Is Drednaw Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Nessa's ace and one of the best early evolutions in Galar. Water/Rock with AbilityStrong Jaw making bite moves hit 50% harder. G-Max Stonesurge sets Stealth Rock while dealing damage. 115 Attack hits hard. Handles Kabu, Gordie (resists Rock), and contributes against Leon's Charizard. Available from Route 2 at level 22. A staple.
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 Drednaw in Sword & Shield
high spawn rates for Drednaw across 14 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Drednaw in SwSh
The path to Drednaw starts with Chewtle at Lv. 4-52 via walking and fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch ChewtleCourageous 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 2Drednaw ✓Giant'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)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire |
What is Drednaw Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Drednaw
 Maractus Grass | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Vikavolt builds →Solar Beam 4x202-238%KO Thunderbolt 2x116-136%KO Mud Shot 2x47-56% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x206-243%KO Mud Shot 2x32-38% | ||
 Shiinotic GrassFairy | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Vikavolt builds →Solar Beam 4x204-241%KO Thunderbolt 2x115-136%KO Mud Shot 2x48-56% | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x211-248%KO Mud Shot 2x33-39% | ||
Shiinotic GrassFairy | C | |
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x167-197%KO Bulldoze 2x29-34% Revenge 2x29-34% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Vikavolt builds →Solar Beam 4x199-234%KO Thunderbolt 2x113-133%KO Mud Shot 2x46-54% | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x200-236%KO Brick Break 2x29-34% Mud Shot 2x31-37% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x171-201%KO Bulldoze 2x29-34% Revenge 2x29-34% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Vikavolt builds →Solar Beam 4x202-238%KO Thunderbolt 2x115-136%KO Mud Shot 2x47-56% | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x202-238%KO Brick Break 2x29-34% Mud Shot 2x31-37% | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x173-204%KO Bulldoze 2x30-35% Revenge 2x30-35% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Leafeon builds →Solar Beam 4x150-177%KO Dig 2x43-52% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 4x272-320%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x37-43% | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Leafeon builds →Solar Blade 4x202-238%KO Dig 2x43-51% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x244-288%KO Focus Blast 2x81-96% Stomping Tantrum 2x38-45% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x170-201%KO Bulldoze 2x29-34% Revenge 2x29-34% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 4x272-320%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x37-43% | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Leafeon builds →Solar Blade 4x202-238%KO Dig 2x43-51% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x244-288%KO Earthquake 2x50-59% Focus Blast 2x81-96% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x170-201%KO Bulldoze 2x29-34% Revenge 2x29-34% Thunder 2x42-50% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 4x272-320%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x37-43% | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Leafeon builds →Solar Blade 4x202-238%KO Dig 2x43-51% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x244-288%KO Earthquake 2x50-59% Focus Blast 2x81-96% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x170-201%KO Bulldoze 2x29-34% Revenge 2x29-34% Thunder 2x42-50% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Garchomp can KO Drednaw with Earthquake (112-132%). Conkeldurr's Drain Punch also KOs at 98-115%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Kartana GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Kartana builds →Knock Off31-37% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Conkeldurr builds →Mach Punch 2x52-62% Drain Punch 2x98-115%KO Knock Off28-33% Facade15-18% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemStickybarb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drednaw View Rotom builds →Hex37-43% | ||
Drednaw Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Drednaw to get Chewtle eggs easily using 64 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Dragon Tail, Gastro Acid, Skull Bash.
SwSh Drednaw Best Moveset
AbilityStrong Jaw boosts bite moves 50% and MoveShell Smash provides +2 Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed in one turn. 115 Attack with Water/Rock TermStab behind both boosts creates a devastating physical moveset. Gigantamax form adds a unique Rock move. D-tier because 74 Speed pre-boost is slow and 4x Grass weakness is exploitable.
Best Build
Drednaw best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Stone Edge
- Liquidation
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
It responded to Gigantamax energy by becoming bipedal. First it comes crashing down on foes, and then it finishes them off with its massive jaws.
In the Galar region, there’s a tale about this Pokémon chewing up a mountain and using the rubble to stop a flood.
Drednaw Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, 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 C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Stone Edge with Choice Band is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, the core moveset is Stone Edge, Liquidation, Earthquake, and Rock Slide. Stone Edge leads at 0% 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.
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 8SwShDebutGigantamax
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