Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Dragonite. While not as strong as other Dragons (mainly Mega Rayquaza), Mega Dragonite is still an incredible Dragon Mega, and worth picking up either if you don’t have Mega Rayquaza, or for candy farming. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

Course Schedule

This raid will take place from October 14th to October 20th. It will be preceded by Mega Blastoise and Yveltal, coincide with Dialga, and be followed by Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Palkia.

Note that Mega Dragonite is doubly weak to Ice. Not only that, it does not have any charge moves that hit Ice hard, making Ice the best counter.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Ground Grass
Resist (0.6x)	Fighting Bug Fire Water
Neutral	Normal Flying Poison Ghost Steel Electric Psychic Dark
Super Effective (1.6x)	Rock Dragon Fairy
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	Ice

Mega Dragonite’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Hyper Beam
• Thunder Punch
• Dragon Claw
• Hurricane
• Outrage
• Superpower
• Return
• Outrage+

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Dragonite. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

White Kyurem A

Best Moveset: Ice Fang / Ice Burn

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Ice Fang	Ice Burn	100%
Dragon Breath	Ice Burn	87%
Steel Wing	Ice Burn	76%
Ice Fang	Blizzard	74%
Dragon Breath	Blizzard	62%
Steel Wing	Blizzard	52%

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Ice Beam

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	100%
Confusion	Ice Beam	93%
Counter	Ice Beam	86%
Psycho Cut	Future Sight+	75%
Confusion	Future Sight+	71%
Confusion	Psystrike	63%

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Ice Beam

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	100%
Confusion	Ice Beam	91%
Counter	Ice Beam	85%
Psycho Cut	Psystrike	63%
Confusion	Psystrike	62%
Confusion	Psychic	57%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Outrage+	⚔	—	—
Outrage	⚔	—	—
Hurricane	—	—	⚔
Hyper Beam	—	—	—
Dragon Claw	⚔	—	—
Superpower	⚔	🛡	🛡
Thunder Punch	🛡	—	—

Black Kyurem A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Rayquaza A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Gardevoir

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Shadow Mamoswine A

Best Moveset: Powder Snow / Avalanche

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Eternatus A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Dragonite A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Outrage+

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Garchomp A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Abomasnow A

Best Moveset: Powder Snow / Weather Ball

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Mega Dragonite. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	MamoswineMega GlalieShadow ArticunoShadow MewtwoPrimal KyogreZamazenta - Crowned ShieldShadow AurorusShadow RegigigasCetitanShadow WeavileBaxcaliburShadow Alola NinetalesShadow GardevoirGalarian DarmanitanShadow GarchompGlaceonZacian - Crowned SwordDialga - OriginRegigigas

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Windy

Eternatus (1.1)

Snow

Shadow Mamoswine (1.1)Mega Gardevoir (1.1)

Overall, Mega Dragonite is a pretty simple raid. Having a double weakness with no way of counter it tends to make the raid very simple to counter. Not only that, if you have a perfectly tuned team, you might even be able to solo the raid. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help!Speaking of, we have rolled out a new system that will give a discount to our subscriptions, and I have been graciously granted a code! So, for those lucky readers who make it all the way down here, the code is GEEKBEAK20. This code not only supports the owner of Pokebattler, but also me! And, to be honest, in real life, the presidigious Professor Geekbeak is a broke college student, so I would really appreciate the support. Thank you! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!