Dragonite (Wizards Promo 5)

Dragonite LV.43 カイリュー Kairyu

Illus. Toshinao Aoki

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Dragonair Card name Dragonite Type Colorless HP 90 weakness None resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos English card no. 5 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards TCG GB2 set Promotional TCG GB2 ID P40 Japanese expansion Pokémon Web Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 038/048 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Dragonite.

Dragonite (Japanese: カイリュー Kairyu) is a Colorless-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card.

Card text (Wizards Promo print)

Pokédex data

Colorless Colorless Dragonite - Dragon Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
147	7'3" (2.2 m)	463 lbs. (210.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
This Pokémon can fly in spite of its large bulk. It is said to be able to circumnavigate the earth in just 16 hours.
大きな体格で空を飛ぶ。地球を約１６時間で１周してしまう。

Release Information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was released as a special card by All Nippon Airways in 1998. Passengers flying in conjunction with the "Pokémon Getaways" campaign could redeem their boarding passes for the 2 card set including Dragonite and Flying Pikachu. The English version of the card was one of four possible cards that one could receive by buying a ticket to the theatrical release of Mewtwo Strikes Back. The English version also has a gold foil stamp in the top right corner that reads "Kids WB Presents Pokémon The First Movie". In Japan, this card was later reprinted in Pokémon Web.

Trivia

Origin

Special Delivery may be a reference to how the Dragonite in Mewtwo Strikes Back delivered Mewtwo's invitation to Ash and his friends. This card's Pokédex entry is based on the original entry from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.