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Pokémon Go Dragon Scale

If you’ve got a Pokémon Go Dragon Scale sitting in your inventory and you don’t know what to do with it, keep reading to learn what it is and how to use it.

Pokemon Go Dragon Scale: The Dragon Scale item outlined in white and pasted on a blurred Pokemon Go graphic of a variety of water Pokemon under the sea

Since Pokémon Go’s initial release in 2016, Pokémon from every generation have made their way into our phones. As well as bringing entirely new ‘mons for us to collect, several generations also added new evolutions for existing favorites. That’s where the Pokémon Go Dragon Scale comes in. Keep reading to find out more about this mysterious item.

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Here’s everything you need to know about Pokémon Go’s Dragon Scale.

What is the Pokémon Go Dragon Scale?

The Dragon Scale is a Pokémon Go evolution item used to evolve specific Kanto Pokémon into their Johto evolutions. It was added to Pokémon Go in 2017 alongside the Sun Stone, Metal Coat, King’s Rock, and Up-Grade.

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How do I get a Pokémon Go Dragon Scales?

Luckily, the Johto evolution items are a lot easier to get than some of the more recent additions like the Sinnoh Stone and Pokémon Go Gimmighoul and Gholdengo Coins. You have a small chance to get a Dragon Scale from spinning the photo discs at PokéStops and gyms and you’re guaranteed one of the Johto evolution items for completing a seven-day PokéStop spin streak.

The professor sometimes gives out Dragon Scales as research task rewards, or you have a chance to unbox one in a present from one of your pals.

How do I use the Pokémon Go Dragon Scale?

The Pokémon Go Dragon Scale is used to evolve Seadra into Kingdra. To do this, you must collect a Dragon Scale and 100 Horsea candies. Once you have everything, you can evolve your Seadra into a Kingdra by pressing the evolve button on your Seadra’s page.

That’s everything you need to know about the Pokémon Go Dragon Scale. We’ve got loads of great Pokémon Go guides including lists of the best poison Pokémon, the best electric Pokémon, and the best dragon Pokémon.