Dragon’s Den Crystal · Johto landmark
Dragon’s Den is the sacred cave behind Clair’s Gym in Blackthorn City, where dragon tamers train and Dratini live in the water. In Crystal Clair refuses to hand over the Rising Badge until you pass the Elder’s quiz in the Dragon Shrine on the island in the middle of the lake.
- Wild Pokémon
- 3
- Items
- 7
- Trainers
- 4
- Needs
- Surf, Whirlpool
Connects to: Blackthorn City
Dragon’s Den on the Johto map
Gift and special Pokémon
Dratini Lv. 15 · GiftAfter Clair’s Dragon Shrine test, come back and the Elder gives you a Dratini (free party slot needed). If you answered every one of his questions correctly the first time, it knows ExtremeSpeed.
Wild Pokémon
B1F
| Rod | Pokémon | Lv. | Morning & day | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rod |  Magikarp | 10 | 100% | 100% |
| Good Rod | Magikarp | 20 | 90% | 90% |
| Dratini | 20 | 10% | 10% | |
| Super Rod | Magikarp | 40 | 60% | 60% |
| Dratini | 40 | 30% | 30% | |
 Dragonair | 40 | 10% | 10% |
Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each time of day: morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–17:59, night 18:00–3:59 (grass and caves 30/30/20/10/5/4/1, surfing 60/30/10). Where to find every Pokémon · Crystal vs Gold & Silver.
Trainers
| Trainer | Pokémon | Prize |
|---|---|---|
 Cooltrainer♂Darin | Dragonair 37 | ₽444 |
 Cooltrainer♀Cara |  Horsea 33Horsea 33 Seadra 35 | ₽420 |
 TwinsLea & Pia | Dratini 35Dratini 35Phone rematches (1)Rematch 1 · ₽190 Dratini 38Dratini 38 | ₽175 |
| TwinsLea & Pia | Dratini 35Dratini 35Phone rematches (1)Rematch 1 · ₽190 Dratini 38Dratini 38 | ₽175 |
Prize money is the trainer class’s base payout times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon. Trainers with phone rematches call you when they want another battle; their teams grow as you progress.
Items
| Item | How |
|---|---|
| Calcium | Item ball |
| Max Elixer | Item ball |
| Revive | Hidden |
| Max Potion | Hidden |
| Max Elixer | Hidden |
| TM24 DragonBreath | Gift Clair stops you on your way out of the Dragon’s Den to give it to you after you earn the Rising Badge at the shrine. |
| Dragon Fang | Gift Found in a Poké Ball in the Dragon’s Den (a scripted pickup left over from Gold and Silver), not given by an NPC. |
Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder from Ecruteak City.
Tips
- In the Elder’s quiz avoid Underling, Cheating, Weak person and Violence and choose Both at the end; a wrong answer only repeats the question but costs the Dratini its ExtremeSpeed.
- Leave and re-enter the shrine after the quiz and the Elder gives you a Lv15 Dratini; if you never answered wrongly it knows ExtremeSpeed.
- After the quiz Clair gives you TM24 DragonBreath as you leave the den.
- Fishing on B1F gives Dratini 10% with the Good Rod and Dratini 30% plus Dragonair 10% with the Super Rod.
- A Dragon Fang sits in a Poké Ball on B1F, with a hidden Max Elixer, Revive and Max Potion.
- On Tuesdays and Thursdays, after you beat your rival at Mt. Moon, he trains in the den.
Walkthrough: Part 11: Ice Path, Blackthorn City and Clair
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FAQ
How do you get the ExtremeSpeed Dratini in Pokémon Crystal?
Answer every question in the Dragon Shrine quiz kindly (no Underling, Cheating, Weak person or Violence, and Both at the end), then return to the shrine for the Elder’s Lv15 Dratini.
What are the Dragon Shrine quiz answers in Pokémon Crystal?
Friend or Pal; Strategy or Raising; Tough person or Anybody; Love or Knowledge; then Both.
Where do you get TM24 DragonBreath in Pokémon Crystal?
Clair gives it to you in Dragon’s Den after you pass the Dragon Shrine quiz and receive the Rising Badge.
What Pokémon can you catch in Dragon’s Den in Pokémon Crystal?
3 species: Magikarp, Dratini, Dragonair.
Sources & picture credits
- Dragon’s Den (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokecrystal (decompiled game data and graphics)
- Map drawn from maps/DragonsDenB1F.blk
- Map drawn from maps/DragonsDen1F.blk
- Map drawn from maps/DragonShrine.blk
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the game’s own scripts and Bulbapedia. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokecrystal decompilation (pret/pokecrystal 3bc8daa417). Maps, sprites and the Johto and Kanto Pokégear maps are drawn by retrogameindex from the game’s own graphics in that decompilation (listed on the image gallery). Pokémon © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.