Dragonite counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 22.1% #6
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 90.3% Dragon Dance 79.8% Earthquake 51.7% Fire Punch 46.5% Dragon Claw 45.1% Outrage 26.2% Dual Wingbeat 14.9% Defog 11.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 92.3% Weakness Policy 2.2% Choice Band 1.4% Leftovers 1.0% Loaded Dice 0.8% Lum Berry 0.8% Expert Belt 0.3% Assault Vest 0.3%
Abilities
Multiscale99.5%Inner Focus0.5%
Common Teammates
Garchomp59.8%Rotom-Wash56.5%Clefable53.4%Starmie-Mega51.8%Melmetal50.8%Gholdengo22.5%Magearna22.4%Excadrill14.0%

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 #6 with 22.09% usage. Sorted by reliability score.