Dragonite counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 6.7% #34
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 92.6% Earthquake 74.2% Fly 43.5% Extreme Speed 41.8% Roost 29.2% Fire Punch 28.5% Outrage 26.6% Ice Punch 26.2%
Items
Flyinium Z 43.3% Dragonium Z 19.6% Leftovers 12.1% Lum Berry 7.0% Choice Band 5.4% Weakness Policy 4.9% Electrium Z 2.7% Life Orb 2.2%
Abilities
Multiscale99.8%Inner Focus0.2%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian60.2%Diancie-Mega45.9%Magearna44.2%Tapu Fini31.5%Victini31.5%Excadrill26.3%Ferrothorn23.5%Volcarona15.0%
Browse Gen 7 OU teams using Dragonite →
Teams using Tapu Fini 53% Teams using Tapu Lele 48% Teams using Tapu Koko 48% Teams using Ferrothorn 35% Teams using Magearna 34%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Tapu Fini
Tapu Fini
WaterFairy SOFT CHECK
20.213
53
53.4% dies 11.10%
02
Tapu Lele
Tapu Lele
PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK
21.023
48
48.1% dies 10.90%
03
Tapu Koko
Tapu Koko
ElectricFairy SOFT CHECK
28.692
48
47.6% dies 9.32%
04
Medicham-Mega
Medicham-Mega
FightingPsychic SOFT CHECK
51.382
46
46.1% dies 9.83%
05
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
46.748
35
34.9% dies 9.25%
06
Magearna
Magearna
SteelFairy SOFT CHECK
117.897
34
34.2% dies 7.30%
07
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
74.021
34
33.5% dies 8.92%
08
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
90.378
32
32.1% dies 8.39%
09
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
198.496
14
14.2% dies 4.24%
10
Kartana
Kartana
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
24.554
11
10.5% dies 6.20%
11
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
35.014
2
2.0% dies 2.37%

Ranked #34 with 6.70% usage. Sorted by reliability score.