The Dragon's Den is inaccessible before defeatingClair in theBlackthorn Gym, as it is blocked off by a man in front of the cave. After defeating Clair, it must be traversed to obtain theRising Badge.
InPokémon Crystal,HeartGold and SoulSilver, severalTrainers can be found in the cave. TheDragon Shrine (Japanese:りゅうのほこらDragonShrine) is located in the south end (blocked off by awhirlpool), where theMaster will quiz theplayer on their attitude towards and treatment of theirPokémon. After the quiz is completed, they will be rewarded with aDratini. If they got all the answers right the first time, the Dratini will knowExtremeSpeed.
Silver can be found here contemplating his training onTuesdays andThursdays. Clair will visit to reward the player with the Rising Badge she refused to award in the Blackthorn Gym, as well asTM24 (DragonBreath)GSC orTM59 (Dragon Pulse)HGSS. This requires completing the quiz described above. InPokémon Gold and Silver, where the Dragon Shrine is closed and everything related to it is unavailable, Clair will instead give the Rising Badge to the player after they collect theDragon Fang. If the Dragon Fang from Dragon's Den is not obtained, but the player has one anyways, usually from trading from another Trainer, Clair will call the player a cheater and refuse to give the badge.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after the player battles Silver atMt. Moon, they can participate in aMulti Battle with him againstLance and Clair here. Additionally, in these games, if the player receives the Rising Badge from Clair and then leaves the Dragon's Den withDig,Teleport, or anEscape Rope, then they must return to her Gym in order to collect theTM.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give theirPokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give theirPokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
It is a prize for correctly answering the questions given by the Master in the Dragon Shrine. If any wrong answers are given, theplayer will still receive a Dratini but it will haveLeer instead of ExtremeSpeed.
After completing the quiz, the player will then need to receiveTM24 (DragonBreath)C orTM59 (Dragon Pulse)HGSS fromClair. After this, returning to the Master will result in him giving the Dratini to the player.
The Dragon's Den appeared inFangs For Nothin', where it was reduced to a series of tunnels leading to theDragon Holy Land. InPokémon the Series, the Dragon Holy Land takes over for the Dragon's Den's other roles in the games, including the location of the Dragon Shrine and theDragon Fang.
The Dragon's Den appeared inDebonaire Dragonair.Clair encountered and battledSuicune here, but failed to defeat andcatch it. According to Clair, only thePokémon living on the site with her family are allowed here.
Trivia
Dragon's Den is the only location where the player obtains aGym Badge that is not aGym.
InPokémon Crystal, if the playerwhites out due topoison damage while still inside the Dragon Shrine after receiving theRising Badge, they can return to theBlackthorn Gym to receive the rewardTM from Clair. However, if the player then returns to Dragon's Den and stands on the tile directly in front of the Dragon Shrine's door, Clair will appear again and give the player anotherTM24.
Morning (Dratini)
Day/Evening (Dratini)
Night (Dragonair)
