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, Drasna of the Kalos Elite Four, Zinnia of the Draconid people, and Ryuki. 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 powerful resistances to Electric, Fire, Grass, and Water (the types of the traditional starter Pokémon including Pikachu, and usually employing special moves). However, they are weak to Ice-type, and indeed many fully-evolved Dragon-type Pokémon have secondary types of Flying or Ground, resulting in a double weakness to it. They are also weak to themselves, and to Fairy), but this is checked by the general bulk of Dragon-type Pokémon - having all-around and/or high HP, Defense and, Special Defense stats, they can usually survive one attack of this type.
Offense
The Dragon type is statistically the best type overall, as many of them are pseudo-legendary or Legendary Pokémon with above-600 base stats total. Offensively, Dragon-type Pokémon frequently have high Attack and Special Attack, as well as moderate Speed. Although Dragon-type moves are only super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon, the type itself has only one resistance (Steel) and one immunity (Fairy), meaning Dragon types typically make use of strong neutral damage with same-type attack bonus. Dragon-type Pokémon also have famously wide and powerful physical and special movepool, which combined with their overall 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-type Pokémon rely on STAB neutral damage (such as Draco Meteor and Outrage) combined with their high offensive stats, but in the hands of a non-Dragon-type the moves lose STAB. This, combined with the fact that Dragon-type moves do neutral damage to nearly all types, means that the damage output of the moves is usually underwhelming.
Dragon-type Pokémon, on average, have the highest HP, Attack, and Special Attack of all Pokémon and of fully-evolved Pokémon. They also have the highest average Special Defense of all Pokémon.
When Misty Terrain is in the effect, the power of Dragon-type moves are decreased by 50% if the target is on the ground.
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 VII, there are 50 Dragon-type Pokémon or 6.2% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Dragon-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions and Alola Forms), making it the third rarest type, tying with Fairy, only behind Ice and Ghost.
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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Clangorous Soulblaze
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Special
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185185
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000—%
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011 (max 1)
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After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Kommo-o, attacks the opposing Pokémon with full force. This move boosts the user’s stats.
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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, RKS System, 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, is holding a Dragon Memory, or is holding a Draco Plate or Dragonium Z.
Exclusive Abilities
Currently, no Abilities are exclusive to Dragon types. This does not include signature Abilities.
In the TCG
- Main article: Dragon (TCG)
Introduced in the Dragon Vault set, previously many Pokémon in this set were listed as Colorless-types. Dragon-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to Dragon and Fairy with no resistances. Dragon-type Pokémon can be strong against other Dragon-types, and there are no types that resist them.
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 seventeen 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 or was immune to the Dragon type, making it the only type to have ever had this distinction. 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 Pokémon 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 Pokémon gain the Dragon type through Mega Evolution than any other type, with three.
- The Dragon type has been paired up with every other type at least once, except Bug.
- The Dragon type is the only type for which a move was not introduced in Generation VI. This is also the only instance of any generation not introducing a move for a type after that type's introduction.
- It has never been possible for any Pokémon to have either a double weakness or a double resistance to Dragon.
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