Is Deino Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Dark/Dragon. Hydreigon at level 64 has 600 BST, but that evolution level makes it a pure postgame Pokemon. No realistic way to evolve Deino before the E4.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
Lana's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
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Deino trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Deino has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
Kukui's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Deino in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Bring Deino over from Black & White, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, or Scarlet & Violet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Deino in USUM
- Step 1Deino ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Sun & MoonAvailableCatch in Sun & Moon via Walking · Ten Carat Hill · Island Scan; Tuesday, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Victory Road. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Meteor Falls · DexNav chain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Roaring-Sea Caves · All Weather. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · South Province (Area Six). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Zweilous
Step 3Evolve into Hydreigon
Deino Weakness
Fairy, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Dragon moves hit Deino for super-effective damage. Fairy hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fairy |
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Fighting, Bug, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Deino Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Deino
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x102-121%KO Frost Breath 2x36-43% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Salamence builds →Dragon Tail 2x119-140%KO Brick Break 2x96-115%KO | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x95-113%KO Frost Breath 2x33-39% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x102-121%KO Frost Breath 2x35-42% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Florges Fairy | B | |
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x210-248%KO Ice Beam 2x83-98% Brick Break 2x59-70% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Primarina builds →Disarming Voice 4x154-183%KO Ice Beam 2x112-133%KO | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x168-199%KO Brick Break 2x93-111%KO Ice Beam 2x62-74% | ||
 Clefable Fairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Clefable builds →Disarming Voice 4x122-143%KO Ice Beam 2x90-107%KO Brick Break 2x59-70% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Primarina builds →Moonblast 4x347-409%KO Ice Beam 2x110-129%KO | ||
Florges Fairy | B | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x207-244%KO Ice Beam 2x80-94% Brick Break 2x57-67% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x210-247%KO U-turn 2x82-97% | ||
Clefable Fairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Clefable builds →Disarming Voice 4x121-143%KO Ice Beam 2x87-103%KO Brick Break 2x57-67% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Primarina builds →Moonblast 4x349-410%KO Ice Beam 2x110-129%KO | ||
Florges Fairy | B | |
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Granbull builds →Play Rough 4x318-375%KO Outrage 2x141-166%KO Brick Break 2x88-104%KO Ice Fang 2x77-91% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x212-249%KO U-turn 2x82-97% | ||
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Primarina builds →Moonblast 4x356-419%KO Ice Beam 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Tapu Lele PsychicFairy | A | |
Obtain MethodRuins Of Life Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Tapu Lele builds →Moonblast 4x365-430%KO Focus Blast 2x153-180%KO | ||
Florges Fairy | B | |
 Tapu Fini WaterFairy | A | |
Obtain MethodRuins Of Hope Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Tapu Fini builds →Moonblast 4x280-330%KO Ice Beam 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deino View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 4x352-415%KO Focus Blast 2x148-174%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Clefable can KO Deino with Moonblast (206-242%). Weavile threatens a KO with Ice Shard (124-146%). Lucario's Close Combat also KOs at 218-256%.
Clefable Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Deino View Clefable builds →Moonblast 4x206-242%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Deino View Weavile builds →Knock Off50-59% Ice Shard 2x124-146%KO Pursuit31-36% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Deino View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x218-256%KO Extreme Speed49-57% Flash Cannon82-96% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Deino View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch71-84% U Turn 2x251-295%KO Knock Off39-46% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemFlyiniumz NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Deino View Dragonite builds →Earthquake81-96% Extreme Speed65-77% Fly110-130%KO | ||
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 plenty of partners 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
USUM Deino Best Moveset
Dark/Dragon at 65 Attack with AbilityHustle raising Attack at accuracy cost. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing. Hydreigon two evolutions away earns A-tier through AbilityLevitate and 125 Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Deino best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Crunch
- Outrage
- Superpower
- Zen Headbutt
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Deino can hit 11 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Ghost. 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
Deino Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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