Is Hydreigon Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
600 BST Dark/Dragon with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Level 64 evolution means Hydreigon is a postgame powerhouse, not a story Pokemon. If you somehow reach it before the E4, it demolishes everything except Fairy-types.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
Lana's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
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Deino trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Deino's weaknesses hard.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Zweilous trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Deino trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Zweilous's weaknesses hard.
Zweilous trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Zweilous has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Zweilous trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Hydreigon trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Hydreigon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 64.
How to Get Hydreigon in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Hydreigon in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Bring Deino over from Black & White, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, or Scarlet & Violet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Hydreigon in USUM
Step 1Obtain DeinoCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Sun & MoonAvailableCatch in Sun & Moon via Walking · Ten Carat Hill · Island Scan; Tuesday, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Victory Road. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Meteor Falls · DexNav chain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Roaring-Sea Caves · All Weather. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · East Province (Area One). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Zweilous- Step 3Hydreigon ✓
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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Jynx builds →Draining Kiss 4x62-73% Frost Breath 2x55-65% Brick Break 2x25-30% | ||
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x55-65% Frost Breath 2x18-23% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Salamence builds →Dragon Tail 2x63-75% Brick Break 2x50-60% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Jynx builds →Draining Kiss 4x59-71% Frost Breath 2x51-61% Brick Break 2x23-28% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x48-57% Frost Breath 2x19-23% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Jynx builds →Draining Kiss 4x64-77% Frost Breath 2x55-66% Brick Break 2x25-30% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x55-66% Frost Breath 2x21-25% | ||
 Floette Fairy | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x69-83% Fury Cutter 2x26-31% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
 Ribombee BugFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Ribombee builds →Draining Kiss 4x78-92% Pollen Puff 2x67-80% | ||
 Florges Fairy | B | |
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Primarina builds →Disarming Voice 4x80-95% Ice Beam 2x57-67% | ||
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x106-125%KO Ice Beam 2x41-48% Brick Break 2x29-35% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 4x98-115%KO | ||
Ribombee BugFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Ribombee builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x118-140%KO Pollen Puff 2x68-80% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Primarina builds →Moonblast 4x172-203%KO Ice Beam 2x53-64% | ||
Florges Fairy | B | |
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x103-122%KO Ice Beam 2x39-46% Brick Break 2x28-34% | ||
 Shiinotic GrassFairy | C | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Florges Fairy | B | |
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Primarina builds →Moonblast 4x170-200%KO Ice Beam 2x53-63% | ||
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Granbull builds →Play Rough 4x153-180%KO Outrage 2x68-80% Brick Break 2x43-51% Ice Fang 2x38-44% | ||
Ribombee BugFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Ribombee builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x113-133%KO Pollen Puff 2x63-75% | ||
 Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Haxorus builds →Outrage 2x122-143%KO X-Scissor 2x54-64% Brick Break 2x51-60% | ||
Florges Fairy | B | |
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Primarina builds →Moonblast 4x171-202%KO Ice Beam 2x54-64% | ||
 Tapu Lele PsychicFairy | A | |
Obtain MethodRuins Of Life Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Tapu Lele builds →Moonblast 4x176-207%KO Focus Blast 2x74-87% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 4x171-202%KO Focus Blast 2x71-84% | ||
 Tapu Fini WaterFairy | A | |
Obtain MethodRuins Of Hope Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Tapu Fini builds →Moonblast 4x136-160%KO Ice Beam 2x43-50% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Magnezone's Flash Cannon hits Hydreigon for 44-52%.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon44-52% Thunderbolt25-29% Volt Switch19-22% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemRocky Helmet NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Zapdos builds →Heat Wave14-16% Volt Switch10-12% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Gliscor builds →Earthquake23-27% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemDamprock NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Hydreigon View Pelipper builds →U Turn 2x20-24% Hurricane26-30% Scald9-11% | ||
Hydreigon Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Deino through Zweilous ends here at Hydreigon. Want more? Breed for Deino eggs. Plenty of partners 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
USUM Hydreigon Best Moveset
125 Sp. Atk at 98 Speed with Dark/Dragon TermStab and AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. Special coverage through Fire, Flash Cannon, and Focus Blast hits nearly everything for at least neutral damage. MoveU-turn hits and switches. The moveset holds A-tier through offensive special coverage that very few Pokemon safely switch into.
Best Build
Hydreigon best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Dark Pulse
- Draco Meteor
- Earth Power
- Flamethrower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Draco Meteor and Outrage for the basics, but Hydreigon's real strength is the 14-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
Hydreigon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In the Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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 Choice Scarf is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 mixed attacker with base 105 Attack and 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Dark Pulse, Draco Meteor, Earthpower, and Flamethrower 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.
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- 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