Zweilous Evolution
Zweilous Abilities
Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.
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Zweilous Moves
Category
Type
| Move▲ | Type▲ | Cat.▲ | Pow▲ | Acc▲ | Method▲ | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tackle | normal | physical | 40 | 100 | Level 1 | A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body. |
| Bite | dark | physical | 60 | 100 | Level 1 | The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Focus Energy | normal | status | – | – | Level 1 | The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits. |
| Dragon Breath | dragon | special | 60 | 100 | Level 1 | The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Double Hit | normal | physical | 35 | 90 | Level 1 | The user slams the target with a tail or the like. The target is hit twice in a row. |
| Roar | normal | status | – | – | Level 12 | The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| Assurance | dark | physical | 60 | 100 | Level 16 | This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn. |
| Headbutt | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | Level 20 | The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Work Up | normal | status | – | – | Level 24 | The user is roused, and its Attack and Sp. Atk stats are boosted. |
| Slam | normal | physical | 80 | 75 | Level 28 | The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage. |
| Crunch | dark | physical | 80 | 100 | Level 32 | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. |
| Scary Face | normal | status | – | 100 | Level 36 | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
| Dragon Pulse | dragon | special | 85 | 100 | Level 40 | The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth. |
| Body Slam | normal | physical | 85 | 100 | Level 44 | The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Hyper Voice | normal | special | 90 | 100 | Level 48 | The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry. |
| Dragon Rush | dragon | physical | 100 | 75 | Level 54 | The user tackles the target while exhibiting overwhelming menace. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Nasty Plot | dark | status | – | – | Level 60 | The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat. |
| Outrage | dragon | physical | 120 | 100 | Level 66 | The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused. |
| Dark Pulse | dark | special | 80 | 100 | TM | The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Draco Meteor | dragon | special | 130 | 90 | TM | Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat. |
| Dragon Cheer | dragon | status | 0 | 0 | TM | The user raises its allies’ morale with a draconic cry so that their future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits. This rouses Dragon types more. |
| Dragon Tail | dragon | physical | 60 | 90 | TM | The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| Earth Power | ground | special | 90 | 100 | TM | The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Endure | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. |
| Facade | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | TM | This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| Fire Fang | fire | physical | 65 | 95 | TM | The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn. |
| Helping Hand | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. |
| Ice Fang | ice | physical | 65 | 95 | TM | The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen. |
| Lash Out | dark | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | The user lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's stats were lowered during this turn. |
| Protect | normal | status | – | – | TM | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Psych Up | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target. |
| Rain Dance | water | status | – | – | TM | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. |
| Rest | psychic | status | – | – | TM | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. |
| Sleep Talk | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. |
| Snarl | dark | special | 55 | 95 | TM | The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon. |
| Spite | ghost | status | – | 100 | TM | The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. |
| Stomping Tantrum | ground | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed. |
| Substitute | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. |
| Sunny Day | fire | status | – | – | TM | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. |
| Take Down | normal | physical | 90 | 85 | TM | A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. |
| Taunt | dark | status | – | 100 | TM | The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns. |
| Tera Blast | normal | special | 80 | 100 | TM | If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. |
| Thief | dark | physical | 60 | 100 | TM | The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item. |
| Thunder Fang | electric | physical | 65 | 95 | TM | The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis. |
| Thunder Wave | electric | status | – | 90 | TM | The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target. |
| Zen Headbutt | psychic | physical | 80 | 90 | TM | The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
Zweilous Sprites
Normal
Shiny
Back
Back Shiny
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.
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.
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.
Zweilous's Japanese name is Dihead (ジヘッド). Here are all the official names for Zweilous across different languages:
JapaneseジヘッドDihead
Korean디헤드
Chinese (Traditional)雙首暴龍
FrenchDiamat
GermanDuodino
SpanishZweilous
ItalianZweilous
Chinese (Simplified)双首暴龙
Zweilous Breeding
Catch Rate45
Base Friendship35
Growth RateSlow
Base Experience147
How to Get Zweilous
Zweilous can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Zweilous in every game where it is available:
About Zweilous
Zweilous is a Dark/Dragon-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 5. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 420, Zweilous is classified as a Hostile Pokémon and is part of the Deino → Zweilous → Hydreigon evolution line.
In competitive play, Zweilous is placed in the ZU tier where it holds a 0.4% usage rate. Its key abilities are Hustle, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Zweilous is weak to Fairy, Ice, Fighting, Bug, Dragon-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Zweilous can learn 68 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include Crunch, Dragon Tail, Rest, Sleep Talk. Standing at 1.4m tall and weighing 50kg, Zweilous has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Unova region games.