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Here we go with Dragonite, one of the original uber-pokemon. It has a big movepool so there could be a lot of good answers here...

Dragonite Learnset

asked Jul 14, 2010 by Pokemaster
edited Jul 1, 2011 by DarkTyphlosion
Dragonite (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Multi-Scale
EVs: 216 HP / 40 Def / 252 SAtk
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Thunder
- Surf
- Roost
- Hurricane
fire punch
wing attack
dragon claw
earthquake
not much to fear when your a dragon,no iteam so freedom to chose.If you whant no wing attack and dragon dance insted.Or draco meteor sence no special moves.
Dragonite @ Lum Berry
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Att / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, - SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Extreme Speed
- Outrage
- Dragon Dance

Great for sweeping. Multiscale generally allows you to get off at least one DD before attacking. Only Shedninja and Skarmory resist it. You could switch extreme speed with fire punch for complete coverage but I haven't found it as useful.

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Dragonite
Mixed Attacker
Item- Lum Berry
Ability- Inner Focus

Outrage- STAB, Lum Berry stops Dragonite from being confused , Covers Dragon Types. Base Attack Stat. Not being confused can change the course of battle drastically.

Aerial Ace- Ignore Hurricane, Low Accuracy for Hurricane, Aerial Ace is powered from STAB and Dragonite's 134 base attack stat(Rain can help you, but what if you get hit by a OHKO move? Get into your opponent's head.) . Plus Aerial Ace never misses so that covers if your accuracy gets lower.

Fire Punch- Destroys Ice types, Base Attack stat once again

Ice Beam- Covers those Rock Types, Respectable Special Attack

Hope this helps!

answered Dec 26, 2012 by PokeRangerX
edited Dec 29, 2012 by PokeRangerX
ice isn't super effective against rock
yeah....
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Dragonite (Bulky Dragon Dance)

Zeyphr (Adamant) Ability = Multiscale (Leftovers)

Evs= 248 HP , 16 Atk , 240 Spdef

-Fire Punch / EarthQuake / Heal Bell
-Dragon Dance
-Roost
-Dragon Claw / Outrage

This Set & Evs ensure that dragon will maintain its bulk and ALWAYS get 2KOd by ice beam .Also giving these EVs allows Dragonite to take hits from special attackers like a charm.
Now Fire Punch is Used for those pesky steels , while earthquake punishes Heatran & Jirachi . Now Heal bell is uncommon but it supports Your team helpfully by removing status problems on your teams . Dragon Dance is for the boost of more power and thus the speed . Dragon Claw is the main choice of attack because dragonites main role is to support and to tank hits . While Outrage is for more power + bringing in the confusion .

answered Dec 29, 2012 by SL4DE the DR4G0N
It's still a possibility to get OHKO'd with ice beam just sayin
not with the SPDEF evs + multiscale
Multiscale, no. When broken, from any powerful attacker, yes.
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I have this moveset for my Dragonite and its going perfectly fine

Dragon Claw(STAB)
Fire Punch(covers Ice weakness)
Fly(STAB and coverage)
Thunderpunch(coverage)

answered Mar 17 by MoccahSteeltype
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Hello!Meet my fat,flying dragon of DOOM!!
Dragonite @Dragon Fang
EV trained in Speed,Attack,Defense,and Special Attack
-Flamethrower
-Dragon Rush/Ice Beam
-E-Quake
-Extreme Speed

answered Mar 23 by HerobrineSnorlax
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My Dragonite haves:
D-Dance: Attack and Speed Raise
F-Punch: Covers Ice
Dragon Claw: Signature Move
Aqua Tail: It's a AWESOME move
*PS: My Dragonite is that Shiny one...
:)
EV: Attack and Speed
Item: Muscle Band
;)

answered Apr 26 by Alexjogos1999
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Rain Dragonite @ Sky Plate/Life Orb
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
Ability: Multiscale
EV's: 252 SpA, 252Spe, 4Atk

~Dragon Dance
~Earthquake/Thunder
~Hurricane
~Outrage

Multiscale provides a great buffer for dragonite to set up. Mild nature leaves both attack stats untouched while not sacrificing speed. Use dragon dance to buff speed and attack, then rip them up with stab hurricane +Sky Plate. Life orb could be used, however if they switch to ferrothorn while outraging, the iron barbs and recoil cause large damage to dragonite. Earthquake is good coverage, however Thunder can be used to take out Skarmory or Jellicent if necessary.

answered May 14 by Graphic Mist
My friend sent me a Dragonite with Aqual Tail, Flamethrower, Dragon Rush and Waterfall.

Is that good?

 

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