Dragonite counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 10.1% #22
ABILITYMultiscale
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
Dragon Dance 77.8% Extreme Speed 67.2% Earthquake 60.1% Outrage 58.8% Dragon Claw 38.2% Fire Punch 38.2% Ice Punch 19.6% Iron Head 12.3%
Items
Lum Berry 46.6% Weakness Policy 22.9% Choice Band 20.1% Leftovers 8.8% Life Orb 1.1% Draco Plate 0.3% Choice Specs 0.1% Expert Belt 0.0%
Abilities
Multiscale96.8%Inner Focus3.2%
Common Teammates
Excadrill74.5%Manaphy50.7%Pinsir-Mega31.5%Talonflame28.2%Volcarona23.4%Azelf20.3%Mew18.6%Venusaur-Mega17.6%
Browse Gen 6 OU teams using Dragonite →
Teams using Excadrill 31% Teams using Landorus-Therian 22%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
21.29
31
31.2% dies 10.04%
02
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
27.256
22
21.7% dies 7.90%

Ranked #22 with 10.06% usage. Sorted by reliability score.