Pokémon · Black & White
Dragonite
Dragon Vault · #5 · Rare Holo · 2012
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Market reference
$31.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 21
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dragonair
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 149
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Dragonite plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hurricane Tail) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning / Grass Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Dragon type, weak to Dragon ×2 — a Dragon attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Dragonair first).
How to beat Dragonite
- Exploit its Dragon weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Dragonite?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is said to make its home somewhere in the sea. It guides crews of shipwrecks to shore."
LCCHyper Beam — 50
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
GCCCHurricane Tail — 60×
Flip 4 coins. This attack does 60 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:N×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Dragonite was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $17.99 | $32.58 | $293.44 | $31.29 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €350.00 |
| 7-day average | €29.15 |
| 30-day average | €19.29 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €46.39 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.49 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.55 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.39 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.57 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dragonite is real?
Dragonite is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Dragonite worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dragonite is $31.29; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Dragonite from?
Dragonite is from the Pokémon set "Dragon Vault" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Dragonite?
Dragonite is a Rare Holo card in the Dragon Vault set.
Other Dragonite printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
