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.

What is Drednaw weak to?

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.

How do you evolve Drednaw?

Chewtle evolves into Drednaw at level 22. Drednaw is the fully evolved form. At 485 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

What is the best ability for Drednaw?

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.

What role does Drednaw play in battle?

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.

What games is Drednaw in?

Drednaw can be found in Scarlet & Violet and Sword & Shield.

Drednaw Best Moveset, Weakness & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

485Average

74Moderate

BTier

Grass is a dangerous matchup for Drednaw — quadruple damage means one hit can end things. Swift Swim helps compensate. Known as the Bite Pokemon. Built to hit on the physical side.

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

485Above

HP90

Attack115

Defense90

Sp. Atk48

Sp. Def68

Speed74

Total485

Low <60

Avg 60-89

High 90-149

Top 150+

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Details

Catch75Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1m / 3'03"•115.5kg / 254.6 lbs•170Base XP

Pokedex Entries

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

Scarlet

Drednaw lurks along the shoreline. When prey come to drink water, Drednaw stretches its neck out and chomps down on them.

Violet

Drednaw Weakness

Vulnerable

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.

4xCriticali

Grass

2xWeaki

Electric Fighting Ground

½xResisti

Normal Ice Poison Flying

¼xResisti

Fire

0xImmunei

None

STAB (6)i

Fire Ground Rock Ice Flying Bug

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Scorei-4

SpikesGrounded — up to 25%

Toxic SpikesVulnerable

4x Grass — Energy Ball, Giga Drain, Leaf Storm

Abilities

Strong JawStrengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.

Shell ArmorProtects against critical hits.

Swift SwimHADoubles Speed during rain.

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.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#833Chewtle

Level 22

#834Drednaw

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Chewtle

Water

Drednaw

WaterRock

90+40

ATK

115+51

DEF

90+40

SP.ATK

48+10

SP.DEF

68+30

SPE

74+30

BST

284D-Tier

485B-Tier+201

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Drednaw to get Chewtle eggs easily using 57 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Dragon Tail, Gastro Acid, Shell Smash.

Egg Groups

MonsterWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

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

Physical Sweeper

Ability

Strongjaw

Item

White Herb

Nature

Jolly+SPE

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Best Drednaw Moveset

Shell Smash
LiquidationSTAB
CrunchCoverage
Stone EdgeSTAB

Recommended Teammates

CinccinoDecent

ScytherDecent

KlefkiDecent

The egg pool carries weight here. Dragon Tail and Gastro Acid aren't available any other way for Drednaw, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Head Smash and Meteor Beam for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bite

6010025Dark

Lv 1

Crunch

8010015Dark

Lv 1

Protect+4

——10Normal

Lv 1

Razor Shell

759510Water

Lv 1

Rock Polish

——20Rock

Lv 1

Tackle

4010035Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

4010025Water

Lv 21

Headbutt

7010015Normal

Lv 30

Counter-5

—10020Fighting

Lv 39

Jaw Lock

8010010Dark

Lv 48

Liquidation

8510010Water

Lv 57

Body Slam

8510015Normal

Lv 66

Head Smash

150805Rock

TM Moves

Src

TM143

Blizzard

110705Ice

TM89

Body Press

8010010Fighting

TM66

Body Slam

8510015Normal

TM28

Bulldoze

6010020Ground

TM22

Chilling Water

5010020Water

TM108

Crunch

8010015Dark

TM55

Dig

8010010Ground

TM204

Double-Edge

12010015Normal

TM44

Dragon Tail-6

609010Dragon

TM133

Earth Power

9010010Ground

TM149

Earthquake

10010010Ground

TM47

Endure+4

——10Normal

TM25

Facade

7010020Normal

TM57

False Swipe

4010040Normal

TM152

Giga Impact

150905Normal

TM186

High Horsepower

959510Ground

TM142

Hydro Pump

110805Water

TM163

Hyper Beam

150905Normal

TM135

Ice Beam

9010010Ice

TM10

Ice Fang

659515Ice

TM124

Ice Spinner

8010015Ice

TM104

Iron Defense

——15Steel

TM110

Liquidation

8510010Water

TM220

Meteor Beam

1209010Rock

TM35

Mud Shot

559515Ground

TM209

Muddy Water

908510Water

TM83

Poison Jab

8010020Poison

TM07

Protect+4

——10Normal

TM50

Rain Dance

——5Water

TM85

Rest

——5Psychic

TM76

Rock Blast

259010Rock

TM86

Rock Slide

759010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

609515Rock

TM176

Sand Tomb

358515Ground

TM51

Sandstorm

——10Rock

TM06

Scary Face

—10010Normal

TM219

Skitter Smack

709010Bug

TM70

Sleep Talk

——10Normal

TM53

Smart Strike

70—10Steel

TM116

Stealth Rock

——20Rock

TM84

Stomping Tantrum

7510010Ground

TM150

Stone Edge

100805Rock

TM103

Substitute

——10Normal

TM183

Super Fang

—9010Normal

TM123

Surf

9010015Water

TM88

Swords Dance

——20Normal

TM01

Take Down

908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

8010010Normal

TM221

Throat Chop

8010015Dark

TM11

Water Pulse

6010020Water

TM77

Waterfall

8010015Water

TM208

Whirlpool

358515Water

Egg Moves

Src

Egg

Dragon Tail-6

609010Dragon

Egg

Gastro Acid

—10010Poison

Egg

Shell Smash

——15Normal

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.

Step 1Catch Chewtle
South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
ScarletOverworldLv.10-2636%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
VioletOverworldLv.10-2636%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
Casseroya Lake - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyWater
MODERATE
Casseroya Lake - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyWater
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyCave
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Two) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Two) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Five) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Five) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Four) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Four) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area One) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area One) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
Tagtree Thicket - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyForest
MODERATE
Tagtree Thicket - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyForest
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.5-96%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
Asado Desert - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyDesert
MODERATE
Asado Desert - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyDesert
MODERATE
Casseroya Lake - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyWater
MODERATE
Casseroya Lake - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyWater
MODERATE
East Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyCave
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Paldean Sea - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyWater
MODERATE
South Paldean Sea - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyWater
MODERATE
South Province (Area Five) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Five) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Four) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Four) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
Tagtree Thicket - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyForest
MODERATE
Tagtree Thicket - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyForest
MODERATE
West Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworldLv.10-266%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
Train until Level 22
Step 2Drednaw ✓
Asado Desert - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidDesert
CHALLENGING
Asado Desert - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidDesert
CHALLENGING
Casseroya Lake - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidWater
CHALLENGING
Casseroya Lake - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidWater
CHALLENGING
Casseroya Lake - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidWater
CHALLENGING
Casseroya Lake - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidWater
CHALLENGING
East Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
East Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
East Province (Area Three) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
East Province (Area Three) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
East Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
East Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
East Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
East Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidCave
CHALLENGING
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidCave
CHALLENGING
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidCave
CHALLENGING
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidCave
CHALLENGING
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidCave
CHALLENGING
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidCave
CHALLENGING
North Province (Area One) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
North Province (Area One) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
North Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
North Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
North Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
North Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
North Province (Area Two) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
North Province (Area Two) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Paldean Sea - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidWater
CHALLENGING
South Paldean Sea - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidWater
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Five) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Five) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Five) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Five) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Four) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Four) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Four) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Four) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area One) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area One) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Six) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Six) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Six) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Six) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
South Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
Tagtree Thicket - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidForest
CHALLENGING
Tagtree Thicket - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidForest
CHALLENGING
Tagtree Thicket - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidForest
CHALLENGING
Tagtree Thicket - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidForest
CHALLENGING
West Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
West Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
West Province (Area Three) - Lake
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
West Province (Area Three) - Lake
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
West Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
West Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
West Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
West Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworldLv.22-414%MidRoute
CHALLENGING
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.
Chewtle evolves into Drednaw at level 22. Drednaw is the fully evolved form. At 485 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.
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.
Drednaw can be found in Scarlet & Violet and Sword & Shield.

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

Gen IY
Yellow
Gen IRB
Red & Blue
Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver
Gen IIC
Crystal
Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire
Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen
Gen IIIE
Emerald
Gen IVPt
Platinum
Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver
Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl
Gen VBW
Black & White
Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2
Gen VIXY
X & Y
Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon
Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Gen VIIISwSh
DebutGigantamax
Sword & Shield
Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus
Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet
Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A

Drednaw

Stats & Training

Drednaw Weakness

Evolution & Breeding

How to Evolve

Best Drednaw Build & Moves

Best Build

Best Drednaw Moveset

Recommended Teammates

Level-Up Moves

TM Moves

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

How to Get Drednaw

Where To Catch Drednaw in Scarlet & Violet

Drednaw Guide