Dragonite counters

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

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 14.4% #13
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 81.0% Dragon Dance 76.3% Earthquake 73.5% Outrage 37.4% Fire Punch 26.7% Dragon Claw 22.2% Roost 18.2% Dual Wingbeat 13.7%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 87.3% Choice Band 2.5% Life Orb 2.3% Weakness Policy 2.2% Loaded Dice 1.9% Lum Berry 1.1% Leftovers 1.1% Assault Vest 0.3%
Abilities
Multiscale99.3%Inner Focus0.7%
Common Teammates
Garchomp43.7%Rotom-Wash41.0%Clefable38.8%Starmie-Mega33.3%Melmetal32.0%Magearna30.6%Gholdengo23.8%Excadrill21.8%

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 #13 with 14.42% usage. Sorted by reliability score.