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deino
#633

Deino

Irate Pokémon

DarkDragon

It tends to bite everything, and it is not a picky eater. Approaching it carelessly is dangerous.

Base Stats

HP 52
Attack 65
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 50
Speed 38
Total 300

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

zweilous Zweilous Lv. 50
hydreigon Hydreigon Lv. 64

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Irate Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 17.3 kg
Base Exp 60
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Dragon

Sprites

deino Front Front
deino Back Back
deino Front Shiny Front Shiny
deino Back Shiny Back Shiny
deino Official Art Official Art
deino Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.4%
Choice Scarf
Moves
Head Smash / Zen Headbutt
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 20
Atk 236
Def 36
Spe 212

Strategy Overview

While most other Dragon-types in LC are known for being able to boost their stats with Dragon Dance and set up for sweeps, Deino is very different. It doesn't really have much going for it when compared to other Dragon-types, as it lacks the setup moves that make other Dragon-types so dangerous. Deino's offensive stats are also average; it's somewhat slow; and its weakness to common Ice-, Bug-, and Fighting-type attacks make it relatively easy to take down. Additionally, it's an unreliable attacker because its ability, Hustle, lowers the accuracy of all of its moves down to 80% or lower. Deino does have a good movepool, however, and with Hustle, it gets a useful Attack boost to help overcome its low base stats, turning it into a frightening sweeper when equipped with a Choice Scarf to help its average Speed stat. Perfect coverage with Outrage and Superpower as well as a power boost from Hustle makes Deino quite hard to wall. Its Speed is also just enough to hit the benchmark of 14 Speed, letting Deino outspeed every unboosted Pokemon in the metagame when equipped with a Choice Scarf. It also has a unique typing and good mixed bulk that lets it tank some common Water-, Fire-, Psychic-, Ghost-, Grass-, and Electric-type moves. Deino is definitely the odd Dragon out, but that certainly doesn't mean it doesn't have a niche in this metagame.

Most Used Moves

Crunch
100.0%
Outrage
100.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc