Is Zweilous Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Dark/Dragon mid-stage from Deino. Level 64 to Hydreigon is one of the latest evolutions in any Pokemon game. AbilityHustle makes accuracy unreliable. The grind tests your patience. Most teams are done building by the time Zweilous evolves.
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 Zweilous in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You're catching Deino first, not Zweilous. Deino appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Zweilous in ORAS
To get Zweilous, start by catching Deino through walking encounters at Lv. 19-40. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Zweilous Weakness
Type-wise, Zweilous takes extra damage from Fairy, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Dragon. Watch out for Fairy attacks, those deal 4x damage. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| 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 Zweilous Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Zweilous
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x143-169%KO Power-Up Punch 2x22-27% | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 4x115-135%KO Power-Up Punch 2x19-22% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x153-180%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 4x128-152%KO | ||
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x144-171%KO Power-Up Punch 2x23-27% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 4x113-133%KO Power-Up Punch 2x18-21% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x158-186%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 4x127-150%KO | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter | ||
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Wigglytuff builds →Play Rough 4x147-174%KO Power-Up Punch 2x23-28% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 4x117-138%KO Power-Up Punch 2x18-22% | ||
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x165-194%KO Focus Blast 2x80-95% Blizzard 2x74-87% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x203-239%KO Focus Blast 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x151-178%KO Megahorn 2x151-178%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x157-185%KO | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x157-185%KO Focus Blast 2x79-93% Blizzard 2x72-85% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x199-234%KO Focus Blast 2x99-116%KO | ||
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x142-168%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x148-174%KO Megahorn 2x148-174%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 4x235-277%KO Focus Blast 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x113-133%KO X-Scissor 2x50-59% | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x157-185%KO Ice Beam 2x59-70% Focus Blast 2x78-92% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x174-205%KO Ice Beam 2x87-103%KO Focus Blast 2x116-137%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x153-180%KO X-Scissor 2x69-81% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garchomp's Earthquake hits Zweilous for 52-61%. Togekiss threatens a KO with Dazzling Gleam (157-185%). Kyurem's Ice Beam also KOs at 92-108%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Garchomp builds →Earthquake52-61% | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Togekiss builds →Air Slash36-43% Dazzling Gleam 4x157-185%KO | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x90-106%KO Mach Punch 2x48-57% Knock Off13-15% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Zweilous View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain14-17% Flamethrower26-31% | ||
Zweilous Evolutions
Partway through Deino's chain. Zweilous still has another evolution ahead before reaching Hydreigon. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. HP has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 180 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Zweilous to get Deino eggs using 50 partners from the Dragon egg group. Notable egg moves include Assurance, Astonish, Dark Pulse and 7 more.
ORAS Zweilous Best Moveset
Dark/Dragon at 85 Attack with AbilityHustle boosting further. Carries 4x Fairy weakness. The moveset fires at mid-stage power. Hydreigon one evolution away puts 125 Sp. Atk and AbilityLevitate to A-tier use despite the Fairy vulnerability.
Best Build
Zweilous best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Crunch
- Ice Fang
- Aqua Tail
- Outrage
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Zweilous threatens 10 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Fire standing out. Pair that with Draco Meteor and Outrage and switchins need to think twice.
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 two heads do not get along. Whichever head eats more than the other gets to be the leader.
After it has eaten up all the food in its territory, it moves to another area. Its two heads do not get along.
Zweilous Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
Zweilous is meant to evolve into Hydreigon. At 420 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Zweilous's biggest threats include Gardevoir (Fairy), Kyurem (Ice), and Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Gardevoir 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.
Hustle is the go-to ability for Zweilous. It strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×. It's Zweilous's only ability.
At base 58 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Zweilous is a physical attacker with base 85 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Zweilous through the first few routes without issues. 420 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Hydreigon as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Zweilous joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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