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dratini
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Dratini

Dragon Pokémon

Dragon

It is called the “Mirage Pokémon” because so few have seen it. Its shed skin has been found.

Base Stats

HP 41
Attack 64
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 50
Speed 50
Total 300

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

dragonair Dragonair Lv. 30
dragonite Dragonite Lv. 55

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Dragon Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 3.3 kg
Base Exp 60
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1 ,Dragon

Sprites

dratini Front Front
dratini Back Back
dratini Front Shiny Front Shiny
dratini Back Shiny Back Shiny
dratini Official Art Official Art
dratini Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 6.5%
Dragon Dance
Item
Life Orb / Oran Berry
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 28
Atk 244
SpD 36
Spe 196
Substitute + 3 Attacks
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Lonely
EVs
Atk 244
SpA 116
Spe 116
Mixed Priority Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Lonely / Hasty
EVs
Atk 244
SpA 116
Spe 116
Attacking Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Hasty / Mild
EVs
HP 28
Atk 84
SpA 196
Spe 196
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Rash / Naive
EVs
HP 28
Atk 84
SpA 196
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Dratini has definitely found its place in the Little Cup metagame. Dratini will always have competition from Bagon thanks to its higher Attack, but Dratini often overshadows Bagon because of Extreme Speed. Gible, the other little Dragon, has a nice STAB Earthquake, but the lack of Dragon Dance, a respectable Special Attack, and priority means Dratini is often seen as the better choice.

Thanks to its great movepool and all round passable stats Dratini is one of the more versatile Pokemon in Little Cup, and is capable of running a large number of quite different sets effectively. Because of this, Dratini is very difficult to predict, and in Little Cup, one wrong move could mean the end of the battle. With Dratini's powerful offensive options, impressive movepool, decent defensive stats, and excellent typing, Dratini is definitely worth considering for your team, and always something to prepare for.

Most Used Moves

Outrage
96.0%
Waterfall
87.1%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
86.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc