Dragonair (Pokémon)


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Dragonair (Japanese: ハクリュー Hakuryu) is a  introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from starting at level 30 and evolves into  starting at level 55.

Biology
Dragonair is a long, serpentine Pokémon with sky blue scales and a white underside. Its violet eyes are dark and glossy. It has a smooth, rounded snout and a small, white horn on its forehead. Its head is flanked by two small, stylized wings, which are white and curve into a swirl at the base. Three blue, crystal orbs, one on its neck and two on its tail, adorn its body.

Dragonair emits a gentle aura that gives it a mystical appearance. As seen in the anime, it can make its wings grow larger in order to fly, but otherwise moves through the air unaided. Dragonair hosts a large amount of energy within its body, which it can discharge through the crystal orbs on its neck and tail. This causes its body to brighten and give off a different aura that changes the weather in its vicinity. Dragonair is a rare Pokémon that inhabits seas and.

Clair's Dragonair
Clair's Dratini evolved into a Dragonair in Beauty is Skin Deep, as Clair was protecting it from. It was used as the final Pokémon in Clair's Gym against  in Better Eight Than Never.

Other
Dragonair made its main series debut in the banned episode EP035, as a Dratini the warden of the, Kaiser, was protecting. Over the 30 years since Kaiser last saw the elusive Dragon type, it evolved into Dragonair. It also now has a child Dratini.

In On Olden Pond, a Dragonair was living in a lake that Mr. Saridakis planned to build a luxury resort on. Dragonair was revealed to have saved Mr. Saridakis in the past and later rescued him in the present which led to him cancelling his plans for the lake.

A Dragonair appeared in Master Class Choices!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer named. Dragonair was used alongside and made it past the Theme Performance. However, they were voted second during the Freestyle Performance, losing to and her, , and.

The Ultra Guardians have a Ride Dragonair, which uses during their missions, as first seen in A Mission of Ultra Urgency!.

Minor appearances
Dragonair made its English dub debut in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure, where it was briefly seen flying around the rainbow after the storm.

A Dragonair appeared in Team Rocket's fantasy in Imitation Confrontation.

Dragonair made its physical English dub main series debut in Dueling Heroes, under the ownership of a Trainer participating in the Whirl Cup.

Multiple Dragonair appeared in The Island Whisperer!.

Pokédex entries

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Dragonair debuts in Long Live the Nidoking!, where it is seen as one of the Pokémon at Fuchsia City's.

A Dragonair appeared with its in Just a Spearow Carrier at the Indigo Plateau.

Lance owns two Dragonair, one of which he previously, the other stolen and brainwashed. The latter was sought by for ing, as it was offered as a prize in a surfing contest in Breath of the Dragonair Part 1, the former first appeared in Extricated from Exeggutor. Multiple other Dragonair also make up the army together with his multiple Aerodactyl, together they were used to attack the mainlands of Kanto. They first appeared in Playing Horsea.

Clair's Dragonair appeared in Debonaire Dragonair, where it was seen being used to battle Ryu's Seadra and win. It later cam with its Trainer to the Dragon's Den, where it battled and was defeated by Suicune.

A Dragonair appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

The rented a Dragonair, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Lemme at 'Em, Lapras!.

A Dragonair appeared in a flashback in One Way or Another.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Dragonair belonging to Clair appeared in The Ultimate Battle…?!.

In Pokémon Pocket Monsters, and  mentioned that a Dragonair's orbs are worth 300 million yen each.

Dragonair appeared in a fantasy from Lance's Dragonite in The Final Battle!! when Dragonite was telling a false story about how it met Lance.

Dragonair made an appearance in Good-Bye, Pikachu?! where it evolved from a Dratini. It managed to take out all of 's Pokémon. Dragonair evolved into a Dragonite when pulled its tail.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
In Crystal Orb of Rainfall, Shu meets a Dragonair named Ryuko in the body of a human. He helps her find the blue orb she lost that used to be on her neck. Later in the manga, Shu captures a Dragonair of his own.

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Trivia

 * In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Dragonair was originally known as "Dragyn".
 * In Blackthorn City, a woman is willing to trade her or  for a female Dragonair. This makes Dragonair the only Pokémon able to be male or female that must be a specific gender for an in-game trade.
 * In, Dragonair's catch rate was changed from 45 to 27, making it the hardest Pokémon to catch in the Kanto Safari Zone. In the later games, the catch rate was changed back to 45.
 * Dragonair is also the former name of in the real world.
 * Dragonair and its  share their  name with,  , , and . They are all known as the Dragon Pokémon.

Origin
It appears to be based on s or ryu, traditional s or s who bring good luck. It also appears to look like a snake, its tail even resembling that of a. The wings on its head resemble those on the sandals and hat of the Greek god, and its long, snakelike body may be a reference to the snakes on his scepter.

Dragonair may also be based on the , a proto-dragon that resembles a snake and lives in water or caves, much like Dragonair. After an imugi lives a thousand years, a jewel (called a Yeouiju) will fall from the sky. If the imugi catches it, it will become a true dragon. The jewel on Dragonair's neck might also be a reference to the Japanese folktale, , in which the princess Kaguya-hime challenges her suitors to bring her back some items, including a colored jewel from a dragon's neck.

Name origin
Dragonair may be a combination of dragon and air (referring to its ability to change the weather or to its air of grace and majesty) or debonair (referring to its graceful appearance and flying). It could also refer to a "lair", the traditional home of a dragon.

Hakuryū could be taken to mean 白竜 (white dragon). Hakuryu was also the name of the dragon-like companion of /Cho Hakkai from the legend of the in Buddhist lore.

Related articles

 * Clair's Dragonair
 * Lance's Dragonair