Ash's Dragonite

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Ash's Dragonite
Pokémon information
Type	dragon / flying
Trainer	Ash Ketchum
Debut	SS010
Current location	With Ash

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

Personality

As a Dragonair, Dragonite is a very courageous and determined Pokemon and it was displayed when it saves Ash from falling and it is similar to Clair's Dragonair but it's slippery skin is much like Ash's Goodra while it was a Goomy. It is also cares for its kind including the head Dragonite at Dragonite Island.

As it evolves into Dragonite and 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. The head Dragonite also respects it following its evolution.

Biography

As Dragonair

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Dragonair having trouble flying and learning Dragon Dance.

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Dragonair Evolving into Dragonite.

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Dragonite joining Ash's team.

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.

As Dragonite

After Team Rocket had been defeated, Dragonite expressed its willingness to come with Ash, so he caught it. When it later met Professor Sakuragi, it was delighted to know he promised to keep his homeland a secret and affectionately hugged him, oblivious to Sakuragi's pain.

Known moves

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• Using Dragon Dance

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Move	Type	Debut
Dragon Dance	dragon	SS010

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.
    • Another note is that Ash’s Dragonite can be a polar opposite to Iris’ Dragonite, in term of their personalities and traits.
  • Captured a fully evolved Pokémon with an evolutionary line as his first new Pokémon in a new series.
  • Caught a Pseudo-legendary Pokémon in its fully evolved stage.
    • Although this is the second Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon Ash has ever caught, first being Goodra.
  • Captured 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.
  • Caught a Generation I Pokémon since Beedrill.
  • Caught a Pokémon that was introduced in a previous generation since his Gligar.
• Dragonite is currently the only Pseudo-legendary Pokémon Ash owns in his possession. This was because he no longer owned Goodra, having released it.
• 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.

Gallery

As Dragonair

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Rescuing Ash

With Ash and Pikachu

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Hugging Professor Sakuragi