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Mega Dragonite
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Mega Dragonite

DragonFlying

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor, worth 17.2 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Mega 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 Mega Dragonite you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Dragon Tail and Outrage, worth 16.2 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

Shiny availability is tracked for Dragonite as a species, on the Dragonite page.

Other forms

Dragonite
Dragonite

Evolution family

Dratini
Dratini
Dragonair
Dragonair
Dragonite
Dragonite

Numbers

Max CP5,452 at level 50, 4,823 at level 40
Raid catch2,755 CP at level 20, or 3,445 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,656 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats299 attack · 255 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

Mega Dragonite does not have one best moveset, it has 7. 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 Meteor27.3
RockSteel Wing + Super Power21.0
IceSteel Wing + Super Power21.0
FightingDragon Tail + Hurricane19.3
BugDragon Tail + Hurricane19.3
GrassDragon Tail + Hurricane19.3
FairySteel Wing + Hurricane19.1
NormalDragon Tail + Super Power18.3
DarkDragon Tail + Super Power18.3
FlyingDragon Tail + Thunder Punch17.2
WaterDragon Tail + Thunder Punch17.2
PoisonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor17.2
GroundDragon Tail + Draco Meteor17.2
GhostDragon Tail + Draco Meteor17.2
FireDragon Tail + Draco Meteor17.2
ElectricDragon Tail + Draco Meteor17.2
PsychicDragon Tail + Draco Meteor17.2
SteelDragon Breath + Super Power15.6

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 Mega Dragonite is actually for.

Counters: what beats Mega Dragonite

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy29.0
Chien-PaoDarkIcePowder Snow + Avalanche28.3
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Avalanche28.2
MamoswineIceGroundPowder Snow + Avalanche26.8
WeavileDarkIceIce Shard + Avalanche26.4
GlaceonIceFrost Breath + Avalanche26.1
KyuremDragonIceDragon Breath + Glaciate Legacy25.1
JynxIcePsychicFrost Breath + Avalanche24.6
VanilluxeIceFrost Breath + Avalanche Legacy24.0
FrosmothIceBugPowder Snow + Ice Beam23.5

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