Pokemon Go Durant Best Moveset

This is a strategy guide for using Durant in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Builds, and Held Items to use with Durant, besides as its strengths and weak points.

Durant - Related Guides
Evolution and Learnset	Build for Ranked Boxing

Pokemon	Type 1	Type ii
Durant
Abilities
Hustle	Boosts the Assail stat, but lowers accuracy.
Swarm	Powers up Bug-type moves in a compression.
Truant (Subconscious)	Pokemon can't attack on consecutive turns.

	Type
Takes 4x damage
Takes 2x damage	-
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes 1/4x damage
Takes 0x harm

What is Type Effectiveness?

HP	Attack	Defense force	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
58	109	112	48	48	109

All-time Natures
Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk)	Adamant (+Atk, -SpAtk)

What are Natures?

First Impression	Inherit from Golisopod (learnable on evolution)

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Nature	Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk)
EV Spread	HP 4 / Atk. 252 / Spd. 252
Last Stat Values	HP 134 / Atk. 161 / Def. 132 / Sp.Def. 68 / Spd. 177
Ability	Hustle
Held Item	Life Orb Focus Sash
Moveset	・Fe Head ・First Impression ・Stone Edge ・Thunder Fang

Durant'southward power Hustle has the drawback of detracting from its accuracy, but as all Max Moves accept perfect accuracy, Durant can utilise Dynamax to attack with 1.5x Attack power with no penalisation. This build has Durant hold the Life Orb to further push its damage higher.

Because of its ability to learn non just powerful STAB moves such as Iron Head and First Impression, but also Thunder Fang to strike the Problems and Steel-resistent Corviknight and Toxapex, equally well equally Superpower to utilize against Steel-type Pokemon. Having attacking moves in four dissimilar types volition allow Durant to hit near Pokemon with super effective or at least neutral damage.

Having a priority motility with First Impression allows it to knock out fast foes like Hydreigon with the Choice Scarf without worrying near taking a hit. Although y'all can usually just use it on the start plow afterwards switching in, this downside tin too exist removed past Dynamaxing Durant.

Superpower	Fighting-blazon move that is likewise useful while Dynamaxed.
Stomping Tantrum	Dandy for Steel- and Fire-types. Will heighten Special Defense if used while Dynamaxed.
Rock Slide	A more than accurate Rock-type move than Stone Edge.
X-Scissor	An alternate pick for Start Impression. Can take downwardly a Dynamaxed Hydreigon with 252 HP EVs in one hitting, also as a Dynamaxed Mow Rotom.
Crunch	Tin accept down a Dragapult with no EVs in Defense in 1 hit. When Dynamaxed with the ability Hustle, Max Darkness has medium odds of taking down a Aegislash with 252 HP EVs in one hit (dealing 91.6%~108.9% damage)

Truant + Entrainment Durant.png

Nature	Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def. four / Spd. 252
Final Stat Values	HP 165 / Atk. 129 / Def. 133 / Sp.Def. 68 / Spd. 177
Ability	Truant
Held Detail	Eject Button
Moveset	・Entrainment ・Baton Laissez passer ・Guillotine ・Stone Tomb

Durant is the only Pokemon who can carry both the Truant ability and the move Entrainment. With its high speed, information technology tin use Entrainment to share its purely-negative power with the opponent, and so on being hit by an attack, it will automatically be switched out past the Squirt Button. On the side by side turn, the opponent will either by unable to move due to Truant, or they will switch out, either way assuasive 1 free plow where the foe cannot attack.

Afterwards switching out Durant with the Eject Push, possible candidates for the switch-in include Gothitelle and Dugtrio. These Pokemon have abilities that preclude the opponent from switching out and removing the Truant ability. The Pokemon can so apply the opponent's missed turns to boost their stats without fear, while using Protect on the opponent'southward active turns.

Iron Head 10-Scissor	Powerful attacks with STAB
Thunder Wave	For setting upwards other teammates to fight the opponent

Durant's power Hustle increases the power of its attacks by 50% while also lowering the accurateness of all its moves to 0.8x their normal rate. As long as its attacks land, it'south able to deal massive damage. On top of that, considering all Max Moves have perfect accuracy, Durant tin overcome Hustle's accurateness drib while Dynamaxed. And because it boasts a high Base Speed of 109, information technology can serve every bit a ruthless Concrete assaulter in the electric current metagame.

Durant's Hidden Power Truant prevents it from using a motility every other turn. It's an ability with nothing but disadvantages, but tin be paired with Entrainment to pass Truant to an unfortunate opponent. When the opponent switches out to restore their power to normal, Durant tin can take the opportunity to disadvantage the switching-in Pokemon with moves similar Rock Tomb and Thunder Wave.

Durant

Weakness

Durant is host to a 4x weakness to Burn-type moves. Yet, considering of Durant's incredibly high Attacking power, it'due south no piece of block to survive a hit and strike back later on. Instead of switching in a Pokemon to accept a hit, information technology's best to send a Pokemon faster than Durant every bit the switch-in later one of your Pokemon is knocked out.

Pokemon	Clarification
Dragapult	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Faster than Durant and can score 1HKO with Burn down Nail ・Needs Focus Sash to survive a striking on switch-in Moveset & Best Build for Dragapult
Cinderace	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can take Iron Head with reduced damage. ・A Fire-type Pokemon with greater Speed than Durant. Moveset & Best Build for Cinderace
Heat Rotom	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Tin can take Fe Caput with 1/4x harm ・Can be safely switched in to take a hit from Iron Head, then outspeed with Choice Scarf for the knock out Moveset & Best Build for Heat Rotom
Naganadel	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Faster than Durant. ・Defeat Durant and raise stat with Brute Heave. Moveset & Best Build for Naganadel

Pokemon who take reduced damage from Durant'southward STAB attacks and practice not take super effective damage from its other attacks have the potential to withstand its attacks. Even if these Pokemon cannot take Durant down, they may exist able to survive 3 turns of Dynamax, giving the next Pokemon in line a meliorate shot.

Pokemon	Description
Aegislash	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Must watch out for the super-effective Crisis ・Tin can stall to outlive Durant'southward Dynamax ・If Special-oriented, can apply Special attacks to hit Durant's weak Special Defense Best Ranked Battle Build for Aegislash

Best Durant Squad for Ranked Battle
Grimmsnarl	Durant	Ditto
Hydreigon	Mimikyu	Snorlax

This is the team that made Durant, a modest Pokemon unseen in the metagame, into a superstar. Even ignoring all the trends, it's notable for its highly aggressive attacking manner.

This team is available for free rental, and usable in Ranked Boxing with no EV Grooming necessary. Y'all tin can endeavour out this team to get a feel for using Durant, or fifty-fifty use it as your get-to team if it fits your play style.
Best Durant Team for Ranked Boxing

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Movesets & All-time Builds for Returning Pokemon
Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Estrus Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	Charizard	Sylveon
Lucario	Hippowdon	Umbreon
Conkeldurr	Quagsire	Gastrodon
Lapras	Whimsicott	Rhyperior
Goodra	Haxorus	Glaceon
Mow Rotom	Type: Null	Gengar
Milotic	Gardevoir	Flygon
Chandelure	Lanturn	Torkoal
Bisharp	Seismitoad	Silvally
Butterfree	Primarina	Incineroar
Blastoise	Decidueye	Venusaur
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales	Gothitelle
Crawdaunt	Clefable	Reuniclus
Kommo-o	Terrakion	Cobalion
Virizion	Noivern	Fan Rotom
Toxicroak	Pelipper	Jellicent
Celebi	Clefairy	Hitmontop
Diggersby	Ditto	Raichu
Hawlucha	Shiftry