Lance's Dragonite

Lance's Dragonite ワタルのカイリュー Wataru's Kairyu

Lance's Dragonite

Debuts in The Legend of Thunder! Caught at Unknown Gender Unknown* Ability Inner Focus* Nature Brave* Current location With Lance

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Dragonite Katsuyuki Konishi (EP235 - AG098) Unknown (JN116 - present)

Lance's Dragonite (Japanese: ワタルのカイリュー Wataru's Kairyu) is one of Lance's main Pokémon in the anime along with Gyarados, and his main Pokémon in the manga and games.

In the anime

Main series

History

Original series

Dragonite and Lance

Dragonite first appeared in Marina's fantasy of Lance in The Legend of Thunder!. It made its physical debut in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, where it saved Ash and his friends from getting hit by a Drill Peck from Tyson's Fearow by using Thunder Wave on the Beak Pokémon. Unlike Ash's Totodile, Dragonite was not affected by the Evolution Inducement Wave tower that Team Rocket had built up in Mahogany Town. Lance fled on his Dragonite after it used Whirlwind on Tyson and the grunts. They met up with Ash and his friends afterward. Later, Dragonite once again used Thunder Wave to save them from a Pokémon attack but this time from getting Wrapped up by Jessie's Arbok.

Afterward, Dragonite sent Arbok and the Team Rocket trio blasting off. With the trio taken care of, Lance had Dragonite destroy the Evolution Inducement Wave'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 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 different colored Atrocious Pokémon. 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, Misty, and Brock.

It reappeared in a flashback in Beauty is Skin Deep.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Dragonite battling Diantha's Aurorus

In The Shuffle of Legends, Dragonite helped battle Team Magma and Team Aqua. Lance had it attack the hole that Pikachu made earlier in order to free Ash from Team Magma's helicopter. He then flew on Dragonite to take on Archie and Kyogre. Kyogre launched a Hydro Pump which Dragonite narrowly dodged. He offered Ash to ride on Dragonite as Ash, May, Max, and Brock chose to stay, despite the situation proving to be quite dangerous. After Kyogre was defeated by Groudon's Solar Beam, Dragonite saved Archie from falling as the Red Orb separated itself from his body.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Pride of a Champion!, Lance used Dragonite as his first Pokémon in his Masters Eight Tournament battle against Diantha. It went up against her Aurorus, which it was able to defeat, despite the type disadvantage, before being recalled. Lance later sent Dragonite back out to face Diantha's last Pokémon, Mega Gardevoir. Despite Dynamaxing, Dragonite ended up losing, costing Lance the match.

In A Flood of Torrential Gains!, Dragonite and Lance watched Ash's match against Leon.

Personality and characteristics

Not much is known about Dragonite due to it and its Trainer being featured in very few episodes. However, as a pseudo-legendary Pokémon owned by a Champion, Dragonite is shown to be incredibly strong, as it was unaffected by the Evolution Inducement Wave and was able to defeat two Fearow in a two-on-one battle. It even managed to handle itself well against the Red Gyarados and proved durable enough to withstand multiple super-effective attacks from Diantha's Pokémon. Dragonite is also used as a form of transport, allowing Lance to fly from place to place.

Appearance

See also: Dynamax

As a Dynamax Dragonite

Moves used

Using Twister Using Wing Attack	Move First Used In Thunder Wave Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution Whirlwind × Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution Twister † Rage of Innocence Hyper Beam † Rage of Innocence Wing Attack Rage of Innocence Dragon Claw The Scuffle of Legends Body Press † Pride of a Champion!
An × shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

• Dragonite is implied to know an Ice-type attack, due to its use of Max Hailstorm.

Max Moves used

Using Max Hailstorm	Move First Used In Max Hailstorm Pride of a Champion!* Max Strike Pride of a Champion!* Max Wyrmwind Pride of a Champion!*
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon Origins

Dragonite in Pokémon Origins

Lance's Dragonite briefly appeared in File 4: Charizard. It was shown battling Red's Lapras, eventually falling to a super-effective Ice Beam.

Pokémon Generations

Dragonite in Pokémon Generations

Lance's Dragonite first appeared in The Challenger, where it was sent out to battle Blue's Blastoise. Although the victor of that battle was never identified, Blue eventually won the overall battle and became the new Champion.

Dragonite reappeared in The Lake of Rage, where Lance used it during his infiltration of the Team Rocket HQ. It easily defeated Team Rocket Grunts' Pokémon and later destroyed Team Rocket's radio wave generator, rescuing a group of harnessed Electrode in the process.

Moves used

Using Fire Punch	Move First Used In Flamethrower † The Challenger Skull Bash The Challenger Fire Punch † The Lake of Rage Hyper Beam † The Lake of Rage Thunderbolt † The Lake of Rage
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Main article: Lance (Masters) → In the anime

Lance's Dragonite appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer.

GOTCHA!

Lance's Dragonite briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the games

Excluding Pokémon Stadium, Lance uses at least one Dragonite in every game he appears in.

In the core series

Pokémon Red and Blue	Pokémon Yellow
Types: Dragon Flying Dragonite Lv.62 Agility Psychic   --       Slam Normal   --       Barrier Psychic   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --	Types: Dragon Flying Dragonite Lv.62 Blizzard Ice   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Types: Dragon Flying Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.47 Twister Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --	Types: Dragon Flying Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.47 Twister Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --	Types: Dragon Flying Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.50 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
First battle	Rematch
Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.60 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --	Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.66 Flamethrower Fire   --       Dragon Claw Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --	Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Persim Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.72 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Multi Battle in Team Rocket HQ	First battle
Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.40 Fly Flying Physical   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Twister Dragon Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --	Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.49 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --	Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.49 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --	Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.50 Safeguard Normal Status   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --
Rematch	Multi Battle with Clair at Dragon's Den
Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.75 Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Safeguard Normal Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --	Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.75 Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Safeguard Normal Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon World Tournament		Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Champions Tournament	Challenge the Champion Lance!	First battle	Rematch
Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Focus Sash Dragonite♂/♀ Lv.50 ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --	Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Multiscale Held item: Yache Berry Dragonite♀ Lv.50 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --	Types: Dragon Flying Mega Stone: None Dragonite♂ Lv.55 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	Types: Dragon Flying Mega Stone: None Dragonite♂ Lv.65 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --

In events

Pokémon Game Show event

This Dragonite was distributed at Japan's Pokémon Game Show on August 17–18, 2013 as one of the Champion's Pokémon that appeared throughout all main series games released prior to Generation VI. Their level and moveset are based on the respective originated main game series. It has IVs of 30 for all stats.

The Trainer ID number is based on the game's release date in Japan, November 21, 1999.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
カイリュー	♂	Dex No.	0149	Brave nature.	Fire	Fire Blast
Lv. 50		Type			Normal	Safeguard
		Dragon	Flying	Pokémon League	Dragon	Outrage
		OT	ワタル	Apparently had a	Normal	Hyper Beam
		ID No.	11219	fateful encounter at	This Pokémon was available in Japan from August 17 to 18, 2013.
Item		Ability		Lv. 50.
None		Inner Focus
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when the Wonder Card is received.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: B W B2 W2

Pokémon Global Link event

This Dragonite was distributed to players who inserted a serial code that was given away to players who completed at least three battles during the Kanto Classic (Japanese: カントークラシック), an online competition on the Pokémon Global Link that was held on March 4-6, 2016.

This Dragonite can learn the previously illegitimate move Barrier, which is used by Lance in Pokémon Red, Green and Blue. The Dragonite has 31 IVs in HP, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense.

#0149 Dragonite Level 62 Type: Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None	ID: 03046 OT: Lance Met: Pokémon League (fateful encounter) Nature: Random Ribbon: Classic Ribbon
Agility Psychic Status Slam Normal Physical Barrier Psychic Status Hyper Beam Normal Special
Games Method Region Location Duration ORAS serial code all online March 2016
Moves in bold can be taught again at the Move Reminder as a special move if forgotten.
Date received is the receiving system's date when the Wonder Card is received.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.

Pokémon Stadium series

Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1	Round 2
Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Focus Band Dragonite♂ Lv.50-100 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --	Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Scope Lens Dragonite♂ Lv.50-100 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Lance (Masters) → Dragonite

Lance's Dragonite appears alongside Lance as a sync pair in Pokémon Masters EX.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#077		Lance	#0149		Dragonite♂	Dragon	Ice			★★★★★☆EX	Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout
#077		Arc Suit Lance	#0149		Dragonite♂	Dragon	Ice			★★★★★☆EX	Arc Suit Fair Sync Pair Scout

Pokémon Mezastar

Dragonite appears in Pokémon Mezastar as one of Lance's Pokémon. Dragonite appeared as an opponent in an event that recreated the Masters Eight Tournament that ran from October 27 to November 21, 2022.

As an opponent

Dragonite Dragon Rush

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Lance uses a Dragonite in the Challenge Mode scenario of Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, being the last opponent the player challenges in Intense mode.

Artwork

Confronting Chase and Elaine

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Dragonite in Pokémon Adventures

As a Dratini

Dragonite and Lance

History

Yellow arc

Lance has raised a Dragonite from a Dratini since his childhood alongside his Gyarados, which was a 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 Extricated from Exeggutor alongside the rest of his team. Later, it was used during Lance's battle with Yellow at the Cerise Island, using 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.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

In One Tough Togepi, after Lance's defeat at the hands of Petrel, a heavily injured Dragonite began rampaging at the Pokéathlon Dome. After it beat Bruno and Koga, Dragonite faced Gold's Pokémon in battle. Eventually, Dragonite was knocked out by Gold's Togepi, Togebo, and recaptured so that it could be returned to Lance. In All About Arceus II, Gold met with Lance at the Ruins of Alph and Dragonite jumped out of Gold's pocket and was reunited with its Trainer.

During the battle against Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina at the Sinjoh Ruins, Lance and Dragonite faced Palkia. With its ability to manipulate the direction of its Hyper Beam, Dragonite was able to hit Palkia even after it used Spacial Rend to send the attack to another location.

Moves used

Using Hyper Beam	Move First Used In Fly † Aerodactyl Redux Strength Eradicate Raticate! Slam Eradicate Raticate! Fire Blast Eradicate Raticate! Hyper Beam † Double Dragonair
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Dragonite in Jō's Big Adventure

Dragonite first appeared in JBA4, where Lance was flying on it when Jō saw the Red Gyarados. Dragonite was then used in the Tag Battle against Ariana and Petrel with Totodile as its ally. It managed to defeat Petrel's Raticate in the end.

Dragonite reappeared in JBA5, 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 Charizard. After a long battle, Dragonite was defeated by Totodile's Ice Fang, winning the battle for Jō.

Moves used

Using Twister	Move First Used In Twister Jō VS Team Rocket Hyper Beam Betting on the Name of the Strongest!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Dragonite in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Dragonite and Lance

Lance's Dragonite debuted in Space Havoc!!. After Red's Clefairy defeated Lance's Gyarados and Aerodactyl, Dragonite was the final test for Red to face. Unlike the former two, Dragonite was 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 Professor Oak, who was not too happy about this.

Dragonite reappeared in The Final Battle!! where it played the role of the dragon that destroyed a village. The villagers asked Red to defeat Lance and his Dragonite to free the rest of the villagers who is working under Lance. Most of the weapons that Clefairy threw at Dragonite were rendered useless as one of them was tied to the catapult and the other one bounced off of Dragonite rather easily. However, Clefairy managed to successfully lasso Dragonite but Dragonite was too heavy for Clefairy with caused Clefairy to fly in the air with Dragonite. When Clefairy got himself fat, Dragonite could no longer lift Clefairy in the air. Dragonite was then thrown into a rocky mountain which made it injured.

Dragonite's parents

Clefairy attempted to beat up Lance for making the villagers suffer. However, Dragonite defended Lance, saying Lance was his savior and told Clefairy his story. Lance found Dragonite when it was a baby Dratini abandoned out in the rain. Lance took Dratini as his own and gave it shelter from the rain and a bottle for it to drink. Growing up, Lance took Dratini to school where it managed to have evolved into a Dragonair sometime during graduation. After finishing school, Dragonair went through serious training by carrying some rings on its tail and fought a wild Pinsir. It evolved into Dragonite way later, and together, they become one of the Elite Four. Red and his Pokémon were touched by the story, and decide to forgive Lance and Dragonite. However, a car came by, which was revealed to be the wealthy parents of Lance's Dragonite, asking Lance and Dragonite to go home. Lance and Dragonite attempted to escape while Red and his Pokémon chased them for making up the story.

Pokémon Zensho

Dragonite in Pokémon Zensho

Dragonite appears in Indigo Plateau. It ends up being Satoshi's opponent after he defeated the other members of the Elite Four. It went up against Satoshi's Charizard which hits it with a fire attack while Dragonite uses a laser-type attack. After a long battle, Charizard was able to defeat Dragonite.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Lance's Dragonite in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Lance's Dragonite Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Lance's Dragonite					Pokémon VS		100/141

Merchandise

Miracle Twin Pokémon Center Limited Set

The release of the Miracle Twin expansion on May 31, 2019, the eleventh main expansion of the Sun & Moon Era, saw the release of numerous accompanying products. One of these was the Miracle Twin Pokémon Center Limited Set (Japanese: ミラクルツイン ポケモンセンター限定セット), which could only be purchased at Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, and on the Pokémon Center Online. It contains 2 Miracle Twin booster boxes and 3 exclusive accessories:

The Dragonite & Lance Deck Case (Japanese: デッキシールド カイリュー＆ワタル Deck Case: Kairyu & Wataru) and matching set of 64 Dragonite & Lance Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド カイリュー＆ワタル Deck Shield: Kairyu & Wataru) continue the Generation I references of recent Pokémon Center Limited Sets, featuring Elite Four member Lance and his Dragonite.

Product images:

Dragonite & Lance Deck Case	Dragonite & Lance Sleeves	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
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The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins

June 2022 Pokémon Center accessories

Pokémon Trainers merchandise: These items depict a variety of characters and their Pokémon as chibi-style caricatures. These include Red and his Charizard, a Pokémon Center Lady and her Blissey, Steven Stone and his Metagross, N partnered with a Reshiram, Dawn and her Piplup, Blue and his Blastoise, Skyla and her Swanna, a Hiker and his Alolan Geodude, Rosa and her Serperior, Lance and his Dragonite, Cynthia and her Garchomp, and Elesa with her Zebstrika. The illustrations were initially created for Japanese merchandise promoting the release of Pokémon Masters, which was sold at Pokémon Centers from August 2, 2019.

• Pokémon Trainers Playmat

Product images:

Pokémon Trainers Playmat	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
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Trivia

Lance's Dragonite erroneously using Barrier

• In Red, Green, and Blue, Lance's Dragonite knows Barrier, but Dragonite cannot legitimately have the move in any of the games.
  • In 2016, a Dragonite which knows Barrier was released to participants of the "Kanto Classic" Wi-Fi Tournament to reference this.
• Since Generation II, Lance has been using Dragonite leveled lower than 55, despite the fact that Dragonite can only be obtained by evolving Dragonair at level 55 onward (outside of Dragonspiral Tower and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!).
• Excluding Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Lance's Dragonite will always know the move Hyper Beam during battle.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite.

Lance's Pokémon
On hand:	Dragonite	Gyarados	Hydreigon
Adventures only:	Dragonair (×4)	Aerodactyl	Tyranitar	Horsea	Lugia
Jō's Big Adventure only:	Charizard

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