Dratini · Legendary Collection, what to know.
About the Dratini card
Numbered 72 of 110 in Legendary Collection, released in May 2002, Dratini is a Common, a Basic Colorless-type carrying 40 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Dratini needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.
Dratini carries this Pokédex flavor text: "Long considered a mythical Pokémon until recently, when a small colony was found living underwater."
About Dratini in the Pokémon world
A Dragon-type sea-serpent Pokémon. Famous for being the rarest Pokémon in the Safari Zone in Gen 1. Base Set Common Dratini has sentimental demand thanks to game rarity.
What is Dratini worth?
Dratini is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Dratini before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Dratini is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft Wizards-era cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Dratini
Raw copies of Dratini are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Dratini is the practical move.
