Drake's Dragonite

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

Dragonite and Drake

Dragonite first appeared in Hello, Pummelo!, when it was seen flying around Pummelo Island. Later, when Team Rocket tried to steal Dragonite, they were sent blasting off from its Hyper Beam attack.

In Enter The Dragonite, Drake used Dragonite as his final Pokémon in his Full Battle against Ash. It was shown to be a very strong battler. With its impressive speed and power, it was able to take out Charizard, Squirtle, and Tauros, although all three managed to land at least one blow on Dragonite before they fainted. Even though it fought three of Ash's Pokémon, it was still able to defeat Team Rocket when they tried another attempt at capturing it when it was tired out.

It then had to battle Pikachu in the last round of the match. Despite being tired out from the previous battles, it managed to put up a good fight against Pikachu, but, after a fierce battle, it was defeated by Pikachu's use of a Thunder attack while positioned on Dragonite's head, making Ash an Honored Trainer of the Orange League.

Personality and characteristics

As Drake's main Pokémon, he modeled a statue out of it and usually keeps its Poké Ball around his neck. During battle, Dragonite was shown to be unstoppable as it defeated many Trainers prior to battling Ash, as well as Dragonite knowing and using ten moves at once. Even though it lost to Ash's Pikachu, Dragonite still had the strength to defeat half of Ash's team.

Moves used

Using Ice Beam Using Agility	Move First Used In Hyper Beam Hello, Pummelo! Water Gun Enter The Dragonite Ice Beam Enter The Dragonite Slam Enter The Dragonite Dragon Rage Enter The Dragonite Thunderbolt Enter The Dragonite Body Slam Enter The Dragonite Skull Bash Enter The Dragonite Agility Enter The Dragonite Thunder Enter The Dragonite
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Dragonite in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Dragonite makes an appearance in Pikachu's Plan, where it was the last Pokémon Drake used to battle Ash. It went up against Squirtle as its first opponent and won easily. Charizard was next, and after a long battle, Dragonite emerged victorious. Lastly, it battled Pikachu and lost when Pikachu crawled into its mouth and used Thunder, giving Ash the victory.

Moves used

Using Dragon Rage	Move First Used In Ice Beam Pikachu's Plan Dragon Rage Pikachu's Plan Hyper Beam Pikachu's Plan
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

• Dragonite used ten different moves during one episode. This was done by the writer of the episode, Atsuhiro Tomioka, to make Dragonite seem more unstoppable.^{[citation needed]}

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Dragonite.

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