Competitive Information for Durant [Sun/Moon]
Bug / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Durant? 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.
DragoniteExcadrillCharizard-Mega-XGengarWeavileGardevoirInfernapeRotom-MowChandelureKrookodile
Durant is a spectacular Bug and Steel-typed Pokemon. Durant are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Durant's only type-related weakness is Fire.
Item: Life Orb / Red Card
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Iron Head
- X-Scissor
- Hone Claws / Crunch
Physical Sweeper Durant (Popular/Trending)
Durant is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Durant's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hustle, Durant's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Hone Claws is a status move (raises your Durant's attack and accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 84 SpD / 172 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Iron Head
- Stone Edge
Physical Sweeper Durant (Hustle)
Durant is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Durant from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Hustle, Durant's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Durant steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Power Herb
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 222 Hp / 243 Atk / 43 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Shadow Claw
- Iron Defense
- Baton Pass
Durant Physical Tank (Baton Passant)
Durant is a pretty decent Physical Tank. It is designed to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Hustle, Durant's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Durant's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Durant switches, passing stat changes and more).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 119 Hp / 200 Atk / 191 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Stone Edge
- Iron Defense
- Baton Pass
Durant Physical Sweeper (Baton Passant 2)
Durant is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Durant's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hustle, Durant's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Durant's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Durant switches, passing stat changes and more).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Durant? 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.
DragoniteExcadrillCharizard-Mega-XGengarWeavileGardevoirInfernapeRotom-MowChandelureKrookodile
Item: Rockium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 84 SpD / 172 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Stone Edge
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Superpower
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Durant (Hustle)
Durant is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Durant from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Hustle, Durant's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Durant steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Durant's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Durant 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Durant 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 Durant
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Hustle + Item: Blunder policy
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Durant's stats
- Agility
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Durant
- Baton Pass
- Bug Bite
- Crunch
- Entrainment
- Giga Impact
- Hone Claws
- Iron Head
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Stone Edge
- Superpower
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- X-Scissor
Common Effort Values for Durant in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/128/0/0/128/ )
- Optimize Durant's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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