How to Evolve Gurdurr

To evolve Gurdurr into Conkeldurr, you must trade it to another player. The evolution sequence triggers automatically as soon as the trade completes over the network or local connection. No specific level threshold or held item is required for this process to initiate.

If you are playing Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the trade mechanic is entirely bypassed. You simply apply a Linking Cord directly to Gurdurr from your satchel. The Linking Cord is consumed upon use, and the evolution animation begins immediately.

In Pokémon GO, evolving Gurdurr requires 200 Timburr Candy. However, if you received the Gurdurr through a trade with another player, the candy cost drops to zero permanently for that specific Pokémon. Disclaimer: Pokedex.me is an unofficial fan-site and is not affiliated with Nintendo or Game Freak.

Conkeldurr earns a solid 7.5/10 as a bulky physical wallbreaker in modern competitive formats. Its massive base 140 Attack stat allows it to punch holes through standard defensive cores. It primarily functions as a slow, methodical breaker rather than a fast, sweeping threat.

In Generation 9, Conkeldurr faces stiff competition from Iron Hands and Urshifu, which offer better secondary typing or raw speed. However, Conkeldurr retains a unique niche thanks to its access to priority STAB moves. It excels heavily in Trick Room team compositions where its base 45 Speed becomes a distinct advantage.

Players looking for a fast pivot or a special tank should look elsewhere. Conkeldurr is strictly for trainers who need guaranteed, massive physical damage output against stall teams or slow, bulky offense builds.

Conkeldurr’s viability hinges entirely on the Guts ability paired with a Flame Orb. Guts increases the user's Attack stat by 50% when afflicted by a status condition. Crucially, Guts also ignores the standard 50% physical damage drop caused by the Burn status.

A standard competitive moveset runs Drain Punch, Mach Punch, Knock Off, and Facade. Drain Punch provides essential STAB damage while recovering HP lost to the Flame Orb burn chip damage. Mach Punch is mandatory to bypass Conkeldurr’s abysmal speed tier, allowing it to pick off weakened, faster threats like Chien-Pao or Flutter Mane.

Knock Off provides critical coverage against Ghost and Psychic types that resist or are immune to its Fighting STAB. Facade rounds out the set, transforming into a 140-Base Power neutral nuke once the Flame Orb activates at the end of the first turn.

Conkeldurr brings distinct advantages and glaring weaknesses to a competitive team. Its primary strength is un-ignorable raw power. Once burned, very few Pokémon can safely switch into a Guts-boosted Facade or Knock Off without taking severe damage.

• Pros: Base 140 Attack, Guts grants immunity to random status conditions like Spore or Toxic, built-in recovery via Drain Punch, strong priority.
• Cons: Base 45 Speed forces it to take hits before moving, base 65 Special Defense leaves it highly vulnerable to special attackers, Flame Orb causes constant, unavoidable chip damage.

It pairs best with slow pivots like Corviknight or Slowking, who can absorb hits and bring Conkeldurr in safely via U-turn or Teleport. It struggles heavily against fast special attackers like Iron Valiant or Enamorus, which can outspeed and OHKO it before it can utilize Drain Punch.

In lower-tier competitive formats (like NFE or PU), players often choose not to evolve Gurdurr at all. Equipping an Eviolite boosts its base 85 Defense and base 50 Special Defense by 50%. This transforms the middle-stage evolution into a highly resilient physical tank.

Eviolite Gurdurr typically runs a Bulk Up set with Drain Punch, Mach Punch, and Knock Off. Instead of Guts, this variant relies on the Iron Fist ability to boost the power of its punching moves by 20%. This compensates slightly for the lack of Conkeldurr's base 140 Attack and the missing Guts boost.

While Eviolite Gurdurr lacks the immediate shield-breaking power of its evolution, its superior mixed bulk allows it to set up multiple Bulk Ups against passive physical attackers. Knock Off remains a significant threat to this set, as losing the Eviolite instantly strips away its defensive viability.