Vileplume
I have a Level 34, 93% IV, 2135 CP Vileplume with RL/MB. Do you think it’d be a viable Dragon counter? I realize it’s weak, but I’ve had pretty good success with Moonblast against Dragonites.
Answers
Nope. Razor Leaf has poor energy gain and is double resisted by Dragonite, Moonblast is only single effective, is a low damage move for 100 energy, doesn't have STAB and Vileplume's attack is mediocre.
Not that gyms are difficult but using a Vileplume for Dragonites is just wasting your time.
Fairy typing is good defensively against Dragon moves but several pseudo legendary Dragons have double weakness e.g. Garchomp, Rayquaza, Salamance and Dragonite have double weakness to ice.
1) Vileplume isn't very good. It's decent but not good, stat-wise
2) Its quick move at best would be neutral STAB against Dragons
3) Most Dragons carry flying moves or fire moves which are effective against Vileplume
4) Vileplume probably won't survive against a high-attack Dragon long enough to use a one-bar move given that its best EPS move, Acid, is only 10EPS
5) Moonblast is a relatively poor Charged Move
6) Dragons are best countered by Ice-types, whom they are often double-weak to, or by Fairy types, whom carry double resistances to Dragon moves. Vileplume's Charged Move is Fairy but not its type, which is a valuable distinction.