Is Dragonair Good in Crystal Playthrough?
The long middle stage. Dragonair sits here from level 30 to 55, which covers the entire back half of Crystal. Usable but unremarkable until the Dragonite evolution finally happens. Keep grinding.
Dratini has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Dratini has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Dragonair has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Dragonair resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonair has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Dragonair resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonair has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Dragonite resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite resists most of Karen's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Gift Dratini
Dratini is given to you as a gift on Dragon's Den at Lv 15. Given after the Dragon Shrine elder's quiz; every answer right teaches it Extreme Speed. Given by the Dragon Clan elder in the Dragon Shrine after his quiz; if every answer is right it knows Extreme Speed instead of Leer.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Clair
- TM24DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Clair
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORFireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
- TUTORElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- LV 50DragonOutragePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
Evolve Dratini to Dragonair
Dratini evolves into Dragonair at Level 30. Your Dratini should hit Level 30 before you reach Clair, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORFireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
- TUTORElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- LV 56DragonOutragePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 65NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
Evolve Dragonair to Dragonite
Dragonair evolves into Dragonite at Level 55. Your Dragonair should hit Level 55 before you reach Blue, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Cianwood City
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORFireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
- TUTORElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- LV 61DragonOutragePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 75NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Dragonair in Crystal
Wild Dragonair only bites on the Super Rod, in the Dragon's Den and on Route 45. Or level a Dratini to 30, which most players do after clearing the Den quiz.
Wild Dragonair may be holding when caught:
Dragon Scale (2% chance) A rare dragon-type item.2 locations to catch Dragonair2 locations to catch Dratini
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 7Catch Dratini at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Dragonair.
Badge 7Where To Catch Dragonair in C
Dratini gets you Dragonair sooner: pick up it on Dragon's Den (before Badge 8) and evolve it at Lv 30. Wild Dragonair needs the Super Rod (after Badge 8).
- Step 1Catch Dratini
- Step 2Dragonair ✓or evolve from Dratini (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into DragoniteBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Dratini egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Dragonair catch rates for Crystal by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Dragonair in Crystal
Dragonair strikes the Super Rod in the Dragon's Den at level 40 and on Route 45 at lower levels; it is an uncommon bite, so this is a patient fisher's hunt. Compare Shiny Dragonair odds across every game
Crystal Shiny Dragonair Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Crystal with Dragonair preloaded.
Dragonair Weakness
Dragonair is weak to Ice and Dragon. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Dragonair Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Dragonair
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonair View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x94-111%KO Dragon Breath 2x41-49% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
 Piloswine IceGround | C | |
 Delibird Ice | C | |
 Sneasel DarkIce | B | |
Dratini Dragon | D | |
Obtain MethodDragons Den Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonair View Dratini builds →Dragon Breath 2x41-49% Blizzard 2x53-63% | ||
Dragonair Evolutions
Partway through Dratini's chain. Dragonair still has another evolution ahead before reaching Dragonite. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a small partner pool via two egg groups. HP has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 180 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Dragonair to get Dratini eggs easily using 13 partners from the Dragon and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Haze, Light Screen, Mist and 1 more.
C Dragonair Best Moveset
Dragon typing resists Water, Fire, Grass, and Electric for defensive switch-in value. MoveThunder Wave provides paralysis support at decent bulk. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. More competitively functional than most middle stages, though Dragonite is the clear upgrade.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Extreme Speed
- Thunder Wave
- Thunder
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Dragonair gets Haze and Light Screen exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Ice coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Outrage and Dragon Breath.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
21 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is called the divine POKéMON. When its entire body brightens slightly, the weather changes.
Dragonair Crystal Guide
Yes. Wild Dragonair in Crystal can hold Dragon Scale (2%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Dragon Scale.
For Crystal, you can run Dragonair through the first few routes without issues. 420 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Dragonite as fast as you can.
In Crystal, Dragonair plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Dragonair has appeared in 21 games: nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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