Dragon Dance
OUItem
Heavy-Duty Boots
Heavy-Duty BootsAbilityMultiscale
Nature["Adamant","Jolly"]
TeraNormalGround
EV spread
Atk252
Def4
Spe252
Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 2.2 m
- Weight
- 210.0 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time40 cycles · ~10,455 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP270
Base stats
HP
91
Attack
134
Defense
95
Sp. Atk
100
Sp. Def
100
Speed
80
Total
600
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Dragon Dance + Scale Shot
OU
Bulky Phazer (3 Attacks + Roost)
OUChoice Band
OU
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Dragonite
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
XD: Gale of Darkness
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Dragonite can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
23 of 23
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target. | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 1 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Extreme Speed Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Fire Punch Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Roost Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Thunder Punch Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target. | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Twister Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Wrap Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 15 | Dragon Tail Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| 33 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 35 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 39 | Dragon Rush Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 |
| 41 | Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 45 | Dragon Rage Inflicts 40 points of damage. | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 46 | Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 53 | Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 60 | Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| 62 | Dragon Dance Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage. | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 |
Sprites & renders
31 sprites & renders for Dragonite.
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“Dragonite”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/dragonite.
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