Drayden

Template:GymLeaderBoxDrayden (Japanese: シャガ Shaga) is the eighth and final Gym Leader in the Pokémon Black version only. His gym is in Opelucid City in the Unova region. Drayden specializes in Dragon-Type Pokémon. He will award the player the Legend Badge if the player defeats him. He is also the mayor of Opelucid City. However, in White, he allows Iris to battle you in his place for the Legend Badge.

Sprites

BW battle sprite		B2W2 battle sprite		VS. Sprite

In the anime

Drayden made his first unofficial appearance in a flashback of Iris in Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!. He congratulated Iris for her victory and gladly accepted a challenge from her. (Iris having said: "The next battle's our 100th win and it would be awesome to win against a Dragon Master at the same time.")

However, he appeared to be a very formidable opponent winning in just one move. Drayden and The Elder exchanged a knowing look, implying he was the one who asked The Elder to give Axew to Iris when she starts her journey.

Pokémon

In the games

Pokémon Black and White

Fraxure		Druddigon		Haxorus
Lv. 41	♂	Lv. 41	♂	Lv. 43	♂
Ability: Rivalry		Ability: Rough Skin		Ability: Mold Breaker
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Chip Away		Dragon Dance		-	-	-
-		Revenge		Slash		-	-	-
-		Dragon Tail		Dragon Tail		-	-	-
-		Night Slash		Assurance		-	-	-

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Gym Battle

• Normal
• Challenge

Druddigon		Flygon		Haxorus
Lv. 46	♂	Lv. 46	♂	Lv. 48	♂
Ability: Rough Skin		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Mold Breaker
Item: -		Item: -		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Earth Power		Dragon Dance		-	-	-
-		Crunch		Assurance		-	-	-
-		Dragon Tail		Dragon Tail		-	-	-
-		Rock Slide		Slash		-	-	-

Druddigon		Flygon		Altaria		Haxorus
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 52	♂
Ability: -		Ability: Levitate		Ability: -		Ability: -
Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: -		Item: -		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Earth Power		Fire Blast		Dragon Dance		-	-
-		Crunch		Dragon Pulse		X-scissor		-	-
-		Dragon Tail		Cotton Guard		Dragon Tail		-	-
-		Rock Slide		Sing		Shadow Claw		-	-

Second Battle (World Tournament)

Haxorus		Altaria		Druddigon
Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-
Ability: -		Ability: Natural Cure		Ability: -
Item: -		Item: -		Item: -
-		-		-		-	-	-
-		-		-		-	-	-
-		-		-		-	-	-
-		-		-		-	-	-

In the anime

Pokémon	Information
		Haxorus battled Iris' Excadrill, who had a 99 win streak, but Haxorus still won effortlessley with a single blow.
Haxorus ♂

Pokémon	Information
File:Drayden's Druddigon.png		Druddigon battled against Iris' Dragonite in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present and, Future! as Drayden's final Pokemon. He overpowered ThunderPunch with Dragon Claw, and blocked Flamethrower with Flash Cannon. When Dragonite attempted to use anothe ThunderPunch he perplexed Dragonite with Double Team. Ice Beam was a direct hit, but Druddigon surprisingly took virtually no damage. When Dragonite launched a Dragon Rush, Druddigon caught him by the throat and ended the match with Dragon Tail.
Druddigon ♂

Trivia

• Drayden slightly resembles Reshiram, while Iris resembles Zekrom.
• Drayden is Iris' mentor and he plans to let her run the Gym when he retires (only in Black).
• He offers to teach Draco Meteor to the player after the Elite Four have been defeated the first time in White.
• Drayden and Iris use the same teams but have differences in gender and the ability of their Druddigon. Drayden has an all-male team with a Rough Skin Druddigon, while Iris has an all-female team with a Sheer Force Druddigon.
• In Pokémon Black and White, Iris and Drayden's Haxorus was underleveled as Fraxure does not evolve until Level 48. This was changed in Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, with Drayden's Haxorus matching the exact level it needs to evolve from a Fraxure.
• He did not battle Ash as the eighth and final Gym Leader of Unova in the anime, as his gym is closed.
• He is the oldest final Gym Leader in the games.

Gallery

Drayden anime.png

Drayden in the Anime.

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