Hydreigon (Pokémon)


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Hydreigon (Japanese: サザンドラ Sazandora) is a dual-type pseudo-legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves from starting at level 64. It is the final form of.

Biology
Hydreigon is a three-headed, draconic Pokémon with six thin, black wings that each end in two points on its back. It has a fuchsia-colored collar on its neck which surrounds its head. The main head is dark blue and has black eyes with fuchsia pupils. Its two hands are also black and each one harbors a head; these are similarly blue with black eyes with small fuchsia collars on the inside. Its abdomen has two fuchsia stripes and its feet appear atrophied, having no claws or defined soles and two or three small toes. Its tail also sports a fuchsia stripe and ends with a black tuft. Hydreigon is a violent, destructive Pokémon. It will attack anything that moves, determining it a foe. Its heads can consume anything.

Major appearances
Hydreigon debuted in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, under the ownership of Carlita. It was first used during the Harvest Battle Tournament, and later during a against Ash's Tepig, who was powered up by  at the time. It then provided aerial transport for Carlita. In the former, Hydreigon is. Hydreigon made its main series debut in Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!. It was seen battling a  and injured it in the process.

A Hydreigon appeared in A Village Homecoming!, under the ownership of Shannon, having evolved from one of the two she was raising. Soon after evolving, Hydreigon went on a rampage, but it later calmed down thanks to 's efforts. It reappeared in a flashback in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!.

A Hydreigon appeared in Strong Strategy Steals the Show! and Cameron's Secret Weapon!, under the ownership of 🇺🇳. Hydreigon proved powerful in its battle against, managing to defeat and  before losing to. Cameron later used Hydreigon during his match against Virgil in A Unova League Evolution!, where it was shown on the scoreboard as being defeated.

Minor appearances
A 's Hydreigon appeared in A Relay in the Sky!, where it was seen competing in the Pokémon Sky Relay. It was in a team also consisting of and.

A Trainer's Hydreigon appeared in a flashback in Valuable Experience for All!, where it was seen being defeated by Remo's in the Lumiose Conference.

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
Muteki used a Hydreigon in a Double Battle against Monta.

In the movie adaptations
Hydreigon appeared in  under the ownership of Carlita.

In the Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King manga
A Hydreigon debuted in LDK1.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Ghetsis used his Hydreigon to fly to Dragonspiral Tower to meet N in The Battle Within. It was later used in a battle against Black.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga
Fraud owned a Hydreigon.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Hydreigon appears in the background of the stage when the stage is in the. It appears alongside, , and.

Trophy information
NA: ''Unlike Scizor with its pretend heads, Hydreigon's three heads are real! The center head is the brains of the operation, while the left and right ones are there to consume everything they can. We wouldn't be surprised to see Hydreigon at an eating contest, but there has to be a rule against having three mouths on one body...?''

PAL: ''Unlike Scizor's head-like claws, the heads at the end of Hydreigon's arms are the real deal. Only the head in the middle does any thinking - the other two are just for gobbling up anything in sight. If you think about it, Hydreigon would probably win any eating contest hands down, but... maybe having three mouths is against the rules...''

NPC appearances

 * : was at first described by  as an evil Pokémon who is pure destruction in Pokémon form, devours everything in his path, and said to be the cause of the world's balance being disrupted. In truth, Munna's words about him were all a lie to trick the player, and Hydreigon is really the physical embodiment of the Voice of Life, the form of the world's will to live, who called upon humans to save the Pokémon world as no Pokémon could hope to save it. He originally first contacted the player through a dream before Munna intercepted the vision, and by using Hydreigon's voice, she tricked the player into thinking Hydreigon was evil.

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Trivia

 * Of all the Pokémon that evolve by leveling up, Hydreigon evolves from its pre-evolution later than any other Pokémon, at level 64.
 * Hydreigon shares its with . They are both known as the Brutal Pokémon.
 * Hydreigon is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have Dragon as its secondary type rather than its primary type.

Origin
Hydreigon is based on the, including its red eyes. Its three heads and Shiny coloration resemble the. It may also incorporate elements of the. These mythological serpents may have inspired Hydreigon's Dark typing, as all three are deadly antagonists, with the Zmey Gorynych in particular.

According to interviews with Ken Sugimori in Nintendo Dream, Hydreigon and its evolutionary family were originally intended to be cyborg dragons with aspects of s. The Pokémon were scrapped until late in development, when they were revived and remade to be based on Yamata no Orochi. The tank tread-like markings on Hydreigon's body are a remnant of this design. Although Yamata no Orochi typically has eight heads in mythology, Hydreigon was designed with fewer heads to appear less confusing.

Name origin
Hydreigon may be a combination of , drei (German for three), and dragon. It may also incorporate, a gas highly flammable under normal conditions.

Sazandora may be a combination of 三 san (three) and dragon or hydra.

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