Zweilous

ジヘッド Jiheddo

Generation

Generation V

Pokédex

Index

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Evolves

From

Deino

Into

Hydreigon

Footprint

Cry

Zweilous (Japanese: ジヘッド Jiheddo) is a Dark/Dragon-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Biology

Physiology

Zweilous is a quadrupedal two-headed draconian Pokémon. Two black wing-like appendages and a second head have appeared on its body upon evolving from Deino. Black scruffy fur covers both heads' necks and eyes. It has two claws on each front leg, as well as a stubby tail and two feather-like "horns" on both of its heads. Its round, plumper underbelly has two rows of magenta scales. Zweilous' belly is rounder and wider due to the fact that it is a voracious Pokémon that is constantly eating; its heads compete for food, so it eats more than necessary.

Behavior

Zweilous' two heads do not get along and will often fight and compete with one another. They are especially competitive over food, so Zweilous will often eat too much because each head wants to eat more than the other. Whichever of Zweilous' heads eats more becomes the dominant head.

Evolution

Zweilous is the evolved form of Deino as of level 50, and evolves into Hydreigon at level 64.

Game data

Game Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Black/White	Evolve Deino	None
Black 2/White 2	N's Castle	Rare
X/Y	Victory Road	Rare
OR/AS	Evolve Deino	None
Sun/Moon	Evolve Deino	None

Pokédex entries

Black
Once it eats all the prey in its territory, it moves on to a different area. The two heads don’t get along.
White
Since their two heads do not get along and compete with each other for food, they always eat too much.
Black 2
The two heads do not get along. Whichever head eats more than the other gets to be the leader.
White 2
The two heads do not get along. Whichever head eats more than the other gets to be the leader.
X
The two heads do not get along. Whichever head eats more than the other gets to be the leader.
Y
After it has eaten up all the food in its territory, it moves to another area. Its two heads do not get along.
Omega Ruby
The two heads do not get along. Whichever head eats more than the other gets to be the leader.
Alpha Sapphire
After it has eaten up all the food in its territory, it moves to another area. Its two heads do not get along.
Sword
While hunting for prey, Zweilous wanders its territory, its two heads often bickering over which way to go.
Shield
Their two heads will fight each other over a single piece of food. Zweilous are covered in scars even without battling others.

Stats

Base Stats
HP	72
Attack	85
Defense	70
Sp. Atk	65
Sp. Def	70
Speed	58
Total	420

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Double Hit	35	90%	10	Normal	Physical
1	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special
1	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
4	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
9	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
12	Headbutt	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical
17	Dragon Breath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special
20	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
25	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
28	Slam	80	75%	20	Normal	Physical
32	Dragon Pulse	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special
38	Work Up	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
42	Dragon Rush	100	75%	10	Dragon	Physical
48	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal	Physical
55	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
64	Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
71	Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1	Double Hit	35	90%	10	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
1	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
4	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
9	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
12	Headbutt	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
17	Dragon Breath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
20	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
25	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
28	Slam	80	75%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
32	Dragon Pulse	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
38	Work Up	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
42	Dragon Rush	100	75%	10	Dragon	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
48	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
55	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
64	Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
71	Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Double Hit	35	90%	10	Normal	Physical
1	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special
1	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
4	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
9	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
12	Headbutt	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical
17	DragonBreath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special
20	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
25	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
28	Slam	80	75%	20	Normal	Physical
32	Dragon Pulse	90	100%	10	Dragon	Special
38	Work Up	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
42	Dragon Rush	100	75%	10	Dragon	Physical
48	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal	Physical
55	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
64	Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
71	Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Work Up	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM59	Incinerate	60	100%	15	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock Smash^XY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret Power^ORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash^ORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation V
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM59	Incinerate	30	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM83	Work Up	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Zweilous can learn, refer to Deino.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Aqua Tail ^USUM	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Draco Meteor ^SMUSUM	130	90%	5	Dragon	Special
Dragon Pulse ^USUM	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Earth Power ^USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Hyper Voice ^USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Outrage ^USUM	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Shock Wave ^USUM	60	—%	20	Electric	Special
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite ^USUM	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Superpower ^USUM	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Uproar ^USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Zen Headbutt ^USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Aqua Tail ^ORAS	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Draco Meteor ^XYORAS	130	90%	5	Dragon	Special		6 ♥	0 ♥
Dragon Pulse ^ORAS	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Hyper Voice ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Outrage ^ORAS	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Shock Wave ^ORAS	60	—%	20	Electric	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Spite ^ORAS	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
Superpower ^ORAS	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Uproar ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Zen Headbutt ^ORAS	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Aqua Tail ^B2W2	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Dark Pulse ^B2W2	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
Draco Meteor ^BWB2W2	140	90%	5	Dragon	Special
Dragon Pulse ^B2W2	90	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Earth Power ^B2W2	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Hyper Voice ^B2W2	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Outrage ^B2W2	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Sleep Talk ^B2W2	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore ^B2W2	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite ^B2W2	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Superpower ^B2W2	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Uproar ^B2W2	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Zen Headbutt ^B2W2	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Version
Black	White	Black 2	White 2		Back




X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire		Back




Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Let's Go, Pikachu!	Let's Go, Eevee!	Back




Sword	Shield		Back

Anime

Two Zweilous made their debut in A Village Homecoming!, where one of them went on to evolve into a Hydreigon.

Known Trainers With A Zweilous

Trivia

Zweilous takes the most levels to evolve into its next form out of any Pokémon that can still evolve, taking 64 levels until it can evolve into Hydreigon.
Despite Zweilous's two heads having separate minds and brains Hydreigon is explicitly stated to only have one head. Whether Zweilous loses one if its brains or if the two fuse together is unclear.
Basculin and Zweilous are the same species, both being Hostile Pokémon.
No Trainer in the Generation V games has Zweilous. It shares this trait with Rufflet, Vullaby, Mandibuzz, and Ferrothorn.
Due to the fact that Hydreigon has visible eyes and a "frill" around its neck, it can be presumed that Zweilous and Deino have eyes underneath their "hoods". It is also possible that Hydreigon's "hands" were originally Zweilous's two heads.
Since Zweilous has only 2 wing-like appendages, it cannot fly, as opposed to Hydreigon, who must have 6 wings in order to fly properly. In the anime it has been shown capable of limited flight, however.

Origin

Zweilous is based on a two-headed dragon. Zweilous is possibly modeled after the Hydra in Greek and Roman mythology, and shares the multiple heads associated with the hydra. It could also be based off of cave salamander, because, due to living in caves, are considered blind. The black fur surrounding its heads resembles a hoodie, associated with some goth or emo trends, with its bangs resembling an emo fringe.

Etymology

Its name appears to be combination of Zwei, the German word for the number 2 (referencing Zweilous' number of heads and its number on the evolution line) and jealous, since one head is always competing with the other. For instance if one head ate more than the other, the other would be jealous of the other. Also, Zweil might also came from Zwilling, the German word for twin since Zweilous has two identical heads.

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