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Dragonite first appeared in Marina's fantasy of Lance in The Legend of Thunder!. It made its physical debut in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, where it saved Ash and his friends from getting hit by a Drill Peck from Tyson's Fearow by using Thunder Wave on the Beak Pokémon. Unlike Ash's Totodile, Dragonite was not affected by the Evolution Inducement Wave tower that Team Rocket had built up in Mahogany Town. Lance fled on his Dragonite after it used Whirlwind on Tyson and the grunts. They met up with Ash and his friends afterward. Later, Dragonite once again used Thunder Wave to save them from a Pokémon attack but this time from getting Wrapped up by Jessie's Arbok.
Afterward, Dragonite sent Arbok and the Team Rocket trio blasting off. With the trio taken care of, Lance had Dragonite destroy the Evolution Inducement Wave's source. They fled along with Ash and the gang. Tyson then had a rematch with Dragonite and sent out not one, but two Fearow to take on the Dragon Pokémon. It was a tough battle for Dragonite as it felt outnumbered, but it was able to defeat both Fearow with Twister. Since Tyson had no options left, he ended up getting arrested by Officer Jenny. After defeating Tyson, Dragonite took on the Red Gyarados, as Lance wanted to catch the different colored Atrocious Pokémon. Dragonite was able to weaken the Gyarados long enough for Lance to catch it. With the Gyarados caught, Lance flew away on his Dragonite and said his farewells to Ash, Misty, and Brock.
It reappeared in a flashback in Beauty is Skin Deep.
In The Shuffle of Legends, Dragonite helped battle Team Magma and Team Aqua. Lance had it attack the hole that Pikachu made earlier in order to free Ash from Team Magma's helicopter. He then flew on Dragonite to take on Archie and Kyogre. Kyogre launched a Hydro Pump which Dragonite narrowly dodged. He offered Ash to ride on Dragonite as Ash, May, Max, and Brock chose to stay, despite the situation proving to be quite dangerous. After Kyogre was defeated by Groudon's Solar Beam, Dragonite saved Archie from falling as the Red Orb separated itself from his body.
Power Rangers Forever: Galar Arc
In Pride of a Champion!, Lance used Dragonite as his first Pokémon in his Masters Eight Tournament battle against Diantha. It went up against her Aurorus, which it was able to defeat, despite the type disadvantage, before being recalled. Lance later sent Dragonite back out to face Diantha's last Pokémon, Mega Gardevoir. Despite Dynamaxing, Dragonite ended up losing, costing Lance the match.
In A Flood of Torrential Gains!, Dragonite and Lance watched Ash's match against Leon.
Specials
TBA
Personality
Not much is known about Dragonite due to it and its Trainer being featured in very few episodes. However, as a pseudo-legendary Pokémon owned by a Champion, Dragonite is shown to be incredibly strong, as it was unaffected by the Evolution Inducement Wave and was able to defeat two Fearow in a two-on-one battle. It even managed to handle itself well against the Red Gyarados and proved durable enough to withstand multiple super-effective attacks from Diantha's Pokémon. Dragonite is also used as a form of transport, allowing Lance to fly from place to place.
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
Gallery
Dragonite in the manga
Using Dragon Claw
Using Fire Punch
Using Hyper Beam
Using Body Press
Using Twister
Using Thunderbolt
Using Slam
Using Skull Bash
Using Safeguard
Using Max Strike
Using Max Hailstorm
Dragonite battling Diantha's Aurorus
Trivia
Since Generation II, Lance has been using Dragonite leveled lower than 55, despite the fact that Dragonite can only be obtained by evolving Dragonair at level 55 onward (outside of Dragonspiral Tower and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!).
attack, due to its use of Max Hailstorm.
