Dragonite counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 4.9% #32
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
Extreme Speed 96.0% Dragon Claw 91.7% Protect 85.9% Low Kick 62.7% Fire Punch 27.0% Tailwind 20.9% Scale Shot 6.6% Breaking Swipe 1.4%
Items
Dragon Fang 56.6% Lum Berry 39.1% White Herb 1.4% Leftovers 0.9% Silk Scarf 0.5% Sitrus Berry 0.5% Choice Scarf 0.4% Haban Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Multiscale94.1%Inner Focus5.9%
Tera Types
Dragon 0.0%
Common Teammates
Kingambit84.6%Sneasler74.4%Incineroar69.6%Floette-Mega42.0%Gengar-Mega36.1%Palafin30.6%Ninetales-Alola29.4%Basculegion27.5%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #32 with 4.91% usage. Sorted by reliability score.