Dragon Type Editorial Analysis
Coverage Score
-2
TypeMatchup score: super-effective targets minus resisted and immune targets.
Defensive Burden
2
noticeable defensive burden based on weaknesses, resistances, and immunities.
Role Fit
Dragon is a stat-and-resistance type: it resists Fire, Water, Electric, and Grass, but offensively hits only Dragon super effectively.
Original TypeMatchup judgment
Use Dragon for flexible neutral pressure and defensive entry into elemental attacks. It needs Fairy planning because Fairy is immune to Dragon attacks and hits Dragon super effectively.
Team partners and coverage
Steel partners are natural Fairy and Ice buffers, Fire partners pressure Steel and Ice, and Poison coverage can punish Fairy switch-ins.
Data check: Dragon attacks are resisted or blocked by Steel, Fairy. Candidate partner attack types that pressure at least one of those answers include Fire, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Steel.
Best use case
Dragon is strongest on bulky attackers and sweepers that use excellent stats, setup, or coverage to turn neutral matchups into progress.
On defense, Dragon is threatened by Ice, Dragon, Fairy. Teammate types that can resist or blank at least one of those threats include Fire, Water, Ice, Poison, Steel, Fairy.
Important exception
A Dragon attacker without Fairy answers can be forced out repeatedly. In Fairy-heavy formats, Dragon STAB should be treated as one tool, not the entire plan.