How to Use Dragonite in Pokemon Go: Best Moves

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A simple guide to Dragonite’s best moves in Pokémon Go: PVE, PVP, and more
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Is Dragonite any good? What are Dragonite's best moves in Pokémon Go? To figure that out, you need to know whether you’re playing in PVE or PVP mode since the best moves differ in each. This wikiHow article goes over the best move set for Dragonite in Pokémon Go as well as what that Pokémon is strong and weak against.

Things You Should Know

  • Dragonite is a Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon, which is weak against Ice, Rock, Dragon, and Fairy-type moves.
  • Dragonite is resistant to Bug, Fighting, Fire, Water, Ground, and Grass-types so it's best used against those Pokémon.
  • The best moves for Dragonite are Dragon Tail/Dragon Breath and Dragon Claw/Outrage/Draco Meteor.
Section 1 of 7:

Best PVE Moveset for Dragonite

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    For example, if you don't have Dragon Breath, Dragon Tail is an equal substitute, and if you don't have Draco Meteor, use Outrage or Dragon Claw instead.
    • PVE stands for Player vs Environment, which would be the mode of the encounter if you're fighting a random Pokémon in the wild.
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Section 2 of 7:

Best PVP Moveset for Dragonite

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    You can also use Dragon Tail/Dragon Breath and Dragon Claw/Outrage/Draco Meteor. For example, if you don't have Dragon Breath, Dragon Tail is an equal substitute, and if you don't have Draco Meteor, use Outrage or Dragon Claw instead.
    • PVP stands for Player vs Player, which would be the mode of the encounter if you're raiding a Gym. You're fighting against other players, hence the term PvP.
Section 3 of 7:

All the Moves Dragonite Can Learn

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    Steel Wing, however, is promising stat-wise as it does 13.8 DPS and returns 7.5 energy, but it is best used situationally (it's weak against Steel-Type Pokémon). Attacks that are the same type as Dragonite (Dragon and Flying) get a bonus to damage, so that includes Dragon Tail, Dragon Breath, Hurricane, Outrage, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Claw, and Draco Meteor.
    • All Possible Quick Moves: (all the best moves are in italics)
      • Dragon Tail
      • Dragon Breath
      • Steel Wing
    • All Possible Main Moves: (all the best moves are in italics)
      • Dragon Claw
      • Draco Meteor
      • Outrage
      • Hyper Beam
      • Hurricane
      • Dragon Pulse
      • Superpower
      • Frustration (Shadow)
      • Return (Purified)
    • Dragonite evolves from Dratini to Dragonair (with 25 candies ) to Dragonite (with 100 candies)!
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Section 4 of 7:

Dragonite Raid Guide

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    Dragonite has 600 HP (hit points), and the CP when caught, reduces down to 2,079-2,167. If the CP is boosted, it's 2,599-2709.
    • Tier 2 is legacy and Dragonite had a CP of 17,213.
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    The Pokémon has 3,600 HP and the caught CP is the same as a T1 Dragonite.
    • Tier 4 is legacy and Dragonite had a CP of 38,490.
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    Dragonite has 15,000 HP as the boss and the caught CP/boosted caught CP is the same as T1.
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    Dragonite has 15,000 HP as the boss and the caught CP/boosted caught CP is the same as T1.
    • Your best bet is to use Ice Moves against Dragonite!
    • CP stands for Combat Power, which indicates how good a Pokémon is in combat. HP stands for Hit Points, which indicates how many health points a Pokémon has. [1]
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Section 5 of 7:

Is Dragonite Good in Pokémon Go?

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    Since you've spent a lot of time and resources to evolve Dragonite twice, it's a reliable Pokémon. Dragonite can use Superpower , which is a great counter to Ice and Steel-type Pokemon. But Dragonite is also resistant to Bug, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, and Water-type Pokémon, which is very useful!
Section 6 of 7:

What Counters Dragonite?

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    For example, if you have an Abomasnow, use Powder Snow (Ice), and Weather Ball (Ice). If you have a Darmanitan (Galarian Standard), use Ice Fang (Ice) and Avalanche (Ice).
    • However, if you have a Dragon-type, like Latios, use Dragon Breath (Dragon) and Dragon Claw (Dragon).
    • For a Rock-type, like Aerodactyl, use Rock Throw (Rock) and Rock Slide (Rock).
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    These are ordered from most powerful counters to least powerful:
    • Galarian Standard Darmanitan, Mamoswine, Kyurem, Weavile, Glaceon, Jynx, Mewtwo, Aurorus, Avalugg, Vanilluxe, Hisuian Avalugg, Beartic, Articuno, Piloswine, Mr. Rime, Porygon-Z, Walrein, Rayquaza, Pirouette Meloetta, Salamence, Regice, Cloyster, Abomasnow, Alola Ninetales, Sneasel, Primal Kyogre, Reshiram, Dialga, Rampardos, Garchomp, Lapras, Zekrom, Dragonite, Palkia, and Froslass.
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Section 7 of 7:

What Is Most Vulnerable to Dragonite?

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    In that case, these Pokémon are what you shouldn't bring to a fight with Dragonite, ordered from most vulnerable to least vulnerable, but this isn't a complete list:
    • Mega X Charizard, Alolan Exeggutor, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Mega Ampharos, Kingdra, Mega Sceptile, Vibrava, Flygon, Altaria, Bagon, Shelgon.

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