Competitive Information for Drednaw [Sword/Shield]
Water / Rock
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Drednaw? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
PolitoedZapdosFerrothornUrshifu-Rapid-StrikeSableyeRillaboomNinetalesTorkoalCoalossalRegieleki
Drednaw is an interesting Water and Rock-typed Pokemon. It's common to find yourself dealing with Drednaw when battling in the 8th generation meta. Drednaw is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 28 Hp / 228 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Head Smash / Rock Slide
- High Horsepower
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Drednaw (Popular/Trending)
Drednaw is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Drednaw's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Drednaw's speed is doubled during rainy weather. With a Heavy-Duty Boots equipped to it, when switching in, Drednaw is unaffected by hazards on its side of the field.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Drednaw this turn).
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Item: Rindo Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Strong Jaw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Superpower
- Crunch / Jaw Lock
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Drednaw (Strong Jaw)
Drednaw is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Strong Jaw, Drednaw's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. Bug bite is not boosted. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Drednaw's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Drednaw's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Jaw Lock is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (prevents both Drednaw and target from switching out).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Rindo Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Superpower
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
Physical Sweeper Drednaw (Swift Swim)
Drednaw is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Swift Swim, Drednaw's speed is doubled during rainy weather. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Drednaw's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Drednaw's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Drednaw? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
PolitoedZapdosFerrothornUrshifu-Rapid-StrikeSableyeRillaboomNinetalesTorkoalCoalossalRegieleki
Item: Rindo Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Strong Jaw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Jaw Lock / Crunch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Drednaw (Strong Jaw)
Drednaw is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Drednaw's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Strong Jaw, Drednaw's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. Bug bite is not boosted. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed.
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Jaw Lock is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (prevents both Drednaw and target from switching out).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Rindo Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Drednaw (Swift Swim)
Drednaw is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Swift Swim, Drednaw's speed is doubled during rainy weather. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Drednaw's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Drednaw's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Drednaw learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Drednaw can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Drednaw
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Moves: Body Press + Skull Bash
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Bite
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Crunch
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Jaw Lock
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Ice Fang
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Scald
Moves that boost Drednaw's stats
- Iron Defense
- Meteor Beam
- Rock Polish
- Scale Shot
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Drednaw
- Earthquake
- Head Smash
- High Horsepower
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Liquidation
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Scald
- Stealth Rock
- Waterfall
Common Effort Values for Drednaw in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 28/228/0/0/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Optimize Drednaw's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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