Dragonite counters

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

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 9.4% #23
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 84.0% Roost 74.2% Earthquake 60.3% Dual Wingbeat 58.1% Heal Bell 30.4% Ice Punch 29.5% Fire Punch 10.2% Extreme Speed 9.2%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 84.4% Life Orb 9.2% Roseli Berry 1.2% Weakness Policy 1.2% Choice Band 1.1% Leftovers 1.0% Normal Gem 0.9% Yache Berry 0.8%
Abilities
Multiscale92.4%Inner Focus7.6%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian44.2%Clefable38.7%Ferrothorn34.4%Tapu Koko32.4%Corviknight24.0%Heatran22.9%Garchomp21.7%Kartana18.8%
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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 #23 with 9.42% usage. Sorted by reliability score.