Lance's Dragonite: Difference between revisions

====History====

=====[[Original series]]=====

Dragonite first appeared in ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'', in {{jo|Marina}}'s fantasy of Lance. It made its physical debut in  ''[[EP235|Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution]]'' and ''[[EP236|Rage of Innocence]]''. It saved {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} from getting hit by {{TR|Tyson}}'s {{p|Fearow}}'s {{m|Drill Peck}} by using {{m|Thunder Wave}} on Fearow. Unlike [[Ash's Totodile]], Dragonite was not affected by the Evolution Inducement Ray that [[Team Rocket]] of Mahogany Town built. Lance fled on his Dragonite after it used {{m|Whirlwind}} on Tyson and the grunts. They met up with Ash and his friends afterwards. Later, Dragonite once again used Thunder Wave to save them from a Pokémon attack but from [[Jessie's Arbok]]'s {{m|Poison Sting}} this time. Afterwards, Dragonite sent Arbok along with the [[Team Rocket trio]] blasting off. With the trio taken care off, Lance had Dragonite destroy the Evolution Inducement Ray'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 {{m|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 {{Shiny|different colored}} Gyarados. 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, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}}.

===In Pokémon Origins===

Lance's Dragonite briefly appeared in the episode ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]'' of the [[Pokémon Origins]] mini-series. It was shown battling {{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s {{p|Lapras}}, eventually falling to a {{DL|Damage|super effective}} {{m|Ice Beam}}.

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[[File:Lance Dragonite Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Dragonite in Pokémon Adventures]]

[[File:Lance Dratini Magikarp Adventures.png|thumb|200px|left|As a Dratini]]

===={{chap|Yellow}}====

Lance has raised a Dragonite from a {{p|Dratini}} since his childhood alongside his {{p|Gyarados}}, which was a {{p|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 ''[[PS063|Extricated from Exeggutor]]'' alongside the rest of his team, and was [[PS081|later]] used during Lance's battle with {{adv|Yellow}} at the [[Cerise Island]], using {{m|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.

===In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga===

Dragonite first appeared in ''[[JBA4|Jō VS Team Rocket]]'' where Lance was flying on it when [[Jō]] saw the [[Red Gyarados]]. Dragonite was used in the Tag Battle against [[Ariana]] and [[Petrel]] with {{TP|Jō|Totodile}} as its ally. It managed to defeat Petrel's {{p|Raticate}} in the end. Dragonite reappeared in ''[[JBA5|Betting on the Name of the Strongest!]]'' 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 {{p|Charizard}}. After a long battle, Dragonite was defeated by Totodile's {{m|Ice Fang}}, winning the battle for Jō.

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===

Lance's Dragonite makes its first onscreen appearance in ''[[PM036|Space Havoc!!]]''. After [[Red's Clefairy]] defeated Lance's {{p|Gyarados}} and {{p|Aerodactyl}}, Dragonite was the final test for Red to face. Unlike the former two, Dragonite was proven to be 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 {{OBP|Professor Oak|Pocket Monsters}}, who was not too happy about this.