What Is The Max CP Of Dratini At Level 50?

Whenever I check CP ceilings for Pokémon I like to nerd out over the math, and Dratini is a cute little number to run through. If you power a Dratini to level 50 with perfect IVs (15/15/15), the maximum CP you’ll see is 1,136. That’s the cap for a standard, non-boosted, non-shadow/purified Dratini at level 50 — and I’ll walk through how that number is reached so you can tweak it for other IV spreads or special forms.

I usually break it down with the CP formula from the game: CP = floor((Attack_total * sqrt(Defense_total) * sqrt(Stamina_total) * CPM^2) / 10). For Dratini the base stats are Attack 119, Defense 91, Stamina 121. With perfect IVs you add 15 to each, so Attack_total = 134, Defense_total = 106, Stamina_total = 136. The level 50 CP multiplier (CPM) used in the formula is about 0.84029999. When you plug those numbers in, you get roughly 1,136 CP after the floor operation — that’s the max. For a quick comparison, the same perfect IV Dratini at level 40 (CPM ~0.7903) comes out around ~1,004 CP, so you can see how level 50 gives a noticeable bump.

If you’re not at perfect IVs, the CP scales predictably by changing those +15 values. For example, a 0/0/0 IV Dratini (base-only stats) at level 50 will be quite a bit lower; you can plug any IVs into the same formula if you want exact numbers. Also keep in mind shadow Dratini gets a 1.2x attack multiplier in the CP formula (so its CP reads higher), while purified Dratini has a slightly different stat structure — so if you see a different CP for those forms, that’s why. Practically speaking, if you’re holding onto Dratini to evolve into Dragonair and then Dragonite, I usually recommend catching high Attack first if you care about raids and DPS, or high HP/Defense if you want a beefy buddy or gym defender (though Dratini itself isn’t a gym mainstay).

I’m the kind of person who hoards candy and XLs for that one perfect mon, so I’ve leveled a few Dratini to the 50 cap just to watch the numbers climb — it’s oddly satisfying. If you want to replicate this exact math yourself, use the base stats + IVs, square-root the defense and stamina totals, multiply by the attack total, then multiply by the CPM squared and divide by 10 before flooring. There are also plenty of community CP calculators that do this instantly if you’d rather not hand-calc. Happy hunting, and if you’ve got a particularly nice Dratini I’d love to hear what you plan to do with it — evolve right away, or hoard candy for XL?