Is Dratini Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Dragonite's 600 BST is worth the import if you commit, but the level 55 evolution means Dratini spends most of the Hoenn story as an underleveled liability. Bagon is available natively and evolves into Salamence.
Dratini resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Dratini has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Dratini's defenses.
Dratini has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Dratini's defenses.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Dratini's weaknesses hard.
Dratini 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.
How to Get Dratini in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Dratini in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Dratini over from Red & Blue, Yellow, or HeartGold & SoulSilver, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Dratini in ORAS
Step 1Dratini ✓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 FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Super rod · Safari Zone. 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.
Step 2Evolve into Dragonair
Step 3Evolve into Dragonite
Dratini Weakness
Dratini's Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Dragon, and Fairy. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass |
What is Dratini Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Dratini
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Cottonee GrassFairy | C | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Ralts builds →Disarming Voice 2x44-54% | ||
 Druddigon Dragon | C | |
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 2x100-118%KO | ||
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Latios builds →Dragon Breath 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Latias builds →Dragon Breath 2x108-128%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 2x101-120%KO | ||
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x130-154%KO Blizzard 2x119-141%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Latios builds →Dragon Breath 2x129-151%KO | ||
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Latias builds →Dragon Breath 2x111-131%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x128-151%KO Blizzard 2x116-136%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Latios builds →Dragon Breath 2x123-146%KO | ||
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Latias builds →Dragon Breath 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x310-365%KO Ice Beam 2x144-170%KO | ||
 Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Latios builds →Dragon Pulse 2x179-212%KO Ice Beam 2x127-150%KO | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x130-153%KO Ice Beam 2x97-114%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Clefable can KO Dratini with Moonblast (153-180%). Dragonite threatens a KO with Outrage (370-436%).
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x153-180%KO | ||
Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonite builds →Extreme Speed82-97% Earthquake103-121%KO Outrage 2x370-436%KO | ||
Dratini Evolutions
Dratini is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Dragonair first, then eventually reaches Dragonite. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 300 total stats over Dratini. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Dratini easily with 50 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Jet, Dragon Breath, Dragon Dance and 8 more to offspring.
ORAS Dratini Best Moveset
Dragon at 64 Attack and 50 Speed. AbilityMarvel Scale as a hidden ability boosts Defense when statused. AbilityShed Skin clears status naturally. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power far below competitive. Dragonite two evolutions away brings AbilityMultiscale and S-tier status.
Best Build
Dratini best EVs are Sp. Atk and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Extreme Speed
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- Dragon Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Aqua Jet and Dragon Breath on Dratini. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Draco Meteor and Outrage, they expand what Dratini can actually threaten in practice.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
Dratini Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Dratini does the job early-game if you need a Dragon type on your team. Evolve it into Dragonair before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Dratini has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
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 7LGPE
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