Dragonite ex from Obsidian Flames is a Dragon-type Tera Pokémon ex with 330 HP — a Stage 2 that gives Dragon decks a bulky body with the Ter...
Dragonite ex from Obsidian Flames is a Dragon-type Tera Pokémon ex with 330 HP — a Stage 2 that gives Dragon decks a bulky body with the Tera bench-protection rule while it powers up on the Bench.
What Dragonite ex Does
Dragonite ex — Stage 2 Dragon Pokémon from Obsidian Flames (card #159 of 197), 330 HP, Double Rare. Evolves from Dragonair.
Wing Attack — Cost: Colorless. Damage: 70.
Mighty Meteor — Cost: Water + Lightning. Damage: 140+. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 140 more damage. If tails, during your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
Weakness: none. Resistance: none. Retreat Cost: 2.
Which Decks Want It
Dragon decks and mixed-Energy lists use it as a bulky mid-game attacker: Dragon typing means it sidesteps the common Weakness chart entirely, and Tera status keeps bench damage off it while it charges its heavy attacks.
Related reading: Dragapult ex Card Spotlight: Phantom Dive and the Bench-Spread Game Plan — keep it open for when you finish this one.
Playing With (and Against) It
Stage 2 Dragon attackers live or die by their Energy costs, so read the printed attack costs below carefully — Dragonite ex rewards decks that can pay mixed Energy types without slowing down.
By the Numbers
Dragonite ex is one of 21 Pokémon ex printed at Double Rare in Obsidian Flames. Its 330 HP ranks #2 among those 21 ex on raw bulk. In the sets we track, this is the Pokémon's only ex printing — Obsidian Flames is where you go to get it. Its hardest printed hit is Mighty Meteor at 140+ damage — the number every Weakness and Resistance calculation in its matchups starts from.
Verdict: Dragonite ex earns its spotlight in Obsidian Flames — a card with a clear job, a clear home, and a clear plan for the turns it is on the table. That is more than most cards in any set can say.
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