What does Deino evolve into?

Zweilous at level 50 is the mid-stage. Push through to Hydreigon at level 64 for the final form. 300 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Deino evolve?

Level 50 gets you Zweilous . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In X & Y, 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.

Where can you catch Deino?

You can find Deino in X & Y. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Deino - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

38Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Deino's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Speed trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 1 Attack EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP52

Attack65

Defense50

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def50

Speed38

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight17.3 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Hustle

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

They cannot see, so they tackle and bite to learn about their surroundings. Their bodies are covered in wounds.

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.

Deino Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fairy
2x (Weak)	Ice, Fighting, Bug, Dragon
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)	Psychic

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

Fairy

2xWeak

Ice Fighting Bug Dragon

½xResist

Fire Water Electric Grass Ghost Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Psychic

STAB (3)

Psychic Ghost Dragon

How to Beat Deino in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Latios can KO Deino with Draco Meteor (392-462%). Hitmontop threatens a KO with Close Combat (245-289%).

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Deino Draco Meteor 2x 392-462%KO View Latios builds →
Hitmontop Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemEjectbutton NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Wide Guard Close Combat FeintPriority Damage vs Deino Close Combat 2x 245-289%KO Feint 21-24% View Hitmontop builds →
Whimsicott GrassFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves TailwindUtility EncoreUtility TauntUtility SafeguardUtility View Whimsicott builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Deino Giga Drain 33-38% Flamethrower 59-69% View Volcarona builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Deino Earthquake 127-150%KO Ice Shard 2x 103-121%KO Rock Slide 64-75% View Mamoswine builds →

X & Y Evolution

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

3 Forms

#633Deino

Level 50

#634Zweilous

Level 64

#635Hydreigon

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Deino

DarkDragon

Zweilous

DarkDragon

Hydreigon

DarkDragon

72+20

92+20

ATK

85+20

105+20

DEF

70+20

90+20

SP.ATK

65+20

125+60

SP.DEF

70+20

90+20

SPE

58+20

98+40

BST

300D-Tier

420D-Tier+120

600B-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Deino with 50 breeding partners from the Dragon egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Astonish, Dark Pulse and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Dragon

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Deino Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Deino picks up Assurance and Astonish only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Draco Meteor and Outrage while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 4

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 9

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 12

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 17

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Lv 20

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 25

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 28

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 32

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

Lv 38

Work Up

D——30Normal

Lv 42

Dragon Rush

C1007510Dragon

Lv 48

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Lv 50

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 58

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

Lv 62

Outrage

C12010010Dragon

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM82

Dragon Tail-6

D609010Dragon

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Assurance

D6010010Dark

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

Egg

Double Hit

D359010Normal

Egg

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Egg

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Egg

Head Smash

C150805Rock

Egg

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Thunder Fang

—659515Electric

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Draco Meteor

C130905Dragon

How to Get Deino in X & Y

Deino can't be caught in X & Y. Bring it over from Black, Omega Ruby, or Scarlet instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Catch in the wild in:

Omega RubyWalking · Meteor Falls · DexNav chain

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Black Sun Sword Scarlet

Deino Guide

Zweilous at level 50 is the mid-stage. Push through to Hydreigon at level 64 for the final form. 300 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 50 gets you Zweilous. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In X & Y, 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.
You can find Deino in X & Y. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

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

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