Dratini Raid Guide

July 5, 2022

Dratini is a Tier 1 raid boss in Pokémon Go and is a part of the Pokémon Go Ultra Anniversary event running from Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at 10:00 am local time, to Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 8:00 pm local time.

Being a pure Dragon type, it is weak to the Dragon, Fairy and Ice types.

Dratini goes on to evolve into the powerful Dragonite, a fan favorite and pseudo legendary that has remained meta relevant in both PvE and PvP for years now. A Dratini raid is a great way to possibly get a high IV Shiny for yourself. Get that little pink dragon, y’all! Just a note, it is a full odds shiny (roughly 1 in 500), so it is a tricky shiny to get.

Dratini can be caught with the following CP values:

529 – 574 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
661 – 717 CP at Level 25 with Windy weather boost

It is an easy solo.

Dratini Raid Counters

Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.

The best counters for Dratini are the following:

Dratini Counters
Supreme Counters
Mega Latios	Dragon Breath Dragon	Dragon Claw Dragon
Mega Latias	Dragon Breath Dragon	Psychic Psychic
Great Counters
Mega Altaria	Dragon Breath Dragon	Dazzling Gleam Fairy
Rayquaza	Dragon Tail Dragon	Outrage Dragon
Salamence	Dragon Tail Dragon	Outrage* Dragon
Zekrom	Dragon Breath Dragon	Outrage Dragon
Mega Gyarados	Dragon Breath Dragon	Outrage Dragon
Mega Abomasnow	Powder Snow Ice	Blizzard Ice
Dragonite	Dragon Tail Dragon	Outrage Dragon
Garchomp	Dragon Tail Dragon	Outrage Dragon
Mega X Charizard	Dragon Breath* Dragon	Dragon Claw Dragon
Gardevoir	Charm Fairy	Dazzling Gleam Fairy
Haxorus	Dragon Tail Dragon	Dragon Claw Dragon