Dragonite counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 3.8% #47
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 76.3% Earthquake 60.5% Extreme Speed 36.9% Roost 35.2% Fire Punch 30.5% Dual Wingbeat 26.7% Ice Punch 24.4% Fly 23.2%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 51.7% Flyinium Z 23.1% Dragonium Z 10.3% Choice Band 4.5% Lum Berry 4.3% Weakness Policy 2.8% Life Orb 1.2% Leftovers 1.0%
Abilities
Multiscale98.3%Inner Focus1.7%
Common Teammates
Magnezone26.7%Excadrill23.2%Clefable21.8%Landorus-Therian20.5%Rillaboom19.8%Tapu Fini19.7%Tapu Koko19.6%Greninja19.4%
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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 #47 with 3.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.