Dragonite counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg F · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 11.9% #16
ABILITYInner Focus
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 96.1% Iron Head 51.0% Aerial Ace 46.2% Outrage 44.8% Stomping Tantrum 42.9% Protect 34.9% Scale Shot 32.7% Earthquake 9.5%
Items
Choice Band 54.5% Loaded Dice 31.8% Assault Vest 9.0% Life Orb 3.2% Weakness Policy 0.3% Clear Amulet 0.3% Covert Cloak 0.3% Leftovers 0.2%
Abilities
Inner Focus71.6%Multiscale28.4%
Tera Types
Normal 64.7% Steel 31.1% Ground 1.3% Fairy 1.2% Flying 0.8% Dragon 0.4% Fighting 0.2% Water 0.1%
Common Teammates
Chien-Pao74.3%Dondozo39.8%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike30.9%Gouging Fire29.7%Tatsugiri28.9%Flutter Mane27.4%Ting-Lu25.9%Ogerpon-Wellspring20.5%

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 #16 with 11.86% usage. Sorted by reliability score.