Is Deino Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Dark/Dragon with AbilityHustle. Breed only in BW2. Hydreigon at level 64 is the latest evolution in the franchise. If obtained, the grind to 64 is even longer than in BW. 600 BST is the reward.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Deino has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's typing presses Deino's defenses.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Deino has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
Deino has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Deino 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 Deino in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Deino. The 3-stage chain runs through Deino, which you can catch in the wild from the locations below. Evolve at level 64 once you've got the levels.
Deino Weakness
Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Dragon moves hit Deino for super-effective damage. The upside? Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Fighting, Bug, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Deino Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Deino
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x100-118%KO Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x108-128%KO Rock Smash 2x29-35% | ||
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Dwebble BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Dwebble builds →Bug Bite 2x70-83% Rock Smash 2x31-38% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Deino View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x215-253%KO | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x143-169%KO Brick Break 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x178-209%KO Rock Smash 2x42-49% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x102-121%KO Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Deino View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x214-252%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x144-169%KO Brick Break 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Crustle builds →X-Scissor 2x123-146%KO Rock Smash 2x42-50% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x179-211%KO Rock Smash 2x42-50% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x221-261%KO Megahorn 2x221-261%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter | ||
 Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodNature Preserve Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Haxorus builds →Dragon Claw 2x171-202%KO Brick Break 2x107-126%KO | ||
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Pinsir builds →Superpower 2x148-174%KO X-Scissor 2x148-175%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x221-260%KO Megahorn 2x221-260%KO | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x126-149%KO X-Scissor 2x74-88% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Terrakion builds →Sacred Sword 2x170-200%KO X-Scissor 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Mienshao Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Mienshao builds →Jump Kick 2x184-216%KO U-turn 2x87-102%KO | ||
Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodNature Preserve Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Haxorus builds →Dragon Claw 2x170-200%KO X-Scissor 2x113-133%KO Brick Break 2x106-126%KO | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x169-198%KO X-Scissor 2x75-88% | ||
Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodNature Preserve Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Haxorus builds →Outrage 2x256-301%KO X-Scissor 2x114-135%KO Brick Break 2x107-126%KO | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x228-268%KO X-Scissor 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Kyurem builds →Outrage 2x230-271%KO Ice Beam 2x182-214%KO Focus Blast 2x153-180%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Dragonite builds →Outrage 2x236-278%KO Brick Break 2x98-116%KO Ice Beam 2x97-114%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Scizor can KO Deino with Superpower (243-286%). Dragonite threatens a KO with Outrage (288-338%). Weavile's Ice Shard also KOs at 106-125%.
 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Deino View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch62-72% Superpower 2x243-286%KO Pursuit20-24% U Turn 2x213-251%KO | ||
Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Deino View Dragonite builds →Extreme Speed64-75% Outrage 2x288-338%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Deino View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Deino View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x296-348%KO Extreme Speed66-77% | ||
Deino Evolutions
Deino is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Zweilous first, then eventually reaches Hydreigon. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 300 total stats over Deino. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Deino Best Moveset
Dark/Dragon at 65 Attack with AbilityHustle boosting power at accuracy cost. The moveset fires at pre-evolution levels. Hydreigon two evolutions away is one of the format's most feared special attackers.
Best Build
Deino best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Crunch
- Outrage
- Zen Headbutt
- Superpower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Deino can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Fire. The offense anchors on Draco Meteor and Outrage while TMs handle everything else.
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
Lacking sight, it’s unaware of its surroundings, so it bumps into things and eats anything that moves.
Deino Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Deino does the job early-game if you need a Dark/Dragon type on your team. Evolve it into Zweilous before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Deino has appeared in 8 games across 6 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 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
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