Usage · August 2026
23.2%
Dragonite is ranked #5 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 252,204 teams
TierS · top 5 of the format
Ladder rank#5 of 230
Raw count252,204
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+4.06pp
13 month peak29.5%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 600
HP
91
Atk
134
Def
95
SpA
100
SpD
100
Spe
80
Usage over time23.2%▲ 4.06pppeak 29.5% · Apr '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
15.9% of Dragonite teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityMultiscale · 99.8%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 70.9%
Tera typeNormal · 57.4%
Moves
78.6%
74.7%
69.4%
64.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe12.9%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe10.6%
Moves
10 tracked78.6%
74.7%
69.4%
64.2%
33.8%
20.7%
17.3%
13.9%
7.0%
5.9%
Items
70.9%
6.8%
5.8%
4.3%
4.0%
3.7%
Tera types
57.4%
27.2%
10.6%
Abilities
99.8%
0.2%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.9%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe12.9%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe10.6%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe10.0%
Adamant160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe8.8%
Adamant248 HP / 172 Atk / 68 Def / 20 Spe6.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Dragonite build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Dragonite sits at rank #5 with 23.2% usage, which puts it in S tier, up 4.06 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.