Red / Blue: Long considered a mythical POKéMON until recently when a small colony was found living underwater.
Yellow: The existence of this mythical POKéMON was only recently confirmed by a fisherman who caught one.
Gold / HeartGold: It is born large to start with. It repeatedly sheds its skin as it steadily grows longer.
Silver: This POKéMON is full of life ener gy. It continually sheds its skin and grows steadily larger.
Crystal: It sheds many lay ers of skin as it grows larger. Dur ing this process, it is protected by a rapid waterfall.
Ruby / Sapphire: DRATINI continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
Emerald: A DRATINI continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
FireRed: Even the young can exceed 6.5 feet in length. It grows larger by repeatedly shedding skin.
LeafGreen: Long considered a mythical POKéMON until recently, when a small colony was found living underwater.
Diamond +7: It is called the “Mirage Pokémon” because so few have seen it. Its shed skin has been found.
SoulSilver / Y: This Pokémon is full of life energy. It continually sheds its skin and grows steadily larger.
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire: Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
Sun: It grows by molting repeatedly. Boots made from the tanned cast-off skin are a super luxury item.
Moon: After a 10-hour struggle, a fisherman was able to pull one up and confirm its existence.
Ultra Sun: It’s still weak, so it lurks on the floor of bodies of water, eating whatever food sinks down and living a quiet life.
Ultra Moon: It sheds its skin—almost on a daily basis—and grows larger. Its skin is soft just after it’s been shed.
Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee: Long thought to be a myth, this Pokémon’s existence was only recently confirmed by a fisherman who caught one.
Sword: Dratini dwells near bodies of rapidly flowing water, such as the plunge pools of waterfalls. As it grows, Dratini will shed its skin many times.
Shield: This Pokémon was long considered to be no more than a myth. The small lump on a Dratini’s forehead is actually a horn that’s still coming in.
