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Dragonite

Rank 35

Dragonite build and set

DragonFlying
Usage
4.0%—
Brought
63.5%
Leads
38.6%
Mega Evolves
44.2%
Win rate
46.4%
▼ 3.6 pts below 50%
44.1% – 48.7% · 1,783 games

22,204 battles · 7 days · updated 8 min ago

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Mega Dragonite

DragonFlying

Multiscale

DragoniniteModest+SpA −Atk

  • DragonSpecialDragon Pulse
  • FireSpecialHeat Wave
  • NormalStatusProtect
  • FlyingStatusTailwind
HP
168
2
Atk
129
0
Def
135
0
SpA
216
32
SpD
145
0
Spe
152
32

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

Showdown paste

Dragonite @ Dragoninite
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Modest Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- Heat Wave
- Protect
- Tailwind

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    36.1%Most used
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  2. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    10.4%
    • HP1
    • Atk0
    • Def1
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  3. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    4.7%
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

Abilities

  • Inner Focus 95.7%
  • Multiscale 4.3%

Moves

Revealed in 915 games

Show all (30)
  • DragonSpecialDraco Meteor5.2%
  • DragonPhysicalDragon Claw4.9%
  • DragonPhysicalScale Shot4.3%
  • GroundPhysicalStomping Tantrum4.0%
  • ElectricSpecialThunder1.7%
  • FlyingSpecialAir Slash1.6%
  • GroundPhysicalEarthquake1.5%
  • IcePhysicalIce Spinner1.5%
  • FireSpecialFlamethrower1.4%
  • ElectricSpecialThunderbolt1.0%
  • FightingPhysicalSuperpower0.9%
  • NormalSpecialWeather Ball0.9%
  • IceSpecialIce Beam0.8%
  • FightingPhysicalLow Kick0.7%
  • WaterStatusRain Dance0.5%
  • FlyingPhysicalAerial Ace0.4%
  • FirePhysicalFire Punch0.4%
  • DragonStatusDragon Cheer0.3%
  • FireSpecialFire Blast0.3%
  • FlyingStatusRoost0.3%
  • NormalStatusWhirlwind0.3%
  • DragonPhysicalBreaking Swipe0.2%

Items

Revealed in 757 games

Show all (9)
  • Yache Berry0.1%
30-day trend3.7% – 6.6%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Struggles against

  1. Indeedee-Fwins 38.0%129 games
  2. Farigirafwins 44.1%229 games
  3. Archaludonwins 43.4%159 games

Does well against

  1. Sinistchawins 58.5%53 games
  2. Whimsicottwins 54.1%61 games
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Dragonite is on 4.0% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (7 days), ranking 35. Its most seen moves are Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave and Protect. The most revealed item is Dragoninite. It usually teams up with Sneasler and Rillaboom. It is brought in 64% of its games and leads in 39%.