Level 50To Zweilous

Level 64To Hydreigon

HydreigonLast stage shown

#0635 · GENERATION 5

Hydreigon Build Guide

DarkDragon

Special setup attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLeftovers

ABILITYLevitate

NATURETimid

Dark Pulse

Dragon Pulse

Flamethrower

Nasty Plot

How to play

Levitate normally provides Ground immunity. Find a safe Nasty Plot turn before attacking; Flamethrower offers coverage against Steel targets that resist Dragon Pulse.

Watch out for

Key risk. Fairy attacks deal 4× damage and Fairy types ignore Dragon Pulse. Ice, Fighting, Bug and Dragon attacks also threaten it. Effects such as Mold Breaker can bypass Levitate.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Levitate normally provides Ground immunity. Find a safe Nasty Plot turn before attacking; Flamethrower offers coverage against Steel targets that resist Dragon Pulse.

A Fairy type is still waiting on the opposing team

Dragon Pulse cannot touch it and Flamethrower is only neutral, so this set has no move that breaks a Fairy switch-in. Keep a teammate for that matchup instead of spending the Nasty Plot turn on it.

You are counting on Levitate defensively

Ground does not hit Hydreigon hard even without the immunity — the ability is about what Hydreigon can safely switch into, not a hole being plugged in its defenses.

You have one safe turn

Use Nasty Plot for the +2 Special Attack raise, then remember the stages are lost when Hydreigon switches out. Bug, Dragon, Fighting and Ice all hit it for 2×, so a boosted position is not an invincible one.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Hydreigon in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Levitate makes Ground moves miss, which is what buys Hydreigon a Nasty Plot turn against them — but effects that ignore abilities take that immunity away. Fairy attacks deal 4×, and a Fairy type ignores Dragon Pulse entirely.

Watch the tradeoff. Fairy attacks deal 4× damage and Fairy types ignore Dragon Pulse. Ice, Fighting, Bug and Dragon attacks also threaten it. Effects such as Mold Breaker can bypass Levitate.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Hydreigon or Dragapult?

Dragapult offers more Speed and Ghost typing, with a different attacking toolkit.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Hydreigon	Dragapult
HP	92	88
Attack	105	120
Defense	90	75
Sp. Attack	125	100
Sp. Defense	90	75
Speed	98	142

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Steel teammate can resist Fairy, Ice, Bug and Dragon attacks. Add physical damage to avoid relying only on special attackers.

Scizor

Resists Fairy, Ice, Bug and Dragon and adds physical priority.

Read Scizor guide →Compare teammates →

Empoleon

Resists Fairy, Ice, Bug and Dragon and provides recovery.

Read Empoleon guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Dragapult

Dragapult offers more Speed and Ghost typing, with a different attacking toolkit.

Read Dragapult guide →

Try Dragapult →

Type matchups

Weak to

Ice2×Fighting2×Bug2×Dragon2×Fairy4×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Water0.5×Electric0.5×Grass0.5×Psychic0×Ghost0.5×Dark0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP92

Attack105

Defense90

Sp. Attack125

Sp. Defense90

Speed98

Evolution chain

Deino#633
Level 50
Zweilous#634
Level 64
Hydreigon#635

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Hydreigon team

Start with Hydreigon. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#635

Hydreigon

DarkDragon

SLOT 02

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SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense89

Defense62

Coverage17

Synergy17

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Fairy attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Bug attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Hydreigon takes 4× damage from Fairy attacks by type.
Your own types can hit 3 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Hydreigon	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	½×	0	1
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	2×	1	0
Fighting	2×	1	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	0×	0	1
Bug	2×	1	0
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	½×	0	1
Dragon	2×	1	0
Dark	½×	0	1
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	4×	1	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

Psychic✓ Super effective

BugNeutral

RockNeutral

Ghost✓ Super effective

Dragon✓ Super effective

DarkNeutral

SteelNeutral

FairyResisted

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.