Dragonite is a decent Special Tank. It's primary goal is to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Dragonite's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Multiscale, if Dragonite is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. This set is from Smogon's BW Tank Dragonite build This Dragonite set can take on a variety of roles for a team, including paralysis spreader, sweeper, lure, and a check to some of the top threats of the metagame. Thunder Wave allows Dragonite to support slower teammates as well as itself, which most importantly means that it gets more opportunities to use Roost, possibly reactivating Multiscale in the process, allowing it to survive an otherwise fatal hit. With Thunder Wave slowing opposing Pokemon down, Dragonite can invest all of its EVs in bulk and power, making it so Dragonite can function as an effective tank. In a similar vein with Tinkerbell Celebi, Dragonite should aim to spread paralysis early-game and fire off strong attacks later. While Dragonite's 100 base Special Attack doesn't seem like much, it is more than enough to hit a pretty decent majority of the metagame hard thanks to high-power attacks in Draco Meteor and Fire Blast. Due to the heavy threat level of the omnipresent Dragon Dance and Choice Band variants of Dragonite, this set can also act as an effective lure, dealing heavy damage to physical walls such as Slowbro, Gliscor, and Skarmory that might switch in expecting to take an Outrage only to meet a Draco Meteor or a Fire Blast, paving the way for physical sweepers, such as Terrakion and Scizor, to sweep. Luring in physical walls is something rain variants of Dragonite cannot do, as special attacks such as Hurricane and Thunder might be expected under these conditions. If Dragonite is using Leftovers and Thunder Wave happens to be revealed before either of Dragonite's attacks are, it can effectively bluff being the Multiscale shuffler set and surprise foes with a powerful attack, as Multiscale shuffler Dragonite typically does not invest in its offenses. Draco Meteor is Dragonite's strongest attack, and thanks to the STAB boost it receives, only a handful of non-Steel-type Pokemon are able to switch in to it and live to tell the tale. Fire Blast provides excellent coverage alongside Draco Meteor, with the combination of the two attacks only resisted by Heatran. Flamethrower is a viable alternative to Fire Blast, but the drop in power is noticeable. However, if sun support is provided, Flamethrower is generally the better option, as with the sun boost, Flamethrower gets all the KOs Fire Blast would, in addition to having perfect accuracy.

Dragonite is a sensational Physical Wall. The purpose of this moveset is to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Dragonite last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Multiscale, if Dragonite is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved.

Dragonite is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Multiscale, if Dragonite is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved.

Dragonite is an outstanding Special Wall. It's meant to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Dragonite last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Multiscale, if Dragonite is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. The goal is to shuffle the opposing team in order to rack up entry hazard damage as well as damage from Dragon Tail, possibly spreading paralysis if it has a chance or instead utilizing Flamethrower in that slot to hit Steel/Fairy-types hard that otherwise do well against Dragonite.

Dragonite is a notable Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Dragonite last longer regaining it's it's life every turn. With Multiscale, if Dragonite is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. Multiscale helps keep you alive long enough to get a Dragon Dance off and get that speed boost to start wrecking the next turn.