Dragon (Pokémon type)

Variety of Dragon-type Pokémon to celebrate Chinese Year of the Dragon 2012

The Dragon type is one of the eighteen Pokémon types.

Traits of Dragon types

Dragon type Pokémon are generally rather rare and powerful in Pokémon games, and some are even considered to be Legendary Pokémon due to such rare sightings of them; indeed, Dratini was long thought to be extinct.

In the games, Dragon types are weak against Ice, Fairy and Dragon-type moves. They are also highly resistant to Fire, Electric, Grass and Water type moves, with all four being featured as the starting Pokémon's types in the first generation. Due to these traits, they are considered to be very powerful; the only thing that resists Dragon-type moves is Steel, which can easily be countered with Fire, Ground, or Fighting types. The combination of Dragon and Fire in particular is only resisted by one Pokémon. Unfortunately, these factors tend to be balanced by the fact that the Dragon type is often paired with types that give it a double weakness (for example, the Flying-type, giving the Pokémon a double weakness to Ice). This means that whilst Dragons are powerful, they are not unstoppable. Additionally, in the sixth generation, the new Fairy type runs as a direct counter to dragon types. Dragon attacks cannot hurt it and Fairy attacks are super-effective against it.

List of dragon-type Pokémon

Pokémon	Type	Information
Dratini		The first dragon type Pokémon in the Pokémon series.
Dragonair		Evolves from Dratini.
Dragonite		Evolves from Dragonair. It is a very strong Pokémon. It gains a Flying type. The first Pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
Kingdra		Evolves from Seadra. First Water/ Dragon
Vibrava		Evolves from Trapinch. First Ground / Dragon
Flygon		Evolves from Vibrava. Flygon was intended to get a Mega Evolution in Pokémon X and Y, but the idea was later dropped due to him experiencing an artist's block.
Altaria		Evolves from Swablu.
Bagon		A Pokémon that wants to know how to fly.
Shelgon		The evolution of Bagon. It has a shell that peels of once it evolves.
Salamence		After its long held dream of flying, this Pokémon got its wings. The evolution of Shelgon. It is a very strong Pokémon. One of two Pseudo-legendary Pokémon of Hoenn
Latias		One of the Eon Pokémon
Latios		One of the Eon Pokémon
Rayquaza		The mascot for Pokémon Emerald. Rayquaza is said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years. Legends remain of how it put to rest the clash between Kyogre and Groudon.
Gible		A Pokémon that lives in caves.
Gabite		The evolution of Gible.
Garchomp		A very strong Pokémon. The evolution of Gabite.
Dialga		The mascot for Pokémon Diamond and its remake. It has the power to control time.
Palkia		The mascot for Pokémon Pearl and its remake. It has the power to distort space.
Giratina		The mascot for Pokémon Platinum. It controls antimatter and the Distortion World.
Axew		Its large tusks have a tendency to break, but each time they grow back, they grow in harder and sturdier.
Fraxure		A broken tusk will not grow back, so it diligently sharpens its tusks on river rocks after the end of a battle.
Haxorus		Its tusks are incredibly destructive. They can easily slice through a thick, sturdy steel column every time.
Druddigon		It runs through the narrow tunnels formed by Excadrill and Onix. It uses its sharp claws to catch prey.
Deino		First Dark / Dragon
Zweilous		The two heads do not get along. Whichever head eats more than the other gets to be the leader.
Hydreigon		It's said that Hydreigon grew ferocious because people in times long past loathed it, considering it to be evil incarnate and attacking it relentlessly.
Reshiram		The mascot for Pokémon Black.
Zekrom		The mascot for Pokémon White.
Kyurem		The mascot for Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
Dragalge		Using a liquid poison, Dragalge indiscriminately attacks anything that wanders into its territory. This poison can corrode the undersides of boats.
Tyrunt		It is revived from a Jaw Fossil.
Tyrantrum		Thanks to its gargantuan jaws, which could shred thick metal plates as if they were paper, it was invincible in the ancient world it once inhabited.
Goomy		The weakest Dragon-type Pokémon, it lives in damp, shady places, so its body doesn't dry out.
Sliggoo		It drives away opponents by excreting a sticky liquid that can dissolve anything. Its eyes devolved, so it can't see anything.
Goodra		This very friendly Dragon-type Pokémon will hug its beloved Trainer, leaving that Trainer covered in sticky slime.
Noibat		They live in pitch-black caves. Their enormous ears can emit ultrasonic waves of 200,000 hertz.
Noivern		The ultrasonic waves it emits from its ears can reduce a large boulder to pebbles. It swoops out of the dark to attack.
Zygarde		When the Kalos region's ecosystem falls into disarray, it appears and reveals its secret power. It has been referred to as a guardian of the ecosystem. One of the Aura trio of Kalos.
Turtonator		The shell on its back is chemically unstable and explodes violently if struck. The hole in its stomach is its weak point.
Drampa		This Pokémon is friendly to people and loves children most of all. It comes from deep in the mountains to play with children it likes in town.
Jangmo-o		It expresses its feelings by smacking its scales. Metallic sounds echo through the tall mountains where Jangmo-o lives.
Hakamo-o		It sheds and regrows its scales on a continuous basis. The scales become harder and sharper each time they're regrown.
Kommo-o		Its rigid scales function as offense and defense. In the past, its scales were processed and used to make weapons and other commodities.
Guzzlord		Known as UB: Glutton
Naganadel		Known as UB: Stinger. It evolves from Poipole when leveled up while knowing Dragon Pulse.
Applin		It spends its entire life inside an apple. It hides from its natural enemies, bird Pokémon, by pretending it's just an apple and nothing more.
Flapple		It ate a sour apple, and that induced its evolution. In its cheeks, it stores an acid capable of causing chemical burns.
Appletun		Its body is covered in sweet nectar, and the skin on its back is especially yummy. Children used to have it as a snack.
Dracozolt		It is resurrected from combining a Fossilized Bird and Fossilized Drake
Dracovish		It is resurrected from combining a Fossilized Fish and Fossilized Drake
Duraludon		Duraludon’s body is comprised of a special metal that’s lightweight and scratch resistant. It’s also smooth, as though it was given a mirror finish. Has a Gigantamax form.
Dreepy		If this weak Pokémon is by itself, a mere child could defeat it. But if Dreepy has friends to help it train, it can evolve and become much stronger.
Drakloak		It's capable of flying faster than 120 mph. It battles alongside Dreepy and dotes on them until they successfully evolve.
Dragapult		When it isn't battling, it keeps Dreepy in the holes on its horns. Once a fight starts, it launches the Dreepy like supersonic missiles.
Eternatus		It was inside a meteorite that fell 20,000 years ago. There seems to be a connection between this Pokémon and the Dynamax phenomenon. Largest among all Pokémon.
Regidrago		One of the Legendary giants
Cyclizar		Apparently Cyclizar has been allowing people to ride on its back since ancient times. Depictions of this have been found in 10,000-year-old murals.
Tatsugiri		Known as the False Dragon Titan, one of the Titan Pokémon found in the Paldea region.
Frigibax		Frigibax absorbs heat through its dorsal fin and converts the heat into ice energy. The higher the temperature, the more energy Frigibax stores.
Arctibax		Arctibax freezes the air around it, protecting its face with an ice mask and turning its dorsal fin into a blade of ice.
Baxcalibur		It launches itself into battle by flipping upside down and spewing frigid air from its mouth. It finishes opponents off with its dorsal blade.
Roaring Moon		Ancient relative of Salamence, a Paradox Pokémon
Koraidon		The mascot of Pokémon Scarlet.
Miraidon		The mascot of Pokémon Violet.
Walking Wake		Suicune's ancient Paradox Pokémon counterpart.
Dipplin		It evolves from Applin when exposed to a Syrupy Apple.
Archaludon		It evolves from Duraludon when exposed to a Metal Alloy.
Hydrapple		Evolves from Dipplin when leveled up while knowing Dragon Cheer.
Gouging Fire		Entei's ancient Paradox Pokémon counterpart
Raging Bolt		Raikou's ancient Paradox Pokémon counterpart

Alternate Forms

Pokémon	Type	Information
Mega Charizard X		Hold Charizardite X and appears in Charizard's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
Exeggutor Alola Form		Alolan Exeggutor was the first Alolan form to be officially revealed
Mega Ampharos		Hold Ampharosite
Mega Sceptile		Hold Sceptilite
Mega Altaria		Hold Altarianite
Mega Salamence		Hold Salamencite
Mega Latias		Hold Latiasite
Mega Latios		Hold Latiosite
Mega Rayquaza		Have Dragon Ascent in moveset
Mega Garchomp		Hold Garchompite
Dialga Origin Forme		Hold the Adamant Crystal
Palkia Origin Forme		Hold the Lustrous Globe
Giratina Origin Forme		Hold the Griseous Orb or Griseous Core
Arceus Draco Plate		Hold the Draco Plate
White Kyurem		Fusing Kyurem with Reshiram
Black Kyurem		Fusing Kyurem with Zekrom
Sliggoo Hisui Form		A creature given to melancholy. I suspect its metallic shell developed as a result of the mucus on its skin reacting with the iron in Hisui's water.
Goodra Hisui Form		The only Pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have a Regional form
Zygarde 10% Forme		Collect at least 10 cells and go to the Reassembly Unit. It runs across the land at speeds greater than 60 mph.
Zygarde Complete Forme		Have 50% or lower HP if the Zygarde has Power Construct. It is said to exceed both Xerneas and Yveltal in power.
Silvally Dragon Memory		Hold Dragon Memory
Ultra Necrozma		Dusk Mane Necrozma or Dawn Wings Necrozma holding Ultranecrozium Z
Eternamax Eternatus		Form is unobtainable, briefly seen when it uses its signature move, Eternabeam. The highest base stat total of all Pokémon at 1,125

List of dragon-type moves

Name	Category	Contest	PP	Power	Accuracy	Generation
Dragon Rage			10	40	100%	First
Outrage			15	120	100%	Second
Dragon Breath			20	60	100%	Second
Twister			20	40	100%	Second
Dragon Claw			15	80	100%	Third
Dragon Dance			20	—	—	Third
Dragon Pulse			10	90	100%	Fourth
Dragon Rush			10	100	75%	Fourth
Draco Meteor			5	140	90%	Fourth
Roar of Time			5	150	90%	Fourth
Spacial Rend			5	100	95%	Fourth
Dragon Tail			10	60	90%	Fifth
Dual Chop			15	40	90%	Fifth
Clanging Scales		—	5	110	100%	Seventh
Core Enforcer		—	10	100	100%	Seventh
Dragon Hammer		—	15	90	100%	Seventh
Breaking Swipe		—	15	60	100%	Eighth
Clangorous Soul		—	5	—	—	Eighth
Dragon Darts		—	10	50	100%	Eighth
Dragon Energy		—	5	150	100%	Eighth
Dynamax Cannon		—	5	100	100%	Eighth
Eternabeam		—	5	160	90%	Eighth
Scale Shot		—	20	25	100%	Eighth
Glaive Rush		—	5	120	100%	Ninth
Order Up		—	10	80	100%	Ninth
Dragon Cheer		—	15	—	—	Ninth
Fickle Beam		—	5	80	100%	Ninth

Z-Moves and Max Moves

• Devastating Drake (Dragonium Z)
• Clangorous Soulblaze (Kommonium Z) - Clanging Scales
• Max Wyrmwind
• G-Max Depletion - Duraludon