How to Catch Dratini in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: 8 Steps (2024)

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Dratini is a rare, Dragon-type Pokémon that, if raised right, can be a great addition to your team. You can find this elusive Pokémon in the Safari Zone, or you can cough up a pocketful of credits at the Rocket Game Center. See Step 1 below to find out how to add Dratini to your Pokedex without breaking a sweat.

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Catching Dratini in the Safari Zone

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    Obtain a Super Rod. You will need the best rod in the game in order to catch Dratini. You can get the Super Rod on Route 12 in the house with a Fisherman inside. Talk to him and you will receive the Super Rod.[1]

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    Head to the Safari Zone. Dratini can only be caught in the Safari Zone. You don't need to worry about which Pokémon you will use to fight, as there are no battles in the Safari Zone. You can get to the Safari Zone from Fuchsia City.[2]

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    Start fishing. Dratini can be caught in any of the four areas of the Safari Zone. Throw your line out into any body of water you see to start fishing. There is a 15% chance that the Pokémon you catch will be a Dratini.

    • When you hook a Pokémon, you will need to press the A button to set the hook, otherwise the Pokémon will get away.
    • There is a 1% chance that you will catch a Dragonair, Dratini's evolution.
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    Throw a Rock. You have four options when you start a Safari Zone battle: you can throw Bait, a Rock, or a Safari Ball, or you can Run. Throwing Bait will make it less likely to run away but decreases the catch chance. Throwing a Rock will make it easier to capture, but increases the chance it will run away.[3]

    • Throwing Bait followed by a Rock will cancel the effects of each. If you want to improve the catch chance, either throw one Rock, or a Bait followed by two rocks.
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    Throw a Safari Ball. If the ball doesn't capture the Dratini, it will have a chance to run away. If it runs, you will need to fish again to catch another one. If it stays, you can try another Safari Ball on your next turn.[4]

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    Train your Dratini. Once you've caught your Dratini, you can start training it to eventually evolve it into a Dragonite. Dratini can be used in a variety of party builds, thanks to its speed and Dragon-type attacks. To get the most out of your training, make sure to check out this guide on managing EVs, which can greatly affect the way your Dratini plays.[5]

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Buying Dratini in Celadon City

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    Visit the Rocket Game Corner in Celadon City. You can win a Dratini from here any time after you reach Celadon City for the first time.[6] Dratini costs 2,800 Credits.

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    Gamble or buy the credits. You can use the slots machines to earn the credits you need, or if you don't have the time and have plenty of cash, you can buy the credits. If you want to gamble for them, one of the machines has better odds than the others, but it changes every time you enter the room.

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    Go to the house under the Celadon Center in a bar type interior. Go north, west of the building, and a man will give you the case.

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      • Dratini will usually be higher level and less pricey if you catch it rather than paying coins for it.
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      • Don't evolve the Dratini until level 75 to get the best move.

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      How to Catch Dratini in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: 8 Steps (2024)

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      How to catch Dratini in firered? ›

      1. Method 1 of 2:Catching Dratini in the Safari Zone. Obtain a Super Rod. ...
      2. Head to the Safari Zone. Dratini can only be caught in the Safari Zone. ...
      3. Start fishing. ...
      4. Throw a Rock. ...
      5. Throw a Safari Ball. ...
      6. Train your Dratini. ...
      7. Method 2 of 2:Buying Dratini in Celadon City. ...
      8. Gamble or buy the credits.
      Dec 9, 2022

      What is the best strategy to catch Dratini? ›

      Throwing a Rock will make it easier to capture, but increases the chance it will run away. Throwing Bait followed by a Rock will cancel the effects of each. If you want to improve the catch chance, either throw one Rock, or a Bait followed by two rocks.

      How do you get past Route 8 in fire red? ›

      Route 8 usually leads directly to Saffron City, but once again, the direct passage ahead of you is blocked, forcing you to find an alternate way. No problem. Just go into the small cottage in the northwest and you will discover an underground passage that leads to Route 7, which in turn connects to Celadon City.

      What is the best way to get Dratini in Pokémon Red? ›

      Locations: Blue and Red owners can use the coins they won in the Celadon City casino to buy a Dratini in the Game Corner. However, like Yellow owners, they can also fish for Dratini in the Safari Zone.

      Does Dratini evolve into Dragonite in fire red? ›

      Dratini evolves into Dragonair at level 30. Later, Dragonair will evolve into Dragonite, but not until level 55. As we would eventually find out, Dragon-types tend to evolve much later than other Pokémon. Dratini is no exception.

      How to get Gengar in Fire Red? ›

      Select your Haunter and trade it with your friend or spare GBA. Once the trade is complete, the Haunter will immediately evolve into a Gengar. Have your friend/spare GBA send back your newly-evolved Gengar by repeating the trade process.

      Who is Dratini weak to? ›

      Dratini is a pure Dragon-type Pokémon, making it weak to Dragon, Ice, and Fairy-type attacks, while resistant to Fire, Grass, Water, and Electric-type attacks. Dragon-type moves will be less effective on Steel-types, and will have no effect on Fairy-types.

      What is a perfect Dratini? ›

      Dratini 100% perfect IV stats in Pokémon Go

      'Perfect' means two things in Pokémon Go, depending on how you plan to use a given Pokémon. First, there's the maxed out 100% IV version, which is the 15/15/15 you need for your 4* Pokédex, raids and Master League.

      Who can defeat Dratini? ›

      The best Pokemon Go Dratini counters are Shadow Rayquaza, Mega Garchomp, Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Weavile, Shadow Dragonite & Dialga - Origin.

      How do you get a rainbow pass in Firered? ›

      Answers
      1. Beat the E4.
      2. Get a minimum of 60 Complete Pokedex Entries.
      3. Go See Prof Oak to get National Dex( Automatic if 2. ...
      4. Complete First Sevii Island Quest (if not done after Blaine's Gym)
      5. Talk to Celio to be told to go get the Gem Plate on Mt North of Island 1.
      6. Get Ruby and Return it to Celio.
      7. Get Pass from Celio.
      Sep 11, 2008

      How to get all 7 islands in fire red? ›

      Answers. Get the sapphire jewel thing from the hole team rocket made in M.T ember. When you get it, Bring it to Celio(the guy at the big computer thing) and he'll ask you to get the ruby jewel for him. he will then give you the Rainbow pass which will allow you to travel to the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th islands.

      How to get to Route 9 FireRed? ›

      You can access Route 9 directly from Cerulean City, but you need to use Cut to get through. There's nothing really special here, except from a ton of grumpy trainers just waiting to get their butts kicked.

      What are the odds of catching a Dratini? ›

      Dratini can be found on Poni Gauntlet and Poni Meadow. It has a 1% chance by fishing and a 10% chance by fishing at a bubbling spot. My recommendation is to fish at a bubbling spot, and if you don't get it, leave the area and go back.

      Where is the best location Dratini? ›

      Dratini is found in lakes and ponds in these areas, swimming alongside water-type Pokemon.

      How do you attract Dratini? ›

      Wild encounter

      Since Dratini will appear more frequently in the wild, you can take advantage of this by using Lure Modules and Incense. These items attract Pokemon to your location.

      Can you catch Dragonite in fire red? ›

      Best time to start towards a Dragonite is in Celedon City. Get enough coins form the slots and get a dratini. I think its cheaper to get it in fire red. This is what I did during one of my playthrough and I had a Dragonite before Blaine.

      Is Dragonair worth it fire red? ›

      Yes, evolve it and it becomes a powerhouse. lol i have the same problem it takes AGES to level up, and since its stats arent spectacular u have to teach it powerful moves.

      Can you catch Dratini in Dragons Den? ›

      Go into the Dragon's Den behind Blackthorn City.

      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.

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