Turtle Pokémon are plentiful; Squirtle is the most famous, but there's also Tirtouga, Turtwig, and a few others. Yet it seems that fans (or Game Freak) can't get enough. The eighth generation of Pokémon introduced in add another turtle to the family. Chewtle and its evolution Drednaw differentiate themselves by being based on snapping♋ turtles, with a preference for biting attacks. They're also the first turtle Pokémon capable of taking on the new Gigantamax fo🍷rms.
If any of that sounds cool to you, read on tꦚo learn how to catch a Chewtle, evolve it into Drednaw, or sꦫkip the whole thing altogether and get a mighty Gigantamax Drednaw.
Where To Find Chewtle In Sword & Shield
Where can't you find Chewtle? In both Sword & Shield, the little guy is all over the early routes. To be specific, it will spawn in Ro💮ute 2, Route 4, Route 5, Galar Mine No. 2, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Hulbury, Motostoke, Motostoke Outskirts, and Motostoke Riverbank. Most of the time it's wandering around in the overworld, but you might occasionally get it from fishing. That might be a blessing in disguise, as Chewtle has a .
How To Evolve Chewtle Into Drednaw (And Get Gigantamax Drednaw)
Evolving Chewtle into Drednaw is as easy 🐓as reaching level 22. Or you could just find Drednaw wild in Route 2, Route 6, Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, Galar Mine No. 2, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Lake of Outrage, and West Lake Axewell. They're often wandering spawns.
The real trick with Drednaw is getting its Gigantamax form. This is something you can't do by just leveling up. You have to catch a Gigantamax-capable Drednaw specifically from a Gigantamax Raid Battle. The only place where one of these shows up is Giant's Cap. Check the dens there regularly, and pay attention to Pokémon and/or Nintendo's official Twitter account t🐽o see if there any๊ special Gigantamax events going on. Gigantamax Drednaw is easier to find when it's part of an event.
What Drednaw Does In Battle
With its strong jaw, Drednaw is a strong attacker. That makes it great for physical attacks. ♔Stone Edge takes advantage of its Rock-type, and Liquidatio🧸n makes use of its Water-type. It has the Ability Swift Swim, which can raise its Speed when it rains. This makes it ideal for a rain team, in which case you may want to either give it Rain Dance or put it on a Double battle team with a Rain Dance user.
In Gigantamax form, Drednaw gains the G-Max Stonesurge movᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe. This does amazing water damage and scatters Stealth Rocks around the field. This makes Gigantamax Drednaw a strong lead.