Dragon's Den

The Dragon's Den (Japanese: りゅうのあな Dragon's Den) is a location in Blackthorn City in the Johto region.

In the games
The Dragon's Den is inaccessible before defeating Clair in the Blackthorn Gym, as it is blocked off by a man in front of the cave, and then it must be traversed to finally obtain the.

In, , several s can be found in the cave. The is located here, and he will quiz the player on their attitude towards and treatment of their. If the undefined gives compassionate answers, the player will be rewarded with a that knows.

can be found here contemplating his training on s and s. Clair will visit to reward the player with the Rising Badge she refused to award in the Blackthorn Gym, as well as or. This requires fulfilling the task described above. In, where the Dragon Shrine (Japanese: りゅうのほこら Dragon ) is closed and everything related to it is unavailable, Clair will instead give the Rising Badge to the player after they collect the Dragon Fang.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after the player battles Silver at Mt. Moon, they can participate in a Multi Battle with him against Lance and Clair here. Also, in these games, if the player receives the Rising Badge from Clair and then leaves the Dragon's Den with, , or an Escape Rope, then they must return to her Gym in order to collect the TM.

Generation IV
will work as the undefined's partner during the Multi Battle against Clair and Lance.
 * After defeating Silver at Mt. Moon

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Master's quiz
In, , it is possible to obtain a with , a move it cannot normally learn.

It is a prize for correctly answering the questions given by the Master in the Dragon Shrine. If any wrong answers are given, the undefined will still receive a Dratini but it will have instead of ExtremeSpeed.

After completing the quiz, the player will then need to receive or  from Clair. After this, returning to the Master will result in him giving the Dratini to the player.

Layout
Of note is that 's redesign of the Dragon's Den added trees to the back of the Dragon Shrine. Despite this, no can be found hiding in them. In 's redesign, the Headbutt trees are absent, much like in its original design from.

In the anime
The Dragon's Den appeared in Fangs For Nothin', where it was reduced to a series of tunnels leading to the Dragon Holy Land. The Dragon Holy Land takes over for the Dragon's Den's other roles in the, including the location of the Dragon Shrine and the Dragon Fang.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The Dragon's Den appeared in Debonaire Dragonair. Clair encountered and d here, but failed to defeat and  it. According to Clair, only the that have been living on the site with her family are allowed here.

Trivia

 * Dragon's Den is the only location where the player obtains a Gym Badge that is not a Gym.
 * In, if the player whites out due to damage while still inside the Dragon Shrine after receiving the , they can return to the Blackthorn Gym to receive the reward TM from Clair. However, if the player then returns to Dragon's Den and stands on the tile directly in front of the Dragon Shrine's door, Clair will appear again and give the player another TM24.

In other languages
Drachenhöhle Guarida Dragón Antre du Dragon Tana del Drago りゅうのあな 龙穴