Mega Dragonite in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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A Mega Evolution of Dragonite Dragonite Pokédex

Mega Dragonite Pokédex

Normal

Shiny

2755

3445

Type

Dragon

Flying

Weather boost

Attack

299

Top 2.8%

Defense

255

Top 2.6%

Stamina

209

Top 16.4%

Total

763

Dragonair

Mewtwo

Attacker Rank

SS Tier

D Tier

SSS Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great League (Mega Edition)Great

0/13/14 · L9.5 · CP 1500

pre-Mega CP 964

D Tier

#179

Ultra League (Mega Edition)Ultra

0/15/15 · L17 · CP 2493

pre-Mega CP 1742

B Tier

#119

Master League (Mega Edition)Master

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 5583

pre-Mega CP 4287

SS Tier

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

2656 -2755 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

3321 -3445 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

2656 -2755 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1992 -2067 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

5452 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Mega Dragonite is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Ice (2.56×)
Rock
Dragon
Fairy
Resists: Grass (0.39×)
Ground (0.39×)
Fire
Water
Fighting
Bug

Mega Dragonite in Other Games

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Legends: Z-A

How Mega Dragonite stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Dragon	33.22 DPS Top 1.3%	SS	#3	Dragon Tail Outrage+	33.22 TDO 641
Flying	20.71 DPS Top 15.9%	D	#50	Dragon Tail Hurricane	20.71 TDO 627
Overall
Overall	21.20 DPS Top 0.6%	SSS	#10	Dragon Tail Outrage+	21.20 TDO 519

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Every fast and charged move combo Mega Dragonite can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Dragon Tail
Outrage+
21.38
410.0
701.4s
18.95
2
Dragon Breath
Outrage+
20.78
398.4
721.9s
18.45
3
Steel Wing
Outrage+
19.93
382.1
752.7s
17.74
4
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
17.30
331.7
867.0s
15.38
5
Dragon Tail
Outrage
17.17
329.3
873.4s
15.28
6
Dragon Breath
Outrage
16.63
318.8
902.2s
14.82
7
Dragon Breath
Draco Meteor
16.56
317.4
906.0s
14.76
8
Dragon Tail
Dragon Claw
16.49
316.1
909.7s
14.71
9
Steel Wing
Outrage
16.16
309.7
928.4s
14.31
10
Dragon Tail
Dragon Pulse
16.13
309.3
929.8s
14.29

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Mega Dragonite in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
37.53
580.0
43.1
666.2s
32.00
2
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
33.64
767.6
32.6
743.2s
30.13
3
Mega Mewtwo X
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
32.13
688.2
36.3
778.2s
28.50
4
Kyurem Black
Dragon Tail
Freeze Shock
31.91
500.0
50.0
783.5s
27.19
5
Shadow Mamoswine
Powder Snow
Avalanche
30.89
422.8
59.1
809.2s
25.58
6
Mega Rayquaza
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
29.03
516.2
48.4
861.1s
25.11
7
Mega Gardevoir
Charm
Triple Axel
27.69
773.7
32.3
902.7s
25.07
8
Eternatus
Dragon Tail
Dynamax Cannon
27.70
578.9
43.2
902.6s
24.37
9
Shadow Mewtwo
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
27.82
422.0
59.2
898.6s
23.66
10
Mega Abomasnow
Powder Snow
Weather Ball Ice
27.59
440.3
56.8
906.1s
23.47

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Mega Dragonite in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Dragon Breath

Multipurpose

Outrage+

General

Superpower

Self-Debuff Spam

Thunder Punch

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1500

CP 964 before Mega Evolving

0/13/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 9.5

135.46

Attack

121.42

Defense

101

Stat Product · 1,661,264

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

Mega Level 4

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/14	9.5	1500pre-Mega 964	100.00%
0/15/12	9.5	1499pre-Mega 964	99.75%
0/12/15	9.5	1500pre-Mega 964	99.63%
0/12/14	9.5	1497pre-Mega 962	99.63%
1/11/14	9.5	1499pre-Mega 963	99.59%
0/14/13	9.5	1499pre-Mega 964	99.38%
0/14/12	9.5	1496pre-Mega 962	99.38%
1/13/12	9.5	1498pre-Mega 963	99.34%
2/12/12	9.5	1500pre-Mega 965	99.30%
0/11/15	9.5	1498pre-Mega 962	99.25%
0/11/14	9.5	1494pre-Mega 960	99.25%
1/10/15	9.5	1500pre-Mega 963	99.21%
1/10/14	9.5	1496pre-Mega 961	99.21%
2/9/14	9.5	1499pre-Mega 962	99.17%
1/15/11	9.5	1500pre-Mega 966	99.08%
1/15/10	9.5	1497pre-Mega 964	99.08%
2/14/10	9.5	1499pre-Mega 965	99.04%
0/13/13	9.5	1497pre-Mega 962	99.01%
0/13/12	9.5	1493pre-Mega 960	99.01%
1/12/13	9.5	1499pre-Mega 963	98.97%
1/12/12	9.5	1495pre-Mega 961	98.97%
2/11/12	9.5	1498pre-Mega 962	98.93%
3/10/12	9.5	1500pre-Mega 964	98.88%
0/10/15	9.5	1495pre-Mega 959	98.88%
0/10/14	9.5	1491pre-Mega 957	98.88%
1/9/15	9.5	1497pre-Mega 961	98.84%
1/9/14	9.5	1494pre-Mega 959	98.84%
2/8/15	9.5	1499pre-Mega 962	98.79%
2/8/14	9.5	1496pre-Mega 960	98.79%
0/15/11	9.5	1495pre-Mega 962	98.75%
0/15/10	9.5	1492pre-Mega 960	98.75%
3/7/14	9.5	1498pre-Mega 961	98.74%
3/15/8	9.5	1500pre-Mega 966	98.73%
1/14/11	9.5	1498pre-Mega 963	98.71%
1/14/10	9.5	1494pre-Mega 961	98.71%
4/6/14	9.5	1500pre-Mega 962	98.69%
2/13/11	9.5	1500pre-Mega 965	98.68%
2/13/10	9.5	1496pre-Mega 963	98.68%
0/12/13	9.5	1494pre-Mega 960	98.64%
0/12/12	9.5	1490pre-Mega 957	98.64%
3/12/10	9.5	1498pre-Mega 964	98.63%
1/11/13	9.5	1496pre-Mega 961	98.60%
1/11/12	9.5	1493pre-Mega 959	98.60%
2/10/13	9.5	1498pre-Mega 962	98.56%
2/10/12	9.5	1495pre-Mega 960	98.56%
3/9/13	9.5	1500pre-Mega 964	98.51%
3/9/12	9.5	1497pre-Mega 961	98.51%
0/9/15	9.5	1492pre-Mega 957	98.51%
0/9/14	9.5	1489pre-Mega 955	98.51%
4/8/12	9.5	1499pre-Mega 963	98.46%

Top 50 Great League (Mega Edition) spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (8)

Every fast and charged attack Mega Dragonite can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Dragon Breath
6
4
0.5s
12
Dragon Tail
14
8
1.0s
14
Steel Wing
14
8
1.0s
14

Charged Attacks

Draco Meteor
150
-100
3.5s
42.86
Dragon Claw
45
-33
1.5s
30
Dragon Pulse
90
-50
3.5s
25.71
Hurricane
105
-100
2.5s
42
Hyper Beam
150
-100
4.0s
37.5
Outrage
110
-50
4.0s
27.5
Outrage+
185
-100
4.0s
46.25
Superpower
85
-50
3.0s
28.33
Thunder Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Dratini	25 Candy	Dragonair
Dragonair	100 Candy	Dragonite
Dragonite	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Dragonite

Ranges from 1.887 m to 5.775 m tall, averaging 2.2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	1.887 m 6'02"	1.925 m 6'04"
XS	1.925 m 6'04"	2.888 m 9'06"
M	2.888 m 9'06"	3.85 m 12'08"
XL	3.85 m 12'08"	4.813 m 15'09"
XXL	4.813 m 15'09"	5.775 m 18'11"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

1.887 m

6'02"

1.925 m

6'04"

1.925 m

6'04"

2.888 m

9'06"

2.888 m

9'06"

3.85 m

12'08"

3.85 m

12'08"

4.813 m

15'09"

XXL

4.813 m

15'09"

5.775 m

18'11"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Flying

Movement timer

Jump time

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Mega Dragonite at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	68 CP	27	3720 CP
2	213 CP	28	3858 CP
3	359 CP	29	3996 CP
4	504 CP	30	4134 CP
5	650 CP	31	4203 CP
6	796 CP	32	4272 CP
7	941 CP	33	4340 CP
8	1087 CP	34	4409 CP
9	1232 CP	35	4478 CP
10	1378 CP	36	4547 CP
11	1516 CP	37	4616 CP
12	1653 CP	38	4685 CP
13	1791 CP	39	4754 CP
14	1929 CP	40	4823 CP
15	2067 CP	41	4884 CP
16	2204 CP	42	4945 CP
17	2342 CP	43	5007 CP
18	2480 CP	44	5070 CP
19	2618 CP	45	5132 CP
20	2755 CP	46	5196 CP
21	2893 CP	47	5259 CP
22	3031 CP	48	5323 CP
23	3169 CP	49	5387 CP
24	3307 CP	50	5452 CP
25	3445 CP	51	5517 CP
26	3582 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	68 CP	18	2480 CP	35	4478 CP
2	213 CP	19	2618 CP	36	4547 CP
3	359 CP	20	2755 CP	37	4616 CP
4	504 CP	21	2893 CP	38	4685 CP
5	650 CP	22	3031 CP	39	4754 CP
6	796 CP	23	3169 CP	40	4823 CP
7	941 CP	24	3307 CP	41	4884 CP
8	1087 CP	25	3445 CP	42	4945 CP
9	1232 CP	26	3582 CP	43	5007 CP
10	1378 CP	27	3720 CP	44	5070 CP
11	1516 CP	28	3858 CP	45	5132 CP
12	1653 CP	29	3996 CP	46	5196 CP
13	1791 CP	30	4134 CP	47	5259 CP
14	1929 CP	31	4203 CP	48	5323 CP
15	2067 CP	32	4272 CP	49	5387 CP
16	2204 CP	33	4340 CP	50	5452 CP
17	2342 CP	34	4409 CP	51	5517 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Mega Dragonite up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Dragonite including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Dratini

#147

Shadow Dratini

#147

Dragonair

#148

Shadow Dragonair

#148

Dragonite

#149

Mega Dragonite

#149

Shadow Dragonite

#149

Dragonite has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.

Fashionable Dragonite

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Dragon- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Mega Dragonite with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.