Competitive Information for Dragonite [Diamond/Pearl]
Dragon / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dragonite? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Dragonite is a notable Dragon and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to find yourself dealing with Dragonite when battling in the 4th generation meta. Dragonite can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Dragonite is weak to Dragon, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Extreme Speed
- Dragon Dance
Physical Sweeper Dragonite (Popular/Trending)
Dragonite is a notable Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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 Inner Focus, Dragonite cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Extreme Speed is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Normal-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Dragonite's attack and speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Superpower
- Aqua Tail / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Dragonite
Dragonite is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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 Inner Focus, Dragonite cannot be made to flinch. Aqua Tail was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Dragonite's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dragonite? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dragonite
Dragonite is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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 Inner Focus, Dragonite cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Dragonite's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dragonite learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Dragonite can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Dragonite
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Dragonite's stats
- Agility
- Dragon Dance
- Ominous Wind
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Dragonite
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Claw
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Extreme Speed
- Fire Blast
- Fire Punch
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Outrage
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Superpower
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Dragonite in Diamond and Pearl
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Mild Nature ( 0/56/0/252/0/200/ )
- Optimize Dragonite's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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