Is Dragonite Good in Emerald Playthrough?
600 BST Dragon/Flying with AbilityInner Focus preventing flinch. Dragonite handles most of the E4 through raw power. The Emerald problem: Salamence is native, has the same 600 BST, and brings AbilityIntimidate instead. Importing Dragonite when Salamence exists takes effort for equal results.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Dragonite trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Dragonite resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Dragonite resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Dragonite cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 55.
Recommended Moves
- After Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Given by your rival after you defeat them on Route 119
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- After Juan
- TM02DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Meteor Falls
- LV 61DragonOutragePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 75NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Dragonite in Emerald
The pseudo-dragon has no wild catch in Emerald. Bring the Dratini line over, reach Dragonair at 30, then grind on to level 55. That long climb is the real cost of Dragonite.
How to Obtain Dragonite in E
- Step 1Obtain DratiniCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Super rod · Safari Zone, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Super rod · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Super rod · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Super rod · Route 45. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Super rod · Route 45. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Super rod · Mt. Coronet. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Super rod · Mt. Coronet. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Dragonair
- Step 3Dragonite ✓
How to Get Shiny Dragonite in Emerald
Dragonite crowns no Hoenn route; raise a shiny Dratini or Dragonair caught in a Generation 3 game up to level 55, or simply trade a finished Dragonite in with its shine unchanged. See every game where Shiny Dragonite can be hunted
Dragonite Weakness
Ice, Rock, and Dragon moves hit Dragonite for super-effective damage. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. The Dragon/Flying typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Dragonite's overall bulk (91/95/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Dragonite Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Dragonite
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Latios builds →Ice Beam 4x108-128%KO Dragon Claw 2x69-81% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Latias builds →Ice Beam 4x93-110%KO Dragon Claw 2x60-71% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Rayquaza builds →Ice Beam 4x123-145%KO Outrage 2x86-102%KO Ancient Power 2x41-48% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 4x124-147%KO Rock Tomb 2x21-24% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x131-155%KO Ancient Power 2x17-20% | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aggron builds →Ice Beam 4x58-68% Rock Tomb 2x39-46% Dragon Claw 2x24-29% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x43-51% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Altaria builds →Ice Beam 4x65-77% Dragon Claw 2x41-48% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x52-62% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Salamence builds →Dragon Claw 2x60-71% Rock Tomb 2x31-37% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Frontier Interact Encounter | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Cradily builds →Ancient Power 2x37-43% | ||
Dragonite Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Dratini through Dragonair ends here at Dragonite. Want more? Breed for Dratini eggs. A decent partner pool available via two egg groups. The evolution from Dratini pushed Dragonite to 600 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +70. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Dragonite to get Dratini eggs easily using 27 partners from the Dragon and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Dragon Breath, Dragon Dance, Haze and 3 more.
E Dragonite Best Moveset
Dragonite threatens both physical and special defenders with 134 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk, making defensive switch-ining unreliable against its moveset. MoveDragon Dance boosts Attack and Speed on a frame that already hits from both sides. AbilityInner Focus prevents flinch from interrupting setup. After one Dance, few Pokemon survive the combination of boosted MoveEarthquake and special coverage.
Best Build
Dragonite best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power Flying
- Dragon Dance
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Dragonite's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Outrage and Fly gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
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
All 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Dragonite Emerald Guide
In Emerald, use Dragonite as a wallbreaker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For Emerald, run Lonely on Dragonite. +Attack is what matters, and the -Defense cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Dragonite isn't catchable in Emerald. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Dragonite appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Dragonite have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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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