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|brain=no

|anime=yes

|epnum=BW033

|java=[[Masaki Terasoma]]

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==In the games==

Drayden returns once again as a Gym Leader in {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, but as the player's seventh Gym challenge. The TM Drayden gives away remains the same.

===Pokémon===

:::''"Hmm... It looks like this Pokémon already knows Draco Meteor."''

::* After one of the player's Pokémon learns Draco Meteor

:* Yes; if no Dragon-type Pokémon in the player's party can learn the move

::''"Hmm... This Pokémon can learn this move, but your bond of friendship is not yet strong enough. That means I cannot teach it this move."''

'''[[N's Castle]]'''

:''"I can empathize with some of what you say, but I can't forgive the way you reject everything else!"''

: ''"Let me tell you the story. It's a long story, but listen closely. It was two years ago when the two dragon Pokémon were awakened. The black dragon Pokémon, {{p|Zekrom}}, pursued what is ideal,{{sup/5|B2}}/ The white dragon Pokémon, {{p|Reshiram}}, sought what is true,{{sup/5|W2}} with the desire to usher in a new world of hope{{sup/5|B2}}/goodness{{sup/5|W2}}. And the white dragon Pokémon, {{p|Reshiram}}, sought what is true,{{sup/5|B2}}/And the black dragon Pokémon, {{p|Zekrom}}, pursued what is ideal,{{sup/5|W2}} with the desire to usher in a new world of goodness{{sup/5|B2}}/hope{{sup/5|W2}}. Zekrom{{sup/5|B2}}/Reshiram{{sup/5|W2}} and Reshiram{{sup/5|B2}}/Zekrom{{sup/5|W2}} were once a single Pokémon."''

: ''"You may wonder why it split in two. The single dragon Pokémon had helped the twin heroes bring a [[Unova|new region]] into being. But the twin heroes--the older{{sup/5|B2}}/younger{{sup/5|W2}} brother who sought the truth{{sup/5|B2}}/ideals{{sup/5|W2}} and the younger{{sup/5|B2}}/older{{sup/5|W2}} brother who sought ideals{{sup/5|B2}}/the truth{{sup/5|W2}}--sundered the region in two as they fought to see which of them was right. In that desperate hour, the single dragon Pokémon split its body into a black{{sup/5|B2}}/white{{sup/5|W2}} Pokémon and a white{{sup/5|B2}}/black{{sup/5|W2}} Pokémon, even though ideals and truth don't need to be in opposition!"''

: ''"Oh, the DNA Splicers are stored very safely. I guard them because I don't know what kind of power might lie within them. But here's what's been bothering me… Could there be one more dragon Pokémon? Even if Kyurem really exists, we don't know what kind of Pokémon it is. For starters, the two Pokémon the ancient Pokémon split into are both overwhelmingly powerful. So if Kyurem exists, could it be just a husk--a shell that was left over?"''

: ''"Hm? What was that sound?"''

* In front of his house, after beating Team Plasma on {{rt|21|Unova}}

: ''"Little by little, the ice is starting to melt. It's all thanks to you. As a fellow Trainer, I heartily thank you!"''

'''[[Memory Link]] - A New Light'''

===Sprites===

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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; background:#{{dragon color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr BW Drayden.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; background:#{{dragon color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr B2W2 Drayden.png]]

|-

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black}}

| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation V|Generation V}}

| VS sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation V|Generation V}}

==In the anime==

===In the main series===

====Pokémon====

{{TrainerPoké

|trainer=Drayden

|vajp=Kenta Miyake

|vaen=Tom Wayland

{{TrainerPoké

|vajp=Kenta Miyake

|vaen=Marc Thompson

====Voice actors====

|ru=Петр Иващенко ''Petr Ivashenko''

|es_la=José Luis Orozco

===In Pokémon Generations===

[[File:Drayden PG.png|thumb|250px|Drayden in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]

Drayden has appeared in two [[Pokémon Generations]] {{cat|Pokémon Generations episodes|episodes}}. He made his first appearance in ''[[PG13|The Uprising]]'', in which he was seen outside [[N's Castle]] trying to stop the [[Seven Sages]]. Together with several other [[Unova]] [[Gym Leader]]s, he battled the many {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s to prevent them from achieving [[Team Plasma]]'s goals.

|vajp=

|vaen=

Haxorus's known moves are {{m|Dragon Tail}} and {{m|Dragon Pulse}}.}}

====Voice actors====

{{vatable|color={{dragon color}}|bordercolor={{dragon color light}}

|es_eu=Jordi Ribes}}

==In the manga==

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

Drayden debuts in person after the Gym Leaders' battle with Team Plasma in Nacrene City. Drayden is called by Brycen, who informs him that Black was chosen by the Legendary Pokémon, {{p|Reshiram}}. While Black trains to master how to awaken Reshiram from the Light Stone, Drayden talks with Brycen about their methods. While Brycen worries that they would be no different than Team Plasma for using Reshiram, Drayden believes that they don't have any choice, as Team Plasma has the power of {{p|Zekrom}} on their side. Before the talk can turn into an argument, Iris steps in and calms the two down. After finishing his training, Black meets with Drayden and is shocked that Iris is under his tutelage. To prove that she is being taught by Drayden, Iris challenges her mentor to a battle, but is quickly easily defeated. Drayden then leaves Iris with Black to go do his own business elsewhere.

A week later, Drayden hosts the Pokémon League's opening ceremony. He is approached by Black, who requests a Gym battle by pointing out that he still has a chance at entering the League if he wins his final Badge before the tournament starts. Drayden decides to humor Black's request and allows the Gym battle in a small corridor. Drayden is eventually defeated, earning Black the Legend Badge and clearance into the League tournament. During the tournament, Drayden serves as one of the announcers. When Team Plasma attacks the League, Drayden helps protect the bystanders from the Team Plasma Grunts.

====Pokémon====

|epnum=PS499

|epname=School of Hard Knocks

Druddigon's known moves are {{m|Dragon Tail}}, {{m|Dragon Rage}}, and {{m|Rock Climb}}, and its Ability is {{a|Sheer Force}}.}}

* His Japanese Leader title is {{tt|スパルタン　メイヤー|Spartan mayor}}.

* In {{2v2|Black|White}}, the only differences between Drayden and [[Iris]]'s teams are the genders of their Pokémon and their {{p|Druddigon}}'s and {{p|Haxorus}}'s Abilities: Drayden has an all-male team and his Druddigon has {{a|Rough Skin}} and his Haxorus has {{a|Rivalry}}, while Iris has an all-female team and her Druddigon has {{a|Sheer Force}} and her Haxorus has {{a|Mold Breaker}}.

==Names==

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! Language

! Name

| From 射干 or 著莪 (シャガ) ''shaga'', ''{{wp|Iris japonica}}'' or from Fringed iris.

|- style="background:#FFF"

| Drayden

| From "{{t|dragon}}" and "den" (as in [[Dragon's Den]]).

| From 사간 (射干) ''sagan'', {{wp|Iris domestica|blackberry lily}}.

|- style="background:#FFF"

| 夏卡 ''Xiàkǎ''

| Transliteration of his Japanese name.

|}

==Related articles==

* [[a:Category:Drayden|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]

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