[SET]
Dragon Dance (Dragonite) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake / Fire Punch
- Ice Spinner / Fire Punch / Roost / Encore
[SET COMMENTS]
As a bulky setup Pokemon with a vast movepool including some of the strongest priority in the tier in Extreme Speed, Dragon Dance Dragonite is a great cleaner for all manner of offensive teams. After a Dragon Dance, Dragonite outspeeds and threatens many common offensive Pokemon like non-Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Roaring Moon, and even Dragapult if using a Jolly nature. Extreme Speed is Dragonite's defining move, giving it a very strong and spammable attack that outruns other priority moves while hitting most of the tier for neutral damage. After Dragon Dance and Extreme Speed, Dragonite can pick from a wide range of coverage and utility moves depending on the team it finds itself on. Earthquake gives Dragonite a strong way to hit Steel-types that resist Extreme Speed like Heatran, Kingambit, and Gholdengo while also giving Dragonite better immediate damage into bulky threats like Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, and Skeledirge that take little damage from its other moves. Fire Punch allows Dragonite to threaten Skarmory due to its Earthquake immunity, as well as Air Balloon Steel-types like Gholdengo. Ice Spinner is the only way for Dragonite to immediately threaten tier staple Gliscor, which otherwise easily stalls out Dragonite with Toxic + Protect. It is also Dragonite's strongest option into most opposing Dragon-types like opposing Dragonite, prevents Landorus-T from repeatedly switching in with Intimidate, and wears down Great Tusk quicker than other common coverage options. Roost is an option for teams that rely more on Dragonite defensively, letting it use its myriad resists to take on the likes of Ogerpon-W, Volcarona, and Rillaboom multiple times in a game while restoring Multiscale. Encore helps Dragonite to pressure walls, entry hazard setters, and setup sweepers like Dondozo, Gliscor, and Bulk Up Great Tusk. Dragon Claw is a STAB move with no drawbacks and good neutral coverage for two attack sets that want to use utility moves, Outrage gives Dragonite better breaking power against bulky neutral targets like Dondozo at the cost of being locked into the move, Hurricane can snag a surprise OHKO on Great Tusk and deal huge damage to Zamazenta, and Brick Break can OHKO even bulky Kingambit at +1. Dragonite can be tailored to fit nearly any offensive team; it cannot beat every Pokemon in any one set, it can choose to beat just about anything. Dragonite primarily runs Tera Normal to boost Extreme Speed into a strong STAB move, as it lacks a reliable STAB option otherwise. The boost also allows +1 Dragonite to OHKO otherwise threatening Pokemon like Weavile. Tera Normal also removes all of Dragonite's existing weaknesses, allowing it to set up on practically any Pokemon in the tier. Multiscale makes Dragonite nearly impossible to OHKO, providing it with a safe setup turn even in the face of some of the tier's strongest threats like Gholdengo and Darkrai while also making it a great revenge killer.
Dragonite primarily features on bulky offense or hyper offense, where it provides defensive utility alongside threatening to sweep. In general, Dragonite's best use is against opposing offensive teams. For hyper offense, Its bulk allows it to trade for most offensive Pokemon in a pinch, and Extreme Speed picks off most fast and frail threats. It allows the team to focus less on fighting opposing offense and frees up team slots for Pokemon that match up better into bulkier styles. For bulky offense, it checks dangerous Grass- and Water-types such as Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W that can threaten frailer defensive cores while also revenge killing sweepers. Dragonite is quite weak to Garganacl, as it takes little damage from Dragonite's moves except Earthquake, which it can avoid by Terastallizing, while threatening Salt Cure and hazards, so it appreciates Pokemon like Gliscor that can heal off Salt Cure damage and force it out. Other setup sweepers sweepers like Taunt Roaring Moon can also help to overwhelm Garganacl. Primarina is a similar case, not fearing most of Dragonite's options while threating a strong STAB Moonblast or Draining Kiss in return, but it can be dealt with by teammates like Ogerpon-W and Raging Bolt. Bulkier Pokemon and teams in general give Dragonite a lot of issues, as without a high power STAB move, it cannot break though bulky neutral targets. Because of this, it appreciates Knock Off support that can force in and chip bulky Water- and Fairy-types like Dondozo and Clefable; offensive Great Tusk and Weavile both fit in this role. Dragonite benefits greatly from entry hazard setters like Glimmora, Hisuian Samurott, and Landorus-T. Dragonite should almost always be paired with a Steel- or Fire-type, as they complement Dragonite's typing well and help to deal with problematic Pokemon like Weavile and Enamorus. Kingambit provides this support while also dealing with Ghost-types like Skeledirge and Dragapult that often stop Dragonite. Tera Dark Kingambit with Black Glasses also forces progress against almost all of the physically defensive Pokemon like Corviknight that Dragonite struggles to break. Nasty Plot Gholdengo similarly offers a good defensive pivot for Dragonite while blocking hazard removal to assist with the hazard stacking that Dragonite benefits from, and it also threatens bulkier styles well with boosted STAB moves. Volcarona is a common teammate, especially on hyper offense, as it can set up against most of the Pokemon like Great Tusk and Iron Defense Skarmory that threaten or revenge kill Dragonite. Heatran is another excellent teammate on bulkier offense teams, as it can provide Dragonite with entry hazard support while threatening its checks such as Clefable and Skarmory, in addition to forcing out revenge killers like Weavile. Iron Valiant is also notable as it threatens out physically defensive Pokemon such as Great Tusk and provides Knock Off support.
[SET CREDITS]
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Dragon Dance (Dragonite) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake / Fire Punch
- Ice Spinner / Fire Punch / Roost / Encore
[SET COMMENTS]
As a bulky setup Pokemon with a vast movepool including some of the strongest priority in the tier in Extreme Speed, Dragon Dance Dragonite is a great cleaner for all manner of offensive teams. After a Dragon Dance, Dragonite outspeeds and threatens many common offensive Pokemon like non-Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Roaring Moon, and even Dragapult if using a Jolly nature. Extreme Speed is Dragonite's defining move, giving it a very strong and spammable attack that outruns other priority moves while hitting most of the tier for neutral damage. After Dragon Dance and Extreme Speed, Dragonite can pick from a wide range of coverage and utility moves depending on the team it finds itself on. Earthquake gives Dragonite a strong way to hit Steel-types that resist Extreme Speed like Heatran, Kingambit, and Gholdengo while also giving Dragonite better immediate damage into bulky threats like Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, and Skeledirge that take little damage from its other moves. Fire Punch allows Dragonite to threaten Skarmory due to its Earthquake immunity, as well as Air Balloon Steel-types like Gholdengo. Ice Spinner is the only way for Dragonite to immediately threaten tier staple Gliscor, which otherwise easily stalls out Dragonite with Toxic + Protect. It is also Dragonite's strongest option into most opposing Dragon-types like opposing Dragonite, prevents Landorus-T from repeatedly switching in with Intimidate, and wears down Great Tusk quicker than other common coverage options. Roost is an option for teams that rely more on Dragonite defensively, letting it use its myriad resists to take on the likes of Ogerpon-W, Volcarona, and Rillaboom multiple times in a game while restoring Multiscale. Encore helps Dragonite to pressure walls, entry hazard setters, and setup sweepers like Dondozo, Gliscor, and Bulk Up Great Tusk. Dragon Claw is a STAB move with no drawbacks and good neutral coverage for two attack sets that want to use utility moves, Outrage gives Dragonite better breaking power against bulky neutral targets like Dondozo at the cost of being locked into the move, Hurricane can snag a surprise OHKO on Great Tusk and deal huge damage to Zamazenta, and Brick Break can OHKO even bulky Kingambit at +1. Dragonite can be tailored to fit nearly any offensive team; it cannot beat every Pokemon in any one set, it can choose to beat just about anything. Dragonite primarily runs Tera Normal to boost Extreme Speed into a strong STAB move, as it lacks a reliable STAB option otherwise. The boost also allows +1 Dragonite to OHKO otherwise threatening Pokemon like Weavile. Tera Normal also removes all of Dragonite's existing weaknesses, allowing it to set up on practically any Pokemon in the tier. Multiscale makes Dragonite nearly impossible to OHKO, providing it with a safe setup turn even in the face of some of the tier's strongest threats like Gholdengo and Darkrai while also making it a great revenge killer.
Dragonite primarily features on bulky offense or hyper offense, where it provides defensive utility alongside threatening to sweep. In general, Dragonite's best use is against opposing offensive teams. For hyper offense, Its bulk allows it to trade for most offensive Pokemon in a pinch, and Extreme Speed picks off most fast and frail threats. It allows the team to focus less on fighting opposing offense and frees up team slots for Pokemon that match up better into bulkier styles. For bulky offense, it checks dangerous Grass- and Water-types such as Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W that can threaten frailer defensive cores while also revenge killing sweepers. Dragonite is quite weak to Garganacl, as it takes little damage from Dragonite's moves except Earthquake, which it can avoid by Terastallizing, while threatening Salt Cure and hazards, so it appreciates Pokemon like Gliscor that can heal off Salt Cure damage and force it out. Other setup sweepers sweepers like Taunt Roaring Moon can also help to overwhelm Garganacl. Primarina is a similar case, not fearing most of Dragonite's options while threating a strong STAB Moonblast or Draining Kiss in return, but it can be dealt with by teammates like Ogerpon-W and Raging Bolt. Bulkier Pokemon and teams in general give Dragonite a lot of issues, as without a high power STAB move, it cannot break though bulky neutral targets. Because of this, it appreciates Knock Off support that can force in and chip bulky Water- and Fairy-types like Dondozo and Clefable; offensive Great Tusk and Weavile both fit in this role. Dragonite benefits greatly from entry hazard setters like Glimmora, Hisuian Samurott, and Landorus-T. Dragonite should almost always be paired with a Steel- or Fire-type, as they complement Dragonite's typing well and help to deal with problematic Pokemon like Weavile and Enamorus. Kingambit provides this support while also dealing with Ghost-types like Skeledirge and Dragapult that often stop Dragonite. Tera Dark Kingambit with Black Glasses also forces progress against almost all of the physically defensive Pokemon like Corviknight that Dragonite struggles to break. Nasty Plot Gholdengo similarly offers a good defensive pivot for Dragonite while blocking hazard removal to assist with the hazard stacking that Dragonite benefits from, and it also threatens bulkier styles well with boosted STAB moves. Volcarona is a common teammate, especially on hyper offense, as it can set up against most of the Pokemon like Great Tusk and Iron Defense Skarmory that threaten or revenge kill Dragonite. Heatran is another excellent teammate on bulkier offense teams, as it can provide Dragonite with entry hazard support while threatening its checks such as Clefable and Skarmory, in addition to forcing out revenge killers like Weavile. Iron Valiant is also notable as it threatens out physically defensive Pokemon such as Great Tusk and provides Knock Off support.
[SET CREDITS]
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sp0on1ord.513254/
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/viivian.584916/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zastra.558636/
Grammar checked by:
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