Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #7
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
20.5%
Dragonite is ranked #7 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 180,774 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#7 of 243
Raw count180,774
Viability ceiling90
Month on month-2.69pp
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 time20.5%▼ 2.69pppeak 29.5% · Apr '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
36.8% of Dragonite teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityMultiscale · 99.9%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 42.0%
Tera typeNormal · 50.2%
Moves
80.2%
79.1%
58.8%
40.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe9.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe6.6%
Moves
10 tracked80.2%
79.1%
58.8%
40.1%
39.0%
35.8%
23.2%
11.7%
11.2%
8.4%
Items
42.0%
27.9%
8.3%
7.6%
5.8%
4.7%
Tera types
50.2%
35.2%
9.7%
Abilities
99.9%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe36.8%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe9.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe6.6%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe6.2%
Adamant156 HP / 252 Atk / 100 Spe5.1%
Adamant152 HP / 252 Atk / 104 Spe4.6%
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 574,541 battles in September 2026. Dragonite sits at rank #7 with 20.5% usage, which puts it in A tier, down 2.69 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.