In Scarlet & Violet, Don't let Drednaw's 485 base stat total fool you. Swift Swim is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a wallbreaker. Shellsmash with White Herb is the standard set.

What is Drednaw weak to?

In Scarlet & Violet, Drednaw's biggest threats include Venusaur (Grass), Regieleki (Electric), and Hitmonlee (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Venusaur is the most dangerous since Grass moves deal 4x damage. Ground-type attackers are also a problem.

What is the best ability for Drednaw?

In Scarlet & Violet, Run Swift Swim on Drednaw. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Drednaw also gets Strong Jaw and Shell Armor, but they don't compare.

What role does Drednaw play in battle?

In Scarlet & Violet, Drednaw fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Base 74 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Drednaw?

For Scarlet & Violet, the core moveset is Shellsmash, Liquidation, Crunch, and Stone Edge. Shellsmash leads at 24% usage. Liquidation provides reliable STAB damage.

Drednaw - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

BTier

74Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Drednaw's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 3 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 2 Attack EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP90

Attack115

Defense90

Sp. Atk48

Sp. Def68

Speed74

Total485

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight115.5 kg

Base XP170

Abilities

Strong JawTop Pick

Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.

Shell Armor

Protects against critical hits.

Swift SwimHARare

Doubles Speed during rain.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Its massive, jagged teeth can crush a boulder in a single bite. This Pokémon has an extremely vicious disposition.

Drednaw Weakness

Type-wise, Drednaw takes extra damage from Grass, Electric, Fighting, and Ground. Watch out for Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Drednaw Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Grass
2x (Weak)	Electric, Fighting, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying
0.25x (Resist)	Fire

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

Grass

2xWeak

Electric Fighting Ground

½xResist

Normal Ice Poison Flying

¼xResist

Fire

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Ice Flying Bug

How to Beat Drednaw in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Toedscruel GroundGrass	B
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 58 Earth PowerLv. 54 Seed BombLv. 34 Giga DrainLv. 48 Damage vs Drednaw Power Whip 4x 139-164%KO Earth Power 2x 72-85% Seed Bomb 4x 93-109%KO Giga Drain 4x 120-142%KO View Toedscruel builds →
Wo-Chien DarkGrass	B
Obtain MethodSouth Province Area One Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 60 Giga DrainLv. 45 Mega DrainLv. 20 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Drednaw Power Whip 4x 161-189%KO Giga Drain 4x 139-164%KO Mega Drain 4x 77-91% Absorb 4x 40-47% View Wo-Chien builds →
Meowscarada GrassDark	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves Leaf StormLv. 64 Energy BallLv. 42 Seed BombLv. 20 Magical LeafLv. 13 Damage vs Drednaw Leaf Storm 4x 207-244%KO Energy Ball 4x 145-171%KO Seed Bomb 4x 133-156%KO Magical Leaf 4x 99-116%KO View Meowscarada builds →
Leafeon Grass	B
Available Moves Moves Leaf BladeLv. 50 Giga DrainLv. 40 Magical LeafLv. 25 Damage vs Drednaw Leaf Blade 4x 148-175%KO Giga Drain 4x 99-116%KO Magical Leaf 4x 80-95% View Leafeon builds →
Sunflora Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf StormLv. 43 Petal DanceLv. 28 Solar BeamLv. 31 Petal BlizzardLv. 50 Damage vs Drednaw Leaf Storm 4x 256-302%KO Petal Dance 4x 238-280%KO Solar Beam 4x 238-280%KO Petal Blizzard 4x 111-131%KO View Sunflora builds →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Drednaw is the evolved form of Chewtle. Breeding produces Chewtle eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Chewtle gave Drednaw the biggest boost in Attack (+51), bringing the total to 485 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#833Chewtle

Level 22

#834Drednaw

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Chewtle

Water

Drednaw

WaterRock

90+40

ATK

115+51

DEF

90+40

SP.ATK

48+10

SP.DEF

68+30

SPE

74+30

BST

284D-Tier

485B-Tier+201

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Drednaw to get Chewtle eggs easily using 57 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Dragon Tail, Gastro Acid, Shell Smash.

Egg Groups

MonsterWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Drednaw Best Moveset

Nothing fancy here. Drednaw builds around White Herb for a one-time stat drop reset, Jolly nature for the right stat lean, and max Attack and Speed EVs. Strongjaw does its job quietly.

Best Build

Situational pick

Ability

Strong Jaw

Item

White Herb

Best Nature for Drednaw

Jolly+SPE

Drednaw best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Shell Smash
LiquidationSTAB
CrunchCoverage
Stone EdgeSTAB

Recommended Teammates

CinccinoDecent

ScytherDecent

KlefkiDecent

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Dragon Tail and Gastro Acid aren't available any other way for Drednaw, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Head Smash and Meteor Beam for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bite

A6010025Dark

Lv 1

Crunch

S8010015Dark

Lv 1

Protect+4

S——10Normal

Lv 1

Razor Shell

A759510Water

Lv 1

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 21

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Lv 30

Counter-5

S—10020Fighting

Lv 39

Jaw Lock

B8010010Dark

Lv 48

Liquidation

S8510010Water

Lv 57

Body Slam

A8510015Normal

Lv 66

Head Smash

A150805Rock

TM Moves

TM143

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM89

Body Press

C8010010Fighting

TM66

Body Slam

A8510015Normal

TM28

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM22

Chilling Water

D5010020Water

TM108

Crunch

S8010015Dark

TM55

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM204

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

TM44

Dragon Tail-6

C609010Dragon

TM133

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

TM149

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM57

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM152

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM186

High Horsepower

C959510Ground

TM142

Hydro Pump

B110805Water

TM163

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM135

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM10

Ice Fang

A659515Ice

TM124

Ice Spinner

A8010015Ice

TM104

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM110

Liquidation

S8510010Water

TM220

Meteor Beam

C1209010Rock

TM35

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM209

Muddy Water

D908510Water

TM83

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM07

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM76

Rock Blast

A259010Rock

TM86

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

B609515Rock

TM176

Sand Tomb

D358515Ground

TM51

Sandstorm

C——10Rock

TM06

Scary Face

C—10010Normal

TM219

Skitter Smack

C709010Bug

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM53

Smart Strike

B70—10Steel

TM116

Stealth Rock

B——20Rock

TM84

Stomping Tantrum

C7510010Ground

TM150

Stone Edge

A100805Rock

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM183

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

TM123

Surf

C9010015Water

TM88

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM01

Take Down

C908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

S8010010Normal

TM221

Throat Chop

C8010015Dark

TM11

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

TM77

Waterfall

A8010015Water

TM208

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Dragon Tail-6

C609010Dragon

Egg

Gastro Acid

D—10010Poison

Egg

Shell Smash

S——15Normal

Tutor Moves

Drednaw can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Drednaw in Scarlet & Violet

low spawn rates is the best you'll get on Drednaw in mid-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Drednaw in Scarlet & Violet

Chewtle is your first catch on the way to Drednaw. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5-41 across 124 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Chewtle
South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
36%Early
South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
36%Early
Casseroya Lake - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Water
6%Early
Casseroya Lake - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Water
6%Early
East Province (Area Three) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
East Province (Area Three) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Cave
6%Early
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Cave
6%Early
North Province (Area One) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
North Province (Area One) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
North Province (Area Two) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
North Province (Area Two) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Five) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Five) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Four) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Four) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area One) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area One) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Six) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Six) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
Tagtree Thicket - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Forest
6%Early
Tagtree Thicket - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Forest
6%Early
West Province (Area Three) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
West Province (Area Three) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route
6%Early
Asado Desert - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Desert
6%Early
Asado Desert - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Desert
6%Early
Casseroya Lake - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Water
6%Early
Casseroya Lake - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Water
6%Early
East Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
East Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
East Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
East Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
East Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
East Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Cave
6%Early
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Cave
6%Early
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Cave
6%Early
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Cave
6%Early
North Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
North Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
North Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
North Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Paldean Sea - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Water
6%Early
South Paldean Sea - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Water
6%Early
South Province (Area Five) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Five) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Four) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Four) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Six) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Six) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
South Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
Tagtree Thicket - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Forest
6%Early
Tagtree Thicket - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Forest
6%Early
West Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
West Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
West Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
West Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
West Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
West Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.10-26 Route
6%Early
Train until Level 22
Step 2Drednaw ✓
Asado Desert - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Desert
4%Mid
Asado Desert - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Desert
4%Mid
Casseroya Lake - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
4%Mid
Casseroya Lake - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
4%Mid
Casseroya Lake - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
4%Mid
Casseroya Lake - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
4%Mid
East Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
East Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
East Province (Area Three) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
East Province (Area Three) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
East Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
East Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
East Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
East Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
4%Mid
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
4%Mid
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
4%Mid
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
4%Mid
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
4%Mid
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Cave
4%Mid
North Province (Area One) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
North Province (Area One) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
North Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
North Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
North Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
North Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
North Province (Area Two) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
North Province (Area Two) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Paldean Sea - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
4%Mid
South Paldean Sea - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Water
4%Mid
South Province (Area Five) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Five) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Five) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Five) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Four) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Four) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Four) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Four) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area One) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area One) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Six) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Six) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Six) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Six) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
South Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
Tagtree Thicket - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Forest
4%Mid
Tagtree Thicket - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Forest
4%Mid
Tagtree Thicket - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Forest
4%Mid
Tagtree Thicket - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Forest
4%Mid
West Province (Area One) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
West Province (Area One) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
West Province (Area Three) - Lake
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
West Province (Area Three) - Lake
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
West Province (Area Three) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
West Province (Area Three) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
West Province (Area Two) - River
ScarletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
West Province (Area Two) - River
VioletOverworld Lv.22-41 Route
4%Mid
or evolve from Chewtle (Step 1)

Drednaw Guide

In Scarlet & Violet, Don't let Drednaw's 485 base stat total fool you. Swift Swim is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a wallbreaker. Shellsmash with White Herb is the standard set.
In Scarlet & Violet, Drednaw's biggest threats include Venusaur (Grass), Regieleki (Electric), and Hitmonlee (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Venusaur is the most dangerous since Grass moves deal 4x damage. Ground-type attackers are also a problem.
In Scarlet & Violet, Run Swift Swim on Drednaw. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Drednaw also gets Strong Jaw and Shell Armor, but they don't compare.
In Scarlet & Violet, Drednaw fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Base 74 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Scarlet & Violet, the core moveset is Shellsmash, Liquidation, Crunch, and Stone Edge. Shellsmash leads at 24% usage. Liquidation provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

Drednaw first appeared in Sword & Shield and spans 2 games across 3 generations. It later gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

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