Competitive Information for Conkeldurr [Sun/Moon]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Conkeldurr? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Conkeldurr is a phenomenal Fighting-typed Pokemon. Conkeldurr is a pretty standard Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Conkeldurr is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Flame Orb / Assault Vest
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Punch
- Facade
- Knock Off
- Mach Punch / Drain Punch
Physical Tank Conkeldurr (Popular/Trending)
Conkeldurr is a sensational Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Flame Orb will burn Conkeldurr at the end of the turn which will activate Conkeldurr's Guts ability. With Guts, if Conkeldurr is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Conkeldurr a sweet boost.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Conkeldurr is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Mach Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Conkeldurr recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Flame Orb / Fightinium Z
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Facade / Return
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Detect / Protect
Physical Sweeper Conkeldurr (Guts)
Conkeldurr is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Conkeldurr at the end of the turn which will activate Conkeldurr's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Conkeldurr is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Conkeldurr a sweet boost.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Conkeldurr is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Conkeldurr's last move failed).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Conkeldurr this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Conkeldurr this turn).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Return / Strength
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Conkeldurr (Sheer Force)
Conkeldurr is an astounding Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Conkeldurr's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Conkeldurr. With Sheer Force, Conkeldurr's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
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Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Drain Punch
- Payback
- Mach Punch
Conkeldurr Physical Tank (Conquerdurr)
Conkeldurr is a fabulous Physical Tank. This moveset is designed to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Flame Orb will burn Conkeldurr at the end of the turn which will activate Conkeldurr's Guts ability. With Guts, if Conkeldurr is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Magnificent attack and a good HP, coupled with their offensive movements that are good enough to be a good sweeper physical. You can hit with the priority of Mach Punch, recover with Drain Punch and with the rest of their movements gives excellent coverage.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Conkeldurr recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Conkeldurr moves after the target).
♦ Mach Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Conkeldurr? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Flame Orb / Fightinium Z
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Knock Off / Facade
- Detect / Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Conkeldurr (Guts)
Conkeldurr is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Conkeldurr at the end of the turn which will activate Conkeldurr's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Conkeldurr is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Conkeldurr a sweet boost.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Conkeldurr is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Conkeldurr this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Conkeldurr this turn).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Knock Off / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Conkeldurr (Sheer Force)
Conkeldurr is popular Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Conkeldurr's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Conkeldurr. With Sheer Force, Conkeldurr's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Conkeldurr learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Conkeldurr can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Conkeldurr
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
- Ability: Sheer force + Item: Life orb
- Ability: Iron fist + Item: Punching glove
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Bulldoze
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Drain Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fling
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Focus Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Force Palm
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Low Sweep
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Mach Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Poison Jab
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Power-Up Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Power-Up Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Secret Power
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Tomb
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Focus Blast
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Comet Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Hammer Arm
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Slide
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Wide Guard, Mach Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Conkeldurr's stats
- Bulk Up
- Power-Up Punch
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Conkeldurr
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Earthquake
- Facade
- Fire Punch
- Hidden Power
- Ice Punch
- Knock Off
- Mach Punch
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Thunder Punch
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Conkeldurr in Sun and Moon
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 204/252/0/0/0/52/ )
- Optimize Conkeldurr's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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