Dragonite counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 1.5% #68
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 82.5% Dragon Claw 73.6% Protect 70.1% Low Kick 47.1% Tailwind 41.8% Scale Shot 14.8% Haze 9.2% Brick Break 6.4%
Items
Dragon Fang 57.9% Life Orb 11.8% Muscle Band 5.3% Lum Berry 4.3% Leftovers 3.3% Expert Belt 2.7% White Herb 2.6% Sitrus Berry 2.1%
Abilities
Multiscale75.9%Inner Focus24.1%
Common Teammates
Incineroar45.7%Basculegion36.6%Sneasler31.6%Kingambit28.4%Raichu-Mega-Y27.6%Gengar-Mega16.9%Ninetales-Alola16.3%Sinistcha15.7%
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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 #68 with 1.55% usage. Sorted by reliability score.