Dragonite counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 14.9% #13
BASE STATS
HP 91
ATK 134
DEF 95
SPA 100
SPD 100
SPE 80
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ice
2×
RockDragonFairy
½×
FireWaterFightingBug
¼×
Grass
0×
Ground
Moves
Outrage 78.0% Extreme Speed 73.4% Fire Punch 55.4% Dragon Dance 49.4% Superpower 43.4% Earthquake 40.5% Draco Meteor 19.0% Fire Blast 16.7%
Items
Life Orb 38.1% Choice Band 28.0% Focus Sash 16.3% Lum Berry 11.7% Yache Berry 2.3% Expert Belt 1.5% Leftovers 0.9% Choice Scarf 0.6%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar47.5%Scizor41.0%Gyarados39.7%Metagross39.5%Starmie30.5%Empoleon30.0%Latias26.7%Azelf23.3%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #13 with 14.89% usage. Sorted by reliability score.