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Dragonair
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Dragonair

Dragon

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Breath and Dragon Pulse, worth 8.3 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Dragonair can learn 8 combinations. Dragon Breath with Dragon Pulse does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Weak toIceDragonFairy
ResistsFireWaterGrassElectric
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
Iron TailSteel141.0s+6
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Aqua TailWater502.0s-33
Body SlamNormal502.0s-33
Dragon PulseDragon903.5s-50
WrapNormal603.0s-33

Shiny

Dragonair
Normal
Shiny Dragonair
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Dragonair has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Dratini
Dratini
Dragonair
Dragonair
Dragonite
Dragonite

Numbers

Max CP2,012 at level 50, 1,780 at level 40
Raid catch1,017 CP at level 20, or 1,271 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch957 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats163 attack · 135 defense · 156 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve100 Candy
Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy
Size4 m and 16.5 kg

Best moveset against each type

Dragonair does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dragon, Rock, Ice.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DragonDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse13.4
RockIron Tail + Aqua Tail10.9
IceIron Tail + Dragon Pulse10.0
FairyIron Tail + Aqua Tail9.3
GroundDragon Breath + Aqua Tail9.3
FireDragon Breath + Aqua Tail9.3
NormalDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
FightingDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
FlyingDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
PoisonDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
BugDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
GhostDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
WaterDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
GrassDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
ElectricDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
PsychicDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
DarkDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.3
SteelDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.0

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Dragonair is actually for.

Counters: what beats Dragonair

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy52.2
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy40.4
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy38.4
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy38.4
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor38.4
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor38.0
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy36.1
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe36.1
GarchompDragonGroundDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe35.4
ReshiramDragonFireDragon Breath + Draco Meteor34.8

Ranked by damage per second against Dragonair's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.