
Is Dratini Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Dragon-type with a long evolution chain: Dragonair at 30, Dragonite at 55. AbilityShed Skin has a chance to heal status each turn. Catching Dratini means committing to a 40+ level grind. The payoff is one of the best Pokemon in the game. Whether you have the patience is the only question.
Dratini has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Dragonair has the type edge here and should clean up 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Terry's team.
Dratini is given to you as a gift on Celadon City at Lv 18. 2,800 Coins. Exchange coins at the Celadon Game Corner prize counter
- After Erika
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf90100%15
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- LV 50DragonOutrage180100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 57NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- HM07WaterWaterfall80100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Catch Dratini on Safari Zone (Super Rod fishing, Lv 15-25, uncommon).
- After Erika
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf90100%15
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- LV 50DragonOutrage180100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 57NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- HM07WaterWaterfall80100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Dratini should hit Level 30 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Erika
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 56DragonOutrage180100%10
- LV 65NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- HM07WaterWaterfall80100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Dragonair should hit Level 55 before you reach Agatha, at typical leveling pace.
- After Lt. Surge
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Giovanni
- TM02DragonDragon Claw120100%15
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- LV 61DragonOutrage180100%10
- LV 75NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- HM07WaterWaterfall80100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Dratini in FireRed & LeafGreen
Game Corner prize (2,800 coins FR, 4,600 LG) or uncommon Super Rod fishing in the Safari Zone. Dratini has 10 total encounters in both versions, but the wild ones are hard to hook.
2 locations to catch Dratini
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Where To Catch Dratini in FRLG
The path to Dratini starts with Dratini at Lv. 15-35 via fishing and gift encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DragonairSafari Zone - CenterLv.25-35Super RodRate 1%Safari Zone - EastLv.25-35Super RodRate 1%Safari Zone - NorthLv.25-35Super RodRate 1%Safari Zone - WestLv.25-35Super RodRate 1%or evolve from Dratini (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into DragoniteBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Dragonite egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
Dratini Weakness
Dratini's Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice and Dragon. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| 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
What is Dratini Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Dratini
Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam 2x80-95% Twister 2x54-64% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam 2x80-95% Twister 2x54-64% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodIcefall Cave Surfing | ||
Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam 2x77-91% Twister 2x51-60% | ||
Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodIcefall Cave Surfing | ||
Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam 2x80-95% Twister 2x53-62% | ||
Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonite builds →Outrage 2x152-179%KO Ice Beam 2x107-126%KO | ||
Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodIcefall Cave Surfing | ||
Piloswine IceGround | C | |
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Dragonite can KO Dratini with Ice Beam (100-118%).
Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLeftovers NatureLonely Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonite builds →Earthquake93-109%KO Ice Beam 2x100-118%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 27 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Dragon Breath, Dragon Dance, Haze and 3 more to offspring.
FRLG Dratini Best Moveset
Dragon typing with AbilityShed Skin curing status occasionally. Two evolutions from Dragonite's devastating moveset. Stats too low for the typing to offer anything here.
Best Build
Dratini best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Dragon Dance
- Body Slam
- Outrage
- Hidden Power Flying
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Dragon Breath and Dragon Dance on Dratini. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Outrage and Dragon Breath, 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
Base Stats
Even the young can exceed 6.5 feet in length. It grows larger by repeatedly shedding skin.
Long considered a mythical POKéMON until recently, when a small colony was found living underwater.
Dratini FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Where in the FireRed & LeafGreen Safari Zone can I find Dratini?
See the Locations section above for where to find Dratini in FireRed & LeafGreen.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
Action Catch chance per ball Flee rate per turn Default 7% 35% Bait 7% (floor) 5% Rock 15% 70% Effects last 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other. Catch chance assumes full HP and a Safari Ball (the only ball allowed). (floor) = halving was clamped at the catch-factor floor of 3, so catch chance does not change.
Dratini costs 2,800 Coins in FireRed. Dratini costs 4,600 Coins in LeafGreen. Earn coins by playing the slot machines on the Game Corner floor or buying them at the counter (1,000 coins for ₽10,000).
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