# Dratini #38/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Dratini is the gentle start of the Dragonite line, a Gen I favorite whose slow, hard-won evolution keeps fans attached. Ken Sugimori drew many of the original Pokémon, so his name on a Wizards-era uncommon appeals to purists, though as a mid-tier pull it stays modest. At a $1.94 modelled guide, up 36% over 30 days on 33 copies traded, with 1,970 days of inventory sitting on the board, 89% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.22 out of Ascended Heroes; a PSA 10 brings $160, 82 times raw, but a 20% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 38/130 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Colorless |
| Attack: Pound | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Resistance | Psychic -30 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Dratini #147](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/dratini) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.94** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- 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 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.24 — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Quant score: 56/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-08T08:07:09.610Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:22:03.889Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-24T17:09:41.123Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:22:03.888Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T09:52:35.373Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/dratini-38)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-38%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)