Is Dragonite Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
600 BST makes Dragonite the strongest non-legendary Pokemon in Let's Go. Dragon/Flying with massive Attack dominates everything that doesn't carry Ice. Level 55 evolution means your team has been fighting without it, but once Dragonite arrives, the game is basically over. Just watch that 4x Ice weakness around Lorelei.
Not available yet. You cannot get Dragonair before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Dragonair before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Dragonair before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Dragonair before this fight.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Dragonair has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catch Dragonair
Catch Dragonair on Route 10 (Surf, Lv 18-23).
Recommended Moves
- After Lt. Surge
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMDragonDragon PulsePower 128Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- HMWaterSurfPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- LV 52DragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 64NormalHyper 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 Trace, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 55)
- LV 55DragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Erika
- HMFlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15
- TMDragonDragon PulsePower 128Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 70NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Dragonite in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Skip the tall grass for Dragonite. This Pokemon only appears through sky encounters, which requires you to know where to look. 23 spots are covered below with full details. These become available in early-game encounter areas.
23 locations to catch Dragonite1 location to catch Dragonair
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 8Catch Dragonair at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 55, and it evolves into Dragonite.
Badge 3Where To Catch Dragonite in Let's Go
The only way to get Dragonite during the story is evolving Dragonair (Lv 55).
- Step 1Catch Dratini
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Dragonairor evolve from Dratini (Step 1)
- Step 3Dragonite ✓Route 1In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 10In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 11In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 12In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 13In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 14In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 15In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 16In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 17In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 18In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 19In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 2 - Area 1In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 2 - Area 2In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 20 - WestIn the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 20 - EastIn the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 21In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 22In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 23In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 24In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 25In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 3In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 4In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 7In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 8In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameRoute 9In the sky, after you become ChampionRarePost-gameor evolve from Dragonair (Step 2)
How to Get Shiny Dragonite in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Dragonite is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Dragonite odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Dragonite Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds calculator with Dragonite already selected.
Dragonite Weakness
Ice, Rock, Dragon, and Fairy 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, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Dragonite Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Dragonite
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Clefairy Fairy | D | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Dragonite Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Dratini through Dragonair ends here at Dragonite. 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
Let's Go Dragonite Best Moveset
134 Attack at 80 Speed on Dragon/Flying. Without AbilityMultiscale halving damage at full HP, the moveset has no free setup turn. That single ability defined Dragonite's standard strategy for six generations. Here, 134 Attack behind Dragon and Flying TermStab still hits hard, and 91/95/100 bulk absorbs some hits. The power remains. The safety net doesn't.
Best Build
Dratini Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKBrave raises Attack and lowers Speed. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Pink. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Dragonite
- Dratini Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Dratini Candy raises every stat, but only Dratini, Dragonair and Dragonite can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Dragonite is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Grayson battles with one level 75 Dragonite that knows Outrage, Ice Beam, Aqua Jet and Reflect. It takes extra damage from Ice, Rock, Dragon and Fairy moves. Win to earn the Dragonite Master title. Find Grayson in Cerulean City.
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Dragonite learns Outrage and Hyper Beam naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 9 types extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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 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 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 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is said that this Pokémon lives somewhere in the sea and that it flies. However, these are only rumors.
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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