Best Dragonite Build in Pokemon Champions (Early Meta Guide)

Are you looking for the Best Dragonite Build in Pokemon Champions? Here is the best meta build including Dragonite’s best moves, natures, abilities, items, stat points, strategies for and against this Pokemon and more.

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Best Dragonite Build in Pokemon Champions

Below is the best Dragonite Build in Pokemon Champions. This will help your Dragonite sweep the field while it stays healthy and gives your opponents minimal counter options.

As the Pokemon Champions and VGC Meta shift, so will the build for Dragonite. We will continue to update this as the meta shifts and more becomes known.

Best Dragonite Moves, Nature, Stat Points & VP Costs

• Move 1: Extreme Speed (250 VP)
• Move 2: Dragon Claw (250 VP)
• Move 3: Ice Spinner (250 VP)
• Move 4: Earthquake (250 VP)

Nature: Adamant (+ Atk | – Sp. Atk)
Ability: Inner Focus

Best Stat Point Spreads

EVs and IVs have been replaced with Stat Points. Each Pokemon will have 66 Stat Points to use to enhance their Base Stats.

• HP –  32 (320 VP)
• Attack – 32 (160VP)
• Defense –
• Sp. Atk –
• Sp. Def – 2 (10 VP)
• Speed –

Best Items for Dragonite in Pokemon Champions

These are the best items for Dragonite in Pokemon Champions in this meta. Things can and will change.

• Item: Heavy-Duty Boots (350 VP)
• Item: Choice Band (350 VP)
• Item: Life Orb (350 VP)

How to Play Dragonite (Strategy Guide)

Dragonite is meant to be your beefy Physical-Attacker. Due to the different resistances, it gets along with the already large HP stats, Dragonite is certainly one of the stronger Meta picks. You can lead with Dragonite into many Pokemon but be careful for moves like Ice Beam and Blizzard if it is set up with Hail.

Along with this, you will likely want Heavy-Duty Boots into most teams in order to not have to worry about Stealth Rocks.

Aside from that, be careful about your use of Earthquake and know that Extreme Speed hits much harder than you might think.

Best Pokemon Synergies for Dragonite

• Pokemon: Dondozo – A tanky defensive support that can survive an Earthquake.
• Pokemon: Urshifu (Rapid-Strike) – A strong offensive Pokemon that can strike through Protect.
• Pokemon: Chien-Pao – A strong offensive counter to many Meta Pokemon.

Dragonite Counters and Type Weaknesses

Below are the Type Weaknesses and Resistances for Dragonite, along with the Counter in the Current Pokemon Champions Meta.

Weak to (2x Damage)

• Dragon
• Fairy
• Rock

Major Weakness (4x Damage)

• Ice

Resists (1/2 Damage)

• Fire
• Water
• Grass
• Fighting
• Bug

Immune To

• Ground

Meta Counters

• Chien-Pao
• Flutter Mane
• Incineroar

Build Updates and Meta Changes

Last Updated: 4/8/2026

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