Ash's Dragonite

This Dragonite is a /-type Pokémon owned by Ash Ketchum and the first Pokémon he caught during his journey around the world.

Personality
Much like Ash's Muk, Dragonite has a habit of hugging people it meets, as seen where it hugged Professor Sakuragi, to whom it was grateful after Sakuragi decided to keep Dragonite Island a secret. It also displayed both courage and determination in saving Ash, which gave it the boost it needed to evolve, and it cares for its friends, as it didn't hesitate to come to the aid of its Dragonite friend and for Ash.

Biography
Ash first encountered Dragonite as a Dragonair when he and Go arrived on Dragonite Island. 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.

Voice actor

 * Kenta Miyake (Japanese and English)

Trivia

 * Dragonite marks the first time Ash:
 * has ever caught a Pokémon that is the same as one of his traveling companions owned; Iris owns a Dragonite herself.
 * 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.
 * Although this is the second Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon Ash has ever caught, first being Goodra.
 * capture of a fully evolved Pokémon from an evolutionary line since Noctowl in Fowl Play!, 941 episodes before Dragonite's capture, and thus also the first such capture outside of the original series.
 * Generation I Pokémon since Beedrill.
 * Dragonite is currently the only Pseudo-legendary Pokémon Ash owns in his possession.
 * Dragonite is the second Pokémon to evolve in the same episode it was caught by Ash. The first was his Primeape.
 * It is also the first Pokémon to show its evolution prior to its capture since his Krokorok.