Top 10 1st Generation Competitive Pokemon

Dragonite

Dragonite has always been one of the more popular Pokemon, and why not? Awesome design, and power to back the design. To this day, Dragonite is still one of the best Pokemon you can use.

Dragonite has an amazing attack stat. It also has pretty good defensive stats. Unfortunately, it has never had a good speed stat. Luckily it has Dragon Dance, which is really needed. It also has a great ability in Multiscale, which basically allows it a free move to start the match (unless you get the occasional Mamoswine).

Most Dragonite you see will be run in either two ways; both are obviously on the offensive side, and both are surprisingly effective.

The first is an all-out attack set (Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Fire Punch, Extreme Speed) while holding either the Leftovers or Life Orb. It's effective, and tough to beat.

Another set is Weakness Policy Dragonite. The goal is to use Dragon Dance to increase your speed, hopefully baiting your opponent into using a super-effective move to activate the Weakness Policy boost. From there, you can sweep anything in your path.

Both are amazing sets, and both should be carefully prepared for.

Should you not be prepared, don't worry... The match will soon be over.

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