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dewgong
#087

Dewgong

Sea Lion Pokémon

WaterIce

In snow, the pure white coat covering its body obscures it from predators.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 70
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 95
Speed 70
Total 475

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

dewgong Dewgong Lv. 34

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Sea Lion Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 120.0 kg
Base Exp 166
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1 ,Ground

Sprites

dewgong Front Front
dewgong Back Back
dewgong Front Shiny Front Shiny
dewgong Back Shiny Back Shiny
dewgong Official Art Official Art
dewgong Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu
Rain Dance
Item
Damp Rock / Leftovers
Ability
Hydration
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
SpA 160
Spe 96

Strategy Overview

Dewgong has never been a common sight in the UU metagame. It's severely outclassed by its cousin Walrein, in terms of both overall stats and ability. Dewgong's defensive stats should by no means be dismissed, however, and its unique ability, Hydration, distinguishes it from its Water- and Ice-type brethren. Dewgong's part Ice typing is quite a mixed blessing. STAB Ice-type moves are always welcome on any team, hitting many common Pokemon super effectively. Defensively, however, Dewgong's Ice typing does it no favors. Stealth Rock hinders Dewgong's ability to tank, as taking 25% damage each time it switches in will wear it down very quickly. Even with these drawbacks taken into consideration, Dewgong can still act as a decent tank in UU play, with handy resistances to the omnipresent Ice- and Water-type attacks.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc