Drednaw (Japanese: カジリガメ, Hepburn: Kajirigame) (DRED-naw[1]) is a Water/Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII. It evolves from Chewtle starting at level 24 and can also Gigantamax into Gigantamax Drednaw.
Biology[]
Physiology[]
Drednaw is a large Pokémon resembling an alligator snapping 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.
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.
Behavior[]
Drednaw are very aggressive and tend to bite. Because of this, inexperienced Trainers will not know how to properly train them, so they end up releasing them.
The power of Gigantamaxing has allowed it to stand on its hind legs and become bipedal! From its standing position, it can come crashing down on opposing Pokémon and crush them with its massive body! Drednaw normally keeps its neck retracted within its shell, but when it attacks, it can rapidly shoot its neck out. Its jaws are also incredibly strong, capable of easily biting through huge metal towers. The strength of its jaws combined with the force of its neck gives Drednaw the power to punch a hole through a rocky mountain in a single strike.
Natural abilities[]
Drednaw's bites are very powerful and can even break rock and iron. Although its shell is very heavy, it can move quickly due to its well-developed muscles.
Game info[]
Game locations[]
| Locations | ||
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| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Sword and Shield | Route 2, Route 6, Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, Galar Mine No. 2, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Lake of Outrage, West Lake Axewell Max Raid Battle: Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror, Lake of Outrage, South Lake Miloch, West Lake Axewell |
Common |
Pokédex entries[]
- Sword
With jaws that can shear through steel rods, this highly aggressive Pokémon chomps down on its unfortunate prey.
Gigantamax: 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
This Pokémon rapidly extends its retractable neck to sink its sharp fangs into distant enemies and take them down.
Gigantamax: In the Galar region, there's a tale about this Pokémon chewing up a mountain and using the rubble to stop a flood. - Scarlet
Its massive, jagged teeth can crush a boulder in a single bite. This Pokémon has an extremely vicious disposition.
- Violet
Drednaw lurks along the shoreline. When prey come to drink water, Drednaw stretches its neck out and chomps down on them.
Stats[]
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| Total | 485
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Learnset[]
By leveling up[]
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| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
| Evo | Rock Tomb | 
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Physical | 60 | 95% | 15 |
| 1 | Rock Tomb |
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Physical | 60 | 95% | 15 |
| 1 | Razor Shell | 
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Physical | 75 | 95% | 10 |
| 1 | Crunch | 
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Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Rock Polish |
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Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | 
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Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Water Gun |
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Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Bite |
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Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Protect |
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Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 21 | Headbutt |
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Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 30 | Counter | 
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Physical | ? | 100% | 20 |
| 39 | Jaw Lock |
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Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 48 | Liquidation |
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Physical | 85 | 100% | 10 |
| 57 | Body Slam |
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Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 |
| 66 | Head Smash |
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Physical | 150 | 80% | 5 |
| Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||
By TM[]
By TR[]
By breeding[]
| To see the Egg Moves that Drednaw can learn, refer to Chewtle. |
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By tutoring[]
| Drednaw learns no moves via tutoring. |
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Sprites[]
Appearance[]
Anime[]
A Drednaw appeared in "Flash of the Titans!", where Team Rocket encounters it and attempted to catch it, only for it to end up being Gignatmax where it got exposed by the Dynamax energy. It was later been defeated and return to normal in "The Climb to Be the Very Best!", where Ash's Pikachu had been Gigantamax as well during the crisis.
Trivia[]
- Drednaw shares its species name with Poochyena and Mightyena. They are all known as the Bite Pokémon.
- The Tirtouga line are also Water/Rock type turtles.
- Gigantamax Drednaw's descriptions including the legend to save people in ancient period, upright posture, and elongated tasks on lower jaw may be a reference to Gamera.
Origin[]
Drednaw is based on an alligator snapping turtle. It also shares similarities to a battleship.
Etymology[]
Drednaw comes from 'Dreadnought', a famous 20th century ship, 'dread', 'jaw' and 'gnaw'.
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- ^ Silvestri, Cris (2024). Pokémon Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook [Book]. p. 151. Scholastic. ISBN 978-1-339-02801-9.