Is Dedenne Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Electric/Fairy with AbilityCheek Pouch healing from berries. 81 Special Attack and 101 Speed. Handles Winona, Wallace, and Drake. Manectric has a Mega, but Dedenne adds Fairy coverage that Manectric lacks.
Dedenne has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Dedenne resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Dedenne has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Dedenne trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Dedenne trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Dedenne has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Dedenne has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Dedenne has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Dedenne has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Dedenne has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Dedenne has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Dedenne has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Dedenne trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Dedenne cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Dedenne in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Dedenne can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring it over from X & Y, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, or Legends: Z-A instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Dedenne cannot be caught in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Dedenne Weakness
Type-wise, Dedenne takes extra damage from Poison and Ground. Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. At base 101 Speed, Dedenne outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Fighting, Flying, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Dedenne Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Dedenne
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x98-115%KO Poison Sting 2x13-16% | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Seviper builds →Sludge Bomb 2x98-115%KO Dig 2x65-77% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x99-117%KO Poison Sting 2x14-17% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Gastrodon builds →Dig 2x88-104%KO Sludge Bomb 2x61-72% | ||
 Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb 2x77-91% Bulldoze 2x40-48% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x140-165%KO Sludge Bomb 2x47-56% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x159-188%KO Poison Jab 2x86-101%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x155-182%KO Poison Jab 2x82-97% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x155-182%KO Poison Jab 2x82-97% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garchomp can KO Dedenne with Earthquake (208-245%). Gengar threatens a KO with Sludge Bomb (223-263%).
Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x208-245%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Dedenne View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball99-117%KO Sludge Bomb 2x223-263%KO Focus Blast49-58% | ||
Dedenne Evolutions
Dedenne is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through two egg groups with a decent partner pool. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 4 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Dedenne easily with 47 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Covet, Eerie Impulse, Helping Hand and 1 more to offspring.
ORAS Dedenne Best Moveset
Electric/Fairy at 81 Sp. Atk and 101 Speed. The type combination offers Dragon immunity through Fairy and Electric TermStab for Water/Flying coverage. AbilityCheek Pouch heals from berry use. The moveset has niche Fairy/Electric typing but can't compete offensively.
Best Build
Dedenne best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Recycle
- Nuzzle
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Covet and Eerie Impulse give Dedenne options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Thunder and Play Rough. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its whiskers serve as antennas. By sending and receiving electrical waves, it can communicate with others over vast distances.
It uses its tail to absorb electricity from power plants or from outlets in houses, and then it fires the electricity from its whiskers.
Dedenne Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Dedenne's biggest threats include Crobat (Poison) and Rhydon (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Dedenne's base 101 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Dedenne can work for a story run. 431 BST is average, but Electric/Fairy typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Dedenne has a 431 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. It works best as a pivot. Recycle with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
Cheek Pouch is the go-to ability for Dedenne. It restores HP upon eating a Berry, in addition to the Berry's effect. Its hidden ability Plus can work in specific setups. Pickup is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Dedenne fills the pivot role. It's a mixed attacker with base 58 Attack and 81 Sp. Atk. Base 101 Speed lets it outrun most of the field.
Game Availability
Introduced in X & Y, Dedenne has appeared in 7 games across 5 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves