Is Drizzile Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Drizzile at 95 Special Attack handles Kabu's gym and starts pulling its weight. 90 Speed keeps it ahead of most midgame threats. Evolves into Inteleon at level 35, which is where the Water starter line really shines.
Milo's team hits Drizzile's weaknesses hard.
Drizzile trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Drizzile has the type edge here and should clean up Kabu's team.
Drizzile trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Inteleon has the type edge here and should clean up Opal's team.
Inteleon has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Inteleon has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Inteleon trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Inteleon trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Inteleon trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Sobble is available as a starter.
Your Drizzile should hit Level 35 before you reach Opal, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Drizzile in Sword & Shield
No wild encounters for Drizzile in Sword & Shield. Bring Sobble over from Scarlet & Violet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Drizzile in SwSh
Step 1Obtain SobbleBREEDINGAvailableLeave Drizzile with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Sobble egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Savanna Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Drizzile ✓
Step 3Evolve into Inteleon
Drizzile Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Drizzile for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Drizzile leans toward special offense (base 95 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Drizzile Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Drizzile
 Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 2x126-149%KO Solar Beam 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Bellossom builds →Petal Dance 2x143-169%KO | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 2x126-148%KO Solar Beam 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x168-198%KO | ||
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 2x126-148%KO Solar Beam 2x112-132%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x168-198%KO | ||
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 2x126-148%KO Solar Beam 2x112-132%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x168-198%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Raikou can KO Drizzile with Thunderbolt (108-127%). Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Drizzile for 33-40%.
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x108-127%KO Scald16-19% Aura Sphere32-38% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Drizzile View Breloom builds →Bullet Seed 2x33-40% Mach Punch26-31% | ||
Drizzile Evolutions
Partway through Sobble's chain. Drizzile still has another evolution ahead before reaching Inteleon. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. So far, Sp.Atk got the biggest boost (+25 from Sobble). The final form adds another 110 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Drizzile to get Sobble eggs easily using 152 partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Jet, Aqua Ring, Double Team and 4 more.
SwSh Drizzile Best Moveset
95 Sp. Atk at 90 Speed with Water TermStab starts to function. AbilitySniper boosts crits from the hidden slot. The moveset has some special presence but can't justify a competitive slot yet. One evolution from Inteleon.
Best Build
Drizzile best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Work Up
- Rain Dance
- Sucker Punch
- Surf
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Drizzile picks up Aqua Jet and Aqua Ring only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Muddy Water and Surf while Normal and Dark coverage and more 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
A clever combatant, this Pokémon battles using water balloons created with moisture secreted from its palms.
Highly intelligent but also very lazy, it keeps enemies out of its territory by laying traps everywhere.
Drizzile Sword & Shield Guide
Drizzile is meant to evolve into Inteleon. At 420 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Torrent strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Drizzile. Sniper is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Drizzile is a mixed attacker with base 60 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk. Best used as a pivot.
For Sword & Shield, you can run Drizzile through the first few routes without issues. 420 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Inteleon as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Drizzile joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 2 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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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
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