Dragon Scale

Held by wild Pokémon in 3 places.

A very tough and inflexible scale. Dragon-type Pokémon may be holding this item when caught.

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What it evolves

1

Where to farm it

3

Every wild place a Pokémon that may hold Dragon Scale turns up, best odds first. The odds are how often each of them appears there times how often it holds the item, added up for every one you can meet at the same time. Hold chances are from the game's files as of August 2026.

Best odds
Route 17
Chapter 25
1 in 174encounters Surfing
Good Rod1 in 203
  • HorseaWater
    SurfingLv. 31-39
    12% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
  • HorseaWater
    Good Rod
    9.8% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
  1. 2
    Grove of Dreams
    Chapter 9
    1 in 1,000encounters
    • DratiniDragon
      Good Rod
      2% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
  2. 3
    Safari Game
    Chapter 24
    5%rate unknown
    • HorseaWater
      Good Rod
      5% hold it 20% with the lead
    • HorseaWater
      SurfingLv. 31-39
      5% hold it 20% with the lead
  • Lead with Compound Eyes or Super LuckThe first Pokémon in your party, even a fainted one, turns a 5% item into 20% and a 50% one into 60%. At the best place above that takes Dragon Scale from 1 in 174 to 1 in 43 encounters. Butterfree Venonat Yanma Joltik Nincada Scatterbug
  • Catch it, do not steal itIn this game Thief and Covet only keep the item until the battle ends; your Pokémon does not leave with it. A caught Pokémon keeps its item, so throw a ball and take the item from it in your party.
  • Check first with FriskA Frisk Pokémon names the foe's item when it comes in, so you only spend balls on the ones holding it. Put the Compound Eyes Pokémon first, fainted, and send Frisk in to battle.
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