Dragonite counters

Gen 9 Linked · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 5.8% #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
Dragon Dance 87.7% Extreme Speed 85.2% Earthquake 85.1% Ice Spinner 37.9% Roost 22.4% Scale Shot 20.0% Thunder Wave 10.9% Fire Punch 10.4%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 59.1% Loaded Dice 19.6% Rocky Helmet 10.3% Lum Berry 7.9% Leftovers 2.0% Assault Vest 0.6% Weakness Policy 0.1% Life Orb 0.1%
Abilities
Multiscale98.2%Inner Focus1.8%
Common Teammates
Dondozo41.3%Dragapult36.2%Alomomola34.6%Ting-Lu33.9%Quaquaval32.2%Landorus-Therian28.4%Zamazenta27.4%Gholdengo20.5%
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Ranked #32 with 5.78% usage. Sorted by reliability score.