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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#147 Dratini
Dragon
- SpeciesDragon Pokémon
- Japanese nameMiniryu
- PronunciationDRUH-TEE-NEE
- Height5′ 11″ 1.80 m
- Weight7.0 lb 3.15 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of DRAGON and TEENY. “teeny dragon”
Evolution

Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Long considered a mythical POKEMON until recently when a small colony was found living underwater. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | The existence of this mythical POKEMON was only recently confirmed by a fisherman who caught one. |
| Stadium | Even the young are known to exceed 6′ 6″. It is rare and long considered to exist only in myth. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It is born large to start with. It repeatedly sheds its skin as it steadily grows longer. |
| Silver | This POKEMON is full of life energy. It continually sheds its skin and grows steadily larger. |
| Crystal | It sheds many layers of skin as it grows larger. During this process, it is protected by a rapid waterfall. |
Where to find Dratini
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Fishing (Safari Zone), Celadon City (Game Corner) | NA | Few |
| Red | NA | Few | |
| Yellow | Fishing (Safari Zone) | NA | Few |
| Gold | Dragon’s Den, Route 45, Goldenrod City (Game Corner) | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Dragon’s Den, Route 45 | Any | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×0.5
- Electric×0.5
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×2
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×2
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in GSC as RBY.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassNormal
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockNormal
- GhostNormal
- DragonGood
- DarkNormal
- SteelBad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 advantage and 0 disadvantages out of 15 types.
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Wrap | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Leer | Normal | Status |
| 10 | 8 | Thunderwave | Electric | Status |
| — | 15 | Twister | Dragon | Special |
| 40 | 22 | Dragon Rage | Dragon | Special |
| 30 | 29 | Slam | Normal | Physical |
| 20 | 36 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| — | 43 | Safeguard | Normal | Status |
| — | 50 | Outrage | Dragon | Special |
| 50 | 57 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM24Dragonbreath
- TM25Thunder
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM03Surf
- HM07Waterfall
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM20Rage
- TM23Dragon Rage
- TM24Thunderbolt
- TM25Thunder
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM45Thunder Wave
- TM50Substitute
- HM03Surf
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 1 Pokémon group 8 Dragon Pokémon group 13 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Corsola
- Delibird
- Dratini Family
- Horsea Family
- Kabuto Family
- Lapras
- Mantine
- Marill Family
- Omanyte Family
- Poliwag Family
- Psyduck Family
- Remoraid Family
- Seel Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
- Wooper Family
- Charmander Family
- Ekans Family
- Magikarp Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Haze | Mate with a male from Wooper Family. |
| Light Screen | Mate a male Pikachu/Raichu to a female from Marill or Psyduck Family. Then breed the male offspring with the move to a female from Dratini Family. |
| Mist | Mate with a male Lapras or Wooper/Quagsire. |
| Supersonic | Mate with a male Mantine. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 41 | 255-285 | 37/4518.41% | 34/4219.80% |
| Attack | 64 | 196-226 | 25/4940.14% | 25/4536.34% |
| Defense | 45 | 158-188 | 40/5521.19% | 35/4418.41% |
| Speed | 50 | 168-198 | 34/4727.43% | 31/4222.70% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 50 | 168-198 | 31/4627.43% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 50 | 168-198 | 32/4124.20% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 50 | 168-198 | — | 21/2924.20% |
| Total | 300 G/S/C 250 R/B/Y |
1113-1293 945-1095 |
65/8714.72% | 51/6512.54% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library