Dragonite counters

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

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 4.4% #41
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 67.7% Roost 64.4% Earthquake 61.4% Dual Wingbeat 43.3% Heal Bell 25.1% Ice Punch 24.2% Fire Punch 22.2% Extreme Speed 21.8%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 69.6% Flyinium Z 15.5% Dragonium Z 6.8% Choice Band 2.9% Weakness Policy 1.4% Lum Berry 1.2% Leftovers 0.9% Life Orb 0.9%
Abilities
Multiscale95.7%Inner Focus4.3%
Common Teammates
Tapu Koko46.9%Scizor-Mega41.3%Hippowdon38.1%Mamoswine26.7%Starmie26.4%Landorus-Therian25.3%Ferrothorn17.4%Clefable16.5%

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 #41 with 4.37% usage. Sorted by reliability score.