# Dragonite (Japanese) #005 — Dragon Selection

## Summary

Dragonite flies diagonally across a streaked blue-and-teal background on this holofoil card, orange body caught mid-turn with one wing swept back. Japanese collectors had it in January 2012 as part of Dragon Selection, months before the same Dragonite appeared in English in Dragon Vault that October. A Stage 2 with its own attack suite, it stays a fan-favourite starter-line finale. The modelled guide sits at $20 with 3 copies traded in 30 days; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $659 and a 54% observed gem rate putting about $150 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dragon Selection |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 005 |
| Rarity | Unknown |
| Era | jp-bw |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2012-01-27 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$19.99** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-10
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-10
- Floor delivered ask: $81.20 — as of 2026-11-10T20:51:35.190Z
- Quant score: 26/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-10T20:51:35.190Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 31% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-01-27T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-06T02:32:20.453Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-06T02:32:20.453Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-06T02:32:20.453Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-08T21:04:11.139Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/dragon-selection/dragonite)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23910-005%3AJA%3AHOLO%3AFIRST_EDITION~NM)