Drednaw (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Drednaw (disambiguation).

Drednaw Bite Pokémon カジリガメ Kajirigame #0834 Drednaw Gigantamax Drednaw Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Rock Unknown Unknown Gigantamax Drednaw Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Strong Jaw or Shell Armor Cacophony Gigantamax Drednaw Cacophony Swift Swim Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Gigantamax Drednaw Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Groups Monster and Water 1 Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'03" 1.0 m Drednaw 78'09"+ 24.0+ m Gigantamax Drednaw 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 254.6 lbs. 115.5 kg Drednaw ??? lbs. ??? kg Gigantamax Drednaw 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 170	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Drednaw 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gigantamax Drednaw 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Gigantamax Drednaw
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Drednaw (Japanese: カジリガメ Kajirigame) is a dual-type Water/Rock Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Chewtle starting at level 22.

Drednaw can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Drednaw if it has the Gigantamax Factor.

Biology

Drednaw is a large quadrupedal Pokémon resembling a turtle, with a shell made of rock.^[1] Its carapace (upper shell) is brown and is divided into three segments, and has a yellow section around it. Its plastron (lower shell) is flat and pale yellow, with a protrusion near the rear. Its lower jaw is likewise pale yellow. Its head is boxy and has yellow orbs on its cheeks, and a yellow horn with two large sections coming off of it. There is a small hole on either side of its horn. Its eyes are white and somewhat rectangle shaped with small pupils. Its front legs have one large yellow protrusion each, and each of its feet have three white toes. Its tail is long and has two spikes coming off of it.

Drednaw's sharp jagged fangs are powerful enough to chomp on rock, iron, and steel rods. It captures prey and fights opponents by chomping down on them. It can extend its neck very quickly to reach enemies that are farther away. Due to its well-developed muscles, it can move very fast despite its heavy shell. Drednaw are notoriously vicious to the point where it requires a skilled Trainer to fully tame and handle it. Some Trainers will release Drednaw into the wild once they find they are unable to handle it.^[1] Drednaw lurks along shorelines, biting on prey that approach its dwelling in search of drinking water.

Prior to Generation IX, Drednaw and its pre-evolved form, Chewtle, were the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Jaw Lock.

Forms

Gigantamax Drednaw's fully extended neck

Drednaw has a Gigantamax form.

Thanks to Gigantamax energy, Gigantamax Drednaw becomes bipedal. Its tail is longer and has more spikes, and there are three yellow spikes coming off of each of its legs. Its plastron has three protrusions, with the middle being the longest. Its head is hidden inside of its body, and its eyes glow red. Its horn becomes longer and resembles a bowsprit. Like all Gigantamax Pokémon, Gigantamax Drednaw has red clouds swirling around it, spinning in and out of its shell.

Gigantamax Drednaw uses its massive body to crush its opponents, before using its jaws to finish them off. The power of its jaws has been enhanced to the point where it can bite through metal towers. By combining the strength of its jaws and powerful neck, Gigantamax Drednaw is capable of punching a hole through a mountain with one strike.^[2] According to one tale, Gigantamax Drednaw once stopped a flood by using the rubble from a mountain it chewed up.

Gigantamax Drednaw is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move G-Max Stonesurge.

Gigantamax Drednaw

Evolution

Drednaw evolves from Chewtle.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Chewtle  Water

→

First evolution Drednaw  Water  Rock

Game data

Pokédex entries

Drednaw in the Paldea Pokédex	Drednaw in the Kitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Wild Area News

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM010 TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM044 TM044* Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM053 TM053 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM057 TM057 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM076 TM076 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM077 TM077 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM110 TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM124 TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM176 TM176 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM183 TM183 Super Fang Normal Physical 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM186 TM186 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM208 TM208 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM209 TM209 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10 TM219 TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10 TM220 TM220 Meteor Beam Rock Special 120120 090}}90% 10 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Drednaw Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Drednaw

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90% 10 * Gastro Acid Poison Status — 100% 10 Shell Smash Normal Status — —% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Drednaw Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Drednaw Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Drednaw

By a prior evolution

Special moves

Side game data

Form data

Gigantamax

Gigantamax Factor Drednaw Drednaw  Water  Rock

Dynamax Band ↔

Lasts for three turns Gigantamax Drednaw Drednaw  Water  Rock

Evolution data

Unevolved Chewtle  Water

Level 22 →

First evolution Drednaw  Water  Rock

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Drednaw images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Main series

Drednaw in the anime

Gigantamax Drednaw in the anime

Major appearances

Drednaw (recurring)

Drednaw debuted in Flash of the Titans!. Team Rocket spotted Drednaw after leaving Wyndon Stadium and decided to catch it for Giovanni. Using the Bellsprout they received from the Rocket Prize Master, Team Rocket attempted to catch Drednaw, only for Bellsprout's attack to hit the ground, opening a hole that engulfed Drednaw in a red light, causing it to Gigantamax. This resulted in Drednaw going out of control and attacking the stadium.

It reappeared in The Climb to Be the Very Best!, where it continued to attack the Stadium, only to be confronted by Ash and Goh, who tried to battle it. Their attacks had no effect on Drednaw until Pikachu became engulfed in red light, causing it to Gigantamax and therefore giving it enough power to defeat Drednaw.

Minor appearances

A Gigantamax Drednaw appeared as a silhouette in a fantasy in Toughing It Out!.

A Gigantamax Drednaw appeared in a fantasy in Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!.

A Drednaw appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

A Drednaw appeared in Eyes on the Goal!, under the ownership of the Shell Sage.

A Drednaw appeared in As Long as I'm with My Friends.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Drednaw in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Drednaw appeared in Early-Evening Waves, under the ownership of Nessa. It was defeated during her Champion Cup battle against Milo.

In the manga

Drednaw in Pokémon Adventures

Gigantamax Drednaw in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Three Drednaw debuted in Chomp!! Defeat Drednaw. They attacked the van Henry, Casey, Marvin, and Professor Magnolia were riding in. Eventually, all three were defeated by the combined efforts of Henry's Grookey, Casey's Scorbunny, and Marvin's Sobble.

A Gigantamaxed Drednaw appeared in a fantasy as a silhouette in Watch Out!! Strong Rivals.

Nessa Gigantamaxed her Drednaw in her battle against Henry in Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

A Drednaw appeared in Flash of the Titans!, where it plays the same role as in the anime.

In the TCG

Main article: Drednaw (TCG)

Trivia

• Drednaw shares its category with Poochyena and Mightyena. They are all known as the Bite Pokémon.
• In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Drednaw was unable to learn Dragon Tail via TM, while its pre-evolution could.

Origin

Drednaw seems to be based on the common snapping turtle, with some of its characteristics being apparently derived from the alligator snapping turtle. Its horn resembles a cleaver, and its Gigantamax form resembles a dreadnought. Its boat-like underside, most noticeable in its Gigantamax form, and armored top makes it resemble early ironclad warships, which were built from the hulls of wooden ships and plated with thick steel sheets.

Name origin

Drednaw may be a combination of dread and gnaw. It may also be a play on dreadnought (a type of warship).

Kajirigame may be a combination of 齧り付く kajiritsuku (to bite into) and 亀 kame (turtle).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カジリガメ Kajirigame From 齧り付く kajiritsuku and 亀 kame French Torgamord From tortue alligator and mord Spanish Drednaw Same as English name German Kamalm From Kamm, 亀 kame, and malmen Italian Drednaw Same as English name Korean 갈가부기 Galgabugi From 갉아먹다 galgameokda and 거북이 geobugi Mandarin Chinese 暴噬龜 / 暴噬龟 Bàoshìguī From 暴 bào, 噬 shì, and 龜 / 龟 guī Cantonese Chinese 暴噬龜 Bouhsaihgwāi From 暴 bouh, 噬 saih, and 龜 gwāi

More languages Hindi क्रंचटल Crunchtle From crunch and turtle Russian Дрэдно Dredno Transcription of English name Thai คาจิริกาเมะ Khachirikame Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Gigantamax

References

External links

Gigantamax forms

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