Doubles Dragonite [QC 0/1]

[iPetBigfoot]

Dragonite @ Choice Band
Ability: Inner Focus
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Def
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- Extreme Speed
- Stomping Tantrum
- Iron Head / Aerial Ace

Dragonite flies into Doubles OU! Dragonite's main strength is Tera Normal Extreme Speed when paired with Chien-Pao, as it can OHKO almost anything that does not resist it. Outrage gives Dragonite an even stronger option, however it is inconsistent in which foe it targets and can leave Dragonite vulnerable while it cannot switch. Stomping Tantrum gives Dragonite an way to threaten the Steel- and Rock-types that resist Extreme Speed, such as Gholdengo and Glimmora. Iron Head is used almost entirely to OHKO Diancie, an extremely threatening Pokemon into the physically offensive teams that Dragonite fits well onto, while Aerial Ace can OHKO the Ogerpon formes and Amoonguss. Because of Dragonite's high damage output, it wants to be paired with Pokemon that will either allow it to take even more KOs, such as Glimmora and Gouging Fire, or other offensive Pokemon that can spread damage in the early game for Dragonite to clean up or clean up after Dragonite has done its damage, such as Gholdengo and Landorus.

 

[zee]

this reads a little too much like an analysis, i think i would appreciate more specifics in the context of the actual metagame. namely, following the bans of flutter mane and more recently archaludon, pao nite has resurfaced as a dominant archetype in dou again, as much more of the tier is vulnerable to dragonite's extremespeed, and chienpao does well to check some of its other counterplay like farigiraf and gholdengo (with throat chop), ice spinner against psychic terrain, and the 135 speed stat & +2 priority combo hits much harder and faster than most of the tier (yes this is a dragonite spotlight but the chienpao is effectively synonymous with dragonite so i think this type of emphasis is good). conversely the points about stomping tantrum and aerial ace can be dropped as it's relatively easy to infer their purpose