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 often considered an ancestral type as many Legendary Dragon-type Pokémon are revered as deities. Other Dragon-type Pokémon are frequently hard to catch and train. They also evolve late and are relatively rare. An interesting fact is that the stats of many Dragon-type Pokémon surpass the stats of other types of Pokémon.

Most Pokémon with the Dragon-type are usually reptilian in appearance, with a few exceptions being Charizard (who is Fire/Flying by default, but can become part Dragon-type if exposed to a Charizardite X Mega Stone). Other Dragon-type Pokémon lack draconic traits, such as Vibrava (who closely resembles an insect more than a dragon) and Alolan Exeggutor (with traits more close to a plant, more specifically a palm tree).

Notable Dragon-type users include Lance (the last member of the Kanto Elite Four and then Johto League champion), Clair (the Blackthorn City Gym Leader), Drake (the last member of the Hoenn Elite Four), Iris (Gym Leader of Opelucid City and then Unova League champion), Drayden (the Opelucid City Gym Leader); Drasna (a member of the Kalos Elite Four), Ryuki, and Raihan (the last Gym Leader in Galar).

Dragon-type moves

• There are 13 Dragon-type moves, the fewest of any type.
  • 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 Generation VII, 3 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation VIII, 6 moves were 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.
  • 6 moves are of the type.
  • 4 moves are of the type.
  • 3 moves are of the type.
  • There are no moves of the and types.

List of Dragon-type moves

Name	Category	Contest	Generation	Power
Breaking Swipe		-	Generation VIII	60
Clanging Scales		-	Generation VII	110
Clangorous Soul		-	Generation VIII	-
Core Enforcer		-	Generation VII	100
Draco Meteor			Generation IV	130
Dragon Breath			Generation II	60
Dragon Claw			Generation III	80
Dragon Dance			Generation III	-
Dragon Darts		-	Generation VIII	50
Dragon Energy		-	Generation VIII	150
Dragon Hammer		-	Generation VII	90
Dragon Pulse			Generation IV	85
Dragon Rage			Generation I	40 HP
Dragon Rush			Generation IV	100
Dragon Tail			Generation V	60
Dual Chop			Generation V	40 (x2)
Dynamax Cannon		-	Generation VIII	100
Eternabeam		-	Generation VIII	160
Outrage			Generation II	120
Roar of Time			Generation IV	150
Spacial Rend			Generation IV	100
Twister			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	½	×2	½	×4		½	×2		½		×2			×2	½		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
			×2	½	×2	×2	½		×0	½		×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

Dragon-type-Pokémon Trainers

Dragon-type-Pokémon Gym Leaders

Leader	Location	Badge
Clair	Blackthorn City, Johto	Rising Badge
Iris	Opelucid City, Unova	Legend Badge
Drayden	Opelucid City, Unova	Legend Badge
Raihan	Hammerlocke, Galar	Dragon Badge

Dragon-type-Pokémon Elite Four Members

Competence	Category
File:VSLance.png Lance	Kanto Elite Four /Kanto Champion
Drake	Hoenn Elite Four
Drasna	Kalos Elite Four

Dragon type records

• Eternatus is the tallest and heaviest Dragon type.
• Goomy is the smallest Dragon type.
• Applin is the lightest Dragon type.
• Gible evolves at the lowest level (24)
• Zweilous evolves at the highest level (64)
• Eternatus (Eternamax) has the most HP, Defense, and Sp. Def of all Dragon-types (255 & 250)
• Mega Rayquaza has the most Attack & Sp. Atk of all Dragon-types (180)
• Mega Sceptile has the most Speed of all Dragon-types (145)
• Eternatus (Eternamax) has the highest base stat total of all Dragon-types (1125)

Dragon-type Pokémon

46 Pokémon are Dragon type. (5.61% of all Pokémon)

Pure Dragon-type Pokémon

12 Pokémon are pure Dragon type. (26.67% of the Dragon-type Pokémon)

Dratini	Dragonair	Bagon	Shelgon	Axew	Fraxure
#147 ----	#148 ----	#371 ----	#372 ----	#610 ----	#611 ----
Haxorus	Druddigon	Goomy	Sliggoo	Goodra	Jangmo-o
#612 ----	#621 ----	#704 ----	#705 ----	#706 ----	#782 ----
Regidrago
Regidrago #895 ----

Primary Dragon-type Pokémon

18 Pokémon are primary Dragon type. (33.33% 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	Hakamo-o	Kommo-o	Dreepy	Drakloak	Dragapult
#718 ----	#783 ----	#784 ----	#885 ----	#886 ----	#887 ----

Secondary Dragon-type Pokémon

18 Pokémon are secondary Dragon type. (40.00% of the Dragon-type Pokémon)

Alolan Exeggutor	Kingdra	Vibrava	Flygon	Dialga	Palkia
#103 ----	#230 ----	#329 ----	#330 ----	#483 ----	#484 ----
Giratina	Deino	Zweilous	Hydreigon	Dragalge	Tyrunt
#487 ----	#633 ----	#634 ----	#635 ----	#691 ----	#696 ----
Tyrantrum	Noibat	Noivern	Turtonator	Drampa	Guzzlord
#697 ----	#714 ----	#715 ----	#776 ----	#780 ----	#799 ----
Naganadel	Applin	Flapple	Appletun	Dracozolt	Dracovish
#804 ----	#840 ----	#841 ----	#842 ----	#880 ----	#882 ----
Duraludon	Eternatus
#884 ----	#890 ----

Pokémon with Dragon-type alternate formes

The following alternate formes of some Pokémon are also of the Dragon type.

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	Giratina	Arceus	Black Kyurem
#381 ----	#384 ----	#445 ----	Origin Giratina #487 ----	#493 ----	#646 ----
White Kyurem	Zygarde		Silvally	Ultra Necrozma	Gigantamax Flapple
White Kyurem #646 ----	#718 ----	#718 ----	#773 ----	Ultra Necrozma #800 ----	#841 ----
Gigantamax Appletun	Gigantamax Duraludon	Eternamax Eternatus
#842 ----	#884 ----	#890 ----

Relations with other types

• They're weak against themselves because only a dragon could withstand another dragon. It could also be that being a magical creature, they can only be defeated by another magical creature, hence the Dragon and Fairy weaknesses.
• They're weak against the Ice type because dragons are reptilian creatures and reptiles are cold blooded (ectothermic), which causes them to become slow and lethargic when faced with cold temperatures.
• The Steel type resists them because in legends, knights used armor of that material to defend themselves when facing a dragon. Strangely, they're not weak to the Steel type.
• They have no effect against the Fairy type because in certain mythologies, fairies' magic could dominate oriental dragons. While dragons were often immune to magic in European legends, it is a common theme in fairy tales that knights slay the dragon and for dragons to be weak to magic.
• They're resistant to the Grass, Fire, Water and Electric types because in old legends, dragons were immune to the forces of nature. This also fits with the Generation I starters with each type representing Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle & Pikachu.

Trivia

• So far, Dragon has been paired up with every other type at least once, except Bug.
• Of the 9 Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon that exist, 7 of them are part Dragon-type.
• Kingdra was the only Dragon-type introduced in Pokémon Gold & Silver (not including Ampharos getting the type in an alternate form 14 years later in X & Y).
• In Generation I, it is impossible to get super-effective damage from a Dragon-type move since the only Dragon-type move in Generation I was Dragon Rage, which did a fixed 40 damage.
• No Pokémon can have a double weakness to Dragon (since the type is only super-effective on itself).
  • Mega Altaria is the only Dragon-type Pokémon that is immune to Dragon-type moves.
• Dragon-type has the most power-increasing items for it with 7. They are Draco Plate, Dragon Fang, Dragon Gem, Soul Dew, Adamant Orb, Lustrous Orb & Griseous Orb.
• Dragon has the fewest non-damaging moves out of any type, with only 2: one of which is Kommo-o's signature move, Clangorous Soul. and the other is Dragon Dance.
• So far the only shiny locked Dragon Pokémon is Eternatus.
• So far, not including Silvally the Dragon type has one of the most Legendary Pokémon only behind Psychic.