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1st Gen Why does Lance's Dragonite know the move Barrier in R/B/Y?

Gentexce36.

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    This is what i have been thinking about for a while. Barrier isn't a move that is learned for Dragonite in R/B/Y, however Lance's Dragonite knows the move. Any one with an explanation?
     
    mzmingle said:
    Hax. He uses hacks.
    soon he's gonna have a level like, 12 Dragonite :/
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    Would probably be awesome to add a gameshark code to catch/steal his Dragonite. Not many people can brag with having a Dragonite that knows Barrier in R/B/Y.
     
    no idea

    I never had any idea as to why and thought at first it was a move Dragonite could learn on its own. Perhaps its for the same reason Lance's Dragonite is underleveled in GSC.
     
    ^That one actually makes a small amount of sense. He was investigating Mahogany's strange signal that *hint*EVOLVES POKEMON EARLY*hint*. I always thought that while that signal's going they should do something like temporarily make Pokemon evolve 5 levels sooner than they should. That would have totally explained Lance.
     
    MartianOddity said:
    In that case why not Gameshark a Dragonite into knowing Barrier from the beginning? Wouldn't that be easier?

    A greater mystery for me is the sucky movesets that the E4 pokémon have. Blue's Exeggutor really blows.
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    That would work too, lol. And you are absolutely right, some of the E4 Pokémons have absolutely rubbish movesets.
     
    Well, to go with a real explanation of it, if I'm not wrong, Dratini can learn Barrier as Egg Move in G/S/C. Maybe that's it?
    He could have visited Johto before G/S/C came out, done an Egg and did it. :D
     
    Porygon Z said:
    Well, to go with a real explanation of it, if I'm not wrong, Dratini can learn Barrier as Egg Move in G/S/C. Maybe that's it?
    He could have visited Johto before G/S/C came out, done an Egg and did it. :D
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    That would probably be it. I remember in the beginning of Pokémon: The First Movie, during the opening theme, that Ash battled a Trainer who had a Donphan. Donphan isn't a part of the first original 151 Pokémon, so yes indeed it were possible for some trainers to visit Johto before G/S/C were released.
     
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