Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Zweilous

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Zweilous is a new D Tier Dark Dragon Type Hostile Pokémon, with a growth rate and a 2 Attack EV Yield. Zweilous has a chance of having Hustle, Sheer Force, and Hustle as an Ability, and based on 420 Total Base Stats; we recommend a Brave Nature for Zweilous in Pokemon SV.

Stats
Abilities

Zweilous Stats

Zweilous highest IV stat is Attack (85) and the lowest being Speed (58).


Rank	Value	Stat
F	72	HP
C	85	Atk
E	70	Def
D	65	Sp.Atk
E	70	Sp.Def
F	58	Speed
D	420	Total

Pokedex

Pokemon Stats

Zweilous Abilities

Zweilous can be found with Hustle or Sheer Force as an Ability. You also have a Rare Chance for the Hidden Ability Hustle


Abilities	Description
Hustle Ability 1	Hustle increases the ability-bearer's Attack by 50%, however, it also reduces the Accuracy of all Physical moves by 20%.
Sheer Force Ability 2	Sheer Force increases the power of moves that have beneficial secondary effects by 30%, but removes those additional effects.
Hustle Hidden Ability	Hustle increases the ability-bearer's Attack by 50%, however, it also reduces the Accuracy of all Physical moves by 20%.

Guide
Breeding

Zweilous Guide

Zweilous has a 2 Attack EV Yield, which means the best nature to have with Zweilous is a Brave nature due to the highest IV stat being Attack.


Zweilous	Detail
Best Nature	Brave ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Speed
Weak To	2x 2x 2x 2x 4x
Resistance To	1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 0
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
EV Yield	2 Attack

Breeding Zweilous

Zweilous can breed with pokemon who share the Dragon Egg Group.


Zweilous	Value
Egg Groups	Dragon
Gender	50% male / 50% female

How To Evolve Zweilous in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Deino Regular Evolution requires Level 50 to evolve into Zweilous and Level 64 to evolve into Hydreigon.

Zweilous Regular Evolution

Scarlet

#370
Deino
50

Evolves at level 50
Scarlet

#371
Zweilous
64

Evolves at level 64
Scarlet

#372
Hydreigon

Zweilous Regular Evolution's most significant stat increase will be its SpAtk stat.


Evolutions	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
Deino	300	52	65	50	45	50	38
Stat Increase	+120	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20
Zweilous	420	72	85	70	65	70	58
Stat Increase	+180	+20	+20	+20	+60	+20	+40
Hydreigon	600	92	105	90	125	90	98

Evolutions Chart

Where To Find Zweilous Locations in Pokemon SV

How to get Zweilous in Pokemon Violet Version

The Union Circle is a great way to get Pokémon that you don't have in your Scarlet game version. When two players join a Union Circle (Online-Multiplayer or Local), if they are playing different versions of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, exclusive Pokémon can spawn and be caught by either of them.
You also Trade for the Zweilous pokemon with someone who has a different version of the game.

Zweilous Locations


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Tera Raid Spawn	4 Zweilous Raid	Zweilous Lv. 45

Locations List

Zweilous Raid Rewards in Pokemon SV

Pokemon SV Zweilous has 1 Tera Raids. The Zweilous Tera Raid will be a Lv.45 4-Star Raid.


Raid	Rewards	Raid Moves
4 Zweilous Raid Lv. 45	Exp. Candy M 2x Exp. Candy L 1x Deino Scales 4x Genius Feather 2x Current Type Tera Shard 1x Current Type Tera Shard 2x Exp. Candy M 1x 15% Exp. Candy L 2x 4.71% Genius Feather 1x 12.35% Wiki Berry 1x 9.86% Lum Berry 1x 10.94% Hondew Berry 3x 17.54% Star Piece 1x 31.91% Nugget 1x 15.63%	Dragon Pulse Dark Pulse Bite Scary Face Other Moves Work Up

Tera Raid Battles

Pokemon SV Zweilous Weakness

Zweilous is a Dark Dragon Type pokemon. This will cause Zweilous to take More Damage from Fighting, Bug, Ice, Dragon, Fairy type moves, and Less Damage from Ghost, Dark, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic type moves.

Zweilous Type Weakness Chart
Damage Taken	Types
+400% Damage From	Fairy 4x
+200% Damage From	Fighting 2x Bug 2x Ice 2x Dragon 2x
-50% Less Damage From	Ghost 1/2 Dark 1/2 Fire 1/2 Water 1/2 Grass 1/2 Electric 1/2
-75% Less Damage From
Immune to Damage From	Psychic 0

What pokemon is Zweilous Weak Against?

Increased Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Dragonite	+200%
S	Garchomp	+200%
S	Goodra	+200%
S	Baxcalibur	+200%
S	Koraidon	+200%
S	Salamence	+200%
S	Great Tusk Donphan	+200%
S	Iron Valiant Gallade	+200%

What pokemon is Zweilous Resistant Against?

Reduced Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Palafin Hero	-50%
S	Arcanine	-50%
S	Chi-Yu	-50%
S	Ting-Lu	-50%
S	Wo-Chien	-50%
S	Tyranitar	-50%
S	Brute Bonnet Amoonguss	-50%
S	Iron Jugulis Hydreigon	-50%

Pokemon Weaknesses

Best Moves for Zweilous in Scarlet and Violet

Zweilous Best Moves to use when choosing a Moveset, includes leveling moves such as Crunch and TM Moves like Crunch, and Dark Pulse.


Unlock	Move	Description
	Draco Meteor Dragon	Tier: S Tier Power: 130 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
	Outrage Dragon	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
Egg	Head Smash Rock	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user attacks the target with a hazardous full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
Lv. 54	Dragon Rush Dragon	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 75 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user tackles the target while exhibiting overwhelming menace. This may also make the target flinch.
	Crunch Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.

List of Zweilous Moves in

Zweilous can learn 18 Moves from Leveling Up and 29 TM Moves. Moves like Nasty Plot which, Zweilous will learn by reaching level 60. You can also learn TM tutor moves such as Crunch, Dark Pulse and Dragon Pulse.

Lv Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves

Zweilous Level Up Moves

List of the 18 Moves Zweilous can learn from leveling up.


Lv	Move	Description
Lv.1	Bite Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Effect: The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Lv.1	Double Hit Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 35 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user slams the target with a tail or the like. The target is hit twice in a row.
Lv.1	Dragon Breath Dragon	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Lv.1	Focus Energy Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits.
Lv.1	Tackle Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical Effect: A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Lv.12	Roar Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The target is scared off, and a different Pokemon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokemon.
Lv.16	Assurance Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn.
Lv.20	Headbutt Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Lv.24	Work Up Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user is roused, and its Attack and Sp. Atk stats are boosted.
Lv.28	Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 75 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.
Lv.32	Crunch Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Lv.36	Scary Face Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Lv.40	Dragon Pulse Dragon	Tier: C Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.
Lv.44	Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Lv.48	Hyper Voice Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
Lv.54	Dragon Rush Dragon	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 75 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user tackles the target while exhibiting overwhelming menace. This may also make the target flinch.
Lv.60	Nasty Plot Dark	Tier: ? Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Lv.66	Outrage Dragon	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.

Zweilous TM Moves

List of the 29 Moves Zweilous can learn from Technical Machines (TMs).


TM	Move	Description
	Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
	Crunch Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
	Dark Pulse Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
	Draco Meteor Dragon	Tier: S Tier Power: 130 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
	Dragon Pulse Dragon	Tier: C Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.
	Dragon Tail Dragon	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The target is knocked away, and a different Pokemon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokemon.
	Earth Power Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
	Endure Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
	Facade Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
	Fire Fang Fire	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn.
	Helping Hand Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
	Hyper Voice Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
	Ice Fang Ice	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
	Nasty Plot Dark	Tier: ? Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
	Outrage Dragon	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
	Protect Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
	Rain Dance Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
	Rest Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
	Scary Face Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
	Sleep Talk Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
	Snarl Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokemon.
	Substitute Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
	Sunny Day Fire	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
	Take Down Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
	Taunt Dark	Tier: ? Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Effect: The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
	Thief Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Effect: The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
	Thunder Fang Electric	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis.
	Thunder Wave Electric	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 90 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.

Zweilous Egg Moves

List of the 4 Moves Zweilous can learn from being hatched from an egg.


Move	Description
Head Smash Rock	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user attacks the target with a hazardous full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
Belch Poison	Tier: C Tier Power: 120 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user lets out a damaging belch at the target. The user must eat a held Berry to use this move.
Astonish Ghost	Tier: E Tier Power: 30 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Double Hit Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 35 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user slams the target with a tail or the like. The target is hit twice in a row.

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