Don't let Dracovish's 505 base stat total fool you. Sand Rush is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier.

What is Dracovish weak to?

Dracovish's biggest threats include Dragonite (Dragon) and Gardevoir (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Dracovish?

Run Sand Rush on Dracovish. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Dracovish also gets Water Absorb and Strong Jaw, but they don't compare.

What role does Dracovish play in battle?

Dracovish fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Dracovish?

The core moveset is Fishiousrend, Crunch, Psychic Fangs, and Ice Fang. Fishiousrend leads at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Dracovish - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

BTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Dracovish Best Moveset

AbilityStrong Jaw boosts MoveFishious Rend by 50%, and Fishious Rend doubles power when moving first. At full power with TermStab, the effective base is 382, the highest single-move damage in the game. Water/Dragon typing and 90/100 physical stats back the moveset. S-tier because nothing survives Fishious Rend at full power.

★Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPS

Dracovish reached S-Tier in Gen VIII, competing at the highest level. This was Dracovish's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Strongjaw with Choice Scarf, favoring a Jolly nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 63

Fishious Rend

Water85COMMONSTAB

Lv 56

Crunch

Dark80COMMONCoverage

TR97

Psychic Fangs

Psychic85COMMONCoverage

TR24

Outrage

Dragon120COMMONSTAB

TM67

Ice Fang

Ice65RARECoverage

TR10

Earthquake

Ground100RARECoverage

Dracovish Sword & Shield Moves Dracovish BDSP Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Revenge Killer

Dracovish best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Revenge Killer Moveset

Fishious RendSTAB
CrunchCoverage
Psychic Fangs
OutrageSTAB

Recommended Teammates

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Dracovish Weakness

Type-wise, Dracovish takes extra damage from Dragon and Fairy. Its Water/Dragon typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Dracovish can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Dracovish Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Dragon, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Fire, Water

What is Dracovish Weak Against

Good

2Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

½xResist

¼xResist

0xImmune

What is Dracovish Strong Against

4Strong

0Resisted

0Immune

Score+4

2xStrong

Fire Ground Rock Dragon

½xResisted

None

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Dracovish

Tyranitar's Stone Edge hits Dracovish for 57-67%.

Heatran	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Tyranitar	B
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Knock Off Stone Edge Ice Punch Low Kick Damage vs Dracovish Knock Off 37-44% Stone Edge 57-67% View Tyranitar builds →
Salazzle	B
Recommended Build AbilityCorrosion ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves ToxicUtility FlamethrowerSTAB SubstituteUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Dracovish Flamethrower 8-10% View Salazzle builds →
Blissey	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Soft Boiled Seismic Toss Stealth Rock Calm Mind View Blissey builds →
Zoroark-Hisui
Recommended Build AbilityIllusion ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Flamethrower Hyper Voice Bitter Malice View Zoroark-Hisui builds →

Evolution

No chain, no eggs. Dracovish is a standalone Water/Dragon type with 505 stats that falls outside normal breeding mechanics. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#882DracovishDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

How to Get Dracovish

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Dracovish is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Base Stats

Dracovish's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, Sp. Atk trails, 4 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 2 Defense EVs, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

High

HP90

Attack90

Defense100

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def80

Speed75

Total505

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.3 m

Weight215.0 kg

Base XP177

Abilities

Water Absorb

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Strong Jaw

Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.

Sand RushHidden Ability

Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Water Absorb grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entry

Its mighty legs are capable of running at speeds exceeding 40 mph, but this Pokémon can’t breathe unless it’s underwater.

Pokemon Shield

Dracovish Guide

Don't let Dracovish's 505 base stat total fool you. Sand Rush is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier.
Dracovish's biggest threats include Dragonite (Dragon) and Gardevoir (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Run Sand Rush on Dracovish. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Dracovish also gets Water Absorb and Strong Jaw, but they don't compare.
Dracovish fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
The core moveset is Fishiousrend, Crunch, Psychic Fangs, and Ice Fang. Fishiousrend leads at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Introduced in Sword & Shield, Dracovish has appeared in 1 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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