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durant
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Durant

Iron Ant Pokémon

BugSteel

They attack in groups, covering themselves in steel armor to protect themselves from Heatmor.

Base Stats

HP 58
Attack 109
Defense 112
Sp. Atk 48
Sp. Def 48
Speed 109
Total 484

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

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Locations

Details

Category Iron Ant Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 33.0 kg
Base Exp 169
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

durant Front Front
durant Back Back
durant Front Shiny Front Shiny
durant Back Shiny Back Shiny
durant Official Art Official Art
durant Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.5%
Hone Claws
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability
Hustle
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Hustle
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Despite its small size, Durant is a major powerhouse. A base 109 Attack stat coupled with Hustle gives Durant a stat over 500 right away with an Attack boosting nature, which leaves many Pokemon walking cautiously when it enters the field. Durant is also blessed with Hone Claws, which helps it patch up the loss of accuracy Hustle causes; Hone Claws also raises Durant's Attack stat in the process, giving it an Attack of over 700 after just one boost. Not only does Durant hit hard, but it also hits fast. A blazing fast base 109 Speed stat leaves base 105 Speed Pokemon, as well as Cobalion and Galvantula, in the dust as Durant plows through the opposition. Durant is also blessed with a good typing. Defensively, its Steel typing gives Durant good resistances, especially useful when coupled with a base 112 Defense stat, while offensively, its Bug typing gives it a great STAB; the two combined gives Durant only one crippling weakness to Fire-type moves. However, it's not all roses for this little ant. Durant has utterly awful special stats, meaning it can't even take a resisted special move well at all, while using a special move is out of the question. Durant's shallow physical movepool is a letdown as well, as it's left with only four viable moves: X-Scissor, Iron Head, Superpower, and Rock Slide. However, due to its fantastic offensive stats, Hustle, Hone Claws, and good typing, Durant makes for a very dangerous offensive threat which you should always be prepared to deal with.

Most Used Moves

X-Scissor
100.0%
Iron Head
99.9%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
24.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc