Is Dragonite Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Dragon/Flying at level 55 with AbilityInner Focus preventing flinch. 600 BST makes Dragonite one of the strongest non-legendary Pokemon available. Handles Lance's own Dragonite and contributes against Red at Mt. Silver. The late evolution level is the only cost.
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.
Dragonair has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Dragonair has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Dragonair has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Dragonite resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Dragonite resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Dragonite resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Dragonite resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
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 resists most of Lance's coverage and hits back hard.
Gift Dratini
Dratini is given to you as a gift in Goldenrod City at Lv 15. Redeem at the Goldenrod Game Corner prize counter for 2100 coins.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Pryce
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- LV 35DragonDragon RushPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 10
- After Clair
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- LV 45DragonDragon DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 51DragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 55NormalHyper 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 Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Pryce
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- LV 39DragonDragon RushPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 10
- After Clair
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- LV 53DragonDragon DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 61DragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 67NormalHyper 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 Brock, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 55)
- LV 55DragonDragon RushPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 10
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15From Chuck's wife outside Cianwood Gym
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- TM02DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 27
- LV 64DragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 73NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Dragonite in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Dragonite only comes from the grind. Work a Dratini up to Dragonair at 30, then push on to level 55 for the final stage. It is a long climb, but the only one available.
Wild Dragonite may be holding when caught:
Dragon Scale (5% chance) A thick and tough scale. Dragon-type Pokemon may be holding this item when caught.Catch Dratini or Dragonair at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Dragonite.
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
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Badge 8How to Obtain Dragonite in HGSS
The path to Dragonite starts with Dratini at Lv. 5-40 via fishing, gift, and more encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 3Dragonite ✓
How to Get Shiny Dragonite in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Dragonite tops the Dratini line, so breed that Dragon's Den base form Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and raise it up. Compare Shiny Dragonite odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Dragonite Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Dragonite already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Dragonite Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Dragonite
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Latios builds →Ice Beam 4x108-128%KO Dragon Pulse 2x76-90% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Latias builds →Ice Beam 4x93-110%KO Dragon Pulse 2x67-79% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x163-193%KO Avalanche 4x89-105%KO Dragon Pulse 2x30-35% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Rayquaza builds →Ice Beam 4x123-145%KO Outrage 2x120-141%KO Stone Edge 2x67-79% | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 4x124-147%KO Ancient Power 2x27-31% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aggron builds →Avalanche 4x62-73% Stone Edge 2x76-90% Dragon Claw 2x41-49% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 4x124-147%KO Rock Slide 2x30-36% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x114-134%KO Dragon Pulse 2x36-43% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Mamoswine builds →Ice Fang 4x118-139%KO Stone Edge 2x59-70% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x89-105%KO Avalanche 4x72-86% Dragon Pulse 2x22-26% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Omastar builds →Ice Beam 4x98-115%KO Ancient Power 2x47-55% | ||
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 30 partners from the Dragon and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Dragon Breath, Dragon Dance, Dragon Rush and 5 more.
HGSS Dragonite Best Moveset
Dragon/Flying at 134 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk with balanced 95-100 bulk across both sides. The moveset fires physical Dragon and Flying damage behind MoveDragon Dance for Attack and Speed boosts. AbilityInner Focus prevents flinching. 80 Speed needs one boost to sweep.
Best Build
Dragonite best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Extreme Speed
- Outrage
- Dragon Dance
- Fire Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Dragonite's movepool delivers. Coverage across 11 types plus STAB from Draco Meteor and Outrage 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
39 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is said that this Pokémon constantly flies over the immense seas and rescues drowning people.
This marine Pokémon has an impressive build that lets it freely fly over raging seas without trouble.
Dragonite HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Dragonite as a wallbreaker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Outrage is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Adamant on Dragonite. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
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
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