Dragon Pokémon

Dragon-type Pokémon are powerful dragons whose moves use the Special Attack stat and involve the use of claws and breathing dragon breath. They are very powerful creatures that are difficult to level up, and can learn many elemental type moves, such as SolarBeam and Thunder.

Not all dragon-like Pokémon are Dragon-type Pokémon; Charizard, for example, is a dual Fire-and-Flying-type.

One of the major weaknesses of Dragon types are Ice type Pokémon. The Dragon type is unusual in that it is also super-effective against its own type. The Ghost is the only other type to share this same property.

Weaknesses and resistances

Generation VI

Move Type
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A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistance of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage. ×4 Doubly super effective ×2 Super effective ½ Resistant ¼ Very resistant ×0 No damage

Abilities of Dragon Pokémon

Natural

• Air Lock - Unique to Rayquaza .
• Hustle - Just the Deino family (Not Hydreigon); This is a Normal/Flying ability.
• Inner Focus - Just Dragonite; This is a Fighting ability.
• Intimidate - Just Salamence; This is a Normal ability.
• Levitate - This is a Psychic ability.
• Pressure - This is a Flying ability.
• Mold Breaker - Just the Axew family.
• Multitype - Unique to Arceus (Dragon Arceus).
• Natural Cure - Just Altaria; This is a Grass ability.
• Rivalry - Just the Axew family; This is a Poison ability.
• Rock Head - Just the Bagon family (Not Salamence); This is a Rock ability.
• Rough Skin - Just Druddigon; This is a Dark/Water ability.
• Sand Veil - Just the Gible family; This is a Ground ability.
• Shed Skin - Just the Dratini family (Not Dragonite); This is a Bug ability.
• Sheer Force - Just Druddigon; This is a Fighting ability.
• Sniper - Just Kingdra; This is a Water ability.
• Swift Swim - Just Kingdra; This is a Water ability.
• Teravolt - Unique to Zekrom.
• Turboblaze - Unique to Reshiram.

Dream World

• Cloud Nine - Just Altaria; This is a Normal ability.
• Damp - Just Kingdra; This is a Water ability.
• Marvel Scale - Just the Dratini family (Not Dragonite).
• Moxie - Just Salamence; This is a Dark ability.
• Multiscale - Just Dragonite; This is a Flying ability.
• Overcoat - Just Shelgon; This a Bug ability.
• Telepathy - This is a Psychic ability.
• Unnerve - Just the Axew family; This is a Bug ability.

Dragon Pokémon Families

Unevolved	First evolution	Second evolution	Other type and notes
Horsea	Seadra	Kingdra	This is a Water family; Only Kingdra is Dragon.
Dratini	Dragonair	Dragonite	Dragonite is Flying
Trapinch	Vibrava	Flygon	This is a Ground family; Trapinch isn't Dragon.
Swablu	Altaria		This is a Flying family; Only Altaria is Dragon.
Bagon	Shelgon	Salamence	Salamence is Flying
Latias			Psychic
Latios			Psychic
Rayquaza			Flying
Gible	Gabite	Garchomp	Ground
Dialga			Steel
Palkia			Water
Giratina			(Altered Forme) Ghost
Giratina			(Origin Forme) Ghost
Axew	Fraxure	Haxorus
Druddigon
Deino	Zweilous	Hydreigon	Dark
Reshiram			Fire
Zekrom			Electric
Kyurem			Ice