Drayden
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| Drayden シャガ Shaga | |
| "The Spartan Mayor" | |
 Artwork from Black and White | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | White |
| Hometown | Opelucid City |
| Region | Unova |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Generation | V |
| Games | Black and White |
| Leader of | Opelucid Gym |
| Badge | Legend Badge |
| Specializes in | Template:Type2s |
Drayden (Japanese: シャガ Shaga) is one of the Gym Leaders of Opelucid City's Gym, known officially as the Opelucid Gym. He specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon and gives the Legend Badge to Trainers who manage to defeat him.
In the games
Drayden appears in Pokémon Black and White where he is the mayor of Opelucid City. In Black, he is the Gym Leader of Opelucid City's gym, the last gym to be challenged by the player in the region.
In White, he will teach Draco Meteor to the player's Dragon-type Pokémon. He can be found in his home in Opelucid City. However, in this game Iris takes his place as Gym Leader. The only differences between both the teams are the genders; Drayden's team consists only of male Pokémon, while Iris's team is made exclusively of female ones.
He also reappears at N's Castle where he and many of the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages.
Pokémon
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Quotes
Pokémon Black and White
- Before battle
- "Welcome. Thank you for coming. I am Opelucid Pokémon Gym's Leader, Drayden. As the mayor, I've given everything to developing the city. As a Trainer, I've simply been pursuing greater strength. But what I'm searching for now is a young Trainer who can show me a bright future. Perhaps you can show me that future, the way Iris has?"
- After the first move
- "I didn't see that coming. You are a very difficult opponent."
- After sending out last Pokémon
- "Now is the moment of truth! This really gets my blood pumping!"
- When defeated
- "This intense feeling that floods me after a defeat... I don't know how to describe it."
- After being defeated
- "Wonderful. I'm grateful we has a chance to meet and battle."
- "Well, now, You've obtained all of the Gym Badges in Unova. Now, all Pokémon will obediently follow your commands. I also want you to have this. It's a TM I'm particularly fond of. It's called Dragon Tail."
- "Dragon Tail is a move that returns the damaged Pokémon to its Poké Ball. In other words, it switches your opponent's Pokémon. Now, I have something to ask of you. Head for the Pokémon League and go after Alder. The Pokémon League is past Route 10, which runs from Opelucid City to Victory Road. I know Alder's strength, but I don't know the depths of N's power..."
- Post game:
- "Pokémon and people do not age because of the passage of time. They get old when the energy flowing in their hearts dries up. This energy in our hearts is powered by truth, ideals, or maybe dreams... That probably changes with what you most hope for in your life."
- "Holder of the Light StoneWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc./Dark StoneWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc., please proceed!"
- "I can empathize with some of what you say, but I can't forgive the way you reject everything else!"
Badge Case
- Sincere Trainer, keep growing stronger!
National Gymquirer
- Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
- Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Madame Scale. Thank yooou! 'I'm from Opelucid City, and I just went home for the first time in a long time. I saw Drayden and Iris counting up a big handful of coins! Isn't that setting a bad example for kids, flaunting your wealth like that?' Hmmm... That's living the high life! But you know, the Opelucid Gym Badge is shiny like a coin... Maybe you saw wrong? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
Sprites
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File:BW Drayden OD.png |
| Drayden's sprite from Generation V |
Drayden's VS sprite from Generation V |
Drayden's overworld from Generation V |
Trivia
- His Japanese Leader title is スパルタン メイヤー.
- The only differences between Drayden and Iris's teams are the genders of their Pokémon and their Druddigon's ability: Drayden has an all-male team and his Druddigon has Rough Skin, while Iris has an all-female team and her Druddigon has Sheer Force.
- Drayden and his counterpart, Iris, are the only Dragon-type specialists that use only pure Dragon-type Pokémon.
- Drayden and Iris's Haxorus are underleveled; Fraxure does not evolve until level 48.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | シャガ Shaga | From 射干 or 著莪 (シャガ) shaga, Iris japonica or from Fringed iris. |
| English | Drayden | From "dragon" and "den" (as in dragon's den). |
| French | Watson | From the flower genus Watsonia. |
| German | Lysander | From the Spartan general Lysander and fleur-de-lys. |
| Italian | Aristide | From the genus Aristea. May also be named after Aristides. |
| Spanish | Lirio | From lirio (lily). |
| Korean | 사간 Sagan | From 사간 (射干) sagan, blackberry lily. |
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