087 Dewgong

Performance

Status

  • Ranking Score:
    86.4
  • Main moves:
    Ice Shard*, Icy Wind*, Water Pulse
  • Type
    WATER
    ICE
  • Level:
    26-33
  • Rank:
    Lvl 29.5 0/12/15CP 1498
  • Buddy Distance:
    3km
  • Charged Move Cost:
    50,000 Stardust
  • Attack:
    102.8
  • Defense:
    133.8
  • Stamina:
    158
  • Overall:
    2175

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Traits

Moves

Properties

Registeel has the following traits and playstyles:
  • + Bulky
    Takes hits well.
  • - Low Shield Pressure
    May struggle to draw shields because of its weaker or slower attacks.
  • - Technical
    Uses complex moves that may have a high learning curve.
Move stats include same type and Shadow attack bonuses.
Recommended Move:
*Event or Elite TM exclusive *Unobtainable via TM
No. Move Types Move Accuracy Power Damage Average Fast MoveCount Remark
1 Fast Ice Shard* 3.33 3.6 3 General
2 Fast Frost Breath 2.5 4.2 2 Heavy Damage
3 Fast Iron Tail 2 3 3 Low Quality
4 Charged Icy Wind* 100% chance -1 Atk opponent 45 72 1.6 5 - 4 - 5 Debuff
5 Charged Blizzard 75 168 2.24 8 - 7 - 8 Nuke
6 Charged Aqua Jet* 45 54 1.2 5 - 4 - 5 General
7 Charged Aurora Beam 60 96 1.6 6 - 6 - 6 High Energy
8 Charged Water Pulse 60 84 1.4 6 - 6 - 6 High Energy
Weaknesses
electric
x1.6
fighting
x1.6
grass
x1.6
rock
x1.6
Resistances
ice
x0.39
water
x0.625

Character Introduction

Summary

Dewgong is a Water & Ice Pokémon which evolves from Seel. It is vulnerable to Fighting, Rock, Grass and Electric moves. Dewgong's strongest moveset is Frost Breath & Blizzard and it has a Max CP of 1,985.

About

"Dewgong loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago."

Suggested Teammates
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Lapras
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PVP Mode Explanatory Notes

PvP Moveset Explanation
Ice Shard* + Icy Wind* and Water Pulse

Ice Shard is Dewgong's best fast move due to its superior energy gains, however this is a legacy move. Frost Breath and Iron Tail both offer poor energy generation, though the former takes advantage of STAB to provide respectable damage output. 

The update to legacy Icy Wind following the December 2019 rebalance makes it mandatory for optimal use of Dewgong, partly due to its lesser energy cost, and partly due to its guaranteed debuff on the opponent. Water Pulse is recommended for extra STAB coverage, though it demands quite a lot of energy for its unimpressive damage. 

Using other charge moves like Aurora Beam or Blizzard are direct downgrades due to their lack of utility and higher energy costs. If you don't have the double legacy moveset for Dewgong, maybe consider other Pokemon instead. 

PvP Rating Explanation
Great League: 4 / 5

Dewgong is a bulky Pokemon featuring an Ice/Water typing and a strong utility moveset. Its optimal performance requires access to two legacy moves, which makes accessibility its primary drawback. Frequent use of Icy Wind can swing matchups towards Dewgong's favor, and can also punish or set up plays involving switching Pokemon. The ubiquitous usage of Steel-type Pokemon and Counter users in the meta makes can make it difficult to use Dewgong effectively, but the utility of Icy Wind should not be underestimated. 

Ultra League: 2 / 5

Dewgong lacks adequate stats for Ultra League, maxing out at only 1985 CP. While its Ice-type moveset and utility is quite valuable in a meta with very ubiquitous Dragon-types, that's unfortunately the only niche it has going for it. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Dewgong's CP is too low for Master League. Lapras performs much better as an Ice/Water Pokemon. 

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