Dragonite counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg I (Bo3) · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Dragonite
#0149 Dragonite
DragonFlying
USAGE 8.1% #23
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 99.1% Aqua Jet 95.5% Low Kick 93.1% Outrage 78.3% Iron Head 17.3% Dragon Claw 4.7% Aerial Ace 4.4% Protect 1.4%
Items
Choice Band 98.2% Loaded Dice 1.1% Silk Scarf 0.4% Safety Goggles 0.2% Life Orb 0.1% Weakness Policy 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Abilities
Inner Focus98.6%Multiscale1.4%
Tera Types
Normal 99.0% Poison 0.9% Dragon 0.1% Fairy 0.0% Steel 0.0% Fighting 0.0% Flying 0.0% Ice 0.0%
Common Teammates
Zamazenta-Crowned98.9%Chien-Pao98.8%Calyrex-Shadow82.4%Amoonguss74.0%Raging Bolt56.4%Ogerpon-Cornerstone25.2%Miraidon16.6%Volcarona16.0%

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 #23 with 8.10% usage. Sorted by reliability score.