Much like Ash's Muk, Dragonite is a hugger, often embracing people and Pokémon, even when she is meeting them for the first time. She also displayed both courage and determination in saving Ash, which gave her the boost she needed to evolve. Like many members of her species, Ash's Dragonite is an adept flyer, and relishes the chance to do so. Dragonite has also been shown to have good instincts as a caretaker, as seen in Panic in the Park!, when she convinced Ash and Goh that the conflict between Goh's Pokémon would be best left for them to solve themselves, while at the same time it made no effort to stop them from trying to intervene. In There's a New Kid in Town!, she was able to stop a crying fit from Ash's Sobble with simply a gentle hug.
Dragonite is also an extremely resilient and strong Pokémon, being able to defeat both of Korrina's Pokémon, including her Mega Lucario, and withstand a multitude of attacks. In battle, she gains a fierce disposition, indicating a passion for and enjoyment of battling, though afterwards, she will return to her usual happy nature.
History[]
Prior to Series[]
Dragonite was a Pokémon Ash caught as he was working as a research fellow under Professor Cerise.
Start of New Beginning[]
In Beginnings and Reflections!, Ash visited Pallet Town and introduced his Pokémon to his new friends that he caught during his journey around the world, including Dragonite. During the visit, Dragonite trained with Swellow, Staraptor, Unfezant, and Noivern. Ash then used Dragonite as his second Pokémon in his battle against Gold, using her against his Ambipom. However, despite her best effort, Dragonite was defeated.
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
Gallery[]
As a Dragonair
Dragonite as a Dragonair in the manga
Dragonite in the manga
Using Hurricane
Using Hyper Beam
Using Draco Meteor
Using Flamethrower
Using Dragon Rush
Using Ice Beam
Using Dragonite Meteor
Dragonite and Ash
Dragonite showing her affection
Trivia[]
Dragonite is Ash's first:
Non-temporary capture of a Pokémon that one of his friends owned first.
Capture of a fully evolved Pokémon as his first new Pokémon in a new series.
Pseudo-legendary Pokémon to be caught in its fully evolved form.
Dragon type to be caught in its fully evolved form.
Capture of a fully evolved Pokémon since Seaking in Hook, Line, and Stinker, 927 episodes earlier, and thus also his first such capture outside of the original series.
If temporarily owned Pokémon aren't counted, his last fully evolved capture was Noctowl in Fowl Play!, 941 episodes earlier.
Generation I Pokémon since Seaking.
His last non-temporary Generation I Pokémon was Snorlax, which was caught in Snack Attack, 1,001 episodes earlier.
Pokémon to evolve in the same episode it is caught in since Primeape in Primeape Goes Bananas, 1,070 episodes earlier.
Capture of a three-stage evolutionary line in its fully evolved form since Beedrill in The Bug Stops Here, 934 episodes earlier.
Pokémon to be seen evolving prior to its capture since Krokorok in Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, 418 episodes earlier.
Capture of a Pokémon that was introduced in a previous generation since Gligar in Riding the Winds of Change!, 565 episodes earlier.
Pokémon to know an Attack-boosting status move.
In addition, She is also Ash's first Pokémon to know a status move that increases more than one stat at once.
