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Dragonite.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #31
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Dragonite
dragonflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
4.2%
Dragonite is ranked #31 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 17,270 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#31 of 164
Raw count17,270
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-0.14pp
13 month peak4.3%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 600
HP
91
Atk
134
Def
95
SpA
100
SpD
100
Spe
80
Usage over time4.2% 0.14pppeak 4.3% · Jul '26
2.03.04.05.0Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

23.3% of Dragonite teams
HP
29
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
5
NatureAdamant
AbilityInner Focus · 94.2%
ItemLife Orb · 74.5%
EV spread29 HP / 32 Atk / 5 Spe
Moves
Extreme Speed96.1%
Protect96.0%
Dragon Claw95.6%
Superpower61.3%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD10.2%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe7.7%

Moves

5 tracked
Extreme Speed96.1%
Protect96.0%
Dragon Claw95.6%
Superpower61.3%
Low Kick32.2%

Items

Life Orb74.5%
Lum Berry11.6%
Dragon Fang8.8%
Expert Belt2.9%

Abilities

Inner Focus94.2%
Multiscale5.8%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant29 HP / 32 Atk / 5 Spe23.3%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD10.2%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe7.7%
Adamant13 HP / 29 Atk / 7 Def / 3 SpD / 14 Spe7.5%
Adamant31 HP / 32 Atk / 3 Spe6.6%
Adamant21 HP / 32 Atk / 13 Spe4.9%

Top teammates

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Best Dragonite build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 players run most often, taken from 179,434 battles in August 2026. Dragonite sits at rank #31 with 4.2% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 0.14 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.

Related
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