Is Dragonite Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Dragonite at 600 BST handles nearly everything in ORAS if you can get it evolved in time. Dragon/Flying with massive coverage demolishes Drake and contributes against Steven. Salamence is Hoenn's native 600 BST dragon though, and it evolves five levels sooner.
Dratini resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Dratini has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Dratini's defenses.
Dratini has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Dratini's defenses.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Dratini trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Dragonair trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Dragonair has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Dragonite has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Dragonite cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 55.
How to Get Dragonite in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Dragonite can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer Dratini from Red & Blue, Yellow, or HeartGold & SoulSilver and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Dragonite in ORAS
Step 1Obtain DratiniLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Super rod · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Super rod · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Super rod · Route 45. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Super rod · Route 45. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Super rod · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Super rod · Mt. Coronet. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Dragonair
Step 3Dragonite ✓
Dragonite Weakness
Ice, Rock, Dragon, and Fairy moves hit Dragonite for super-effective damage. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. The Dragon/Flying typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Dragonite's overall bulk (91/95/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Dragonite Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Dragonite
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Cottonee GrassFairy | C | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Ralts builds →Disarming Voice 2x23-28% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x67-80% Rock Tomb 2x47-56% | ||
 Amaura RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Amaura builds →Aurora Beam 4x72-85% Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x45-54% Dragon Claw 2x40-48% | ||
 Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x68-81% Rock Tomb 2x34-40% | ||
Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Gabite builds →Dragon Claw 2x53-63% Rock Tomb 2x27-32% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x66-79% Dragon Tail 2x44-52% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x66-79% Rock Tomb 2x48-56% Dragon Claw 2x41-49% | ||
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x68-81% Rock Tomb 2x35-41% | ||
 Shelgon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Shelgon builds →Dragon Claw 2x57-67% Rock Tomb 2x28-34% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x67-80% Dragon Tail 2x45-53% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x69-81% Rock Tomb 2x47-56% Dragon Claw 2x42-50% | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x156-184%KO Stone Edge 2x60-71% | ||
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aurorus builds →Blizzard 4x156-184%KO Stone Edge 2x59-70% Dragon Tail 2x25-29% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x79-94% Blizzard 4x70-83% Dragon Claw 2x43-51% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x129-152%KO Ancient Power 2x29-35% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x153-180%KO Stone Edge 2x59-71% | ||
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aurorus builds →Blizzard 4x150-176%KO Stone Edge 2x58-69% Dragon Tail 2x24-29% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x78-92% Blizzard 4x69-81% Dragon Claw 2x42-50% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x128-151%KO Blizzard 4x44-52% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Latios builds →Ice Beam 4x102-120%KO Dragon Pulse 2x72-85% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Latias builds →Ice Beam 4x89-105%KO Dragon Pulse 2x63-74% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x163-193%KO Ice Beam 4x59-69% Dragon Tail 2x44-52% | ||
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Aurorus builds →Ice Beam 4x122-143%KO Stone Edge 2x58-68% Dragon Tail 2x23-28% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Volcanion builds →Flamethrower15-18% Sludge Bomb30-36% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain7-8% Flamethrower17-20% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Gyarados builds →Waterfall15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemDamprock NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Dragonite View Politoed builds →Scald8-10% | ||
Dragonite Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Dratini through Dragonair ends here at Dragonite. Want more? Breed for Dratini eggs. A decent partner pool available via two egg groups. The evolution from Dratini pushed Dragonite to 600 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +70. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Dragonite to get Dratini eggs easily using 50 partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Jet, Dragon Breath, Dragon Dance and 8 more.
ORAS Dragonite Best Moveset
AbilityMultiscale halves damage at full HP, guaranteeing a free MoveDragon Dance setup turn. 134 Attack at 80 Speed fires Dragon/Flying TermStab at +1 after the boost. The moveset earns S-tier because Multiscale makes the first setup nearly free, and one Dragon Dance threatens everything.
Best Build
Dragonite best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Extreme Speed
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Outrage
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Dragonite's movepool delivers. Coverage across 12 types plus STAB from Draco Meteor and Outrage gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Dragonite is capable of circling the globe in just 16 hours. It is a kindhearted Pokémon that leads lost and foundering ships in a storm to the safety of land.
Dragonite Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire meta, Dragonite already has 600 BST going for it, and Multiscale pushes the competitive value even higher. B-Tier wallbreaker on our tier list. Extreme Speed with Lum Berry is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Cloyster (Ice), Aerodactyl (Rock), and Kingdra (Dragon) when using Dragonite. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Cloyster is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.
Dragonite gets Multiscale and Inner Focus. But Multiscale is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. Multiscale synergizes with Dragonite's base 100 Sp.Def, letting it soak special attacks as a pivot.
Dragonite is a physical attacker with base 134 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Extreme Speed, Dragon Dance, Earthquake, and Outrage on Dragonite. Extreme Speed is the most common pick at 0% usage. Outrage provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Dragonite appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Dragonite have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves