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Dragonair

Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Dragonair

Sun & Moon

Unified Minds · #150 · Uncommon · 2019

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Market reference

$0.43

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Card facts

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Set position
150 / 260
Release year
2019
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
100
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Dratini
Evolves to
Dragonite
Retreat cost
2 energy
Illustrator
sowsow
Pokédex #
148
Series
Sun & Moon

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Disruption
Damage efficiency
70 damage
20 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Dragonair plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Its main attack (Destructive Whirlpool) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Water / Lightning Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
  • Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy attacker doing ≥50 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.
  • Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Dragonair

  • Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
2.29 copies on average · 266 decks
Match win rate
40.9%
-6.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 100Type:NDragonSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: DratiniEvolves to: Dragonite

"Lakes where Dragonair live are filled with offerings from people, because they believe this Pokémon is able to control the weather."

CTail Whap — 20

WLCCDestructive Whirlpool — 70

Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Weakness:Y×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Dragonair or Unified Minds.

Tournament play

This printing of Dragonair has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

DragonairAscended Heroes

Played in 75 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 2026/07/17
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.21$0.47$19.98$0.43
Reverse Holofoil$2.10$3.24$28.20$2.48

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.30
7-day average€0.26
30-day average€0.20
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.25
Low (excellent+)€0.04
Reverse holo low€0.20
reverseHoloAvg1€0.42
Reverse holo 7-day€0.87
reverseHoloSell€1.11
averageSellPrice€0.21
Reverse holo 30-day€0.90
Reverse holo trend€1.18

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 $0.43; 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 "Unified Minds" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.

What rarity is Dragonair?

Dragonair is a Uncommon card in the Unified Minds set.