Dracovish
Fishious Rend is the most broken move in Gen 8: 85 BP that DOUBLES to 170 BP if user moves first. Strong Jaw boosts it further (1.5×). With Choice Band + Strong Jaw + priority, it hits harder than most Z-moves. Can OHKO even resists. Banned to Ubers for being too centralizing.
Type Weaknesses & Resistances
Base Stats
Recommended Moveset
Abilities
Competitive Strategy
Dracovish is infamous for breaking Gen 8 OU with Fishious Rend: **Fishious Rend Mechanics:** - Base Power: 85 - Doubles to 170 BP if user moves first - Strong Jaw boosts by 1.5× (255 effective BP) - Choice Band boosts by 1.5× (382 effective BP) - Rain boosts by 1.5× (573 effective BP in rain!) - This is stronger than most legendary signature moves **Choice Band Wallbreaker:** - Ability: Strong Jaw - Moves: Fishious Rend, Crunch, Ice Fang, Psychic Fangs - Item: Choice Band - EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe - Nature: Jolly or Adamant - Strategy: Click Fishious Rend. That's it. It 2HKOs everything. **Choice Scarf Revenge Killer:** - Ability: Strong Jaw - Moves: Fishious Rend, Crunch, Ice Fang, Outrage - Item: Choice Scarf - Strategy: Outspeed and OHKO with Fishious Rend. Scarf ensures you move first. **Sand Rush Sweeper (Sand Teams):** - Ability: Sand Rush (doubles Speed in Sandstorm) - Moves: Fishious Rend, Crunch, Low Kick, Substitute - Item: Life Orb - Strategy: Pair with Tyranitar/Hippowdon. Becomes fastest thing in sand. **Damage Calculations (Choice Band + Strong Jaw):** - vs 252 HP Toxapex: 79.6% - 93.7% (guaranteed 2HKO) - vs 252 HP Ferrothorn: 52.8% - 62.5% (guaranteed 2HKO) - vs 0 HP Dragapult: 89.8% - 105.7% (31.3% chance to OHKO) - vs 252 HP Clefable: 43.9% - 51.8% (resists, still chunks) **Why It Was Banned:** - Fishious Rend has no counterplay - Even resists take 40-50% damage - Choice Scarf set outspeeds everything and OHKOs - Centralizes teambuilding around Water immunities - Banned to Ubers in Gen 8 OU **Key Weaknesses:** - Mediocre stats (90/90/100/70/80/75) - Relies entirely on Fishious Rend - Loses to faster Pokemon (Rend loses power) - Fairy-types wall it (Clefable, Azumarill) - No recovery or setup moves - Locked into moves with Choice items **Best Partners:** - Sandstorm setters: Tyranitar, Hippowdon (for Sand Rush) - Rain setters: Pelipper, Politoed (boosts Fishious Rend) - Fairy checks: Steel-types, Poison-types - Slow pivots: U-turn/Volt Switch to bring Dracovish in safely
Best Counters
- •Faster Pokemon (Fishious Rend loses power)
- •Fairy-types (Clefable, Azumarill)
- •Grass-types (Ferrothorn, Rillaboom)
- •Dragon-types (resist Fishious Rend)
- •Water Absorb/Storm Drain users
- •Priority moves (Aqua Jet, Mach Punch)
- •Choice Scarf users (outspeed and KO)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dracovish weak to?
Dracovish is 2× weak to Dragon, Fairy.
What is the best moveset for Dracovish?
The recommended moveset is: Fishious Rend, Crunch, Ice Fang, Low Kick.
How to counter Dracovish?
Best counters: Faster Pokemon (Fishious Rend loses power), Fairy-types (Clefable, Azumarill), Grass-types (Ferrothorn, Rillaboom), Dragon-types (resist Fishious Rend), Water Absorb/Storm Drain users, Priority moves (Aqua Jet, Mach Punch), Choice Scarf users (outspeed and KO).