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Hydreigon

Brutal Pokémon

DarkDragon

There are a slew of stories about villages that were destroyed by Hydreigon. It bites anything that moves.

Base Stats

HP 92

Attack 105

Defense 90

Sp. Atk 125

Sp. Def 90

Speed 98

Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

fairy 4x fighting 2x bug 2x ice 2x dragon 2x

Resistant to

ghost ½x fire ½x water ½x grass ½x electric ½x dark ½x

Immune to

psychic 0x

Abilities

Levitate

Evolution Chain

Deino

→

Zweilous Lv. 50

→

Hydreigon Lv. 64

Moves

Details

Category Brutal Pokémon

Height 1.8 m

Weight 160.0 kg

Base Exp 270

Growth Rate Slow

Capture Rate 45

Base Happiness 35

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat —

Egg Groups Dragon

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

monotype Usage: 0.5%

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Nasty Plot (Dragon)

Moves

Nasty Plot

Dark Pulse

Flamethrower / Fire Blast

Substitute / Roost

Item

Leftovers

Nature

Timid

EVs

SpA 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Nasty Plot (Dark)

Moves

Nasty Plot

Dark Pulse

Flamethrower

Draco Meteor / Substitute

Item

Life Orb / Leftovers

Nature

Timid

EVs

SpA 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Choiced Attacker (Dark)

Moves

Item

Choice Scarf / Choice Specs

Nature

Timid

EVs

SpA 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Dragon

Hydreigon is the premier special wallbreaker for Dragon teams, as its combination of Nasty Plot and Substitute allows it to improve matchups against bulky types such as Poison and Steel. Hydreigon's unique typing, decent bulk, and Ground immunity allow it to also improve Psychic, Ghost, and Ground matchups. However, Hydreigon's Speed is slightly below average, which leaves it vulnerable to being revenge killed by Jirachi, Garchomp, Dragapult, and Latias. Furthermore, Hydreigon's coverage can be exploited by setup sweepers such as Tapu Fini and Tyranitar, which can use it as setup bait.