Dragon type

The Dragon type (ドラゴンタイプ Doragon taipu in Japanese) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

The Dragon type is an ancestral type, as many of the Legendary Dragon-type Pokémon are considered as deities. Other Dragon-type Pokémon are hard to catch and hard to train. They also evolve late, and are relatively rare. An interesting fact is how many Dragon-type Pokémon surpass common stats.

Because of this last fact, people who train Dragon-type Pokémon get to be famous, just like Lance (last member of the Kanto Elite Four and then Johto champion), Clair (Blackthorn City Gym Leader), Drake (last member of the Hoenn Elite Four), Iris (Gym Leader of Opelucid City and then Unova champion), Drayden (Opelucid City Gym Leader) and Drasna (member of the Kalos Elite Four).

Dragon-type moves

• There are 13 Dragon-type moves.
  • In Generation I, 1 move was introduced.
  • In Generation II, 3 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation III, 2 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation IV, 5 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation V, 2 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation VI, no moves have been introduced.
• In battles: Special moves stand out.
  • 5 moves are of the type.
  • 7 moves are of the type.
  • 1 move is of the type.
• In contests: Cool moves stand out.
  • 8 moves are of the File:Cool type.jpg type.
  • 3 moves are of the File:Tough type.jpg type.
  • 2 moves are of the File:Clever type.jpg type.
  • There are no moves of the File:Beautiful type.jpg and File:Cute type.jpg types.

List of Dragon-type moves

Name	Category	Contest	Generation	Power
Draco Meteor		File:Clever type.jpg	Generation IV	130
Dragon Breath		File:Cool type.jpg	Generation II	60
Dragon Claw		File:Cool type.jpg	Generation III	80
Dragon Dance		File:Cool type.jpg	Generation III	-
Dragon Pulse		File:Clever type.jpg	Generation IV	85
Dragon Rage		File:Cool type.jpg	Generation I	40 HP
Dragon Rush		File:Cool type.jpg	Generation IV	100
Dragon Tail		File:Tough type.jpg	Generation V	60
Dual Chop		File:Tough type.jpg	Generation V	40 (x2)
Outrage		File:Cool type.jpg	Generation II	120
Roar of Time		File:Cool type.jpg	Generation IV	150
Spacial Rend		File:Tough type.jpg	Generation IV	100
Twister		File:Cool type.jpg	Generation II	40

Effectiveness of Dragon-type moves

×2

Super effective against Pokémon of the types: .

½

Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: .

×0

Ineffective against Pokémon of the types: .

Weaknesses and resistances of the Dragon type

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistances of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

×4 Doubly super effective

×2 Super effective

½ Resistant

¼ Very resistant

×0 Immune

	Type of the move
			×2	½	×2		½			½		×2						½
	×2	½	×2	½	×4	×2	½		½	½		×2			×0			½
			×2	¼	×2		½	½		½	×2	×2					½	½
	½	½	×0	½	×2	½	½			½		×2		×2			×2	½
	½		×2	½			¼			¼	×2					×2	½
	½		×2		×2	½	½			¼	×0	×4				×2		½
	½	×2	×2	½	×2	×0	½		×2	½		×2	×0	½				½
	×2		×2	¼	×2			×2		¼	½	×4		×2				½
			×2	×0	×2		½					×4		½		½
			×2	½	×2	×2				½						×2	×2	½
	½		×2	½		½	½			¼	×2	×2		½	×2			½
	×2	×2	×2	½	×2	½	½		×2	½		×2			½			½
			×2	½	×2	×2	¼	½			×2	×2	½	½			×2
	½			½		×2		½		¼	×2		½	×0	½	½	½	½
			×2		×2		¼										½	¼

Known Dragon-type Pokémon Trainers

File:HeartGoldSoulSilverLance.png	File:HGSS Clair.png	File:949163-drake large.png		File:Black 2 White 2 Iris.png
Kanto Elite Four/Johto Champion Lance	Johto Gym Leader Clair	Hoenn Elite Four Drake	Unova Gym Leader Drayden	Unova Gym Leader/Champion Iris	Kalos Elite Four Drasna	Warlord Nobunaga

Dragon-type Pokémon

38 Pokémon are Dragon type. (5.29% of all Pokémon)

Pure Dragon-type Pokémon

11 Pokémon are pure Dragon type. (28.95% of the Dragon-type Pokémon)

Dratini	Dragonair	Bagon	Shelgon	Axew	Fraxure
#147	#148	#371	#372	#610	#611
Haxorus	Druddigon	Goomy	Sliggoo	Goodra
#612	#621	#704	#705	#706

Primary Dragon-type Pokémon

13 Pokémon are primary Dragon type. (34.21% of Dragon-type Pokémon)

Dragonite	Altaria	Salamence	Latias	Latios	Rayquaza
#149	#334	#373	#380	#381	#384
Gible	Gabite	Garchomp	Reshiram	Zekrom	Kyurem
#443	#444	#445	#643	#644	#646
Zygarde
#718

Secondary Dragon-type Pokémon

14 Pokémon are secondary Dragon type. (36.84% of the Dragon-type Pokémon)

Kingdra	Vibrava	Flygon	Dialga	Palkia	Giratina
#230	#329	#330	#483	#484	#487
Deino	Zweilous	Hydreigon	Dragalge	Tyrunt	Tyrantrum
#633	#634	#635	#691	#696	#697
Noibat	Noivern
#714	#715

Mega Evolved Dragon-type Pokémon

Mega Charizard X	Mega Ampharos	Mega Sceptile	Mega Altaria	Mega Salamence	Mega Latias
#006	#181	#254	#334	#373	#380
Mega Latios	Mega Rayquaza	Mega Garchomp
#381	#384	#445

Relations with other types

• They're weak against themselves because any other force of nature could outstand a dragon, except for another dragon.
• They're weak against the Ice type because dragons are similar to reptiles, and reptiles are cold blooded, which causes them to be weak against cold temperatures.
• The Steel type resists them because in legends, knights used armors of that material to defend themselves when they were to face a dragon.
• They're weak against the Fairy type because in mythology, fairies' magic could dominate oriental dragons, even though in European legends, the dragons were immune to magic.
• They're resistant to the Grass, Fire, Water and Electric types because in old legends, dragons were immune to the nature forces.