Dragonite counters

Gen 8 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 1.8% #72
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
Dual Wingbeat 93.2% Dragon Dance 89.4% Dragon Claw 87.9% Fire Punch 87.5% Extreme Speed 6.9% Protect 5.3% Draco Meteor 5.3% Air Slash 5.3%
Items
Weakness Policy 88.0% White Herb 5.3% Leftovers 5.2% Muscle Band 1.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.4% Assault Vest 0.1% Choice Band 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Multiscale98.9%Inner Focus1.1%
Common Teammates
Incineroar86.8%Amoonguss86.6%Regigigas86.6%Weezing-Galar86.6%Espeon86.6%Pelipper5.9%Kingdra5.9%Cinccino5.9%
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Ranked #72 with 1.81% usage. Sorted by reliability score.