Dragonair 14/97 Pokémon EX Dragon Raw

Pokémon: Dragonair

Series: EX

Set: Dragon

Card Number: 14

Rarity: R

Condition: N/A

Grade: Raw

Year: 2005

Illustrator:  Aya Kusube

Type: Colorless

The Dragonair 14/97 is a Rare Colorless-type Stage 1 Pokémon card from EX Dragon, released on November 24, 2003 by The Pokémon Company and illustrated by Aya Kusube, a Japanese artist whose elegant, flowing linework and cool-toned aquatic palettes brought a sense of graceful, serpentine poise to one of the franchise's most iconic Dragon evolution lines. As a 70 HP Pokémon that evolves from Dratini, it carries no Weakness, a Lightning-type Resistance of −30, and a Retreat Cost of two Colorless Energy. EX Dragon was the third expansion of the EX Series and the first English set to introduce Colorless as a possible Weakness type, featuring a 97-card base checklist plus 3 secret rares and headlined by Rayquaza ex, Dragonite ex, and Latias ex.

In terms of decks and strategy, Dragonair's two attacks make it one of the most tactically versatile Rare Colorless Pokémon in the entire EX era. Dazzle Blast costs one Water and one Colorless Energy, deals 20 damage, and requires a coin flip: if heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused—a low-cost status condition that could lock down a high-HP attacker like Salamence or Altaria for a full turn at minimal energy investment  Healing Wave costs two Colorless Energy, deals 30 damage, and removes 1 damage counter from each of your Active Pokémon—a self-healing attack that extended Dragonair's effective lifespan well beyond what its 70 HP pool would normally allow while still dealing reliable damage. In 2003–2005 competitive formats, Dragonair found utility in Colorless and Water-hybrid decks as a durable mid-board presence that could apply consistent chip damage through Dazzle Blast or sustain itself through Healing Wave, and its Lightning Resistance of −30 made it a natural anchor in strategies that punished Zapdos-heavy and Lightning-type opponents. Its role as the Stage 1 evolution of Dratini and the pre-evolution of Dragonite made it a pivotal middle link in one of the franchise's most beloved Dragon evolution lines.

Collectors love the EX Dragon Dragonair for its unique position as one of the most elegant and mechanically complete Rare Colorless Pokémon in the entire EX era, a card whose dual-attack design of status condition delivery plus self-healing created a satisfying strategic rhythm that rewarded disciplined, sustained play over raw aggression. Aya Kusube's illustration—depicting Dragonair in a graceful, mid-swim pose with its serpentine body coiled elegantly and its small, watchful eyes gazing forward with quiet determination—captures the raw, aquatic serenity of the species in a way that stands out among the more aggressive and dramatic artwork of the set's Holographic Rares like Rayquaza ex, Dragonite ex, and Latias ex. As a Stage 1 that evolves from Dratini and can further evolve into Dragonite, Dragonair occupies a pivotal middle position in one of the franchise's most iconic evolution lines, and its permanently fixed supply—combined with over 20 years of natural wear from the population of EX Dragon cards that were opened, played, and traded in the early 2000s—ensures that quality raw copies remain a steady target for both set completionists and players of Unlimited format tournaments who still appreciate the creative status-condition and self-healing mechanics of one of the EX era's most strategically rewarding Dragon-type Pokémon.

Product Details

Card Number / Rarity:14/97 / Rare

Card Type / HP / Stage:Colorless / 70 / Stage 1

Attack 1:[1L] Dazzle Blast (20)
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Confused.

Attack 2:[2W] Healing Wave (30)
Remove 1 damage counter from each of your Active Pokemon.

Weakness / Resistance / Retreat Cost:C / FG / 2

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