Village of Dragons

The Village of Dragons (Japanese: の Village of Dragons) is a location in the Pokémon world.

In the anime
In the Pokémon anime, the Village of Dragons is a village in the Unova region located near Opelucid City. It is the hometown of and Shannon.

The Village of Dragons is a place where people raise and admire. An who lives there will also give out  for s to  into. It was first mentioned by Iris in The Bloom Is on Axew! when she explained how she obtained her.

Statues of the  and  were built in the center of the village to commemorate them.

Dragon Pokémon roam around the village freely, such as Axew and its evolved form,. Not all the Pokémon here are Dragon type though: other Pokémon such as live here as well.

Every year, there is a Pokémon battle tournament that Iris and her were seen competing at. Iris competed in it one time and did very well. She felt confident enough to challenge Drayden to a battle, but Drayden and his easily overpowered her and won.

According to Iris, most people from the village dream to become a Dragon Master.

and visited the village in A Village Homecoming!.

In the games
In, when using Memory Link in Opelucid City, Drayden mentions the Village of Dragons as the place he met Iris.

In Pokémon X and Y, an in the Lumiose City  gives the undefined  and mentions that their partner learned the move in the Village of Dragons.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In One Way or Another, during the 🇺🇳 tournament battle between and Iris, she revealed that her hometown, the Village of Dragons, is in fact Blackthorn City in the Johto region. It is also where she had first met Drayden, who had taken her to the Unova region to train with him

Trivia

 * In the anime, the Village of Dragons is located in Unova, near Opelucid City. In the games, it is stated to be in a remote region far away from Unova.
 * According to the Pokémon Adventures, the Village of Dragons is Blackthorn City in Johto, a place known for its long history with Dragon Pokémon.

In other languages
Dorf der Drachen Aldea de los Dragones Villaggio dei Draghi 竜の里 龍之鄉