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Dratini

Dragon Vault / #1/20

Dratini

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Dragon Vault
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Masakazu Fukuda
Source reference
dv1-1

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Dratini long belonged to stories people believed without being able to verify them. The Pokédex relates that its capture by a fisherman confirmed its existence. Near fast-flowing water and the foot of waterfalls, it grows by shedding its skin several times. The legendary Pokémon then becomes a living being, occupied with the ordinary transformations of growing up.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

The little bump on Dratini’s forehead is more than a simple contour of its head. Pokémon Shield explains that it is a horn still forming. This discreet detail reveals ongoing development within its smooth silhouette.

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Card details

HP
40
Type (source)
Dragon
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
147
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Dragon ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

It is called the "Mirage Pokémon" because so few have seen it. Its shed skin has been found.

Attacks

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Cost: Grass · Lightning

Damage: 20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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