Is Chewtle Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Chewtle appears on Route 2 and the Wild Area. Water type with AbilityStrong Jaw boosting bite moves. Drednaw at level 22 picks up Rock and can Gigantamax. Nessa's ace. Worth catching early for the Drednaw payoff.
Milo's team hits Chewtle's weaknesses hard.
Drednaw trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Drednaw has the type edge here and should clean up Kabu's team.
Drednaw trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Drednaw trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Drednaw has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Drednaw trades roughly evenly with Piers's team.
Drednaw trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Drednaw trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Drednaw trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Chewtle on Route 2 (overworld, Lv 5-7). All Weather.
Your Chewtle should hit Level 22 before you reach Nessa, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Chewtle in Sword & Shield
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 81 locations. Chewtle's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Chewtle in SwSh
The path to Chewtle starts with Chewtle at Lv. 4-52 via walking and fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Chewtle ✓Courageous CavernLv.13-18OverworldRate 56%OvercastCourageous CavernLv.13-18OverworldRate 56%SandstormCourageous CavernLv.13-18OverworldRate 56%ThunderstormCourageous CavernLv.13-18OverworldRate 56%Normal WeatherCourageous CavernLv.13-18OverworldRate 56%RainingCourageous CavernLv.13-18OverworldRate 56%Intense SunCourageous CavernLv.13-18OverworldRate 56%SnowstormCourageous CavernLv.13-18OverworldRate 56%Heavy FogCourageous CavernLv.13-18OverworldRate 56%SnowingSoothing Wetlands - PuddlesLv.10-15OverworldRate 50%All WeatherMotostokeLv.7-11Super RodRate 40%Route 4Lv.13-15Super RodRate 20%Route 2Lv.4-6Super RodRate 15%Route 2Lv.5-7OverworldRate 10%All WeatherCourageous CavernLv.16-21CaveRate 100%All WeatherGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 50%Normal WeatherGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 50%RainingGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 50%OvercastGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 50%ThunderstormGiant's Cap - 2Lv.28-30OverworldRate 35%ThunderstormGiant's Cap - 3Lv.28-32OverworldShieldRate 35%Heavy FogGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 35%SnowingGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 35%Intense SunGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 35%SnowstormGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 35%SandstormGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldSwordRate 35%Heavy FogGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24Super RodRate 30%Route 5Lv.16-18Super RodRate 20%Galar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveShieldRate 20%Normal WeatherHulburyLv.20-24Super RodRate 15%Galar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveShieldRate 10%Heavy FogGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveShieldRate 10%SnowingGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveShieldRate 10%OvercastGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveShieldRate 10%SandstormGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveShieldRate 10%ThunderstormGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveShieldRate 10%RainingGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveShieldRate 10%Intense SunGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveSwordRate 10%All WeatherGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24CaveShieldRate 10%SnowstormMotostoke OutskirtsLv.21-24GrassRate 10%All WeatherMotostoke RiverbankLv.26-28OverworldSwordRate 10%RainingMotostoke RiverbankLv.28-30OverworldShieldRate 10%RainingMotostoke RiverbankLv.28-30OverworldShieldRate 10%ThunderstormGalar Mine No. 2Lv.20-24OverworldRate 5%All WeatherGiant's Cap - 2Lv.28-30OverworldRate 5%RainingGiant's MirrorLv.28-30OverworldRate 5%RainingRoute 2 - High LevelLv.37-40Super RodRate 40%Route 2 - High LevelLv.37-40GrassRate 5%All Weather
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DrednawGiant's MirrorLv.26-28Super RodRate 50%Giant's CapLv.28-30OverworldRate 40%RainingGiant's CapLv.28-30OverworldRate 35%ThunderstormBridge FieldLv.26-28Super RodRate 30%Route 6Lv.28-30Super RodRate 20%Dusty BowlLv.40-45GrassRate 40%ThunderstormLake of OutrageLv.50-52GrassShieldRate 25%ThunderstormLake of OutrageLv.50-52GrassSwordRate 23%Thunderstormor evolve from Chewtle (Step 1)
Chewtle Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Chewtle for super-effective damage. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Chewtle's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Chewtle Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Chewtle
In Sword & Shield, Raikou can KO Chewtle with Thunderbolt (185-218%). Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Chewtle for 48-56%.
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Chewtle View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x185-218%KO Scald27-32% Aura Sphere54-64% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Chewtle View Breloom builds →Bullet Seed 2x48-56% Mach Punch38-45% | ||
Chewtle Evolutions
Chewtle is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Drednaw. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 201 total stats over Chewtle. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Chewtle easily with 64 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Dragon Tail, Gastro Acid, Skull Bash to offspring.
SwSh Chewtle Best Moveset
Water pre-evo with AbilityStrong Jaw boosting bite moves by 50%. 64 Attack at 44 Speed can't use the boost competitively. The moveset waits for Drednaw where 115 Attack and bite boosts plus MoveShell Smash access create real offensive potential.
Best Build
Chewtle best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Liquidation
- Ice Fang
- Gastro Acid
- Jaw Lock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Chewtle picks up Dragon Tail and Gastro Acid only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Hydro Pump and Surf while coverage across 7 types adds range.
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
Base Stats
Apparently the itch of its teething impels it to snap its jaws at anything in front of it.
It starts off battles by attacking with its rock-hard horn, but as soon as the opponent flinches, this Pokémon bites down and never lets go.
Chewtle Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Chewtle works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Drednaw. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Sword & Shield, Chewtle has been obtainable in 2 games. A Generation 8 debut means a shorter history, but Chewtle has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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 5BW
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 8SwShDebut
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