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Dragonite
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Dragonite

DragonFlying

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor, worth 15.5 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Dragonite can learn 24 combinations. Dragon Tail with Draco Meteor does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

That set is legacy. Draco Meteor is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Dragonite you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Dragon Tail and Outrage, worth 14.6 damage per second.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageIce
Weak toRockDragonFairy
ResistsFightingBugFireWater
Strongly resistsGroundGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
Dragon TailDragon141.0s+8
Steel WingSteel141.0s+8
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dragon ClawDragon451.5s-33
HurricaneFlying1052.5s-100
Hyper BeamNormal1504.0s-100
OutrageDragon1104.0s-50
Super PowerFighting853.0s-50
Thunder PunchElectric502.0s-33
Draco Meteor LegacyDragon1503.5s-100
Dragon Pulse LegacyDragon903.5s-50

Shiny

Dragonite
Normal
Shiny Dragonite
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Dragonite has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.

Other forms

Mega Dragonite
Mega Dragonite

Evolution family

Dratini
Dratini
Dragonair
Dragonair
Dragonite
Dragonite

Numbers

Max CP4,287 at level 50, 3,792 at level 40
Raid catch2,167 CP at level 20, or 2,709 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,079 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats263 attack · 198 defense · 209 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy
Size2.2 m and 210 kg

Best moveset against each type

Dragonite does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dragon, Rock, Ice.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor24.3
RockSteel Wing + Super Power18.4
IceSteel Wing + Super Power18.4
FightingDragon Tail + Hurricane17.4
BugDragon Tail + Hurricane17.4
GrassDragon Tail + Hurricane17.4
FairySteel Wing + Hurricane16.8
NormalDragon Tail + Super Power16.4
DarkDragon Tail + Super Power16.4
FlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor15.5
PoisonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor15.5
GroundDragon Tail + Draco Meteor15.5
GhostDragon Tail + Draco Meteor15.5
FireDragon Tail + Draco Meteor15.5
WaterDragon Tail + Draco Meteor15.5
ElectricDragon Tail + Draco Meteor15.5
PsychicDragon Tail + Draco Meteor15.5
SteelDragon Tail + Super Power13.7

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Dragonite is actually for.

Counters: what beats Dragonite

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy36.8
Chien-PaoDarkIcePowder Snow + Avalanche35.8
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Avalanche35.7
MamoswineIceGroundPowder Snow + Avalanche34.0
WeavileDarkIceIce Shard + Avalanche33.5
GlaceonIceFrost Breath + Avalanche33.1
KyuremDragonIceDragon Breath + Glaciate Legacy31.8
JynxIcePsychicFrost Breath + Avalanche31.1
VanilluxeIceFrost Breath + Avalanche Legacy30.5
FrosmothIceBugPowder Snow + Ice Beam29.7

Ranked by damage per second against Dragonite's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.