Dragon Type Weakness
Dragon type weakness: Ice, Dragon and Fairy moves deal 2× damage to the Dragon type. Garchomp (Dragon/Ground), Dragonite and Salamence (both Dragon/Flying) have a 4× Ice weakness. Dialga (Steel/Dragon) takes normal damage from Ice, Dragon and Fairy, leaving Fighting and Ground as its only weaknesses.
Fire
Water
Electric
Grass
What is Dragon type weak to?
This is the chart every game has used since X & Y (Gen 6). What was different in older games is at the bottom of the page.
Pokémon strong against Dragon
The best counters to Dragon. These Pokémon win both ways: they take half damage or less from Dragon attacks, and their own type hits Dragon for 2× damage. Ranked by that move, the stat behind it, bulk and speed.
- 1USES
MoonblastSPECIAL95 PWR100 ACC- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Play RoughPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC
- Total
- 545
- HP
- 85
- Atk
- 50
- Def
- 95
- SpA
- 120
- SpD
- 115
- Spe
- 80
- 2USESMoonblastSPECIAL95 PWR100 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Alluring VoiceSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
Ice BeamSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC- Play RoughPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC
- Total
- 530
- HP
- 80
- Atk
- 74
- Def
- 74
- SpA
- 126
- SpD
- 116
- Spe
- 60
- 3USESMoonblastSPECIAL95 PWR100 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Alluring VoiceSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 552
- HP
- 78
- Atk
- 65
- Def
- 68
- SpA
- 112
- SpD
- 154
- Spe
- 75
- 4USESMoonblastSPECIAL95 PWR100 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Alluring VoiceSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Ice BeamSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Ice PunchPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 518
- HP
- 68
- Atk
- 65
- Def
- 65
- SpA
- 125
- SpD
- 115
- Spe
- 80
- 5USESMoonblastSPECIAL95 PWR100 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Alluring VoiceSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Play RoughPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC
- Total
- 525
- HP
- 95
- Atk
- 65
- Def
- 65
- SpA
- 110
- SpD
- 130
- Spe
- 60
- 6USESPlay RoughPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC
- Spirit BreakPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Ice PunchPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 510
- HP
- 95
- Atk
- 120
- Def
- 65
- SpA
- 95
- SpD
- 75
- Spe
- 60
- 7USESDazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Play RoughPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC
- Total
- 510
- HP
- 57
- Atk
- 90
- Def
- 95
- SpA
- 136
- SpD
- 103
- Spe
- 29
- 8USESMoonblastSPECIAL95 PWR100 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Alluring VoiceSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Ice BeamSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Play RoughPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC
- Total
- 483
- HP
- 95
- Atk
- 70
- Def
- 73
- SpA
- 95
- SpD
- 90
- Spe
- 60
Legendary, Mythical, Paradox and Ultra Beast picks
- 1USESMoonblastSPECIAL95 PWR100 ACC
- Play RoughPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
OutragePHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 680
- HP
- 126
- Atk
- 131
- Def
- 95
- SpA
- 131
- SpD
- 98
- Spe
- 99
- 2USESMoonblastSPECIAL95 PWR100 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 570
- HP
- 55
- Atk
- 55
- Def
- 55
- SpA
- 135
- SpD
- 135
- Spe
- 135
- 3USESPlay RoughPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC
- MoonblastSPECIAL95 PWR100 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 660
- HP
- 92
- Atk
- 120
- Def
- 115
- SpA
- 80
- SpD
- 115
- Spe
- 138
- 4USESFleur CannonSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Dazzling GleamSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Ice BeamSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Play RoughPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC
- Ice SpinnerPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 600
- HP
- 80
- Atk
- 95
- Def
- 115
- SpA
- 130
- SpD
- 115
- Spe
- 65
Abilities and items that change Dragon matchups
Some abilities and held items change how much damage Dragon deals or takes, on top of the chart.
Abilities that cover Dragon’s weaknesses
Carried by Dragon Pokémon themselves.
- Thick FatLESS DAMAGEVSHalves the attacker's attacking stat for Ice moves, so Ice hits deal about half damage.ICE
Resist berries
- Halves one super effective Dragon hit on the holder, then is used up.
Haban BerryVSDRAGON - Halves one super effective Ice hit on a Dragon Pokémon, then is used up.
Yache BerryVSICE - Halves one super effective Dragon hit on a Dragon Pokémon, then is used up.Haban BerryVSDRAGON
- Halves one super effective Fairy hit on a Dragon Pokémon, then is used up.
Roseli BerryVSFAIRY
Super effective moves against Dragon
Moves that deal 2× damage to Dragon, from every type it is weak to.
Up to 10 moves of each type that hit Dragon for 2×, picked from the moves the most Pokémon can learn at 75 power or more. Filter by type or sort by any number.
| MOVE | CATEGORY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice BeamGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 90 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 290 |
| BlizzardGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 110 | ACC 70% | PP 5 | LEARNED BY 264 |
| Ice PunchGEN 1 | PHYSICAL | 75 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 188 |
| Dazzling GleamGEN 6 | SPECIAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 175 |
| OutrageGEN 2 | PHYSICAL | 120 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 169 |
| Play RoughGEN 6 | PHYSICAL | 90 | ACC 90% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 166 |
| Dragon PulseGEN 4 | SPECIAL | 85 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 126 |
| Dragon ClawGEN 3 | PHYSICAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 83 |
| Draco MeteorGEN 4 | SPECIAL | 130 | ACC 90% | PP 5 | LEARNED BY 71 |
| Ice SpinnerGEN 9 | PHYSICAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 68 |
| Alluring VoiceGEN 9 | SPECIAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 61 |
| Dragon RushGEN 4 | PHYSICAL | 100 | ACC 75% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 55 |
| MoonblastGEN 6 | SPECIAL | 95 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 55 |
| Icicle CrashGEN 5 | PHYSICAL | 85 | ACC 90% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 32 |
| Misty ExplosionGEN 8 | SPECIAL | 100 | ACC 100% | PP 5 | LEARNED BY 25 |
Dragon type rules beyond the chart
Battle effects tied to the Dragon type, and what was different in older games.
Beyond the chart
- Misty TerrainHalves Dragon move damage against grounded Pokémon.
How Dragon changed across generations
- GEN4Diamond & PearlSince Gen 4, each Dragon move is physical or special based on the move itself. Before that, every Dragon move was special.
- GEN6X & YFairy type added. Dragon moves have no effect on Fairy, and Fairy moves hit Dragon for 2×.