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duraludon
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Duraludon

Alloy Pokémon

SteelDragon

Its body resembles polished metal, and it’s both lightweight and strong. The only drawback is that it rusts easily.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 95
Defense 115
Sp. Atk 120
Sp. Def 50
Speed 85
Total 535

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Alloy Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 40.0 kg
Base Exp 187
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 50
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral ,Dragon

Sprites

duraludon Front Front
duraludon Back Back
duraludon Front Shiny Front Shiny
duraludon Back Shiny Back Shiny
duraludon Official Art Official Art
duraludon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 5.1%
Expert Belt
Item
Expert Belt
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Eject Pack
Item
Eject Pack
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Duraludon's wallbreaking capabilities are defined by its excellent coverage, which makes it a great Expert Belt user. Thanks to Duraludon's good Speed and Draco Meteor + Eject Pack combo, it's also able to act as a decent one-time pivot and wallbreaker. Even in unfavorable matchups against walls it can't get past alone, Duraludon is still able to safely make progress against Copperajah, Vaporeon, and Escavalier. Its serviceable physical bulk and Steel typing allow it to switch into the likes of Talonflame, Ninjask, and bulky Poison-types. However, Duraludon has very poor Special Defense, making it very vulnerable to faster special attackers such as Salazzle, Starmie, and Volt Switch users. Duraludon also faces large competition with other Dragon- and Steel-type wallbreakers like Alolan Exeggutor and Copperajah because it's unable to properly check Pokemon a typical Dragon- or Steel-type would check, such as Rotom-C, Exploud, Sylveon, and more, leading to its team requiring type stacking and more compensation.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Leftovers
62.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc