Is Dratini Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Dratini appears in Paldea's later areas. Dragon-type that evolves into Dragonair and eventually Dragonite. The grind to level 55 is long, but Dragonite at the end is one of the strongest things you can field for the E4.
Dratini has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Dratini has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Tulip's team hits Dragonair's weaknesses hard.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Dragonite trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Dragonite resists most of Hassel's coverage and hits back hard.
Dragonite trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Dratini on South Province (Area Six) (overworld, Lv 20-52).
Your Dratini should hit Level 30 before you reach Larry, at typical leveling pace.
Your Dragonair should hit Level 55 before you reach Rika, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Dratini in Scarlet & Violet
decent spawn rates across 8 locations for Dratini in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Dratini in SV
The path to Dratini starts with Dratini at Lv. 20-54 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Dratini ✓Casseroya Lake - LakeLv.20-52OverworldRate 20%South Province (Area Six) - RiverLv.20-52OverworldRate 10%North Province (Area One) - LakeLv.20-52OverworldRate 8%North Province (Area Two) - LakeLv.20-52OverworldRate 8%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DragonairCasseroya Lake - LakeLv.50-54OverworldRate 3%or evolve from Dratini (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into DragoniteBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Dragonite egg.
Dratini Weakness
Dratini's Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Dragon, and Fairy. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass |
What is Dratini Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Dratini
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Fidough Fairy | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Jigglypuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Jigglypuff builds →Disarming Voice 2x49-59% | ||
 Tinkatink FairySteel | D | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Fidough Fairy | C | |
 Axew Dragon | C | |
 Florges Fairy | B | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Fidough Fairy | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x163-193%KO | ||
 Dachsbun Fairy | C | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Axew Dragon | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x159-188%KO | ||
Florges Fairy | B | |
Dachsbun Fairy | C | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x157-185%KO | ||
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x167-197%KO | ||
 Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Dachsbun Fairy | C | |
Florges Fairy | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x165-194%KO | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x177-209%KO | ||
Dachsbun Fairy | C | |
Florges Fairy | B | |
Axew Dragon | C | |
 Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x162-190%KO | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x175-206%KO | ||
Dachsbun Fairy | C | |
Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x193-228%KO Icy Wind 2x75-89% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x177-208%KO | ||
 Clefable Fairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x154-182%KO Ice Beam 2x98-115%KO | ||
Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x190-223%KO Icy Wind 2x74-87% | ||
Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonite builds →Outrage 2x274-323%KO Ice Spinner 2x122-143%KO | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Primarina builds →Moonblast 2x191-225%KO Ice Beam 2x121-142%KO | ||
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Granbull builds →Play Rough 2x187-220%KO Outrage 2x166-196%KO Ice Fang 2x90-107%KO | ||
Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x193-227%KO Icy Wind 2x75-89% | ||
Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonite builds →Outrage 2x280-330%KO Ice Spinner 2x125-147%KO | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Primarina builds →Moonblast 2x194-229%KO Ice Beam 2x123-145%KO | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Granbull builds →Play Rough 2x191-225%KO Outrage 2x169-199%KO Ice Fang 2x92-109%KO | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Dragonite's Earthquake hits Dratini for 80-94%. Baxcalibur's Icicle Spear hits Dratini for 65-77%. Clefable's Moonblast also KOs at 119-140%.
Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Dragonite builds →Extreme Speed64-76% Earthquake80-94% | ||
 Baxcalibur DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityThermalexchange ItemLoaded Dice NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Baxcalibur builds →Icicle Spear 2x65-77% | ||
Clefable Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Dratini View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x119-140%KO | ||
Dratini Evolutions
Dratini is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Dragonair first, then eventually reaches Dragonite. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with plenty of partners via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 300 total stats over Dratini. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Dratini easily with 65 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Jet, Dragon Breath, Extreme Speed and 3 more to offspring.
SV Dratini Best Moveset
Dragon at 64 Attack and 50 Speed. AbilityMarvel Scale boosts Defense when statused, which is interesting on a pre-evolution but the stats can't capitalize. The moveset is building toward Dragonite. Get through two evolutions for 134 Attack, AbilityMultiscale, and S-Tier dominance.
Best Build
Dratini best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Extreme Speed
- Aqua Jet
- Rain Dance
- Sunny Day
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Aqua Jet and Dragon Breath on Dratini. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Draco Meteor and Outrage, they expand what Dratini can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It sheds many layers of skin as it grows larger. During this process, it is protected by a rapid waterfall.
It is born large to start with. It repeatedly sheds its skin as it steadily grows longer.
Dratini Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Dratini does the job early-game if you need a Dragon type on your team. Evolve it into Dragonair before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Dratini has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves