Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.8 m
- Weight
- 17.3 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time40 cycles · ~10,455 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP60
Base stats
HP
52
Attack
65
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
50
Speed
38
Total
300
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Deino
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Black
White
Moon
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Deino can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
18 of 18
Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Rage Inflicts 40 points of damage. | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Dragon Breath Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 8 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Work Up Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage each. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 28 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 32 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Dragon Pulse Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 52 | Dragon Rush Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 |
| 56 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 60 | Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Deino can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
15 sprites & renders for Deino.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Deino”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/deino.
Species data from PokéAPI.