Dragon's Den

Dragon's Den りゅうのあな
Dragon's Den
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Dragon's Den-Day.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, and then it must be traversed to finally obtain the Rising Badge.

In Pokémon Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, several Trainers can be found in the cave. The Master is located here, and he will quiz the player on their attitude towards and treatment of their Pokémon. If the player gives compassionate answers, the player will be rewarded with a Dratini that knows 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 fulfilling the task described above. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, where the Dragon Shrine (Japanese: りゅうのほこら 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.

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. Also, 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 Elixir North wall of water near Dragon Fang (hidden)  G  S  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
6-20 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.


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:






Master's quiz

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

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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

In the anime

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, including the location of the Dragon Shrine and the Dragon Fang.

In the manga

Dragon's Den in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Dragon's Den appeared in Debonaire Dragonair. Clair encountered and battled Suicune here, but failed to defeat and capture it. According to Clair, only the Pokémon that have been 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 other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 龍穴 Dragon's Den
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
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
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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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