Drednaw (Pokémon)

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

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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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
 #834

Drednaw

Gigantamax Drednaw



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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
5140 - 5396 steps
Height
3'03" 1.0 m
Drednaw
78'09"+ 24.0+ m
Gigantamax Drednaw
0'0" 0 m
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0'0" 0 m
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 Weight
254.6 lbs. 115.5 kg
Drednaw
??? lbs. ??? kg
Gigantamax Drednaw
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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
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HP		 0
Atk		 0
Def		 0
Sp.Atk		 0
Sp.Def		 0
Speed
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HP		 0
Atk		 0
Def		 0
Sp.Atk		 0
Sp.Def		 0
Speed
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HP		 0
Atk		 0
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Speed
Shape
Footprint

Gigantamax Drednaw
Pokédex color
  Green
 Base friendship
50
External Links

It evolves from Chewtle starting at level 22.

Drednaw has a Gigantamax form.

Biology

Drednaw is a large Pokémon resembling a turtle. Its carapace (upper shell) is brown and is divided into three segments, and has a yellow section around it. Its plastron (lower shell) and its lower jaw is flat and are pale yellow. Its head has a yellow horn on it and has two large sections coming off of it. Its eyes are white and somewhat rectangle shaped with small pupils. Connecting its head to its lower jaw are two yellow circles. 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 can move very fast despite how extremely heavy the shell on its back is. This highly aggressive Pokémon can extend its neck very quickly to chomp down on its enemies. Drednaw are notoriously vicious to the point 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]

Gigantamax Drednaw is now bipedal and its horn resembles a tank. Its tail is now longer and has more spikes, and now has three yellow spikes coming off each leg. Its plastron has three protrusions, with the middle being the longest. Its head is hidden inside of its body, and its eyes glow red. Like all Gigantamax Pokémon, Drednaw has red clouds as they spin in and out of its shell.

In its Gigantamax transformation, Drednaw stands on its hind legs in a bipedal position. It uses its massive body to crush its opponents and then its massive 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, Drednaw is capable of punching a hole through a mountain with one strike. According to one tale, Drednaw stopped a flood by using the rubble from a mountain it chewed up.[2]

Drednaw is the only known Pokémon capable of using the moves Jaw Lock and the exclusive G-Max Move G-Max Stonesurge.

In the anime

Main series
Drednaw in the anime
Gigantamax Drednaw in the anime
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.

None of Drednaw's moves are known*.

As a Gigantamax Drednaw, it can use G-Max Stonesurge and Max Rockfall.

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.

Pokédex entries
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
JN012 Drednaw Team Rocket's Rotom Phone Drednaw, the Bite Pokémon. A Water and Rock type. And, I don't-- I don't know.
JN012 Drednaw Team Rocket's Rotom Phone Drednaw are not very nice Pokémon. Once it starts to chase you, you're toast.

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 PASS08.

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)

Game data

Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar
#043		 Galar
Isle of Armor #057		 Sinnoh
#—		 Hisui
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword With jaws that can shear through steel rods, this highly aggressive Pokémon chomps down on its unfortunate prey.
Shield This Pokémon rapidly extends its retractable neck to sink its sharp fangs into distant enemies and take them down.
Gigantamax Drednaw
Sword 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.
Shield In the Galar region, there's a tale about this Pokémon chewing up a mountain and using the rubble to stop a flood.


Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Route 6, Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Lake of Outrage
Route 2, Galar Mine No. 2 (Wanderer)
West Lake Axewell, South Lake Miloch, Bridge Field, Giant's Cap, Lake of Outrage, Giant's Mirror, Dusty Bowl (Max Raid Battle)
Giant's Cap (Max Raid Battle) Gigantamax Factor
Expansion Pass
Fields of Honor, Soothing Wetlands, Loop Lagoon (Wanderer)
Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure)
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Unobtainable
Legends: Arceus
Unobtainable


In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Cross-Generation
Masters EX
Sync Pair Scout (Nessa's)


Wild Area News
Games Event Gigantamax Location Level Distribution period
Sw Wild Area News No hide 30, 40, 50, 60 November 15 to December 4, 2019
Sw Wild Area News Yes hide 40, 50, 70 November 15 to December 4, 2019
Sw Wild Area News No hide 30, 40, 50, 60 December 4, 2019 to January 9, 2020
Sw Wild Area News Yes hide 40, 50, 70 December 4, 2019 to January 9, 2020
Sw Wild Area News No hide 30, 40, 50, 60 December 20 to 25, 2019
Sw Wild Area News Yes hide 40, 50, 70 December 20 to 25, 2019
Sw Wild Area News No hide 30 December 31, 2019 to January 3, 2020
Sw Wild Area News Yes hide 40, 50, 70 December 31, 2019 to January 3, 2020
Sh Wild Area News Yes hide 50 June 2 to 29, 2020
Sh Wild Area News Yes hide 50 June 17 to 28, 2020
SwSh Wild Area News Yes hide 30, 40, 50, 60 August 1 to 31, 2020

Base stats
Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
90
150 - 197 290 - 384
115
108 - 183 211 - 361
90
85 - 156 166 - 306
48
47 - 110 90 - 214
68
65 - 132 126 - 258
74
71 - 138 137 - 271
Total:
485
 Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.


Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal ½×
Fighting 2×
Flying ½×
Poison ½×
Ground 2×
Rock 1×
Bug 1×
Ghost 1×
Steel 1×
Fire ¼×
Water 1×
Grass 4×
Electric 2×
Psychic 1×
Ice ½×
Dragon 1×
Dark 1×
Fairy 1×
None
Weak to:
Normal ½×
Fighting 2×
Flying ½×
Poison ½×
Ground 2×
Rock 1×
Bug 1×
Ghost 1×
Steel 1×
Fire ¼×
Water 1×
Grass 4×
Electric 2×
Psychic 1×
Ice ½×
Dragon 1×
Dark 1×
Fairy 1×
None
Immune to:
Normal ½×
Fighting 2×
Flying ½×
Poison ½×
Ground 2×
Rock 1×
Bug 1×
Ghost 1×
Steel 1×
Fire ¼×
Water 1×
Grass 4×
Electric 2×
Psychic 1×
Ice ½×
Dragon 1×
Dark 1×
Fairy 1×
None
Resistant to:
Normal ½×
Fighting 2×
Flying ½×
Poison ½×
Ground 2×
Rock 1×
Bug 1×
Ghost 1×
Steel 1×
Fire ¼×
Water 1×
Grass 4×
Electric 2×
Psychic 1×
Ice ½×
Dragon 1×
Dark 1×
Fairy 1×
None

By leveling up
Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 09595% 15
011 Razor Shell Water Physical 07575 09595% 10
011 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15
011 Rock Polish Rock Status 0000— 00——% 20
011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35
011 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25
011 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25
011 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10
Evo.Evo. Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 09595% 15
2121 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15
3030 Counter Fighting Physical 0000— 100100% 20
3939 Jaw Lock Dark Physical 08080 100100% 10
4848 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100100% 10
5757 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100100% 15
6666 Head Smash Rock Physical 150150 08080% 5
  • 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 TM/TR
Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5
TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5
TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10
TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15
TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TM26 TM26 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10
TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15
TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5
TM36 TM36 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15
TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM42 TM42 Revenge Fighting Physical 06060 100}}100% 10
TM45 TM45 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15
TM49 TM49 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15
TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15
TM54 TM54 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10
TM57 TM57 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10
TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10
TM67 TM67 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15
TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TM83 TM83 Razor Shell Water Physical 07575 095}}95% 10
TM94 TM94 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40
TM96 TM96 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10
TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10
TR00 TR00 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20
TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15
TR03 TR03 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5
TR04 TR04 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TR05 TR05 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TR06 TR06 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5
TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10
TR16 TR16 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TR28 TR28 Megahorn Bug Physical 120120 085}}85% 10
TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15
TR32 TR32 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TR39 TR39 Superpower Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5
TR45 TR45 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10
TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15
TR57 TR57 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20
TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5
TR76 TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20
TR84 TR84 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TR94 TR94 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10
TR95 TR95 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TR98 TR98 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10
TR99 TR99 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
  • 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 breeding
Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 

 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90% 10
Gastro Acid Poison Status — 100% 10
Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100% 10
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Drednaw in Generation VIII
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Drednaw in that game.
  • 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 tutoring
Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Sw Sh EP BD SP Meteor Beam Rock Special 120 90% 10
Sw Sh EP BD SP Scale Shot Dragon Physical 25 90% 20
Sw Sh EP BD SP Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90% 10
  • 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
Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
 Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.
  • 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

Side game data
Pokémon GO
File:GO834.png Base Stamina: 207 Base Attack: 213 Base Defense: 164
Egg Distance: N/A km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks: Waterfall, Bite
Charged Attacks: Body Slam, Surf, Rock Blast

Evolution
Unevolved
Chewtle
 Water 
Level 22
→
First evolution
Drednaw
 Water  Rock 


Gigantamax

Gigantamax Factor
Drednaw
Drednaw
 Water  Rock 


Dynamax Band


↔
Lasts for three turns
Gigantamax Drednaw
Drednaw
 Water  Rock 

Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
HOME
For other sprites and images, please see Drednaw images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

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
Cantonese Chinese 暴噬龜 Bouhsaihgwāi From 暴 bouh, 噬 saih, and 龜 gwāi
Mandarin Chinese 暴噬龜 / 暴噬龟 Bàoshìguī From 暴 bào, 噬 shì, and 龜 / 龟 guī


Notes
  1. https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon-galar-region/drednaw/
  2. https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon-galar-region/drednaw/gigantamax/
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