Ash's Dragonite

Ash's Dragonite サトシのカイリュー Satoshi's Kairyu

Ash's Dragonite

Debuts in SS010 Caught at Near Dragonite Island Evolves in SS010 Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Ash

→ This Pokémon spent less than 1 episode as Dragonair.

Voice actor Japanese English As Dragonair Unknown N/A As Dragonite Kenta Miyake N/A

Ash's Dragonite (Japanese: サトシのカイリュー Satoshi's Kairyu) was the first Pokémon caught by Ash in the new series, and his fifty-third overall.

History

As a Dragonair

Ash first encountered Dragonite as a Dragonair. Unlike the other Dragonair on its home island, it had trouble learning how to fly and use Dragon Dance. Seeing this, Ash offered to help Dragonair master the use of its wings. With an Electroweb trampoline provided by Pikachu, Ash eventually managed to help Dragonair to learn to fly and master Dragon Dance. Dragonair then sensed that one of its Dragonite friends was in trouble and led Ash and Go to it. It turned out that Team Rocket had captured the Dragonite, and sent out a Wailord to deal with them. One of Wailord's splashes sent Ash flying into the air, and Dragonair tried to save him. However, its skin was too slippery for Ash to hold on to, so it then proceeded to evolve into Dragonite and save Ash from the fall. After Team Rocket had been defeated, Dragonite expressed its willingness to come with Ash, so he caught it.

Personality and characteristics

Much like Ash's Muk, Dragonite has a habit of embracing people it meets, as seen in SS010, where it hugged Professor Sakuragi. Dragonite has unquestionable loyalty towards Ash, after he helped it learn how to fly and prefect Dragon Dance during its time as a Dragonair. Also, Dragonite is very caring towards anyone its closes to, and would risk its safety to protect them.

Moves used

Using Dragon Dance as a Dragonair	Move First Used In Dragon Dance SS010
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• Dragonite is Ash's first:
  • Non-temporary capture of a Pokémon that one of his friends owned first.
  • Capture of a fully evolved Pokémon with an evolutionary line as his first new Pokémon in a new series.
  • Pseudo-legendary Pokémon caught in its fully evolved stage.
  • Capture of a fully evolved Pokémon from an evolutionary line since Noctowl in Fowl Play!, 941 episodes before Dragonite's capture, and thus also his first such capture outside of the original series.
  • Generation I Pokémon since Snorlax.
• Dragonite is second pseudo-legendary Pokémon Ash has ever caught.
  • However, it is currently the only one that Ash currently owns.

Related articles

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

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

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