Dratini Community Day Classic (November 2022)

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Dratini returns for a Dratini Community Day Classic, featuring the shiny Dratini family and Draco Meteor Dragonite once again. More than four years after the original Dratini Community Day (February 2018), we have another chance at this massively popular Pokémon.

We’re excited to see this Dragon back four years later, for the Dreaming of Dratini Community Day Classic. Once again, embark on a hunt for Shiny Dratini, Draco Meteor Dragonite and more.

Be sure to check out our What makes Dragonite so Special in Pokémon GO? guide before the event.

Features

Mysterious Coin Surprise

Niantic has thrown in a surprise that happens after Dratini Community Day Classic ends. At 5:00 p.m. local time, random PokéStops in your area will become yellow (golden). Interacting with them will reward a mysterious Coin that originates from the Paldea region. An unreleased Pokémon may appear as well, but it is not catchable yet.

Full story: Golden PokéStops and mysterious Coin appear in Pokémon GO

Date and time

  • Event icon Dratini Community Day Classic will take place on Saturday November 5, 2022, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time.

Bonuses

  • Stardust icon 3× Catch Stardust
  • Incense icon Incense activated during the event will last for three hours.
  • Lure icon Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.
  • Photobomb icon Take a few snapshots during Community Day Classic for a surprise!

3x Stardust is a great bonus, and a nod to the original Dratini Community Day, which also featured 3x Stardust!

Featured Pokémon

Dratini

Dratini will appear more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Dratini during the event.

Dratini is a Dragon type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It has a max CP of 1136, with the following stats in Pokémon GO: 119 ATK, 91 DEF and 121 STA. Dratini is boosted by Windy weather.

Featured attack: Draco Meteor

Dragonite

Draco Meteor is Dragonite’s exclusive Community Day move. It’s a Dragon-type Charged Attack that can be obtained by evolving Dragonair (Dratini’s evolution) during the event, or up to two hours afterward.

Draco Meteor Dragon

  • Trainer Battles: 150 power and decreases the users Attack
  • Gyms and Raids: 150 power, 100 Energy

Shiny Dratini Family

A comparison between regular and Shiny Dratini, Dragonair and Dragonite

Dratini Dragonair Dragonite

Evolution requirements

In order to evolve a Dragonite, you will need 100 Dratini Candy.

Pokémon Conditions Evolution
Dratini 25 Candy Dragonair
Dragonair 100 Candy Dragonite

Dratini Perfect IV CP Chart

Bold indicates Pokémon level in the wild. Levels up to 30 available in the wild, 30-35 only with weather boost. Dratini is boosted by Windy weather.

Dratini Perfect IV CP Chart
1 14 2 44 3 74 4 105
5 135 6 165 7 196 8 226
9 256 10 287 11 315 12 344
13 373 14 401 15 430 16 459
17 488 18 516 19 545 20 574
21 602 22 631 23 660 24 689
25 717 26 746 27 775 28 803
29 832 30 861 31 875 32 890
33 904 34 918 35 933    

Draco Meteor – is it any good?

Draco Meteor

To quote ourselves (see original article):

Outrage and Draco Meteor are great moves for Dragonite. Draco Meteor will slightly outperform Outrage in some situations, but Outrage is still the best charge attack for Dragonite overall due to several reasons.

For a full deep dive into Draco Meteor vs Outrage for Dragonite, check out our full article here, but it is curious that weave DPS is actually higher with Draco Meteor. Regardless, here’s how Draco Meteor stacks up against other Dragonite moves for Gyms and Raid battles:

# Quick Move Charge Move Weave DPS
1 Dragon Tail Draco Meteor* 15.46
2 Dragon Tail Outrage 15.45
3 Dragon Breath Outrage 15.24
4 Dragon Breath Draco Meteor* 15.20
5 Dragon Tail Hurricane 14.92
6 Dragon Tail Dragon Claw 14.92
7 Steel Wing Outrage 14.90
8 Steel Wing Hurricane 14.67
9 Steel Wing Draco Meteor* 14.64
10 Dragon Breath Dragon Claw 14.41
11 Dragon Breath Hurricane 14.30
12 Steel Wing Dragon Claw 14.14
13 Dragon Tail Dragon Pulse* 13.98
14 Dragon Tail Hyper Beam 13.89
15 Dragon Breath Dragon Pulse* 13.51
16 Steel Wing Dragon Pulse* 13.46
17 Dragon Breath Hyper Beam 13.33
18 Dragon Tail Superpower 13.23
19 Steel Wing Hyper Beam 13.22
20 Dragon Breath Superpower 12.14
21 Steel Wing Superpower 12.01

(*) denotes Legacy Move.

Tips and tricks

Mega Level Up a Dragon type now!

Try to get a Dragon-type Mega Pokémon to at least high level, or even Max level to enjoy the bonuses that having that Pokémon mega evolved during the event can give you. Be sure to Mega Evolve for extra Candy from catches.

Base Level

  • 1 Bonus Catch Candy

High Level

  • 1 Bonus Catch Candy *
  • 50 Bonus Catch XP * 
  • 10% Boost to XL Candy Chance *

Max Level

  • 2 Bonus Catch Candy *
  • 100 Bonus Catch XP *
  • 25% Boost to XL Candy Chance *

(*) Note: The catch candy and catch XP bonuses only apply to Pokémon caught of the same type as your mega-evolved Pokémon. 

Don’t catch Pokémon before the event starts

Pokémon you have not caught before the event start can turn into Roggenrola, which means it is best to arrive at your spot early, and wait to catch it until the event starts.

Restart the app before the event

Be patient – there will always be errors and bugs at the start of the event. It is best to restart the app in most, if not all, cases.

Don’t forget to spin PokéStops

Remember PokéStops give out quests that are very beneficial on Community Day, giving you rewards for Stardust, Great and Ultra Balls, and Pinap Berries, all things that can help you if your stocks are low.

Don’t activate lures before the event starts

To ensure that you have Lures up the entire duration, do not set your lures before the start of the event, as those will only last 30 minutes. The Lure has to go up after the event has started to last for three hours. Not to mention it will block the boosted CD spawns from spawning until it has depleted.

Use Incense

Use Incense to attract even more Pokémon to you while you’re out hunting. If you are wondering, yes, Incense can spawn Community Day ‘mons, that can be shiny. There is no reason why you should avoid Incense if you have it.

Don’t forget to enjoy the event

  • Chat with your fellow Trainers and grow your local Pokémon Go community. Make good use of the QR code feature to make some new friends!
  • Promote the new Pokémon Go features and events to Trainers who are just starting their adventure or haven’t been playing for a while. People are coming back around due to trading, new Pokémon, PvP, the numerous events, and these community-based events.
  • Most importantly, have fun, get some shinies, and hope for no game-breaking glitches!

Dratini Community Day Classic Special Research Story

Professor Willow

For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access a Dratini Community Day Classic–exclusive Special Research story. You’ll also be able to gift this to friends you have achieved Great Friends or higher with, provided you have already bought the ticket for yourself.

Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.

Tasks and Rewards

Dratini Community Day Classic Special Research (1/4) Tasks and Rewards

Task Reward
Power up Pokémon 10 times Poké Ball icon 15× Poké Ball
Catch 15 Dratini Dratini
Make 5 Nice Throws Candy icon 20× Dratini Candy

Rewards:

Dratini Community Day Classic Special Research (2/4) Tasks and Rewards

Task Reward
Catch 15 Dratini Candy icon 30× Dratini Candy
Transfer 10 Pokémon Dragonair
Evolve 3 Dratini Pinap Berry icon 10× Pinap Berry

Rewards:

Dratini Community Day Classic Special Research (3/4) Tasks and Rewards

Task Reward
Make 3 Great Curveball Throws Candy icon 50× Dratini Candy
Evolve a Dragonair Lucky Egg icon 1× Lucky Egg
Transfer 10 Pokémon Great Ball icon 15× Great Ball

Rewards:

  • XP icon 2500× XP
  • Rocket Radar icon 1× Rocket Radar
  • Ultra Ball icon 15× Ultra Ball

Dratini Community Day Classic Special Research (4/4) Tasks and Rewards

Task Reward
Claim Reward! Silver Pinap Berry icon 2× Silver Pinap Berry
Claim Reward! Dratini
Claim Reward! XP icon 3500× XP

Rewards:

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