# Dragonair #22/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Dragonair is the quiet middle of the Dratini line, a Gen I Dragon-type that fans have always loved for its elegance. Base Set 2 reused the classic Wizards-era card pool, so a Rare Dragonair is a mid-tier pull, and Arita's name keeps nostalgic collectors paying attention. At a $16 modelled guide, up 11% over 30 days on 66 copies traded, with 212 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.21 out of Ascended Heroes; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $469 and a 13% observed gem rate putting about $9.06 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 22/130 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Dratini |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Colorless |
| Attack: Slam | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. |
| Attack: Hyper Beam | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 — If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it. |
| Resistance | Psychic -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Dragonair #148](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/dragonair) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$15.52** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-06
- 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 2026-11-06
- Floor delivered ask: $11.99 — as of 2026-11-06T07:56:43.559Z
- Quant score: 75/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-06T07:56:43.559Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-30T12:03:02.061Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-27T11:08:31.653Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-26T08:47:36.957Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-27T11:08:31.653Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-04T12:36:42.391Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/dragonair-22)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-22%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)