Do you want to get Dratini because it has a cool appearance and can transform into a powerful Dragonite? This wikiHow teaches you how to catch Dratini in Pokémon SoulSilver in several different methods.
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Method 1 of 4: Getting Dratini by Answering Master's Questions
Step 1. Go to Dragon's Den which is behind Blackthorn City
Enter the cave door, use the ladder to go down, and walk to the edge of the water.
- Make sure you have free space in your Pokémon party if you want to get Dratini.
- You must defeat the last Gym Leader named Clair at the Blackthorn Gym. After defeating him, you'll get the TM needed to enter Dragon's Den and get Dratini.
Step 2. Use the Pokémon's Whrilpool move to get through the whirlpool
After exiting the cave, you will reach the water area where the whirlpool is located. Use the Surf move to surf on the water. Head southwest to find a whirlpool between cliffs and rocks.
Step 3. Explore the map until you reach a house
You'll find this if you follow the water south and east from the Whirlpool.
Step 4. Enter the house
This house is Dragon's Den or also known as Dragon Shrine.
Save game data (save game) before continuing. You can load the game data and try again if you don't get the Dratini you want
Step 5. Talk to the Master
When the Master asks some questions, give the following answers: Friend, Strategy, Strong, Love, and Both. If you choose these answers, you will get a Dratini with the "Extreme Speed" move. If you give the wrong answer, you will get a Dratini with the move "Leer."
- Dratini's highest stat is Attack and his lowest stat is HP (Hit Points).
- Dratini is a Dragon type Pokémon and its weaknesses are Dragon, Ice, and Fairy type Pokémon.
- Dratini's ability is a Shed Skin that can heal its Status Effect.
Method 2 of 4: Catching Dratini in Dragon's Den
Step 1. Go to Dragon's Den which is behind Blackthorn City
After entering the cave entrance, use the stairs to go down and go to the water's edge.
Step 2. Explore the water area by moving Surf until you meet Dratini
The Dratini found in this area are very low level (between levels 5 and 15) and you only have a 15% chance of encountering them. You can also fish with Good or Super Rod which increases the chance of meeting Dratini to 10% to 30%.
Step 3. Use Ultra Ball or Love Ball to catch Dratini
An Ultra Ball is a Poké Ball with the highest chance of catching a Pokémon (other than a Master Ball) in the game. Dratini are very difficult to catch, but Ultra Balls can help you catch them quickly. Love Balls can be used if your Pokémon and Dratini are of different genders.
For example, if your Pokémon is a male and the Dratini you're fighting is a female, you can use Love Balls to catch them faster
Method 3 of 4: Buying Dratini with Coin
Step 1. Go to Goldenrod City
Step 2. Visit the Game Corner located in Goldenrod City
Step 3. Talk to the man standing in front of the green gaming table
Step 4. Play until you get 2,100 Coins
Step 5. Talk to the old man in the upper right corner of the room
Step 6. Buy Dratini with Coins
Method 4 of 4: Catching Dratini in Safari Zone
Step 1. Visit the Safari Zone on Route 48
To access the Safari Zone, first unlock the storyline that starts in Olivine City.
Step 2. Go to the Swamp area (swamp)
In the Safari Zone, you can put the types of areas you want on the map. Select the Swamp type area as the first area. When you visit the Safari Zone for the first time, you will get the task of finding Geodude. The second task is to use the Area Customizer and find Sandshrew.
Step 3. Use the Good Rod or Super Rod in the water
When fishing for Dratini in the Swamp area of the Safari Zone, you have a 20% chance of finding it.
Step 4. Use Ultra Ball or Love Ball to catch Dratini
An Ultra Ball is a Poké Ball with the highest chance of catching a Pokémon (other than a Master Ball) in the game. Dratini are very difficult to catch, but Ultra Balls can help you catch them quickly. Love Balls can be used if your Pokémon and Dratini are of different genders.
For example, if your Pokémon is a male and the Dratini you're fighting is a female, you can use Love Balls to catch them faster
Tips
- Use high quality Poké Balls if you are looking for Dratini in the water.
- Clear an empty slot in the party to get a Dratini when you talk to the Master at the Dragon Shrine.
- Answer the Master's questions with the following options: Friend, Strategy, Strong, Love, and Both. After that, you will get Dratini with the Extreme Speed move.
