Competitive Information for Dratini [X/Y]
Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dratini? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
Dratini is a spectacular Dragon-typed Pokemon. Dratini is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Dratini can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Dratini is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Marvel Scale
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 Def
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Tail
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Dratini (Marvel Scale)
Dratini is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Dratini at the end of the turn which will activate Dratini's Marvel Scale ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Marvel Scale, if Dratini is statused its defense is 1.5x. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Marvel Scale to seriously give Dratini a sweet boost.
♦ Dragon Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Dratini is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Dratini this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dratini? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Marvel Scale
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 Def
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Tail
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dratini (Marvel Scale)
Dratini is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Dratini at the end of the turn which will activate Dratini's Marvel Scale ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Marvel Scale, if Dratini is statused its defense is 1.5x. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Marvel Scale to seriously give Dratini a sweet boost.
♦ Dragon Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Dratini is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Dratini this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dratini learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Dratini can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Dratini
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Marvel scale + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed, Aqua Jet
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Dratini's stats
- Agility
- Dragon Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Dratini
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Dratini in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Dratini's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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