#0148 · Kanto · Generation 1

Dragonair

Dragon Pokémon · Dragon-type

Dragonair is a Dragon-type Pokémon, the Dragon Pokémon, number 148 (#0148) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 4 m tall and weighs 16.5 kg.

Dragonair is the Dragon Pokémon with crystal orbs on its neck and tail, and the Pokédex says it can change the weather around it. Farming communities long treated it as divine, and the lakes where it lives are filled with offerings.

How to pronounce Dragonair

Dragonair is pronounced DRAG-uh-nair. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Dragonair said out loud:

In Japanese it is ハクリュー (Hakuryu).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Dragonair is 4 m long and 16.5 kg. Bulbapedia describes sky-blue scales, a white underside, a small white horn and a stylised white wing on each side of its head, with three blue crystal orbs: one on the neck and two on the tail.

Behaviour

Dragonair is a rare Pokémon. The Pokédex says it gives off a gentle aura, has been seen flying even though it has no wings, and that some say seeing it fly through the sky at the start of the year brings good health all year.

Habitat

The Sword Pokédex says it lives in pristine oceans and lakes, and its habitat category is Water's Edge.

Powers

Dragonair can have Shed Skin, with Marvel Scale hidden. The Pokédex says it stores enormous energy and releases it through the orbs on its neck and tail, which alters the weather nearby. It learns Rain Dance, Twister, Aqua Tail, Dragon Rush, Dragon Dance and Outrage.

Name origin

Dragonair may combine 'dragon' with 'air', 'debonair' or 'lair', the traditional home of a dragon. The Japanese name is Hakuryu (ハクリュー), which may come from 白竜 hakuryū ('white dragon').

Design inspiration

Atsuko Nishida designed Dragonair. It looks modelled on sea serpents and ryu, and Bulbapedia notes that the small wings on its head echo Hermes, the Greek god whose sandals and hat were winged. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Dragonair evolves from Dratini at level 30 and into Dragonite at level 55.

In the games

Dragonair is the middle stage of the Dratini line, obtained in Red and Blue by evolving Dratini. In Scarlet and Violet it lives at Casseroya Lake, in South Province Area Six and in 4-star Tera Raids. In Legends: Z-A it is found in five Lumiose districts, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds 4-star Dragon-type wild zones in Hyperspace Lumiose.

In the anime

Clair's Dragonair is her last Pokémon in her Gym battle against Ash in 'Better Eight Than Never'. In 'On Olden Pond', a Dragonair living in a lake turns out to have rescued Mr. Saridakis long ago, and when it saves him again he drops his plan to build a resort there.

Fun facts

• In Pokémon Yellow its catch rate was cut from 45 to 27, which made it the toughest catch in the Kanto Safari Zone; later games went back to 45.
• In Blackthorn City, a woman swaps her Rhydon or Dodrio for a female Dragonair, which Bulbapedia says makes it the only Pokémon that can be either gender but must be a specific one for an in-game trade.
• The radio drama The Birth of Mewtwo has a Pokémon discovery ship register Dragonair about 370 km (200 nautical miles) from the open sea of the Seafoam Islands.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Dragonair (Pokémon) · Serebii: Dragonair (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 61
• Attack: 84
• Defense: 65
• Sp. Atk: 70
• Sp. Def: 70
• Speed: 70

Dragonair’s base stat total is 420. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Dragonair weak to?

Dragonair takes extra damage from Ice (2×), Dragon (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×).

Evolution

What does Dragonair evolve from?

Dragonair evolves from Dratini at level 30.

How does Dragonair evolve?

Dragonair evolves into Dragonite at level 55.

The whole family: Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite.

Abilities

• Shed Skin: Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.
• Marvel Scale (hidden ability): Increases Defense to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

Moves

Moves Dragonair learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (42)

Dragonair can learn 42 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Water Pulse, Chilling Water, Fire Spin, Facade, Swift, Icy Wind, Dragon Tail, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Light Screen, Waterfall, Thunder Wave, Rest, Iron Head, Dragon Dance, Substitute, Dragon Pulse, Surf, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Giga Impact, Outrage, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Haze, Weather Ball, Scale Shot, Breaking Swipe, Dragon Cheer.

Egg moves (6), which Dratini can hatch knowing:Aqua Jet, Dragon Breath, Extreme Speed, Mist, Supersonic, Water Pulse.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1, Dragon.
• Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 147.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon gathers power in the orbs on its tail and controls the weather. When enshrouded by an aura, Dragonair has a mystical appearance. (Shield)

This Pokémon lives in pristine oceans and lakes. It can control the weather, and it uses this power to fly into the sky, riding on the wind. (Sword)

According to a witness, its body was surrounded by a strange aura that gave it a mystical look. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

Some say that if you see it at the start of the year, flying through the sky and twisting its body, you'll be healthy all year long. (Ultra Moon)

Lakes where Dragonair live are filled with offerings from people, because they believe this Pokémon is able to control the weather. (Ultra Sun)

From time immemorial, it has been venerated by agricultural peoples as an entity able to control the weather. (Moon)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Tallest Dragon type in Gen 1: 4 m.
• Taller than 98% of all Pokémon (4 m).
• Heavier than 38% of all Pokémon (16.5 kg).
• Base stat total 420, ranked #562 of 1,025.
• One of 70 Dragon-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 148 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 54 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 16 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Dragonair (Pokémon), Serebii: Dragonair (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (DRAG-uh-nair): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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