Is Hydreigon Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Dark/Dragon at 600 BST, but level 64 evolution means you won't have Hydreigon until well into the E4 grind. 125 Special Attack and AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity are devastating once it arrives. Now weak to Fairy in ORAS. A late bloomer that blooms spectacularly.
Deino has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Deino has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Deino's defenses.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Deino has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Zweilous trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Zweilous has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Zweilous trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Zweilous trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Zweilous trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Deino on Meteor Falls (walking, Lv 19, common). DexNav.
Your Deino should hit Level 50 before you reach Sidney, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Hydreigon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Can't catch Hydreigon directly. Start with Deino at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 64. The 3-stage chain from Deino to Hydreigon is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Hydreigon in ORAS
The path to Hydreigon starts with Deino at Lv. 19-40 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Hydreigon Weakness
Hydreigon's Dark/Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Fairy, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Dragon. Fairy hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| 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 Hydreigon Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Hydreigon
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x106-125%KO Power-Up Punch 2x17-20% | ||
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Clefable builds →Disarming Voice 4x60-71% Power-Up Punch 2x17-20% | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 4x80-95% Power-Up Punch 2x13-16% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x114-135%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 4x95-112%KO | ||
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x105-123%KO Power-Up Punch 2x17-21% | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Clefable builds →Disarming Voice 4x62-73% Power-Up Punch 2x17-21% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 4x85-101%KO Power-Up Punch 2x14-17% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x115-135%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 4x95-112%KO | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter | ||
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x108-127%KO Power-Up Punch 2x16-19% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x118-139%KO Focus Blast 2x58-69% Blizzard 2x54-64% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x148-175%KO Focus Blast 2x73-86% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x109-129%KO Megahorn 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x115-135%KO | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x116-136%KO Focus Blast 2x56-66% Blizzard 2x51-61% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x145-171%KO Focus Blast 2x71-84% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x107-127%KO Megahorn 2x107-127%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x103-121%KO | ||
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 4x169-199%KO Focus Blast 2x71-84% | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x113-133%KO Ice Beam 2x43-50% Focus Blast 2x56-66% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x110-129%KO X-Scissor 2x49-58% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x124-147%KO Ice Beam 2x63-74% Focus Blast 2x83-98% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x115-135%KO Ice Punch 2x39-46% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMummy ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Cofagrigus builds →Hex8-9% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Mew builds →Explosion60-71% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball16-19% Energy Ball18-21% Fire Blast22-26% Flamethrower18-21% | ||
Hydreigon Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Deino through Zweilous ends here at Hydreigon. Want more? Breed for Deino eggs. A decent partner pool available via one egg group. The evolution from Deino pushed Hydreigon to 600 total stats. Sp.Atk saw the largest single gain at +80. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Hydreigon to get Deino eggs using 50 partners from the Dragon egg group. Notable egg moves include Assurance, Astonish, Dark Pulse and 7 more.
ORAS Hydreigon Best Moveset
Dark/Dragon carries a devastating 4x Fairy weakness because Fairy hits both types super-effectively. AbilityLevitate blocks Ground. 125 Sp. Atk at 98 Speed fires TermStab that almost nothing resists. The moveset earns A-tier because the offensive power overwhelms targets before Fairy types can switch in.
Best Build
Hydreigon best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Dark Pulse
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- Flash Cannon
Moves List
STAB runs through Draco Meteor and Outrage for the basics, but Hydreigon's real strength is the 13-type coverage spread. Normal and Flying hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
The heads on their arms do not have brains. They use all three heads to consume and destroy everything.
It responds to movement by attacking. This scary, three-headed Pokémon devours everything in its path!
Hydreigon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire meta, Hydreigon already has 600 BST going for it, and Levitate pushes the competitive value even higher. B-Tier wallbreaker on our tier list. Dark Pulse with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Togekiss (Fairy), Lapras (Ice), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Hydreigon. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Togekiss is the most dangerous since Fairy moves deal 4x damage. Bug and Dragon-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Hydreigon gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Hydreigon is a special attacker with base 125 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 98 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Dark Pulse, Draco Meteor, Fire Blast, and Flash Cannon on Hydreigon. Dark Pulse is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Hydreigon has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Hydreigon has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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