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The Dragon type (Japanese: ドラゴンタイプ Dragon type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Dragon-type Pokémon are Lance, the current Champion of the Indigo Plateau, Clair of Blackthorn City, Drake of the Hoenn Elite Four, Drayden of Opelucid City, Iris, the current Champion of the Unova Pokémon League, and Drasna of the Kalos Elite Four. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Dragon-type moves were special, but they may now also be physical depending on the attack.
Statistical averages
Overall
Fully evolved
Battle properties
Generation I
| Offensive
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Defensive
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| Power
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Types
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Power
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Types
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| 2×
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½×
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| ½×
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None
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2×
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| 0×
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None
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0×
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None
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Generations II to V
| Offensive
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Defensive
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| Power
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Types
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Power
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Types
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| 2×
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½×
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| ½×
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2×
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| 0×
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None
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0×
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None
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Generation VI onwards
| Offensive
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Defensive
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| Power
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Types
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Power
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Types
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| 2×
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½×
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| ½×
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2×
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| 0×
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0×
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None
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Characteristics
Defense
Defensively, Dragon types have resistances to Electric, Grass, Water and Fire; the types of the traditional starter Pokémon including Pikachu. However, they are weak to Ice-type, and indeed many fully-evolved Dragon-type Pokémon have secondary types of either Flying or Ground, resulting in a double weakness to it, and combined with the high Special Attack averages for Ice types this means they are generally taken down in one hit (this can be mitigated by use of a Yache Berry). They are also weak to themselves, although their high stat totals mean they can generally sustain more than one Dragon-type move before fainting. Their weakness to Fairy is checked by the scarcity of powerful Fairy-type moves, and as with Dragon they are generally able to take even a STAB Fairy-type hit without fainting.
Offense
The Dragon type is statistically the best type overall, as many of them are pseudo-legendary or Legendary Pokémon with above-600 base stat totals. Dragon-type Pokémon frequently have have high Attack and Special Attack, as well as good Speed. Although Dragon-type moves are only super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon, the only two types that resist Dragon are Steel and Fairy (Fairy types being completely immune to Dragon attacks) meaning Dragon types typically make use of strong neutral damage with same-type attack bonus. Dragon-type Pokémon also have famously wide movepools, which combined with their high offensive stats does give them some options against Fairy types, Steel types, and Ice types.
Despite Dragon's numerous offensive advantages, however, Dragon-type moves are generally not well utilized by Pokémon that do not possess Dragon typing themselves. As addressed, Dragon-types rely on STAB neutral damage combined with their good offensive stats, but in the hands of a non-Dragon-type the moves lose STAB, and very often also the offensive stats of a Dragon-type too. This, combined with the fact that Dragon-type moves do neutral damage to nearly all types, means that the power of the moves is usually underwhelming - "coverage" moves that don't get STAB usually rely on being super-effective to do serious damage. However, because the type provides good neutral coverage, and because not every Dragon is weak to Ice and/or Fairy, non-STAB Dragon-type moves can be viable options in certain situations and roles.
Dragon-type Pokémon, on average, have the highest base stat total, HP, Attack, and Special Attack of all Pokémon and of fully evolved Pokémon. They also have the highest average Special Defense of all Pokémon.
Contest properties
In Contests, Dragon-type moves are typically Cool moves, but some may be Beautiful or Tough. None of them are Cute or Clever moves.
Pokémon
As of Generation VI, there are 41 Dragon-type Pokémon or 5.7% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Dragon-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions), making it the 4th rarest type.
Pure Dragon-type Pokémon
Half Dragon-type Pokémon
Primary Dragon-type Pokémon
Secondary Dragon-type Pokémon
Moves
| Gen
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Move
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Category
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Contest
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Power
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Accuracy
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PP
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Range
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Description
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| VII
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Clanging Scales
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Special
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110110
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100100%
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055 (max 8)
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The user rubs the scales on its entire body and makes a huge noise to attack the opposing Pokémon. The user's Defense stat goes down after the attack.
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| VII
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Core Enforcer
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Special
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100100
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100100%
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1010 (max 16)
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If the Pokémon the user has inflicted damage on have already used their moves, this move eliminates the effect of the target's Ability.
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| VII
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Devastating Drake
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Physical
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000—
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000—%
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011 (max 1)
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The user materializes its aura using its Z-Power and attacks the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.
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| VII
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Devastating Drake
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Special
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000—
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000—%
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011 (max 1)
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The user materializes its aura using its Z-Power and attacks the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.
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| IV
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Draco Meteor
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Special
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Beautiful
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130130
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09090%
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055 (max 8)
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Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
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| II
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Dragon Breath
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Special
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Cool
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06060
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100100%
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2020 (max 32)
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The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
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| III
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Dragon Claw
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Physical
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Cool
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08080
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100100%
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1515 (max 24)
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The user slashes the target with huge sharp claws.
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| III
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Dragon Dance
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Status
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Cool
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000—
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000—%
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2020 (max 32)
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The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that raises its Attack and Speed stats.
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| VII
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Dragon Hammer
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Physical
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09090
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100100%
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1515 (max 24)
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The user uses its body like a hammer to attack the target and inflict damage.
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| IV
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Dragon Pulse
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Special
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Beautiful
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08585
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100100%
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1010 (max 16)
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The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.
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| I
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Dragon Rage
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Special
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Cool
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000—
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100100%
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1010 (max 16)
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This attack hits the target with a shock wave of pure rage. This attack always inflicts 40 HP damage.
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| IV
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Dragon Rush
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Physical
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Tough
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100100
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07575%
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1010 (max 16)
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The user tackles the target while exhibiting overwhelming menace. This may also make the target flinch.
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| V
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Dragon Tail
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Physical
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Tough
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06060
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09090%
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1010 (max 16)
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The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
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| V
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Dual Chop
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Physical
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Tough
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04040
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09090%
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1515 (max 24)
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The user attacks its target by hitting it with brutal strikes. The target is hit twice in a row.
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| II
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Outrage
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Physical
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Cool
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120120
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100100%
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1010 (max 16)
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The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
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| IV
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Roar of Time
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Special
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Beautiful
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150150
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09090%
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055 (max 8)
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The user blasts the target with power that distorts even time. The user can't move on the next turn.
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| IV
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Spacial Rend
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Special
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Beautiful
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100100
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09595%
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055 (max 8)
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The user tears the target along with the space around it. Critical hits land more easily.
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| II
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Twister
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Special
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Cool
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04040
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100100%
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2020 (max 32)
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The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
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| All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.
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Abilities
Interacting with the Dragon type
A Pokémon with Color Change, Protean, Imposter, or Multitype will become a Dragon-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Dragon-type move, uses a Dragon-type move, is sent out against a Dragon-type opponent, or is holding a Draco Plate.
Exclusive Abilities
Currently, no Abilities are exclusive to Dragon types. This does not include signature Abilities.
Trivia
- Generation V introduced the most Dragon-type Pokémon of any generation, with 10, and Generation II introduced the fewest Dragon-type Pokémon, with only one.
- Generation IV introduced the most Dragon-type moves of any generation, with five, while Generation VI introduced the fewest, with zero.
- In Generation I, there was no way to do super-effective Dragon-type damage, since the then-only Dragon-type attack, Dragon Rage, always deals 40 HP of damage.
- Also, for the same reasons, there was no way to get STAB from a Dragon-type move in Generation I.
- Sinnoh is the only region without a notable Dragon-type specialist.
- There are only thirteen Dragon-type moves, the fewest of any type.
- The Dragon type also has the fewest number of non-damaging moves out of all of the types, with only one.
- In Generation I, no type resisted the Dragon type. However, there were no Dragon-type moves that utilized the standard damage formula in Generation I, making this a moot point.
- In Generation III, all Dragon-type moves were Cool moves.
- Dragon is the most common type to serve as version mascot, with seven Dragon-type Pokemon having served as mascots for eight games of the core series.
- Dragon-type moves have the most held items that boost their power: Draco Plate, Dragon Fang, Dragon Gem, all three timespace orbs, and the Soul Dew (as of Generation VII).
- The Dragon type resists all three of the traditional primary types of core series starter Pokémon: Grass, Fire, and Water. In addition, it resists Electric, which was the type of the player's starter in Pokémon Yellow.
- Currently, there are no Dragon-type Pokémon that evolve by a method other than leveling up.
- More Pokemon gain the Dragon type through Mega Evolution than any other type, with three.
- As of Generation VII, the only unused Dragon-type combination is Bug/Dragon.
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