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1Getting a Dratini from the Master's Quiz
2Catching a Dratini in Dragon's Den
3Buying a Dratini with Tickets
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So you want to add Dratini to your party because you think it is cool and will evolve to the powerful Dragonite? This wikiHow will show you how to get Dratini in Pokémon SoulSilver using a few different methods.
Method 1
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Getting a Dratini from the Master's Quiz
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Go into the Dragon's Den behind Blackthorn City. Go into the cave entrance, go down the ladder and head to the water's edge.[1]
- Make sure you have a space in your Pokémon team for Dratini.
- You must have already defeated the last Gym Leader in the area, Clair. She will give you a TM. You need the TM before you can head into the Dragon's Den for Dratini.[2]
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Use your Pokémon's Whirlpool to get across a whirlpool. You'll find the Whirlpool if you head south and west from where you got in the water. It's between a rock and a cliff along the western side of the pool of water.[3]
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Surf in the water until you see a house.[4] You'll find this if you follow the water south and east from the Whirlpool.
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Go into the house. It's the Dragon Shrine.
- Save the game before continuing so if you get a Dratini you don't like, you can try again.
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Talk to this Elder. Answer his questions saying you'll respect and be friends with Pokémon. If you answer all his questions that you respect and are friends with Pokémon, you will get a Dratini with "Extreme Speed," and if you do not, you'll get a Dratini with "Leer."[5]
- Dratinis' highest Stat is Attack and its lowest is HP (Hit Points)
- Dratini is the Dragon-type Pokémon and its weaknesses are Dragon, Ice, and Fairy.
- Dratinis' ability is Shed Skin. Shed Skin heals any Status Effects given to Dratini.
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Method 2
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Catching a Dratini in Dragon's Den
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Go into the Dragon's Den behind Blackthorn City. Inside the cave entrance, go down the ladder and to the water's edge.[6]
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Surf across the water until you run into a Dratini. Dratini here are at a very low level, (between levels 5 and 15) and you only have a 10% chance of encountering one. You can also try fishing with a Good Rod or Super Rod, with your chances of encountering a Dratini between 10-30%.[7]
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Use Ultra Balls or Love Balls to catch Dratini. Ultra Balls are the best catching rate ball (besides Master Ball) in the game. Dratinis are annoyingly hard to catch and Ultra Balls can probably speed up the process. Love Balls are used for the opposite genders.
- For example, your Pokémon is a boy and the Dratini is a girl, the Love Ball has an advantage.
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Catching a Dratini in the Safari Zone
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Go to the Safari Zone on Route 48. To access the Safari Zone, you first have to unlock the storyline that begins in Olivine City.
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Go to the Swamp area. You have the ability to change the areas around so the swamp area is the first you encounter. The first time you access the Safari Zone, you will get a quest to find a Geodude. The second task is to use the Area Customizer and find a Sandshrew.
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Use a Good Rod or Super Rod in water. When you fish for Dratini in the swamp area of the Safari Zone, you have a 20% chance of encountering one.[9]
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Use Ultra Balls or Love Balls to catch Dratini. Ultra Balls are the best catching rate ball (besides Master Ball) in the game. Dratinis are annoyingly hard to catch, but Ultra Balls can probably speed up the process. Love Balls are used for the opposite genders.
- For example, your Pokémon is a boy and the Dratini is a girl, the Love Ball has an advantage.
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Where do I get a coin case?
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Talk to the man in the game corner on the other side of the table. He will offer you a coin case in order for you to play his game.
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I have all eight badges and Lugia, but the elder did not give me a Dratini. What went wrong?
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Make sure after you met and answered the elder, you find the eighth gym leader (Clair) to collect the TM. After collecting the TM, go back to meet the elder and the elder should give you Dratini.
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You need to save before talking to the elder or the man that gives you a dratini for 2100 coins so you can soft reset.
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Answer the elder's questions with compassion toward your Pokémon to get a Dratini with high Speed.
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Use high-quality Poké Balls if you are finding Dratini in the water.
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Have an extra slot in your party to obtain the Dratini when you are chatting with the old man in the Dragon Shrine.
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- ↑ https://guidestrats.com/pokemon-hgss-extremespeed-dratini/
- ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dragon%27s_Den#Master.27s_quiz
- ↑ https://guidestrats.com/pokemon-hgss-extremespeed-dratini/
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- ↑ https://guidestrats.com/pokemon-hgss-extremespeed-dratini/
- ↑ https://www.fandomspot.com/pokemon-hgss-dratini-dragonair-dragonite/
- ↑ https://www.fandomspot.com/pokemon-hgss-dratini-dragonair-dragonite/
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- ↑ https://www.fandomspot.com/pokemon-hgss-dratini-dragonair-dragonite/
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This article was reviewed by Ishrak and by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Ishrak is a Gaming & Video Expert specializing in sharing Pokémon and Minecraft videos. With over eight years of gaming and streaming experience, Ishrak has a follower base of over 35,000 YouTube subscribers and over 8 million views. He is also a Pokémon ROM-Hacker and some of his most popular videos highlight tips and advice for people learning how to play Pokémon games. This article has been viewed 441,338 times.
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Categories: Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver
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1. Go to Dragon's Den behind Blackthorn City.
2. Find the Whirlpool in the water and cross it.
3. Find the Dragon's Shrine building and enter it.
4. Talk to the old man.
5. Answer his questions with responses about being friends with Pokémon and respecting them.
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