In Sword & Shield, Entei is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Extreme Speed with Choice Scarf is the standard set.

What is Entei weak to?

In Sword & Shield, Entei's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Rhydon (Ground), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

What is the best ability for Entei?

Pressure is the go-to ability for Entei. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. Its hidden ability Inner Focus can work in specific setups.

What role does Entei play in battle?

Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Entei is a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.

What are the best moves for Entei?

For Sword & Shield, the core moveset is Extreme Speed, Sacredfire, Stone Edge, and Ironhead. Extreme Speed leads at 25% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Entei - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Sweeper

BTier

100Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Raw HP carries Entei's bulk more than the defenses do. Sp. Def barely registers. But that HP pool covers for it. A near-impossible to catch Volcano Pokemon that yields 3 HP and Attack EVs on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP115

Attack115

Defense85

Sp. Atk90

Sp. Def75

Speed100

Total580

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.1 m

Weight198.0 kg

Base XP261

Abilities

Pressure

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

Inner FocusHATop Pick

Prevents flinching.

EV Yield

HP+1Atk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Sword Shield entries available

It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe.

Entei Weakness

Entei is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. With 115 HP and balanced defenses, Entei can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Entei Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Entei in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Runerigus's Poltergeist hits Entei for 35-41%. Lunatone's Psychic hits Entei for 44-52%. Slowking deals 59-70% with Scald.

Runerigus GroundGhost	S
Recommended Build AbilityWanderingspirit ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves Stealth Rock PoltergeistSTAB HazeUtility Will O Wisp Damage vs Entei Poltergeist 35-41% View Runerigus builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Moonblast PsychicSTAB Meteor Beam Damage vs Entei Ice Beam 15-17% Moonblast 16-19% Psychic 44-52% View Lunatone builds →
Slowking WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemColbur Berry NatureRelaxed Moves ScaldSTAB TeleportUtility Slack Off Future Sight Damage vs Entei Scald 2x 59-70% View Slowking builds →
Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Swords Dance Damage vs Entei Earthquake 2x 104-123%KO Rapid Spin 17-21% View Excadrill builds →
Urshifu FightingDark	C
Water is super effective against EnteiView Urshifu →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Entei is strong overall with 580 total stats as a Fire legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#244EnteiDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Sword & Shield Entei Best Moveset

the remaining moves gives Entei answers even while choice-locked. Choice Scarf provides speed patching through item lock, and max Attack and Speed EVs with Innerfocus mean every prediction that lands hits hard.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Inner Focus

Item

Choice ScarfSPEED

Best Nature for Entei

Jolly+SPE

Entei best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Doubles Physical Revenge Killer Moveset

Extreme Speed
Sacred FireSTAB
Stone Edge
Iron Head

Recommended Teammates

WhimsicottGood

GenesectGood

TsareenaGood

Moves

TMs carry this one. Entei learns Eruption and Overheat naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Dark and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

D4010025Fire

Lv 1

Extreme Speed+2

S801005Normal

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Sacred Fire

S100955Fire

Lv 1

Smokescreen

D—10020Normal

Lv 1

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 6

Flame Wheel

C6010025Fire

Lv 12

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 18

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 24

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 30

Fire Fang

C659515Fire

Lv 36

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 42

Crunch

A8010015Dark

Lv 48

Extrasensory

C8010020Psychic

Lv 54

Lava Plume

C8010015Fire

Lv 60

Swagger

D—8515Normal

Lv 66

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 72

Fire Blast

B110855Fire

Lv 78

Eruption

B1501005Fire

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TR01

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM81

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TR49

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TR32

Crunch

A8010015Dark

TM15

Dig

C8010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

C7010020Normal

TR15

Fire Blast

B110855Fire

TM68

Fire Fang

C659515Fire

TM13

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

B9010015Fire

TR55

Flare Blitz

B12010015Fire

TM09

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TR36

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM08

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TR74

Iron Head

S8010015Steel

TR31

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TR43

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM18

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TR21

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM32

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM26

Scary Face

——10010Normal

TR33

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM85

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM98

Stomping Tantrum

A7510010Ground

TR75

Stone Edge

S100805Rock

TR20

Substitute

S——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

TM38

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Entei doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Scorching Sands

C7010010Ground

How to Get Entei in Sword & Shield

Entei doesn't appear in Sword & Shield. Transfer it from Gold, Crystal, or Ultra Moon to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Entei is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal FireRed HeartGold Ultra Moon

Entei Guide

In Sword & Shield, Entei is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Extreme Speed with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, Entei's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Rhydon (Ground), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Pressure is the go-to ability for Entei. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. Its hidden ability Inner Focus can work in specific setups.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Entei is a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
For Sword & Shield, the core moveset is Extreme Speed, Sacredfire, Stone Edge, and Ironhead. Extreme Speed leads at 25% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

First obtainable in Gold & Silver, Entei has been featured in 17 titles across 9 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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