Ash's Dragonite

Ash's Dragonite (Japanese: サトシのカイリュー Satoshi's Kairyu) was the first  by  in the new series, and his fifty-third overall.

History
first encountered Dragonite as a on Dragonite Island in SS010. Unlike the other Dragonair on its home island, it had trouble learning how to fly. Seeing this, Ash offered to help Dragonair learn and master the use of its wings. Using an trampoline provided by, Ash managed to help Dragonair to overcome its shortcomings.

Dragonair then sensed capturing one of its  friends, and the group intervened. Team Rocket sent out a to deal with them, and one of its es sent Ash flying into the air. Dragonair tried to save him from his fall, but its skin was too slippery for Ash to hold on to. As such, it then proceeded to evolve into Dragonite and save Ash. After Team Rocket was defeated, Dragonite expressed its willingness to come with Ash, and he it.

Personality and characteristics
Much like Ash's Muk, Dragonite has a habit of embracing people it meets, as seen in SS010, where it hugged Professor Sakuragi, to whom it was grateful after he had decided to keep the existence of Dragonite Island a secret. It also displayed both courage and determination in saving Ash, which gave it the boost it needed to evolve, and it cares for its friends, as it didn't hesitate to come to the aid of its Dragonite friend and for Ash.

Trivia

 * Dragonite is Ash's first:
 * Non-temporary capture of a that one of  owned first.
 * Capture of a fully evolved Pokémon as his first new Pokémon in a new series.
 * Pseudo-legendary Pokémon caught in its fully evolved stage.
 * Capture of a fully evolved Pokémon since in The Bug Stops Here, 934 episodes earlier, and thus also his first such capture outside of the original series.
 * since Beedrill.
 * Pokémon to evolve in the same episode it is caught in since in Primeape Goes Bananas, 1,070 episodes earlier.
 * Pokémon to be seen evolving prior to its capture since in Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, 418 episodes earlier.
 * Dragonite is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon currently in Ash's possession.

Related articles
Ashs Dragoran Dragonite de Ash Dracolosse de Sacha Dragonite di Ash サトシのカイリュー 小智的快龙