Dragonite

6 months of playing. I walked a dratini 135 candy during the double candy event.

SW/DC
and the other is SW/HB

I gave up. In the last 6 weeks I've seen and caught exactly zero drating (but 5 Snrolax). Which is okay. IMO Snorlax is better save for a lower overall CP.

I wouldn't power up yours with that moveset. Especially with candy so rare.

FWIW I've hatched 1002 eggs as of this date. only 3 were dratini. My very first 10k was a dratini. Didn;t realize what I had there. The last two came within the last month. So I probably hatched about 950 eggs in a row without a dratini.

For me, one of the rarest mons out there. I have 11 Snorlax and missed a few. Two good Muks, 3 Hotmomlees, 6 Hitmonchans, ...just a lot of eveything else. But only 2 Dragonites and I got them the hard way. Just like you.

He'll make a decent defender - not as good as Snorlax, but still very decent and will eventually give you a high spot in gyms. It really depends on whether you're wanting a decent defender or a strong attacker. If a strong attacker will be more useful to you, roll the second one and keep your fingers crossed.

The only thing that matters for a Dragonite defender is his CP.

If someone is hitting the gym he's in, they're going to win regardless of what his moveset is. Not like if you hatch a SW/DP they're going to hit it and go "OH CRAP I THOUGHT IT WAS DRAGON CLAW" and just walk away (lol)

Always go for highest IV on him if using as a defender. That's it.

However, the usefulness of DB Dragonites on offense can't be overstated. If you have enough 2.8k+ defenders for now and don't need another, then save your candy and keep evolving until you get DB quick + any charge move

even with stab on DB, SW is "superior". this is because of the randomness in which a defending pkmn attacks. DC is a B to deal with since it has a quick dodge window and can be dealt back to back - which is super annoying.