Find out how to breed Drednaw in Pokemon Sword and Shield! Learn about the best competitive Drednaw movesets, best builds, best nature, counters, Gigantamax build!!!
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Drednaw Best Gigantamax Moveset & Build
| Total Base Stats | 485 |
|---|---|
| Type | |
Gigantamax Build
| Best Nature | Best Item |
|---|---|
| Adamant (Atk↑ / Sp.Atk↓) | Life Orb |
| Best Ability | |
| Swift Swim Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain. | |
| Best Moveset | |
| Earthquake / Liquidation / Swords Dance / Head Smash ▼Check Move Info Here | |
| Best EV Spread | |
| Attack 252, Speed 252, Defense 4 | |
Attack + Set Up Rocks Simultaneously
| Move | G-Max Stonesurge | |
|---|---|---|
| Effect | Attacks and lays rocks on the opponent's side of the battlefield. | |
This Drednaw-exclusive move allows you to attack and set up Stealth Rock at the same time, making it more difficult for your opponent to switch in Pokemon, and ruining the effect of Focus Sash. Use this move as fast as possible!
Check Out All Other Gigantamax Pokemon Here!Get Incredible Speed With Swift Swim
If you use the ability Swift Swim, you'll be even faster than Ludicolo in the rain. However, since you won't be able to set up your own rain, you'll need to have another Pokemon to do it for you. Additionally, since you'll need to invest heavily in Attack/Speed, your defenses will suffer as a result too.
Recommended Moves
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
| Liquidation | Good physical water move. Becomes G-Max Stonesurge. |
| Head Smash | Extremely powerful Rock move which deals serious recoil damage. |
| Earthquake | Powerful Ground move, good coverage. |
| Swords Dance | Boosts attack by 2 stages, useful buff move. |
Other Viable Moves Moves
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
| Waterfall | Slightly weaker alternative to Liquidation. |
| Rock Slide | Weaker but safer alternative to Head Smash. |
| Superpower | Good coverage move. |
| Crunch | Good coverage move. |
| Body Press | Good coverage move, scales with the user's defense stat. |
| Counter | Deals double damage back to the attacker if hit with a physical move. |
| Stealth Rock | Lays rocks on the opponent's side of the field, damaging Pokemon when they enter. |
| Rock Polish | Increases speed drastically. |
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Drednaw - Best Items to Hold
| Item | Traits |
|---|---|
| Hard Rock | Increases the damage of Rock-type moves. |
| Life Orb | Deal 10% more damage with moves at the expense of some of your health. Useful for improving overall damage. |
| Focus Sash | Prevents you from being one shot. Useful for surviving a grass move. |
Drednaw - Best Nature And EVs
Drednaw - Recommended Natures
| Nature | Traits |
|---|---|
| Adamant | Atk↑ / Sp.Atk↓ Useful for maximizing damage with Head Smash and G-Max Stonesurge. |
| Jolly | Speed↑ / Sp.Atk↓ Useful to supplement Drednaw's rather low 74 speed. |
What Nature Would You Recommend For Drednaw?
Recommended Base Point (EV) Allocation
Gigantamax Build
| Stat | Base Point |
|---|---|
| Attack | 252 points (max) |
| Speed | 252 points (max) |
| Defense | 4 points |
Investing in Attack and Speed is a good bet here, as you'll probably be using Drednaw as an offensive Pokemon for the most part.
Alternative Bulkier Build
| Stat | Base Point |
|---|---|
| Attack | 252 points (max) |
| HP | 252 points (max) |
| Defense | 4 points |
An alternative build if you find you're just too fragile.
Drednaw Counters
Recommended Pokemon To Counter Drednaw
| Pokemon | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Duraludon | Pros - Resists Water and Rock moves - Special moves deal high damage Cons - None |
| Mow Rotom | Pros - Resists Water moves - One shots with Leaf Storm - Electric moves work well too Cons - Has a high chance of being 1 shot by Head Smash |
| Quagsire | Pros - Resists Water and Rock moves - Toxic works well against it Cons - None |
| Rillaboom | Pros - Resists Water moves - Grass moves are 4x effective Cons - Gmax Drednaw with HP investment won't be one shot by Drum Beating |
| Corviknight | Pros - G-Max move can blow away Stealth Rock - Can buff its defense Cons - Not weak to any moves except Body Press |
| Ferrothorn | Pros - Grass moves are 4x effective - Resists Water and Rock moves Cons - Could be 2-shot with Max Knuckle (comes down to a roll) |
How To Play Against Drednaw
Hit Its Weak Defenses
Drednaw's overall defensive base stats aren't too high (especially its Sp.Def.) It is also 2x weak to Electric and Fighting, two very common move types, and 4x weak to Grass. It sometimes runs Counter, so it's recommended that you take it on with a Special move.
Resist Its Main Moves
Bring out a Pokemon that resists Water and Rock moves to make the battle as smooth as possible. It doesn't have any recovery moves, so you should be able to win in the exchange eventually.
Drednaw - Competitive Breeding Process
Breeding Process Flow Chart
| 1 | Catch a Drednaw that can Gigantamax in Max Raid Battles across the Wild Area. |
|---|---|
| 2 | Change its nature to Adamant using a Mint |
| 3 | Put 252 EVs in Attack and Speed, and 4 in Defense |
| 4 | Level it to 100 and max out its IVs in Hyper Training >> Check Out How To Hyper Train Here |
| 5 | Max out its Dynamax Level |
| 6 | Teach it Earthquake, Head Smash, Swords Dance, and Liquidation |
| 7 | Equip a Life Orb |
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