Is Drednaw viable in Gen 9 NU?

Drednaw is ranked #29 in Gen 9 NU with 7.70% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

Drednaw in Gen 9 NU

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0834 Drednaw

WaterRock

USAGE 7.7% #29

ABILITYStrong Jaw

BASE STATS

HP 90

ATK 115

DEF 90

SPA 48

SPD 68

SPE 74

BST485

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Grass

2×

ElectricFightingGround

½×

NormalIcePoisonFlying

¼×

Fire

Moves

Shell Smash 99.8% Crunch 89.3% Earthquake 68.3% Ice Fang 67.6% Liquidation 28.8% Stone Edge 22.1% High Horsepower 12.8% Ice Spinner 2.8%

Items

White Herb 76.6% Focus Sash 8.3% Life Orb 6.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.1% Loaded Dice 2.0% Air Balloon 1.6% Covert Cloak 0.6% Clear Amulet 0.3%

Abilities

Strong Jaw96.4%Swift Swim2.9%Shell Armor0.7%

Tera Types

Dark 81.9% Ground 9.4% Flying 3.1% Ice 2.4% Rock 1.5% Water 0.7% Grass 0.6% Electric 0.2%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #29 with 7.70% usage. Sorted by reliability score.