Competitive Information for Hydreigon [Sword/Shield]

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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Hydreigon

Base Stats for Hydreigon

Dark / Dragon

Abilities:

Evolutions / Family:
Deino
Zweilous
Hydreigon

Weakness Chart for Dark/Dragon-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

0.5x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

0.5x

¼x

½x

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Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Hydreigon? 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.

Common single-battle team mates for Hydreigon in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

TogekissRhyperiorVenusaurJellicentIndeedee-FConkeldurrGrimmsnarlVikavoltPrimarinaDarmanitan-Galar

Hydreigon is popular Dark and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's usual to find yourself dealing with Hydreigon when battling in the 8th generation meta. Hydreigon is weak to Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, and Ice-typed attacks.

Species: Hydreigon
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Protect

Special Sweeper Hydreigon (Analytic)

Hydreigon is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Hydreigon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Hydreigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Hydreigon is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Hydreigon's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Hydro Pump is a special 110-base power Water-type move that deals a phenomenal amount of damage.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Hydreigon this turn).

Species: Hydreigon
Item: Life Orb / White Herb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Superpower
- Throat Chop / Crunch
- Earthquake

Physical Sweeper Hydreigon (Levitate)

Hydreigon is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Hydreigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Hydreigon is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Hydreigon afterwards).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Hydreigon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon; Note: Earthquake does double damage on Pokemon using dig).

Species: Hydreigon
Item: Life Orb / White Herb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Dark Pulse
- Belch
- Surf

Special Sweeper Hydreigon (Levitate)

Hydreigon is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Hydreigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Hydreigon is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Hydreigon's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Belch is a special 120-base power Poison-type move (cannot be selected until your Hydreigon eats a berry).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).

Species: Hydreigon
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Pulse
- Dark Pulse
- Surf
- Flamethrower

Hydreigon Special Sweeper (Subway Lead Hydreigon)

Hydreigon is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Hydreigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Hydreigon is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it. My friend used this in the lead at the Subway, and won! Since then it has been my lead, and I am not sorry for it! A big thanks! Remember Dark Pulse is Egg move, I used a gen 4 Gyarados.

♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).

Species: Hydreigon
Item: Expert Belt
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor
- Focus Blast
- Dark Pulse
- Fire Blast

Hydreigon Special Sweeper (Expert Hydreigon)

Hydreigon is a notable Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Levitate, Hydreigon is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it. Hydreigon is a powerhouse that shouldn't be messed with. It can take almost any opponent down pretty quickly Draco Meteor is my main STAB here, but due to the fact that it reduces my Sp.Attack by a whole -2 it can cripple me badly, which is why I would throw that on the back burner and use it when I just don't have a choice. So out pops Dark Pulse, my secondary STAB but nonetheless still powerful. Fire Blast and Focus Blast provide extra cover here allowing Hydreigon to not have to use Draco Meteor too much.

♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Hydreigon's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fire Blast is a special 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).

Species: Hydreigon
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 250 Hp / 250 SpA / 8 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor
- Focus Blast / Dragon Pulse
- Hyper Voice
- Fire Blast

Hydreigon Special Tank (3 Heads Are Better**)

Hydreigon is a notable Special Tank. It is primarily designed to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Hydreigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Hydreigon is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Hydreigon's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Fire Blast is a special 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Hydreigon? 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.

Common double-battle team mates for Hydreigon in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

ClefableCorviknightAegislashSeismitoadConkeldurrBisharpMimikyuSylveonShuckleHawluchaMamoswineRotom-Fan

Species: Hydreigon
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Breaking Swipe
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Brutal Swing

Doubles Physical Sweeper Hydreigon (Levitate)

Hydreigon is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Hydreigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Hydreigon is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Hydreigon afterwards).
♦ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower adjacent foes' attack by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon; Note: Earthquake does double damage on Pokemon using dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Brutal Swing is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon).

Species: Hydreigon
Item: Life Orb / White Herb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice
- Draco Meteor
- Heat Wave
- Snarl

Doubles Special Sweeper Hydreigon (Levitate)

Hydreigon is popular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Hydreigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Hydreigon is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Hydreigon's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Hydreigon 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.

Cat

Type

Movename

Damage

Accuracy

Effect

Belch

120

90%

Cannot be selected until the user eats a Berry.

Dark Pulse

100%

20% chance to flinch the target.

Draco Meteor

130

90%

Lowers the user's Sp. Atk by 2.

Dragon Breath

100%

30% chance to paralyze the target.

Dragon Pulse

100%

No additional effect.

Earth Power

100%

10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.

Fire Blast

110

85%

10% chance to burn the target.

Fire Spin

85%

Traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns.

Flamethrower

100%

10% chance to burn the target.

Flash Cannon

100%

10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.

Focus Blast

120

70%

10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.

Heat Wave

90%

10% chance to burn the foe(s).

Hydro Pump

110

80%

No additional effect.

Hyper Beam

150

90%

User cannot move next turn.

Hyper Voice

100%

No additional effect. Hits adjacent foes.

Round

100%

Power doubles if others used Round this turn.

Snarl

95%

100% chance to lower the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 1.

Snore

100%

User must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target.

Surf

100%

Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dive.

Tri Attack

100%

20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target.

Uproar

100%

Lasts 3 turns. Active Pokemon cannot fall asleep.

Acrobatics

100%

Power doubles if the user has no held item.

Assurance

100%

Power doubles if target was damaged this turn.

Astonish

100%

30% chance to flinch the target.

Beat Up

100%

All healthy allies aid in damaging the target.

Bite

100%

30% chance to flinch the target.

Body Slam

100%

30% chance to paralyze the target.

Breaking Swipe

100%

100% chance to lower adjacent foes' Atk by 1.

Brutal Swing

100%

No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon.

Bulldoze

100%

100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.

Crunch

100%

20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1.

Double Hit

90%

Hits 2 times in one turn.

Dragon Rush

100

75%

20% chance to flinch the target.

Earthquake

100

100%

Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig.

Facade

100%

Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.

Fire Fang

95%

10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch.

Fly

95%

Flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn.

Giga Impact

150

90%

User cannot move next turn.

Head Smash

150

80%

Has 1/2 recoil.

Headbutt

100%

30% chance to flinch the target.

Ice Fang

95%

10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch.

Iron Tail

100

75%

30% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1.

Outrage

120

100%

Lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses the user afterwards.

Payback

100%

Power doubles if the user moves after the target.

Rock Slide

90%

30% chance to flinch the foe(s).

Rock Tomb

95%

100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1.

Slam

75%

No additional effect.

Steel Wing

90%

10% chance to raise the user's Defense by 1.

Stone Edge

100

80%

High critical hit ratio.

Superpower

120

100%

Lowers the user's Attack and Defense by 1.

Tackle

100%

No additional effect.

Thief

100%

If the user has no item, it steals the target's.

Throat Chop

100%

For 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves.

Thunder Fang

95%

10% chance to paralyze. 10% chance to flinch.

U-turn

100%

User switches out after damaging the target.

Zen Headbutt

90%

20% chance to flinch the target.

Attract

100%

A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated.

Dragon Dance

Raises the user's Attack and Speed by 1.

Endure

User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.

Focus Energy

Raises the user's critical hit ratio by 2.

Helping Hand

One adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn.

Nasty Plot

Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2.

Protect

Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn.

Rain Dance

For 5 turns, heavy rain powers Water moves.

Reflect

For 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved.

Rest

User sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status.

Roar

Forces the target to switch to a random ally.

Scary Face

100%

Lowers the target's Speed by 2.

Screech

85%

Lowers the target's Defense by 2.

Sleep Talk

User must be asleep. Uses another known move.

Substitute

User takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a substitute.

Sunny Day

For 5 turns, intense sunlight powers Fire moves.

Taunt

100%

Target can't use status moves its next 3 turns.

Thunder Wave

90%

Paralyzes the target.

Work Up

Raises the user's Attack and Sp. Atk by 1.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Hydreigon 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 Hydreigon

Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand

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