The Dragon type (ドラゴンタイプ, Doragon taipu) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.
The Dragon-type is often considered an ancestral type as many Legendary Dragon-type Pokémon are revered as deities. Other Dragon-type Pokémon are frequently hard to catch and train. They also evolve late and are relatively rare. An interesting fact is that the stats of many Dragon-type Pokémon surpass the stats of other types of Pokémon. Most Pokémon with the Dragon-type are usually reptilian in appearance, with a few exceptions being Charizard (who is Fire/Flying by default, but can become part Dragon-type if exposed to a Charizardite X Mega Stone). Other Dragon-type Pokémon lack draconic traits, such as Vibrava (who closely resembles an insect more than a dragon), Dragalge (whose overall design is based on the leafy seadragon, a type of fish), Alolan Exeggutor (with traits more close to a plant, more specifically a palm tree). Notable Dragon-type users include Lance (the last member of the Kanto Elite Four and then Johto League champion), Clair (the Blackthorn City Gym Leader), Drake (the last member of the Hoenn Elite Four), Iris (Gym Leader of Opelucid City and then Unova League champion), Drayden (the Opelucid City Gym Leader); Drasna (a member of the Kalos Elite Four), Ryuki, Raihan (the last Gym Leader in Galar), and Hassel (a member of the Paldea Elite Four).
Dragon type records
• Eternatus is the tallest and heaviest Dragon type.
• Goomy is the smallest Dragon type.
• Applin is the lightest Dragon type.
• Gible evolves at the lowest level (24)
• Zweilous evolves at the highest level (64)
• Eternatus (Eternamax) has the most HP, Defense, and Sp. Def of all Dragon-types (255 & 250)
• Mega Rayquaza has the most Attack & Sp. Atk of all Dragon-types (180)
• Mega Sceptile has the most Speed of all Dragon-types (145)
• Eternatus (Eternamax) has the highest base stat total of all Dragon-types (1125)
Dragon-type Pokémon
46 Pokémon are Dragon type. (5.61% of all Pokémon)
Pure Dragon-type Pokémon
#147: Dratini #148: Dragonair
Primary Dragon-type Pokémon
#373: Salamence
#380: Latias #381: Latios
#384: Rayquaza
#643: Reshiram #644: Zekrom
#646: Kyurem
#1005 Roaring Moon
Secondary Dragon-type Pokémon
#483: Dialga #484: Palkia
#487: Giratina (Altered Forme)
#1007: Koraidon
#1008: Miraidon
#????: Walking Wake
Pokémon with Dragon-type alternate formes
The following alternate formes of some Pokémon are also of the Dragon type.
#103: Mega Charizard X
#646: Arceus
Relations with other types
• They're weak against themselves because only a dragon could overpower another dragon. It could also be that being a magical creature, they can only be defeated by another magical creature, hence the Dragon and Fairy weaknesses.
• They're weak against the Ice type because dragons are reptilian creatures and reptiles are cold blooded (ectothermic), which causes them to become slow and lethargic when faced with cold temperatures, and is also probably a reference to the Dragon Quest video game series, where dragons are weak to ice.
• The Steel type resists them because in legends, knights used armor of that material to defend themselves when facing a dragon. Strangely, they're not weak to the Steel type.
• They have no effect against the Fairy type because in certain mythologies, fairies' magic could dominate oriental dragons. While dragons were often immune to magic in European legends, it is a common theme in fairy tales that knights slay the dragon and for dragons to be weak to magic.
• They're resistant to the Grass, Fire, Water and Electric types because in old legends, dragons were immune to the forces of nature. This also fits with the Generation I starters with each type representing Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle & Pikachu
Trivia
• So far, Dragon has been paired up with every other type at least once, except Bug, although Vibrava and Flygon are the closest.
• Of the 10 Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon that exist, 8 of them are part Dragon-type.
• Kingdra was the only Dragon-type introduced in Pokémon Gold & Silver (not including Ampharos getting the type in an alternate form 14 years later in X & Y).
• In Generation I, it is impossible to get super-effective damage from a Dragon-type move since the only Dragon-type move in Generation I was Dragon Rage, which did a fixed 40 damage.
• No Pokémon can have a double weakness to Dragon (since the type is only super-effective on itself).
• Mega Altaria is the only Dragon-type Pokémon that is immune to Dragon-type moves.
• Dragon-type has the most power-increasing items for it with 7. They are Draco Plate, Dragon Fang, Dragon Gem, Soul Dew, Adamant Orb, Lustrous Orb & Griseous Orb.
• Dragon has the fewest non-damaging moves out of any type, with only 2: one of which is Kommo-o's signature move, Clangorous Soul. and the other is Dragon Dance.
• So far the only shiny locked Dragon Pokémon are Koraidon, Miraidon and Walking Wake.
• So far, not including Silvally the Dragon type has one of the most Legendary Pokémon with 15 as of Scarlet and Violet only behind Psychic which has 16.
• Before generation 6, Dragon type had dominated the pvp there were considered as strongest type, largely weakened after fairy type released.
• Sinnoh is the only region that did not introduce a Dragon Type Specialist:
Kanto introduced Lance.
Johto had Lance return as champion, and Clair now has appears and makes her debut as the eight gym leader.
Hoenn had Drake as the final Elite Four Member(you could call him The Elite Fourth Member!)
Unova had both Drayden and Iris as the eighth gym leader being version exclusive. However, in Black 2 and White 2, Drayden is the seventh gym leader and Iris has become the champion.
Kalos had Drasna as an Elite Four Member.
While not a Trial Captain, Kahuna, or Elite Four Member, Ryuki is a dragon type specialist who runs the Kantonian Gym.
In Galar, Raihan was introduced, being a Dragon Type Gym Leader, and the second gym leader to use Double Battles, with the first being Tate and Liza.
Paldea introduced Hassel.
• The Dragon type and the idea of "dragons" aren't the same in the Pokémon world, as some Pokémon which are not Dragon type sometimes are called "dragons" or used by dragon masters. These Pokémon are Horsea and Seadra (by their classification), Aerodactyl (by a man in Pewter Museum), Gyarados and Charizard (by Lance, especially in Pokémon Masters), Lugia (by a man in Ecruteak City), Lapras, Aggron and Archeops (by Iris), and Iron Jugulis (implicitly, being a robotic version of Hydreigon). There is also a Dragon Egg Group which contains some other draconic Pokémon.
• Dragon is the most common type for pseudo-legendary Pokémon, with only two pseudo-legendary Pokémon not being part Dragon type.
• Galar has introduced the most Dragon Pokémon with eleven with Regidrago being added through the Crown Tundra DLC formally beating Unova's ten Dragon types.
• Out of the three gimmicks since Pokémon X and Y two of the Pokémon responsible creating them are Dragon Type this being Ultra Necrozma with Z-Moves and Eternatus with Dynamax and Gigantamax.
• So far not including Arceus there isn’t currently a Dragon Type Mythical Pokémon.
• More Pokémon gain the Dragon type through Mega Evolution than any other type, with three.
• All Dragon type moves are eligible to be used in Sky Battles.
• Dragon and Ghost share some qualities. They both: originally had three Pokémon in Generation I, then gained only one more in Generation II. And are the only types that are weak to themselves. And have one type immune to them and one type resistant to them.
• In Generation III, all Dragon type moves were Cool moves.
• Dragon is the most common type to serve as version mascot, with nine Dragon type Pokémon having served as mascots for ten games of the core series
