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Dewott

Discipline Pokémon · Water-type

Dewott is a Water-type Pokémon, the Discipline Pokémon, number 502 (#0502) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 24.5 kg.

Dewott is the Discipline Pokémon, a stern, studious Water type that trains every day with two detachable scalchops. The Pokédex says people modelled their own swordplay on its flowing moves.

How to pronounce Dewott

Dewott is pronounced DOO-ot. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Dewott said out loud:

In Japanese it is フタチマル (Futachimaru).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Dewott is an upright, light blue otter, 0.8 m tall and 24.5 kg, with a pointed crest on the back of its head, long white whiskers in tilted V shapes and a flat black tail. A fringe of dark blue fur circles its waist, and a scalchop is fixed to each thigh. The scalchops come off, and Dewott keeps each one carefully maintained.

Behaviour

Dewott is strict with itself and studious. It masters its scalchops through repeated training, and every Dewott develops its own forms, so no two fight quite alike. The Legends: Arceus Pokédex says its double-scalchop technique can make even sword masters turn and flee.

Habitat

The Pokédex names no wild habitat. In The Indigo Disk you get Dewott by evolving Oshawott, and Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Its Abilities are Torrent and the hidden Shell Armor. In Scarlet and Violet it learns Razor Shell at level 18, Fury Cutter at 21, Aerial Ace at 29 and Retaliate at 45. With base Special Attack of 83, it already leans towards special moves such as Hydro Pump.

Name origin

Dewott may blend 'dew', 'water' and 'otter', and could also hint at 'duel', 'dual' (for its two scalchops) or 'duo'. The Japanese name is Futachimaru (フタチマル), which may combine futatsu (two things), tachi (a kind of sword) and maru, a common ending for boys' names.

Design inspiration

Dewott appears to be a young samurai sea otter. Its two-shell fighting style may be based on tessenjutsu, a martial art that uses the Japanese war fan.

Evolution notes

Dewott evolves from Oshawott at level 17 and into Samurott at level 36. If it levels up in Hisui, it becomes Hisuian Samurott, which picks up an extra Dark type.

In the games

Dewott is the middle stage of Unova's Water starter line in Black and White. In Legends: Arceus wild Dewott appear in the Alabaster Icelands, the same area where Hisuian Samurott is found.

In the anime

A Dewott debuted in 'The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!', where it beat a Servine before challenging Ash. In 'The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!', Halsey's Dewott helped put out fires, but its proud nature kept clashing with Halsey's Watchog.

Fun facts

• Dewott first appeared in concept art for the Black and White anime, alongside Servine, Woobat and Axew, and its English name was confirmed by the anime rather than a game.
• Bulbapedia notes in its name-origin section that Helen DeWitt wrote the novel The Last Samurai, a name very close to Dewott.
• In Pokémon Adventures, Blake's Dewott is his main Pokémon and beats Hugh's Trapinch to earn him a Pokédex.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Dewott (Pokémon) · Serebii: Dewott (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 75
• Attack: 75
• Defense: 60
• Sp. Atk: 83
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 60

Dewott’s base stat total is 413. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Dewott weak to?

Dewott takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

What does Dewott evolve from?

Dewott evolves from Oshawott at level 17.

How does Dewott evolve?

Dewott evolves into Samurott (Level 36; Hisuian Samurott: Level 36, in Hisui).

The whole family: Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott.

Abilities

• Torrent: Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Shell Armor (hidden ability): Protects against critical hits.

Moves

Moves Dewott learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (39)

Dewott can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Water Pulse, Thief, Chilling Water, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Icy Wind, Fling, Avalanche, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Dig, False Swipe, Brick Break, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Grass Knot, Rest, Taunt, Swords Dance, Substitute, X-Scissor, Liquidation, Encore, Surf, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Water Pledge, Tera Blast, Knock Off, Vacuum Wave, Flip Turn, Whirlpool.

Egg moves (8):Air Slash, Aqua Cutter, Copycat, Detect, Knock Off, Night Slash, Sacred Sword, Screech.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Atk effort values.
• Base experience yield: 145.

Pokédex entries

Its exquisite double-scalchop technique is likely the result of daily training, and it can send even masters of the blade fleeing in defeat. (Legends: Arceus)

As a result of strict training, each Dewott learns different forms for using the scalchops. (Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

Strict training is how it learns its flowing double-scalchop technique. (Black, X, Omega Ruby)

Scalchop techniques differ from one Dewott to another. It never neglects maintaining its scalchops. (White)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
• Heavier than 47% of all Pokémon (24.5 kg).
• Base stat total 413, ranked #584 of 1,025.
• One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 9 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 55 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 4 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Dewott (Pokémon), Serebii: Dewott (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (DOO-ot): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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