Physical
Wallbreaker
BTier
74Speed · Below Avg

Drednaw's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 3 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 2 Attack EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP90
B
Attack115
B
Defense90
B
Sp. Atk48
D
Sp. Def68
C
Speed74
C
Total485
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging75 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.0 m
3'03"Small
Weight115.5 kg
254.6 lbsHeavy
Base XP170
Average
Abilities
Strong JawTop Pick
Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.
Shell Armor
Protects against critical hits.
Swift SwimHARare
Doubles Speed during rain.
EV Yield
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

Its massive, jagged teeth can crush a boulder in a single bite. This Pokémon has an extremely vicious disposition.

Type-wise, Drednaw takes extra damage from Grass, Electric, Fighting, and Ground. Watch out for Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Drednaw Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Grass
2x (Weak)Electric, Fighting, Ground
0.5x (Resist)Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying
0.25x (Resist)Fire
Type ChartVulnerable
4Weak
5Resist
0Immune
Score-4
4xCritical
Grass
2xWeak
ElectricFightingGround
½xResist
NormalIcePoisonFlying
¼xResist
Fire
0xImmune
None
STAB (6)
FireGroundRockIceFlyingBug
How to Beat Drednaw (Best Counters)

Gholdengo's Shadow Ball hits Drednaw for 71-84%.

Incineroar
IncineroarDrops Attack via Intimidate
FireDark
S
Recommended Build
AbilityIntimidate
ItemSafetygoggles
NatureJolly
Moves
  • Fake Out
  • Knock Off
  • Flare Blitz
  • Parting Shot
Damage vs Drednaw
Knock Off
27-32%
Flare Blitz
12-15%
View Incineroar builds →

Drednaw is the evolved form of Chewtle. Breeding produces Chewtle eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Chewtle gave Drednaw the biggest boost in Attack (+51), bringing the total to 485 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Chewtle
#833Chewtle
22
Level 22
Drednaw
#834Drednaw
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Chewtle
Water
Drednaw
WaterRock
HP
50
90+40
ATK
64
115+51
DEF
50
90+40
SP.ATK
38
48+10
SP.DEF
38
68+30
SPE
44
74+30
BST
284D-Tier
485B-Tier+201
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Drednaw to get Chewtle eggs easily using 81 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups.

Egg Groups
MonsterWater1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
azumarillvenusaurcharizardblastoisenidokingmeganiumferaligatrampharossceptileswampertgolduckkingdra
12 of 81·

Nothing fancy here. Drednaw builds around White Herb for a one-time stat drop reset, Jolly nature for the right stat lean, and max Attack and Speed EVs. Strongjaw does its job quietly.

Best Build

Situational pick
Ability
Strong Jaw
Item
White Herb
Best Nature for Drednaw
Jolly+SPE

Drednaw best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Shell Smash
  • LiquidationSTAB
  • CrunchCoverage
  • Stone EdgeSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Cinccino
CinccinoDecent
Scyther
ScytherDecent
Klefki
KlefkiDecent

Moves

TMs define Drednaw's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Head Smash and Meteor Beam, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 9 types. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Bite
A6010025Dark
Lv 1
Crunch
S8010015Dark
Lv 1
Protect+4
S——10Normal
Lv 1
Razor Shell
A759510Water
Lv 1
Rock Polish
C——20Rock
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 1
Water Gun
D4010025Water
Lv 21
Headbutt
C7010015Normal
Lv 30
Counter-5
S—10020Fighting
Lv 39
Jaw Lock
B8010010Dark
Lv 48
Liquidation
S8510010Water
Lv 57
Body Slam
A8510015Normal
Lv 66
Head Smash
A150805Rock

TM Moves

TM
TM143
Blizzard
D110705Ice
TM89
Body Press
C8010010Fighting
TM66
Body Slam
A8510015Normal
TM28
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM22
Chilling Water
D5010020Water
TM108
Crunch
S8010015Dark
TM55
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM204
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
TM44
Dragon Tail-6
C609010Dragon
TM133
Earth Power
D9010010Ground
TM149
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM57
False Swipe
—4010040Normal
TM152
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM186
High Horsepower
C959510Ground
TM142
Hydro Pump
B110805Water
TM163
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM135
Ice Beam
D9010010Ice
TM10
Ice Fang
A659515Ice
TM124
Ice Spinner
A8010015Ice
TM104
Iron Defense
C——15Steel
TM110
Liquidation
S8510010Water
TM220
Meteor Beam
C1209010Rock
TM35
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
TM209
Muddy Water
D908510Water
TM83
Poison Jab
C8010020Poison
TM07
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM50
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM76
Rock Blast
A259010Rock
TM86
Rock Slide
S759010Rock
TM36
Rock Tomb
B609515Rock
TM176
Sand Tomb
D358515Ground
TM51
Sandstorm
C——10Rock
TM06
Scary Face
C—10010Normal
TM219
Skitter Smack
C709010Bug
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM53
Smart Strike
B70—10Steel
TM116
Stealth Rock
B——20Rock
TM84
Stomping Tantrum
C7510010Ground
TM150
Stone Edge
A100805Rock
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM183
Super Fang
D—9010Normal
TM123
Surf
C9010015Water
TM88
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM01
Take Down
C908520Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
S8010010Normal
TM221
Throat Chop
C8010015Dark
TM11
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
TM77
Waterfall
A8010015Water
TM208
Whirlpool
D358515Water

Egg Moves

Drednaw doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Drednaw can't learn any Tutor moves

low spawn rates is the best you'll get on Drednaw in mid-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Drednaw in Scarlet & Violet

Chewtle is your first catch on the way to Drednaw. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5-41 across 124 total spots in the chain.

  1. Chewtle
    Step 1Catch Chewtle
    South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    36%Early
    South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    36%Early
    Casseroya Lake - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Water
    6%Early
    Casseroya Lake - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Water
    6%Early
    East Province (Area Three) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    East Province (Area Three) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    Glaseado Mountain
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Cave
    6%Early
    Glaseado Mountain
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Cave
    6%Early
    North Province (Area One) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    North Province (Area One) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    North Province (Area Two) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    North Province (Area Two) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Five) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Five) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Four) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Four) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area One) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area One) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Six) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Six) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    Tagtree Thicket - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Forest
    6%Early
    Tagtree Thicket - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Forest
    6%Early
    West Province (Area Three) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    West Province (Area Three) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
    6%Early
    Asado Desert - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Desert
    6%Early
    Asado Desert - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Desert
    6%Early
    Casseroya Lake - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Water
    6%Early
    Casseroya Lake - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Water
    6%Early
    East Province (Area One) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    East Province (Area One) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    East Province (Area Three) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    East Province (Area Three) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    East Province (Area Two) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    East Province (Area Two) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    Glaseado Mountain
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Cave
    6%Early
    Glaseado Mountain
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Cave
    6%Early
    Glaseado Mountain
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Cave
    6%Early
    Glaseado Mountain
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Cave
    6%Early
    North Province (Area One) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    North Province (Area One) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    North Province (Area Three) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    North Province (Area Three) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Paldean Sea - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Water
    6%Early
    South Paldean Sea - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Water
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Five) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Five) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Four) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Four) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area One) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area One) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Six) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Six) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Two) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    South Province (Area Two) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    Tagtree Thicket - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Forest
    6%Early
    Tagtree Thicket - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Forest
    6%Early
    West Province (Area One) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    West Province (Area One) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    West Province (Area Three) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    West Province (Area Three) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    West Province (Area Two) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
    West Province (Area Two) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
    6%Early
  2. Drednaw
    Step 2Drednaw ✓
    Asado Desert - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Desert
    4%Mid
    Asado Desert - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Desert
    4%Mid
    Casseroya Lake - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
    4%Mid
    Casseroya Lake - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
    4%Mid
    Casseroya Lake - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
    4%Mid
    Casseroya Lake - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
    4%Mid
    East Province (Area One) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    East Province (Area One) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    East Province (Area Three) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    East Province (Area Three) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    East Province (Area Three) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    East Province (Area Three) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    East Province (Area Two) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    East Province (Area Two) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    Glaseado Mountain
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
    4%Mid
    Glaseado Mountain
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
    4%Mid
    Glaseado Mountain
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
    4%Mid
    Glaseado Mountain
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
    4%Mid
    Glaseado Mountain
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
    4%Mid
    Glaseado Mountain
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
    4%Mid
    North Province (Area One) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    North Province (Area One) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    North Province (Area One) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    North Province (Area One) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    North Province (Area Three) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    North Province (Area Three) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    North Province (Area Two) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    North Province (Area Two) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Paldean Sea - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
    4%Mid
    South Paldean Sea - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Five) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Five) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Five) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Five) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Four) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Four) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Four) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Four) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area One) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area One) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area One) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area One) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Six) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Six) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Six) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Six) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Two) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    South Province (Area Two) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    Tagtree Thicket - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Forest
    4%Mid
    Tagtree Thicket - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Forest
    4%Mid
    Tagtree Thicket - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Forest
    4%Mid
    Tagtree Thicket - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Forest
    4%Mid
    West Province (Area One) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    West Province (Area One) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    West Province (Area Three) - Lake
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    West Province (Area Three) - Lake
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    West Province (Area Three) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    West Province (Area Three) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    West Province (Area Two) - River
    ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    West Province (Area Two) - River
    VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
    4%Mid
    or evolve from Chewtle (Step 1)

  • Don't let Drednaw's 485 base stat total fool you. Swift Swim is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a wallbreaker.

  • Drednaw's biggest threats include Venusaur (Grass), Regieleki (Electric), and Hitmonlee (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Venusaur is the most dangerous since Grass moves deal 4x damage. Ground-type attackers are also a problem.

  • Run Swift Swim on Drednaw. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Drednaw also gets Strong Jaw and Shell Armor, but they don't compare.

  • Drednaw fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Base 74 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • The core moveset is Shellsmash, Liquidation, Crunch, and Stone Edge. Shellsmash leads at 24% usage. Liquidation provides reliable STAB damage.

Drednaw first appeared in Sword & Shield and spans 2 games across 3 generations. It later gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

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