Dragonite counters

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

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 18.8% #9
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
Extreme Speed 82.5% Outrage 79.9% Dragon Dance 50.6% Earthquake 49.9% Superpower 42.7% Fire Punch 42.5% Draco Meteor 16.4% Fire Blast 11.1%
Items
Life Orb 38.0% Choice Band 31.7% Lum Berry 18.0% Focus Sash 4.0% Yache Berry 4.0% Leftovers 3.8% Haban Berry 0.4% Choice Scarf 0.2%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar53.4%Scizor41.6%Azelf36.1%Gyarados32.9%Metagross30.6%Latias29.9%Starmie28.8%Magnezone26.5%

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 #9 with 18.84% usage. Sorted by reliability score.