No. 147 · Kanto · Dragon
Dratinicards
Dratini is a Dragon-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 147 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 30
- Sets
- 24
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Illustrators
- 23
- Sightings
- 5
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The strongest Dratini art
01/06Dratini
Common
02/06Dratini
Common
03/06Dratini δ
Common
04/06Dratini
Common
05/06Dratini
Common
06/06Dratini δ
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Dratini cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Dratini artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Dratini by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Dratini cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Dratini gets drawn
Dratini is usually drawn peaceful, playful and serene, usually swimming, underwater, often painted.
Across 28 Dratini artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2026
Dratini through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set- 2000 Gym Heroes
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Dragon
2004 Team Rocket Returns- 2005 Delta Species
- 2006 Dragon Frontiers
2008 Legends Awakened
2010 Triumphant
2012 Dragon Vault
2013 Plasma Freeze- 2015 Roaring Skies
2017 Sun & Moon
2018 Dragon Majesty
2019 Unified Minds- 2022 Silver Tempest
- 2023 151
- 2026 Ascended Heroes
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- Dratinithis page · 30 cards
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Dratini sightingsspotted in 5 other cards
Cards where Dratini turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Dratini card
30 cards, strongest artwork first.
Dratini in numbers
- Cards
- 30
- Sets
- 24since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 23most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 5in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 40–80
They span 24 sets, from Base Set to Ascended Heroes. 23 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida and Kagemaru Himeno.
Who draws Dratini
23 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
24 sets, by how many Dratini cards each holds.
- Delta Species2
Dragon Majesty2
Dragon Vault2
Team Rocket Returns2
Team Up2
Unified Minds2
1511- Ascended Heroes1
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Dragon1- Dragon Frontiers1
12 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Dratini cards are there?
- There are 30 Dratini cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 24 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Dratini card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Dratini art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Dratini cards?
- 23 illustrators have drawn Dratini. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 5, followed by Atsuko Nishida and Kagemaru Himeno.
- What was the first Dratini card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 24 of its 30 cards are Common.
