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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 Dragon-type Pokémon are hard to catch and hard to train. They also evolve late, and are relatively rare. 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.
- [1]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 have been 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.
- 3 moves are of the
In contests: Cool moves stand out.
- 6 moves are of the type.
- 4 moves are of the type.
- 3 moves are of the type.
- There are no moves of the and types.

List of Dragon-type moves

Name	Contest	Generation	Power
Draco Meteor	^[1]	Generation IV	130^[2]
Dragon Breath		Generation II	60
Dragon Claw		Generation III	80
Dragon Dance		Generation III	-
Dragon Pulse	^[1]	Generation IV	85^[3]
Dragon Rage		Generation I	40 HP
Dragon Rush	^[4]	Generation IV	100
Dragon Tail		Generation V	60
Dual Chop		Generation V	40 (x2)
Outrage		Generation II	120^[5]
Roar of Time	^[4]	Generation IV	150
Spacial Rend	^[6]	Generation IV	100
Twister		Generation II	40

Effectiveness of Dragon-type moves

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Weaknesses and resistances of the Dragon type

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Dragon-type-Pokémon Trainers

Dragon-type-Pokémon Gym Leaders

Leader	Location	Badge
Clair	Blackthorn City, Johto	Rising Badge
Iris^[9]	Opelucid City, Unova	Legend Badge
Drayden^[10]	Opelucid City, Unova	Legend Badge

Dragon-type-Pokémon Elite Four Members

Competence	Category
File:VSLance.png Lance	Kanto Elite Four^[11]/Johto Champion^[12]
Drake	Hoenn Elite Four
Iris	Unova Champion^[13]
Drasna	Kalos Elite Four

Dragon-type Pokémon

38 Pokémon are Dragon type. (5.28% 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	#148	#371	#372	#610	#611
Haxorus	Druddigon	Goomy	Sliggoo	Goodra
#612	#621	#704	#705	#706

Primary Dragon-type Pokémon

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

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

Secondary Dragon-type Pokémon

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

Kingdra	Vibrava	Flygon	Dialga	Palkia	Giratina
#230	#329	#330	#483	#484	#487
Deino	Zweilous	Hydreigon	Dragalge	Tyrunt	Tyrantrum
#633	#634	#635	#691	#696	#697
Noibat	Noivern
#714	#715

Pokémon with Dragon-type alternate formes

The following alternate formes of some Pokémon are also of the Dragon type.

Mega Charizard X	Mega Ampharos	Mega Sceptile	Mega Altaria	Mega Salamence	Mega Latias
#006	#181	#254	#334	#373	#380
Mega Latios	Mega Rayquaza	Mega Garchomp	Origin Giratina	Arceus	Black Kyurem
#381	#384	#445	Origin Giratina #487	#493 ^[14]	#646
White Kyurem
White Kyurem #646

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. Plus, it needed to be easier to catch a Pokemon that could have Super-Effective attacks.
They're resistant to the Grass, Fire, Water and Electric types because in old legends, dragons were immune to the nature forces.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Before Generation VI, this was a -type move.
^ 140 until Generation V.
^ 90 until Generation V.
^ ^a ^b Before Generation VI, this was a -type move.
^ 90 until Generation IV.
^ Before Generation VI, this was a -type move.
^ Before Generation VI, Dragon/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Dark-type moves.
^ Before Generation VI, Dragon/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Ghost-type moves.
^ Only in Pokémon Black.
^ Only in Pokémon White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
^ Only in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
^ Only in Pokémon Gold and Silver and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
^ Only in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
^ Thanks to the ability Multitype, equipped with the Draco Plate.

[Clever-1] Before Generation VI, this was a -type move.

[DracoMeteor-2] 140 until Generation V.

[DragonPulse-3] 90 until Generation V.

[Cool-4] Before Generation VI, this was a -type move.

[Outrage-5] 90 until Generation IV.

[Tough-6] Before Generation VI, this was a -type move.

[Dragon/Steel-Dark-7] Before Generation VI, Dragon/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Dark-type moves.

[Dragon/Steel-Ghost-8] Before Generation VI, Dragon/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Ghost-type moves.

[Iris-1-9] Only in Pokémon Black.

[Drayden-10] Only in Pokémon White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

[Lance-1-11] Only in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

[Lance-2-12] Only in Pokémon Gold and Silver and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

[Iris-2-13] Only in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

[Multitype-14] Thanks to the ability Multitype, equipped with the Draco Plate.

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