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What is a good moveset for Hydreigon?

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Wanted to get this one in early. Methinks Hydreigon will be very popular.

Hydreigon learnset

asked Sep 28, 2010 by Pokemaster
edited Jul 8, 2011 by Pokemaster
Likely tier: Overused.
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So i've been looking through these suggestions and most of them were good but heres mine i dont think anyone here has put this here yet so here it is:

Hydreigon@persim berry(heal outrage confusion)
~Draco Meteor (STAB and for extra power with amazing sp. att.)
~Dragon Pulse/Outrage (power not affected by the draco meteor)
~Stealth Rock (able to take most of the weaknesses out)
~Crunch/Dark Pulse (STAB)

answered Apr 9, 2012 by immaboss
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Hydreigon@life orb

stone edge-coverage
dark pulse-STAB
dragon pulse-STAB
cheer up-adds sp atk & atk

answered Apr 9, 2012 by A Very Nice Guy
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In my personal opinion, I would prefer Hydreigon to have this set:

Hydreigon

Nature: Any non-altering nature, i.e. Quirky, Serious, etc.
If desired, choose the appropriate nature(s) that would emphasize Hydregion's Attack Stat or Special Attack Stat.

Item: Leftovers/ Life Orb

Moveset:
Dragon Pulse
Crunch/ Dark Pulse
Thunder Wave/ Stone Edge
Earthquake/ Flash Cannon

Dragon Pulse is more or less a given.
Crunch/ Dark Pulse is also more or less a given.
Thunder Wave is a good move since Hydreigon can paralyze opponents; Hydreigon's base Speed stat is decent, but it is possible for Hydreigon to battle quicker opponents.
Stone Edge would cover Hydreigon's weakness to Bug-type Pokemon.
Earthquake/ Flash Cannon is more or less the player's choice. Earthquake is a common choice for many Pokemon that can learn it.
However, Flash Cannon can cover Hydreigon's weakness to Ice-type Pokemon.

Just remember that this post is simply a suggestion as there is no one perfect set for any Pokemon. Anyways, enjoy Pokemon Black/ White!

answered Apr 14, 2012 by byoung94
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Hydregoin Item: Life orb

Dragon Pulse/Draco meteor/Outrage (Good dragon moves, or more than one)

Dark Pulse/ Crunch (Second type dark)

Surf/Fire blast ( Coverage )

Earthquake/Stone edge/Flash cannon ( Extremely good, SP.ATK helps a lot )

answered Apr 21, 2012 by Nascarfan73
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Umm mine knows

Drangon pulse
Dragon rush
Flamethrower
Hyper voice

answered Jun 23, 2012 by Rayquaza98
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My personal Hydregion's set i came up with after using him for a year & breeding 3 of these guys.

Hydregion (M) @ Expert Belt/White Herb
EVs- 4 HP/252 Special Attack/252 Spe
Nature- Modest (+ sAtk, - Atk)/Timid (+ Spe,- Atk)
Ability- Levitate
Moves-
- Draco Meteor/Dragon Pulse
- Dark Pulse
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power

Modest works if you like hitting as hard as possible or Timid if you want to outrun competition, but timid is usually better because, lets face it, Hydregion's speed isn't too great. Draco Meteor is good if you want a hit & run strategy or it could be paired with a white herb so Hydregion can stay in for longer. I prefer Draco Meteor but Dragon Pulse works too. Dark Pulse is good STAB & it can legally be obtained in Black 2 & White 2 at a move tutor so it can finally be on the same move set as E-Power. Fire Blast is great bug & ice coverage, it's usually better than flamethrower because there are some ice types that are able to resist flamethrower & then OHKO you with blizzard. Earth Power is an egg move that has really good coverage & good power too & is legal with Dark Pulse in Black 2 & White 2.

hope this helped

answered Jun 23, 2012 by Eoko
edited Jun 24, 2012 by Eoko
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Something I've been playing around with

Bulky Hydreigon

Ability: Levitate

Nature: Bold/Impish/Calm/Careful

Evs: 252 HP, 176 SpD, 80 Def

Item: Leftovers

Despite its typing giving it some common OU weaknesses (Ice, Dragon and Fighting to name some) Hydreigon has got some underrated 92/90/90 defenses, when coupled with its ability Levitate and resistances to Water, Grass, Fire, Electric, Dark and Ghost and an immunity to Psychic, Ground and both Spikes and Toxic Spikes, it can make a fairly good and useful defensive Pokemon.

Dragon Tail: A great phazing move, works especially well with entry hazards and gets STAB.

Substitute: Works well with entry hazards and Dragon Tail, protects Hydreigon from status such as poison.

Roost: Helps keep Hydreigon healthy, thus giving it more opportunities to wreak havoc from behind a sub.

Flamethrower/Earth Power/Dark Pulse/Toxic/Thunder Wave: Flamethrower keeps Bug, Steel, Grass and Ice types at bay. Earth Power is mainly for Heatran and Tyranitar although Dragon Tail can just phaze them both out. Dark Pulse is another STAB option for those that are worried by Psychic and Ghost types such as Gengar, Alakazam and Trick Room Reuniclus. Toxic is for common walls like Jellicent, Vaporeon and others. Although Thunder Wave might seem like an odd option it can halt sweepers who rely on their speed such as the Musketeer trio, Lucario, Infernape, Choice Scarf Scizor and so on.

answered Jul 25, 2012 by K1
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Hydreigon
Choice Scarf
Role: Mixed Sweeper - Hydreigon is good physical and special.
EVs: 252 Sp.Atk/252 Attack/4 Speed
Ability: Levitate

Dragon Pulse: Special STAB and best dragon special attack
Crunch: Physical STAB
Flamethrower/Fire Blast: Coverage to Bug and Ice
Earthquake: Just for some powerful randomness

I dont have a nature yet

Hydreigon will only be weak to fighting with this set

answered Aug 30, 2012 by Eric888
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This is an awesome moveset for Hydreigon:

Hydreigon @ Dragon Fang (252 Sp.Atk/252 Spd/4 HP)
Trait: Levitate
Nature: Modest

Moveset:
Dragon Pulse
Dark Pulse
Draco Meteor
Fire Blast

answered Dec 4, 2012 by gau222
edited Dec 5, 2012 by gau222
take out hyper voice and put fire blast for coverage
It should hold a White Herb to get back the Special Attack boost, plus there is no point to having two STAB moves.
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This moveset is for Double Battles.
Hydreigon
EV's: 252 Atk, 252 SDef, 4 HP
Nature: Lonely (+Atk, -Def)
Item: Life Orb

  • Earthquake
  • Rock Slide
  • Flamethrower
  • Reflect

Earthquake and Rock Slide are your main attacks, since they damage both Pokemons. If you end up against a Bronzong for exampel, then use Flamethrower. Reflect increases the defense for both your Pokemons, by +50%.

answered Dec 17, 2012 by NO1974
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I like Sazando more than Hydreigon, though it's not the first japanese thing that's better than the english, anyways:

Modest Nature
Evs maxed in SP.Atk and Speed or you can get some HP
Levitate Ability
Expert Belt Item

Dragon Pulse: STAB, good accuracy, practicly his signature move.
Charge Beam: Type coverage, Sp.Atk boost for that disapointing 125 base T_T.
Fire Blast: More type coverage, chance to burn and great power.
Surf: Even more type coverage, and is a reliable move to fk sht up.

Kinda disapointing its better attack isn't as good as Metagross's or Tyranitar's and that it doesn't learn Dark Pulse by level up, but Sazando makes up for it.

answered Jan 4 by metagurosu
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This hasn't been done yet, and although it wouldn't be the smartest moveset in some people's eyes, this is the one I'd suggest:

Tri Attack: C'mon, who doesn't like inflicting status conditions? Plus, it's power of 80 isn't that bad either.
Flamethrower: High power, and good for taking out Ice&Bug-types.
Dark Pulse: STAB, good power anyway (80 again).
Outrage: Brilliant Attack power + STAB. Give the Hydregion a Persim Berry to heal the possible confusion if you want. :)

answered 4 days ago by DaCrazyCat

 

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