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| Hydreigon is based on the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}, including its red eyes. Its three heads and Shiny coloration resemble the {{wp|Slavic dragon#East Slavic|Zmey Gorynych}}. It may also incorporate elements of the {{wp|Lernaean Hydra}}. These mythological serpents may have inspired Hydreigon's {{t|Dark}} typing, as all three are deadly antagonists, with the Zmey Gorynych in particular {{wp|Dobrynya Nikitich#Dobrynya and the Dragon|shown to be deceptive}}. The markings on its body are based on tank treads, referencing its destructive nature. | | Hydreigon is based on the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}, including its red eyes. Its three heads and Shiny coloration resemble the {{wp|Slavic dragon#East Slavic|Zmey Gorynych}}. It may also incorporate elements of the {{wp|Lernaean Hydra}}. These mythological serpents may have inspired Hydreigon's {{t|Dark}} typing, as all three are deadly antagonists, with the Zmey Gorynych in particular {{wp|Dobrynya Nikitich#Dobrynya and the Dragon|shown to be deceptive}}. The markings on its body are based on tank treads, referencing its destructive nature. It also shares similarities to King Ghidorah: having no arms and having three heads. King Ghidorah is also one of Godzilla's most iconic villains and is frequently depicted as trying to conquer or destroy the world, which could be referenced in Hydreigon's Dark typing. |
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Hydreigon (Japanese: サザンドラ Sazandora) is a dual-type Dark/Dragon pseudo-legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from Zweilous starting at level 64. It is the final form of Deino.
Biology
Hydreigon is a three-headed, draconic Pokémon with six thin, black wings that each end in two points on its back. It has a fuchsia-colored collar on its neck which surrounds its head. The main head is dark blue and has black eyes with fuchsia pupils. Its two hands are also black and each one harbors a head; these are similarly blue with black eyes with small fuchsia collars on the inside. Its abdomen has two fuchsia stripes and its feet appear atrophied, having no claws or defined soles and two or three small toes. Its tail also sports a fuchsia stripe and ends with a black tuft.
Hydreigon is a violent, destructive Pokémon. It will attack anything that moves, determining it a foe. Its heads can consume anything. Many stories describe Hydreigon destroying entire villages. Despite its three heads, it is a singular entity, unlike its pre-evolution Zweilous; its secondary heads lack brains, and do not move or think of their own accord.
In the anime
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Shiny Hydreigon in the anime
Major appearances
Hydreigon debuted in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, under the ownership of Carlita. It was first used during the Harvest Battle Tournament, and later during a battle against Ash's Tepig, who was powered up by Victini at the time. It then provided aerial transport for Carlita for the rest of the movies. In the former movie, Hydreigon is Shiny.
Hydreigon made its main series debut in Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!. It was seen battling a wild Dragonite and injured it in the process.
A Hydreigon appeared in A Village Homecoming!, under the ownership of Shannon, having evolved from one of the two Zweilous she was raising. Soon after evolving, Hydreigon went on a rampage, but it later calmed down thanks to Iris's efforts. It reappeared in a flashback in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!.
A Hydreigon appeared in Strong Strategy Steals the Show! and Cameron's Secret Weapon!, under the ownership of Cameron. Hydreigon proved powerful in its battle against Ash, managing to defeat Boldore and Oshawott before losing to Pignite. Cameron later used Hydreigon during his match against Virgil in A Unova League Evolution!, where it was shown on the scoreboard as being defeated.
Minor appearances
A Trainer's Hydreigon appeared in A Relay in the Sky!, where it was seen competing in the Pokémon Sky Relay. It was in a team also consisting of Masquerain and Butterfree.
A Trainer's Hydreigon appeared in a flashback in Valuable Experience for All!, where it was seen being defeated by Remo's Mega Garchomp in the Lumiose Conference.
Pokédex entries
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BW100
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Hydreigon
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Ash's Pokédex
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Hydreigon, the Brutal Pokémon and the evolved form of Zweilous. Hydreigon uses its six wings to travel the skies. It will attack anything that moves, seeing it as an opponent.
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BW107
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Hydreigon
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Ash's Pokédex
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Hydreigon, the Brutal Pokémon and the evolved form of Zweilous. Hydreigon believes that anything that moves is its opponent, viciously attacking with its three heads.
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In the manga
In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
A Hydreigon appeared in Victini - A New Friend!, under the ownership of Muteki. It was used alongside a Jellicent in a Double Battle against Monta.
In the movie adaptations
Hydreigon appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom under the ownership of Carlita.
In the Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King manga
A Hydreigon debuted in LDK1.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Ghetsis used his Hydreigon to fly to Dragonspiral Tower to meet N in The Battle Within. It was later used in a battle against Black.
In the Pokémon RéBURST manga
Fraud owned a Hydreigon.
In the TCG
- Main article: Hydreigon (TCG)
Other appearances
Hydreigon appears in the background of the Kalos Pokémon League stage when the stage is in the Dragonmark Chamber. It appears alongside Dragonite, Garchomp, and Axew.
Trophy information
NA: Unlike Scizor with its pretend heads, Hydreigon's three heads are real! The center head is the brains of the operation, while the left and right ones are there to consume everything they can. We wouldn't be surprised to see Hydreigon at an eating contest, but there has to be a rule against having three mouths on one body...?
PAL: Unlike Scizor's head-like claws, the heads at the end of Hydreigon's arms are the real deal. Only the head in the middle does any thinking - the other two are just for gobbling up anything in sight. If you think about it, Hydreigon would probably win any eating contest hands down, but... maybe having three mouths is against the rules...
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Hydreigon was at first described by Munna as an evil Pokémon who is pure destruction in Pokémon form, devours everything in his path, and said to be the cause of the world's balance being disrupted. In truth, Munna's words about him were all a lie to trick the player, and Hydreigon is really the physical embodiment of the Voice of Life, the form of the world's will to live, who called upon humans to save the Pokémon world as no Pokémon could hope to save it. He originally first contacted the player through a dream before Munna intercepted the vision, and by using Hydreigon's voice, she tricked the player into thinking Hydreigon was evil.
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Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova BW: #141
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Unova B2W2: #275
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Black
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This brutal Pokémon travels the skies on its six wings. Anything that moves seems like a foe to it, triggering its attack.
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White
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The heads on their arms do not have brains. They use all three heads to consume and destroy everything.
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Black 2
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It responds to movement by attacking. This scary, three-headed Pokémon devours everything in its path!
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Mountain #144
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Hoenn #—
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The heads on their arms do not have brains. They use all three heads to consume and destroy everything.
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It responds to movement by attacking. This scary, three-headed Pokémon devours everything in its path!
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Omega Ruby
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The heads on their arms do not have brains. They use all three heads to consume and destroy everything.
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Alpha Sapphire
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It responds to movement by attacking. This scary, three-headed Pokémon devours everything in its path!
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Generation VIII
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Galar #388
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Sword
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There are a slew of stories about villages that were destroyed by Hydreigon. It bites anything that moves.
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Shield
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The three heads take turns sinking their teeth into the opponent. Their attacks won't slow until their target goes down.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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92
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152 - 199
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294 - 388
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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125
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117 - 194
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229 - 383
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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98
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92 - 165
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180 - 324
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Total: 600
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hydreigon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hydreigon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hydreigon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hydreigon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hydreigon 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 Hydreigon in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hydreigon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hydreigon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hydreigon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hydreigon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hydreigon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hydreigon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Trivia
- Of all the Pokémon that evolve by leveling up, Hydreigon evolves from its pre-evolved form later than any other Pokémon, at level 64.
- According to interviews with Ken Sugimori in Nintendo Dream, Hydreigon and its evolutionary family were originally intended to be cyborg dragons with aspects of tanks. The Pokémon were scrapped until late in development, when they were revived and remade to be based on Yamata no Orochi. The tank tread-like markings on Hydreigon's body are a remnant of this design.
- Although Yamata no Orochi typically has eight heads in mythology, Hydreigon was designed with fewer heads to appear less confusing.
- Hydreigon shares its category with Sharpedo. They are both known as the Brutal Pokémon.
- Hydreigon is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have Dragon as its secondary type rather than its primary type.
- Hydreigon has the highest base Special Attack stat of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
- Hydreigon is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon without a Hidden Ability, and the only pseudo-legendary with a single Ability.
Origin
Hydreigon is based on the Yamata no Orochi, including its red eyes. Its three heads and Shiny coloration resemble the Zmey Gorynych. It may also incorporate elements of the Lernaean Hydra. These mythological serpents may have inspired Hydreigon's Dark typing, as all three are deadly antagonists, with the Zmey Gorynych in particular shown to be deceptive. The markings on its body are based on tank treads, referencing its destructive nature. It also shares similarities to King Ghidorah: having no arms and having three heads. King Ghidorah is also one of Godzilla's most iconic villains and is frequently depicted as trying to conquer or destroy the world, which could be referenced in Hydreigon's Dark typing.
Name origin
Hydreigon may be a combination of hydra, drei (German for three), and dragon. It may also incorporate hydrogen, a gas highly flammable under normal conditions.
Sazandora may be a combination of 三 san (three) and dragon or hydra.
In other languages
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Meaning
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Japanese
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サザンドラ Sazandora
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Sa and zan are from 三 sa/san, dora is from dragon or hydra
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French
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Trioxhydre
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From trio and Hydre
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Spanish
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Hydreigon
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Same as English name
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German
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Trikephalo
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From tri and kephalos
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Italian
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Hydreigon
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Same as English name
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Korean
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삼삼드래 Samsamdrae
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From 삼/三 sam and dragon
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Mandarin Chinese
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三頭龍 / 三头龙 Sāntóulóng
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Literally "Three-headed dragon"
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Cantonese Chinese
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More languages
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Russian
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Хайдрайгон Khaydraygon
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Transcription of English name
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Related articles
Notes
External links
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