Dragonair
Dragon Pokémon
This Pokémon gathers power in the orbs on its tail and controls the weather. When enshrouded by an aura, Dragonair has a mystical appearance.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Dragonair
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Dragonair can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target. | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Twister Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Wrap Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 15 | Dragon Tail Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| 20 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 33 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 35 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 39 | Dragon Rush Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 |
| 45 | Dragon Rage Inflicts 40 points of damage. | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 46 | Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 53 | Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 55 | Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| 60 | Dragon Dance Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage. | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 67 | Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
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More Dragon-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
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Cite this page
“Dragonair”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/dragonair.
Species data from PokéAPI.