While most trainers evolve Dwebble into Crustle immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Only weak to Water, Rock, and Steel. Known as the Rock Inn Pokemon. The stat spread favors raw physical power.
Nothing fancy in Dwebble's spread. It leans physical with Defense out front. And you'll get 1 Defense EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
When it finds a stone appealing, it creates a hole inside it and uses it as its home. This Pokémon is the natural enemy of Roggenrola and Rolycoly.
It first tries to find a rock to live in, but if there are no suitable rocks to be found, Dwebble may move in to the ports of a Hippowdon.
Dwebble Weakness
VulnerableWater, Rock, and Steel-type moves hit Dwebble for super-effective damage. Dwebble's physical bulk (base 85 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
Dwebble is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Crustle. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Dwebble.
How to Evolve
Breed Dwebble easily with 47 breeding partners from the Bug and Mineral egg groups. Pass egg moves like Block, Counter, Curse and 3 more to offspring.
Best Build
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Without breeding, Dwebble misses out on Block and Counter. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Rock Wrecker and Stone Edge, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Dwebble's scattered across 82 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Best Locations
Dwebble appears in 82 walking locations at Lv. 7-35 across Shield and Sword. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.
At 325 BST, Dwebble is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Crustle before bringing it to any serious fight.
Watch for Starmie (Water), Rhyperior (Rock), and Ferrothorn (Steel) when using Dwebble. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Dwebble evolves into Crustle at level 34. Dwebble is the base form of this evolutionary line.
Sturdy prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead — that's the one you want on Dwebble. Weak Armor is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Shell Armor works too if your team needs something different.
Dwebble is a physical attacker with base 65 Attack. But the speed tells the real story — at base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
Dwebble appears in 7 games, including Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, and X & Y.
Since Black & White, Dwebble has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Dwebble has appeared steadily across every generation since.
- 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 VBWDebut
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
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A