxing, Dragonite ended up losing, costing Lance the match.

In A Flood of Torrential Gains!, Dragonite and Lance watched Ash's match against Leon.

Personality and characteristics

Not much is known about Dragonite due to it and its Trainer being featured in very few episodes. However, as a pseudo-legendary Pokémon owned by a Champion, Dragonite is shown to be incredibly strong, as it was unaffected by the Evolution Inducement Wave and was able to defeat two Fearow in a two-on-one battle. It even managed to handle itself well against the Red Gyarados and proved durable enough to withstand multiple super-effective attacks from Diantha's Pokémon. Dragonite is also used as a form of transport, allowing Lance to fly from place to place.

Moves used

 
Using Thunder Wave
 
Using Wing Attack
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
Body Press  Pride of a Champion!
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.
  • Dragonite is implied to know an Ice-type attack, due to its use of Max Hailstorm.
Max Moves used
 
Using Max Hailstorm
Move First Used In
Max Hailstorm Pride of a Champion!*
Max Strike Pride of a Champion!*
Max Wyrmwind Pride of a Champion!*
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon Origins

 
Dragonite in Pokémon Origins

Lance's Dragonite briefly appeared in File 4: Charizard. It was shown battling Red's Lapras, eventually falling to a super-effective Ice Beam.

Pokémon Generations

Lance's Dragonite first appeared in The Challenger, where it was sent out to battle Blue's Blastoise. Although the victor of that battle was never identified, Blue eventually won the overall battle and became the new Champion.

Dragonite reappeared in The Lake of Rage, where Lance used it during his infiltration of the Team Rocket HQ. It easily defeated Team Rocket Grunts' Pokémon and later destroyed Team Rocket's radio wave generator, rescuing a group of harnessed Electrode in the process.

Moves used

 
Using Flamethrower
Move First Used In
Flamethrower  The Challenger
Skull Bash The Challenger
Fire Punch  The Lake of Rage
Hyper Beam  The Lake of Rage
Thunderbolt  The Lake of Rage
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Main article: Lance (Masters) → In the anime

Lance's Dragonite appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer.

GOTCHA!

Lance's Dragonite briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the games

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

In the core series

Pokémon Red and Blue Pokémon Yellow
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Dragonite Lv.62
Agility
Psychic
Slam
Normal
Barrier
Psychic
Hyper Beam
Normal
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Dragonite Lv.62
Blizzard
Ice
Fire Blast
Fire
Thunder
Electric
Hyper Beam
Normal
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.47
Twister
Dragon
Thunder Wave
Electric
Blizzard
Ice
Hyper Beam
Normal
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.47
Twister
Dragon
Thunder Wave
Electric
Thunder
Electric
Hyper Beam
Normal
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.50
Safeguard
Normal
Outrage
Dragon
Fire Blast
Fire
Hyper Beam
Normal
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
First battle Rematch
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.60
Safeguard
Normal
Outrage
Dragon
Wing Attack
Flying
Hyper Beam
Normal
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
None
Dragonite Lv.66
Flamethrower
Fire
Dragon Claw
Dragon
Earthquake
Ground
Hyper Beam
Normal
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
  Persim Berry
Dragonite Lv.72
Thunderbolt
Electric
Outrage
Dragon
Ice Beam
Ice
Hyper Beam
Normal
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Multi Battle in Team Rocket HQ First battle
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
  Sitrus Berry
Dragonite Lv.50
Safeguard
Normal Status
Outrage
Dragon Physical
Fire Blast
Fire Special
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
Rematch Multi Battle with Clair at Dragon's Den
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
  Sitrus Berry
Dragonite Lv.75
Draco Meteor
Dragon Special
Safeguard
Normal Status
Fire Blast
Fire Special
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
  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
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Champions Tournament Challenge the Champion Lance! First battle Rematch
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Inner Focus
Held item:
  Focus Sash
Dragonite/ Lv.50
ExtremeSpeed
Normal Physical
Ice Punch
Ice Physical
Fire Punch
Fire Physical
Draco Meteor
Dragon Special
Types:
Dragon Flying
Ability:
Multiscale
Held item:
  Yache Berry
Dragonite Lv.50
Dragon Dance
Dragon Status
Outrage
Dragon Physical
Aerial Ace
Flying Physical
Fire Punch
Fire Physical
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Dragonite Lv.55
Outrage
Dragon Physical
Fire Punch
Fire Physical
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
  --  
   
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Dragonite Lv.65
Outrage
Dragon Physical
Fire Punch
Fire Physical
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
Iron Tail
Steel Physical

In events

Pokémon Game Show event

This Dragonite was distributed at Japan's Pokémon Game Show on August 17–18, 2013 as one of the Champion's Pokémon that appeared throughout all main series games released prior to Generation VI. Their level and moveset are based on the respective originated main game series. It has IVs of 30 for all stats.

The Trainer ID number is based on the game's release date in Japan, November 21, 1999.

Pokémon Info Trainer Memo Battle Moves Ribbons
  カイリュー Dex No. 0149 Brave nature. Fire Fire Blast  
Lv. 50 Type   Normal Safeguard
  Dragon Flying Pokémon League Dragon Outrage
OT ワタル Apparently had a Normal Hyper Beam
ID No. 11219 fateful encounter at This Pokémon was available in Japan
from August 17 to 18, 2013.
Item Ability Lv. 50.
  None Inner Focus  
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when the Wonder Card is received.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: B W B2 W2
Pokémon Global Link event

This Dragonite was distributed to players who inserted a serial code that was given away to players who completed at least three battles during the Kanto Classic (Japanese: カントークラシック), an online competition on the Pokémon Global Link that was held on March 4-6, 2016.

This Dragonite can learn the previously illegitimate move Barrier, which is used by Lance in Pokémon Red, Green and Blue. The Dragonite has 31 IVs in HP, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense.

#0149 Dragonite  
  Level 62  
Type:
   
Ability: Inner Focus
Held item: None
ID: 03046
OT: Lance
Met: Pokémon League (fateful encounter)
Nature: Random
Ribbon:   Classic Ribbon
Agility
Psychic Status
Slam
Normal Physical
Barrier
Psychic Status
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
Games Method Region Location Duration
ORAS serial code all online March 2016
Moves in bold can be taught again at the Move Reminder as a special move if forgotten.
Date received is the receiving system's date when the Wonder Card is received.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.

Pokémon Stadium series

Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1 Round 2
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
Focus Band
Dragonite Lv.50-100
DragonBreath
Dragon
Steel Wing
Steel
Thunder
Electric
Hyper Beam
Normal
 
Types:
Dragon Flying
Held item:
Scope Lens
Dragonite Lv.50-100
DragonBreath
Dragon
Ice Beam
Ice
Thunderbolt
Electric
Hyper Beam
Normal

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Lance (Masters) → Dragonite

Lance's Dragonite appears alongside Lance as a sync pair in Pokémon Masters EX.

Sync Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role Base Potential Availability
#077   Lance #0149   Dragonite
Dragon
 
Ice
 
  ★★★★★☆EX Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout

Pokémon Mezastar

Dragonite appears in Pokémon Mezastar as one of Lance's Pokémon. Dragonite appeared as an opponent in an event that recreated the Masters Eight Tournament that ran from October 27 to November 21, 2022.

As an opponent
Dragonite
 
  Dragon Rush


Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Lance uses a Dragonite in the Challenge Mode scenario of Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, being the last opponent the player challenges in Intense mode.

Artwork

 
Confronting Chase and Elaine

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

 
Dragonite in Pokémon Adventures
 
As a Dratini
 
Dragonite and Lance

History

Yellow arc

Lance has raised a Dragonite from a Dratini since his childhood alongside his Gyarados, which was a Magikarp at the time. It was a proud Pokémon because it was ravaged and sickly from human pollution at the time of its capture. It debuted in Extricated from Exeggutor alongside the rest of his team. Later, it was used during Lance's battle with Yellow at the Cerise Island, using Strength to disrupt the volcano. Dragonite easily withstood the attacks from Yellow's team and sent them flying with its tail. Lance then has Dragonite wait in the lava to strike, greatly weakening it and risking its life as it waits for Lance's signal.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

In One Tough Togepi, after Lance's defeat at the hands of Petrel, a heavily injured Dragonite began rampaging at the Pokéathlon Dome. After it beat Bruno and Koga, Dragonite faced Gold's Pokémon in battle. Eventually, Dragonite was knocked out by Gold's Togepi, Togebo, and recaptured so that it could be returned to Lance. In All About Arceus II, Gold met with Lance at the Ruins of Alph and Dragonite jumped out of Gold's pocket and was reunited with its Trainer.

During the battle against Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina at the Sinjoh Ruins, Lance and Dragonite faced Palkia. With its ability to manipulate the direction of its Hyper Beam, Dragonite was able to hit Palkia even after it used Spacial Rend to send the attack to another location.

Moves used

 
Using Strength
Move First Used In
Fly  Aerodactyl Redux
Strength Eradicate Raticate!
Slam 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.

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

 
Dragonite in Jō's Big Adventure

Dragonite first appeared in JBA4, where Lance was flying on it when saw the Red Gyarados. Dragonite was then used in the Tag Battle against Ariana and Petrel with Totodile as its ally. It managed to defeat Petrel's Raticate in the end.

Dragonite reappeared in JBA5, where it was the second Pokémon sent out to battle Jō. Dragonite was no match for Jō's Totodile at first since Totodile already took damage from his Charizard. After a long battle, Dragonite was defeated by Totodile's Ice Fang, winning the battle for Jō.

Moves used

 
Using Twister
Move First Used In
Twister Jō VS Team Rocket
Hyper Beam Betting on the Name of the Strongest!
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

 
Dragonite in Pokémon Pocket Monsters
 
Dragonite and Lance

Lance's Dragonite debuted in Space Havoc!!. After Red's Clefairy defeated Lance's Gyarados and Aerodactyl, Dragonite was the final test for Red to face. Unlike the former two, Dragonite was a tough foe for Red to handle. With no other choice, Red went in the space shuttle with Lance and Dragonite with Red and the gang, much to their surprise. After landing which resulted in the shuttle getting destroyed by Clefairy, Lance flew away on Dragonite as Clefairy had to deal with Professor Oak, who was not too happy about this.

Dragonite reappeared in The Final Battle!! where it played the role of the dragon that destroyed a village. The villagers asked Red to defeat Lance and his Dragonite to free the rest of the villagers who is working under Lance. Most of the weapons that Clefairy threw at Dragonite were rendered useless as one of them was tied to the catapult and the other one bounced off of Dragonite rather easily. However, Clefairy managed to successfully lasso Dragonite but Dragonite was too heavy for Clefairy with caused Clefairy to fly in the air with Dragonite. When Clefairy got himself fat, Dragonite could no longer lift Clefairy in the air. Dragonite was then thrown into a rocky mountain which made it injured.

 
Dragonite's parents

Clefairy attempted to beat up Lance for making the villagers suffer. However, Dragonite defended Lance, saying Lance was his savior and told Clefairy his story. Lance found Dragonite when it was a baby Dratini abandoned out in the rain. Lance took Dratini as his own and gave it shelter from the rain and a bottle for it to drink. Growing up, Lance took Dratini to school where it managed to have evolved into a Dragonair sometime during graduation. After finishing school, Dragonair went through serious training by carrying some rings on its tail and fought a wild Pinsir. It evolved into Dragonite way later, and together, they become one of the Elite Four. Red and his Pokémon were touched by the story, and decide to forgive Lance and Dragonite. However, a car came by, which was revealed to be the wealthy parents of Lance's Dragonite, asking Lance and Dragonite to go home. Lance and Dragonite attempted to escape while Red and his Pokémon chased them for making up the story.

Pokémon Zensho

 
Dragonite in Pokémon Zensho

Dragonite appears in Indigo Plateau. It ends up being Satoshi's opponent after he defeated the other 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.

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 silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Lance's Dragonite         Pokémon VS   100/141
 


Merchandise

Miracle Twin Pokémon Center Limited Set

The release of the Miracle Twin expansion on May 31, 2019, the eleventh main expansion of the Sun & Moon Era, saw the release of numerous accompanying products. One of these was the Miracle Twin Pokémon Center Limited Set (Japanese: ミラクルツイン ポケモンセンター限定セット), which could only be purchased at Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, and on the Pokémon Center Online. It contains 2 Miracle Twin booster boxes and 3 exclusive accessories:

The Dragonite & Lance Deck Case (Japanese: デッキシールド カイリュー&ワタル Deck Case: Kairyu & Wataru) and matching set of 64 Dragonite & Lance Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド カイリュー&ワタル Deck Shield: Kairyu & Wataru) continue the Generation I references of recent Pokémon Center Limited Sets, featuring Elite Four member Lance and his Dragonite.

Product images:

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Dragonite & Lance Sleeves
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June 2022 Pokémon Center accessories

Pokémon Trainers merchandise: These items depict a variety of characters and their Pokémon as chibi-style caricatures. These include Red and his Charizard, a Pokémon Center Lady and her Blissey, Steven Stone and his Metagross, N partnered with a Reshiram, Dawn and her Piplup, Blue and his Blastoise, Skyla and her Swanna, a Hiker and his Alolan Geodude, Rosa and her Serperior, Lance and his Dragonite, Cynthia and her Garchomp, and Elesa with her Zebstrika. The illustrations were initially created for Japanese merchandise promoting the release of Pokémon Masters, which was sold at Pokémon Centers from August 2, 2019.

  • Pokémon Trainers Playmat

Product images:

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Trivia

 
Lance's Dragonite erroneously using Barrier


Related articles

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


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