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BBL PoTW #7 Dragonite
It's Dragonite b***h! One of the premier physical attackers in B/W OU is back with a vengeance. So without further adieu lets see how to tame your dragonite.
In Depth Look
Dragonite
Type: Dragon/Flying
Abilities: Inner Focus, Multi Scale
Stats: 91/134/95/100/100/80
Sets
Choice Band
Dragonite@ Choice Band
Multi Scale
Adamant
252 Attk, 252 Spe, 4 HP
Outrage/Dragon Claw
Extreme Speed
Waterfall/Fire Punch
Earthquake/Superpower
This set is still fairly relevant in the X/Y OU meta. Extreme speed turns dragonit into an excellent revenge killer. Its next move can be outrage or dragon claw. Outrage is by far the more powerful move, but with fairies lurking around its not the best idea as it allows fairies to come in and set up most notably Azumaril and Mawile. Dragon claw is the weaker move but it is superior as it doesn't lock you into one move for up to three turns. Waterfall can be used in the next move slot to suprise your opponent and hit heatran hard, but fir punch hits the steel and ice types that threaten to scare it out. Finally earthquake or superpower can be used to further the offensive pressure on ice or steel types. While this set still holds up there are a few better sets to use.
Dragon Dance
Dragonite@ Lum Berry/Leftovers/Weakness Policy
Multi Scale
Adamant/Jolly
252 Attk, 4 SpD, 252 Spe
Dragon Dance
Outrage/Dragon Claw
Fire Punch
Earthquake/Extreme Speed/Roost
This is pretty mucch Dragonite's standard OU set. Use DDance to set up and proceed to sweep. Weakness policy can be used in conjunction with ddance to get some good first turn stat boosts. Lum berry and leftovers are also still viable options as they cure status on dnite or heal him back up to marvel scale range. Outrage still isn't the best move to slap on dragonite as it is walled by fairies. I would suggest Dragon Claw every time as it is very good with a few ddances and amazing with ddance plus weakness policy. fire punch is mandatory on this set to cover his ice and stell weakness that might hinder a sweep. Earthquake or e speed can be used to apply more offensive pressure but I like roost as it heals dnite and keeps in the fight longer.
Tank
Dragonite@ Life Orb/Leftovers
Multi Scale
Modest
252 HP, 252 SpA, 4 SpD
Draco Meteor
Fire Blast/Flamethrower
Thunder Wave
Roost
This set is pretty cool in that it can take a variety of roles for your team. It can be a wall breaker, paralysis spreader, or a offensive wall. Draco Meteor is there to surprise your opponent, and kill some unsuspecting dragons such as choice band or leftovers Dragonite. It can also hit some physical walls hard such as Skarmory, and Gliscor, paving the way for a physical attacker to sweep. Fire Blast hits steel types hard but flamethrower can be used with sun support. Roost keeps dragonite alive and in the fight.
Perfect Coverage
Dragonite@ Expert Belt
Multi Scale
Adamant
252 Attk, 252 Spe, 4 Def
Iron Tail
Superpower
Fire Punch
Dragon Claw
Dragonite is such a bamf that he can completely cover his weaknesses. Fire punch and superpower covers your ice weakness. Iron Tail for those pesky fairy types, and dragon claw for the other dragons. This set turns Dragonite into an unpredictable killer. Your opponent tries to switch Sylveon or Florges into your outrage and boom smacked with a iron tail.
Because of Dragonite's great attack stat he doesn't particularly need a boosting item. With a Expert Belt he'll be knocking out the competition.
As Dragonite much like many of its pseudo brothers is blessed with nearly infinite sets. These are all the sets I'm going to cover otherwise I'd be writing this all day. I really don't want to see comments about how I missed certain sets as Dragonite can run nearly any set. Notable sets I didn't mention include Rain Tank, Multiscale Shuffler, and Rain Sweeper
http://www.smogon.com/bw/pokemon/dragonite
Dragonite As A Team Player
Because of Dragonite's very impressive skill at filling almost any role he fits on almost any team. He can be a impressive Special or Physical sweeper. He can sweep on sun or rain teams. He can also stall with multi scale and roost. I'd recommend running him on a Hyper Offense, Bulky Offense, or semi stall team type. Really Dragonite is a pokemon who's a jack of all trades and works marvelously on any team. I'd highly recommend giving this gen 1 dragon a try.
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Thank you for reading my 4th PoTW! Don't forget to go by our season 1 sign up and use these and your own sweet strategies against gym leaders! Heads up the BBL now has an official Youtube channel make sure to drop by there as well for more analyses.
It's Dragonite b***h! One of the premier physical attackers in B/W OU is back with a vengeance. So without further adieu lets see how to tame your dragonite.
In Depth Look
Dragonite
Type: Dragon/Flying
Abilities: Inner Focus, Multi Scale
Stats: 91/134/95/100/100/80
Sets
Choice Band
Dragonite@ Choice Band
Multi Scale
Adamant
252 Attk, 252 Spe, 4 HP
Outrage/Dragon Claw
Extreme Speed
Waterfall/Fire Punch
Earthquake/Superpower
This set is still fairly relevant in the X/Y OU meta. Extreme speed turns dragonit into an excellent revenge killer. Its next move can be outrage or dragon claw. Outrage is by far the more powerful move, but with fairies lurking around its not the best idea as it allows fairies to come in and set up most notably Azumaril and Mawile. Dragon claw is the weaker move but it is superior as it doesn't lock you into one move for up to three turns. Waterfall can be used in the next move slot to suprise your opponent and hit heatran hard, but fir punch hits the steel and ice types that threaten to scare it out. Finally earthquake or superpower can be used to further the offensive pressure on ice or steel types. While this set still holds up there are a few better sets to use.
Dragon Dance
Dragonite@ Lum Berry/Leftovers/Weakness Policy
Multi Scale
Adamant/Jolly
252 Attk, 4 SpD, 252 Spe
Dragon Dance
Outrage/Dragon Claw
Fire Punch
Earthquake/Extreme Speed/Roost
This is pretty mucch Dragonite's standard OU set. Use DDance to set up and proceed to sweep. Weakness policy can be used in conjunction with ddance to get some good first turn stat boosts. Lum berry and leftovers are also still viable options as they cure status on dnite or heal him back up to marvel scale range. Outrage still isn't the best move to slap on dragonite as it is walled by fairies. I would suggest Dragon Claw every time as it is very good with a few ddances and amazing with ddance plus weakness policy. fire punch is mandatory on this set to cover his ice and stell weakness that might hinder a sweep. Earthquake or e speed can be used to apply more offensive pressure but I like roost as it heals dnite and keeps in the fight longer.
Tank
Dragonite@ Life Orb/Leftovers
Multi Scale
Modest
252 HP, 252 SpA, 4 SpD
Draco Meteor
Fire Blast/Flamethrower
Thunder Wave
Roost
This set is pretty cool in that it can take a variety of roles for your team. It can be a wall breaker, paralysis spreader, or a offensive wall. Draco Meteor is there to surprise your opponent, and kill some unsuspecting dragons such as choice band or leftovers Dragonite. It can also hit some physical walls hard such as Skarmory, and Gliscor, paving the way for a physical attacker to sweep. Fire Blast hits steel types hard but flamethrower can be used with sun support. Roost keeps dragonite alive and in the fight.
Perfect Coverage
Dragonite@ Expert Belt
Multi Scale
Adamant
252 Attk, 252 Spe, 4 Def
Iron Tail
Superpower
Fire Punch
Dragon Claw
Dragonite is such a bamf that he can completely cover his weaknesses. Fire punch and superpower covers your ice weakness. Iron Tail for those pesky fairy types, and dragon claw for the other dragons. This set turns Dragonite into an unpredictable killer. Your opponent tries to switch Sylveon or Florges into your outrage and boom smacked with a iron tail.
Because of Dragonite's great attack stat he doesn't particularly need a boosting item. With a Expert Belt he'll be knocking out the competition.
As Dragonite much like many of its pseudo brothers is blessed with nearly infinite sets. These are all the sets I'm going to cover otherwise I'd be writing this all day. I really don't want to see comments about how I missed certain sets as Dragonite can run nearly any set. Notable sets I didn't mention include Rain Tank, Multiscale Shuffler, and Rain Sweeper
http://www.smogon.com/bw/pokemon/dragonite
Dragonite As A Team Player
Because of Dragonite's very impressive skill at filling almost any role he fits on almost any team. He can be a impressive Special or Physical sweeper. He can sweep on sun or rain teams. He can also stall with multi scale and roost. I'd recommend running him on a Hyper Offense, Bulky Offense, or semi stall team type. Really Dragonite is a pokemon who's a jack of all trades and works marvelously on any team. I'd highly recommend giving this gen 1 dragon a try.
_________________________________
Thank you for reading my 4th PoTW! Don't forget to go by our season 1 sign up and use these and your own sweet strategies against gym leaders! Heads up the BBL now has an official Youtube channel make sure to drop by there as well for more analyses.
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