Competitive Information for Duraludon (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
Steel / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Duraludon-gmax? 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.
Duraludon is popular Steel and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to see Duraludon show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Duraludon's only type-related weaknesses are Fighting and Ground.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Stalwart
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Duraludon-Gmax (Stalwart)
Duraludon is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Duraludon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Duraludon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Stalwart, Duraludon's moves cannot be redirected to a different target by any effect.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Duraludon's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Duraludon-gmax? 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.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Stalwart
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Foul Play / Snarl
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Duraludon-Gmax (Stalwart)
Duraludon is a spectacular Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Duraludon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Duraludon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Stalwart, Duraludon's moves cannot be redirected to a different target by any effect.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Duraludon's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Duraludon-gmax 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 Duraludon-gmax 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 Duraludon-gmax
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave
Moves that boost Duraludon-gmax's stats
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Duraludon-gmax
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Stealth Rock
Common Effort Values for Duraludon-gmax in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Duraludon-gmax's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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