Duraludon
Alloy Pokémon
The special metal that composes its body is very light, so this Pokémon has considerable agility. It lives in caves because it dislikes the rain.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Duraludon
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Duraludon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 6 | Rock Smash Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage. | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 18 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 24 | Breaking Swipe Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage. | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Dragon Tail Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| 36 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 42 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 42 | Laser Focus Guarantees a critical hit with the user’s next move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 48 | Dragon Claw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 54 | Flash Cannon Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Steel | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Metal Burst Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 66 | Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Duraludon can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
9 sprites & renders for Duraludon.






Across the games



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Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
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Cite this page
“Duraludon”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/duraludon.
Species data from PokéAPI.