Pokémon · EX
Dragonair
Dragon · #14 · Rare · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$7.23
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 14 / 100
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Dratini
- Evolves to
- Dragonite
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 148
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Dragonair plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Healing Wave) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning / Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Colorless, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Colorless type, weak to Colorless ×2 — a Colorless attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Dratini; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dragonair
- Exploit its Colorless weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.29 copies on average · 235 decks
- Match win rate
- 41.2%
- -6.0 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Dragonair?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
LCDazzle Blast — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
WCCHealing Wave — 30
Remove 1 damage counter from each of your Active Pokémon.
Weakness:C×2
Resistance:G-30F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Dragonair has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Dragonair — Ascended Heroes
Played in 73 recent decks
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $5.00 | $9.40 | $59.01 | $7.23 | $8.78 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $39.99 | $69.69 | $509.92 | $38.70 | $125.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.69 |
| 30-day average | €3.31 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €3.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.78 |
| reverseHoloSell | €11.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.60 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.73 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.27 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dragonair is real?
Dragonair 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 Dragonair worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dragonair is $7.23; 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 Dragonair from?
Dragonair is from the Pokémon set "Dragon" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Dragonair?
Dragonair is a Rare card in the Dragon set.
Other Dragonair printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
