If there's one thing players love about Pokémon, it's dragons. This extremely powerful type contains some amazing Pokémon, including Rayquaza, Dragapult, and Salamence. For Pokemon TCG Pocket, your choices when building your deck are a bit more limited.
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As of now, there are only three Dragon-type Pokémon cards to choose from, and they are all part of the Dragonite evolution family. We'll take a look at all three cards to see how they compare to other popular cards in the game, as well as bonuses for any rare illustrations you can find.
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Dratini – genetic peak
Basic Pokémon with big dreams
Let's start with Dratini, a common (1 diamond rarity) basic Pokemon. This cute little Pokémon is known as the Dragon Pokémon and has a desire to evolve into one of the most powerful Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG Pocket.
At 70 HP, Dratini can withstand one or two attacks from the stronger basic Pokémon commonly found in decks, but you'll want to quickly evolve it into Dragonair to stay safe. Dratini from Genetic Apex has only one attack, Ram, which deals 40 damage, which is at the high end of the base Pokemon's attack range. The downside is that it requires 2 Energy, 1 Water, and 1 Electricity.
One of the better elements of the Dragon-type cards so far is that they have no weaknesses, at least against the Dratini line of Genetic Apex. Things may change as more sets are released, but for now you should be safe from any additional damage from your opponents' attacks.
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Dragonair – Genetic Apex
win settings
Evolving Dratini into Dragonair will greatly upgrade its power while also greatly increasing its HP. The Tier 1 card has 100 HP and comes with a single attack, Tail Smack, which deals a respectable 80 damage to the opponent's active Pokemon.
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Tail Smack only costs 1 more colorless energy than Dratini's Ram attack, so it won't take much to get there. If you can use Dragonair's Tail Smack to follow up with Dratini, you will likely KO your opponent's Pokemon for a total of 120 damage. Unless your opponent has a higher HP EX card or a higher evolution line, you're probably looking at one point.
The nice thing about Dritini and Dragonair is that they both only have one colorless energy retreat cost. Using the X Speed Trainer card you can reduce this cost to 0. This allows it to bounce back to the bench to recover or build up more energy while other Pokemon tank its active spot.
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Dragonite – Genetic Pinnacle
Master the Draco Meteor
Beating the Dragon-type cards currently available in Pokemon TCG Pocket, Dragonite is an extremely powerful card with unparalleled attack power. Draco Meteor costs 4 Energy, 1 Water, 1 Electric, and 2 Colorless, but can deal a total of 200 points of damage. That damage is distributed randomly between the active spot and up to four opposing Pokemon on the bench.
You can select one Pokémon more than once, but typically using Draco Meteor will cause it to attack two or three different Pokémon. Enemy Pokémon take 50 damage each time they are picked this way, which is a decent amount of damage overall.
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Dragonite has 160 HP, so even with the Giovanni Supporter card, you might still get one or two hits since there aren't many Pokemon that can be eliminated in one attack. Although rare, it is entirely possible to score all three points in a single attack, depending on the shape of the opponent's board.
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Dragonite Illustration Rare – Genetic Apex
Give yourself some talent.
There's no mechanical difference between the Illustration Rare Dragonite and the regular Rare Dragonite, but it looks a lot cooler trampling your opponents on the battlefield. Pokémon TCG veteran Gemi's illustration depicts a dragon type flying over the sea against a backdrop of the setting sun, several ships crossing the sea, and a meteor shower pouring overhead.
The biggest downside to Illustration Rare Dragonite is its incredibly low drop rate from packs. That means you won't be able to pull it out for a long time. Creating one isn't an option for most free-to-play players. Because it costs 400 pack points, and there are 80 packs in it, so you have to open them to get those points.
All cards in the Dragonite evolution family, as well as the Illustration Rare version of Dragonite, can only be found in the Mewtwo pack from Genetic Apex, so you'll need to grab a lot of packs if you want to build a deck around it. Get the card you're looking for.
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