Dragon type

The Dragon type (ドラゴンタイプ Doragon taipu in Japanese) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

The Dragon type is an ancestral type, as many of the Legendary Dragon-type Pokémon are considered as deities. Other Pokémon are hard to catch and hard to train. An interesting fact is how many Dragon-type Pokémon surpass common stats.

Because of this last fact, people who train Dragon-type Pokémon get to be famous, just like Lance (last member of the Kanto Elite Four and then Johto champion), Clair (Blackthorn City Gym Leader), Drake (last member of the Hoenn Elite Four), Iris (Gym Leader of Opelucid City and then Unova champion), Drayden (Opelucid City Gym Leader) and Drasna (member of the Kalos Elite Four).

Dragon-type moves

• There are 13 Dragon-type moves.
  • In Generation I, 1 move was introduced.
  • In Generation II, 3 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation III, 2 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation IV, 5 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation V, 2 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation VI, no moves were introduced.
• In battles: Special moves stand out.
  • 5 moves are of the type.
  • 7 moves are of the type.
  • 1 move is of the type.
• In contests: Cool moves stand out.
  • 8 moves are of the type.
  • 2 moves are of the type.
  • 1 move is of the type.
  • There are no moves of the type.
  • There are no moves of the type.
  • 2 moves don't have this categorization.

List of Dragon-type moves

Name	Category	Contest	Generation	Power
Draco Meteor			Generation IV	130
Dragon Breath			Generation II	60
Dragon Claw			Generation III	80
Dragon Dance			Generation III	-
Dragon Pulse			Generation IV	85
Dragon Rage			Generation I	Rests 40 HP
Dragon Rush			Generation IV	100
Dragon Tail		-	Generation V	60
Dual Chop		-	Generation V	40 (x2)
Outrage			Generation II	120
Roar of Time			Generation IV	150
Spacial Rend			Generation IV	100
Twister			Generation II	40

Effectiveness of Dragon-type moves

×2

Super effective against Pokémon of the types: .

½

Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: .

×0

Ineffective against Pokémon of the types: .

Weaknesses and resistances of the Dragon type

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistances of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

×4 Doubly super effective

×2 Super effective

½ Resistant

¼ Very resistant

×0 Immune

	Type of the move
			×2	½	×2		½			½		×2						½
	×2	½	×2	½	×4	×2	½		½	½		×2			×0			½
			×2	¼	×2		½	½		½	×2	×2					½	½
	½	½	×0	½	×2	½	½			½		×2		×2			×2	½
	½		×2	½			¼			¼	×2					×2	½
	½		×2		×2	½	½			¼	×0	×4				×2		½
	½	×2	×2	½	×2	×0	½		×2	½		×2	×0	½				½
	×2		×2	¼	×2			×2		¼	½	×4		×2				½
			×2	×0	×2		½					×4		½		½
			×2	½	×2	×2				½						×2	×2	½
	½		×2	½		½	½			¼	×2	×2		½	×2			½
	×2	×2	×2	½	×2	½	½		×2	½		×2			½			½
			×2	½	×2	×2	¼	½			×2	×2	½	½			×2
	½			½		×2		½		¼	×2		½	×0	½	½	½	½
			×2		×2		¼										½	¼

Known Dragon-type Pokémon Trainers

Lance	Clair	Drake
Drayden	Iris	Drasna	Nobunaga

Dragon-type Pokémon

38 Pokémon are Dragon type. (5.29% of all Pokémon)

Pure Dragon-type Pokémon

11 Pokémon are pure Dragon type. (28.95% of the Dragon-type Pokémon)

Dratini	Dragonair	Bagon	Shelgon	Axew	Fraxure
#147 Dragon	#148 Dragon	#371 Dragon	#372 Dragon	#610 Dragon	#611 Dragon
Haxorus	Druddigon	Goomy	Sliggoo	Goodra
#612 Dragon	#621 Dragon	#704 Dragon	#705 Dragon	#706 Dragon

Primary Dragon-type Pokémon

13 Pokémon are primary Dragon type. (34.21% of Dragon-type Pokémon)

Dragonite	Altaria	Salamence	Latias	Latios	Rayquaza
#149 DragonFlying	#334 DragonFlying	#373 DragonFlying	#380 DragonPsychic	#381 DragonPsychic	#384 DragonFlying
Gible	Gabite	Garchomp	Reshiram	Zekrom	Kyurem
#443 DragonGround	#444 DragonGround	#445 DragonGround	#643 DragonFire	#644 DragonElectric	#646 DragonIce
Zygarde
#718 DragonGround

Secondary Dragon-type Pokémon

14 Pokémon are secondary Dragon type. (36.84% of the Dragon-type Pokémon)

Kingdra	Vibrava	Flygon	Dialga	Palkia	Giratina
#230 WaterDragon	#329 GroundDragon	#330 GroundDragon	#483 SteelDragon	#484 WaterDragon	#487 GhostDragon
Deino	Zweilous	Hydreigon	Dragalge	Tyrunt	Tyrantrum
#633 DarkDragon	#634 DarkDragon	#635 DarkDragon	#691 PoisonDragon	#696 RockDragon	#697 RockDragon
Noibat	Noivern
#714 FlyingDragon	#715 FlyingDragon

Mega Evolved Dragon-type Pokémon

Mega Charizard X	Mega Ampharos	Mega Sceptile	Mega Altaria	Mega Salamence	Mega Latias
#006 FireDragon	#181 ElectricDragon	#254 GrassDragon	#334 DragonFairy	#373 DragonFlying	#380 DragonPsychic
Mega Latios	Mega Rayquaza	Mega Garchomp
#381 DragonPsychic	#384 DragonFlying	#445 DragonGround

Relations with other types

• They're weak against themselves because any other force of nature could outstand a dragon, except for another dragon.
• They're weak against the Ice type because dragons are similar to reptiles, and reptiles are cold blooded, which causes them to be weak against cold temperatures.
• The Steel type resists them because in legends, knights used armors of that material to defend themselves when they were to face a dragon.
• They're weak against the Fairy type because in mythology, fairies' magic could dominate oriental dragons, even though in European legends, the dragons were immune to magic.
• They're resistant to the Grass, Fire, Water and Electric types because in old legends, dragons were immune to the nature forces.