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Dratini
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Dratini

Dragon

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Breath and Aqua Tail, worth 6.5 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Dratini can learn 6 combinations. Dragon Breath with Aqua Tail 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
TwisterDragon503.0s-33
WrapNormal603.0s-33

Shiny

Dratini
Normal
Shiny Dratini
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Dratini has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, egg, research, photobomb.

Evolution family

Dratini
Dratini
Dragonair
Dragonair
Dragonite
Dragonite

Numbers

Max CP1,136 at level 50, 1,004 at level 40
Raid catch574 CP at level 20, or 717 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch529 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats119 attack · 91 defense · 121 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy
Size1.8 m and 3.3 kg

Best moveset against each type

Dratini does not have one best moveset, it has 3. 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, Ground.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DragonDragon Breath + Twister8.7
RockIron Tail + Aqua Tail8.3
GroundDragon Breath + Aqua Tail8.0
FireDragon Breath + Aqua Tail8.0
IceIron Tail + Aqua Tail7.1
FairyIron Tail + Aqua Tail7.1
NormalDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.5
FightingDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.5
FlyingDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.5
PoisonDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.5
BugDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.5
GhostDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.5
ElectricDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.5
PsychicDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.5
DarkDragon Breath + Aqua Tail6.5
WaterDragon Breath + Twister6.0
GrassDragon Breath + Twister6.0
SteelDragon Breath + Aqua Tail5.1

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 Dratini is actually for.

Counters: what beats Dratini

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy73.9
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy57.2
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy54.3
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy54.3
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor54.3
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor53.7
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy51.1
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe51.0
GarchompDragonGroundDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe50.1
ReshiramDragonFireDragon Breath + Draco Meteor49.2

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