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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Conkeldurr

Base Stats for Conkeldurr

Fighting

Abilities:
,
,

Evolutions / Family:
Timburr
Gurdurr
Conkeldurr

Weakness Chart for Fighting-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

0.5x

2x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

2x

0.5x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Conkeldurr? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common single-battle team mates for Conkeldurr in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

WhimsicottIncineroarLaprasDracovishDusclopsIndeedeeIndeedee-FHattereneRioluReuniclus

Conkeldurr is a wonderful Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's a super common sight to see Conkeldurr out in the 8th generation battlefield. Conkeldurr is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.

Species: Conkeldurr
Item: Flame Orb / Life Orb
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 Atk / 44 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Mach Punch / Drain Punch
- Detect

Physical Tank Conkeldurr (Popular/Trending)

Conkeldurr is a sensational Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. 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. Flame Orb will burn Conkeldurr at the end of the turn. Use Detect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Iron Fist, Conkeldurr's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted.

♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Conkeldurr this turn).

Species: Conkeldurr
Item: Flame Orb / Eject Pack
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Facade / Strength
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Detect / Protect

Physical Sweeper Conkeldurr (Guts)

Conkeldurr is an awesome Physical Sweeper. This moveset is 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.

♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Conkeldurr is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ 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).

Species: Conkeldurr
Item: Life Orb / Eject Pack
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Knock Off
- Poison Jab

Physical Sweeper Conkeldurr (Sheer Force)

Conkeldurr is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's goal is 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.

♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).

Species: Conkeldurr
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. It's 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.

♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Conkeldurr? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common double-battle team mates for Conkeldurr in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

ZeraoraCloysterMewSeismitoadNinetales-AlolaAccelgorRotom-HeatTyranitarGengarChandelure

Species: Conkeldurr
Item: Flame Orb / Eject Pack
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Knock Off / Facade
- Detect / Protect

Doubles Physical Sweeper Conkeldurr (Guts)

Conkeldurr is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It is 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. 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.

♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ 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).

Species: Conkeldurr
Item: Life Orb / Eject Pack
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Knock Off / Brutal Swing

Doubles Physical Sweeper Conkeldurr (Sheer Force)

Conkeldurr is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It was 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.

♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Conkeldurr's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon).

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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Conkeldurr can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Conkeldurr

Moves: Endure + Reversal
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
Ability: Guts + Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Sheer Force + Item: Life Orb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Fire Punch
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Ice Punch
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Mega Punch
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Thunder Punch
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Dynamic Punch
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Mach Punch
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Focus Punch
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Drain Punch
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Focus Blast
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Hammer Arm
Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Power-Up Punch
Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Mach Punch, Helping Hand, Wide Guard
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break

Optimize Conkeldurr's EVs for Sword/Shield

Competitive Information for Conkeldurr [Sword/Shield]