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Duraludon (Japanese: ジュラルドン Duraludon) is a dual-type Steel/Dragon Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves into Archaludon when exposed to a hunk of Metal Alloy.

Duraludon can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Duraludon if it has the Gigantamax Factor.

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Biology

Duraludon in its quadrupedal firing stance

Duraludon is a tall bipedal dinosaur-like Pokémon with large feet, a chunky tail, and a head integrated into its neck. Its body is mainly light gray and dark blue, with zigzag patterns running down its body, gray bands around its arms, and two black slits on its lower chest. Its hands have four triangular indents. Duraludon's head has a small red section and multiple slits on it. It also has yellow eyes with green pupils, and it appears to be permanently scowling. It moves its upper jaw when opening its mouth. Duraludon armor has a smooth feel, similar to a mirror finish.

Duraludon's body is made of strong, but surprisingly light, special metal. The armor is both durable and resistant to scratches. Weighing only 88 lbs. (40 kg), it can move very fast. However, its body can easily rust, so it lives in caves and mountainous areas and avoids rain. The metal body also has a risk of overheating, so it vents the heat out through the slits inside its tail. It uses its arms, which have slightly different shapes from each other, to grind down rock surfaces for food. Duraludon has a rivalry with Tyranitar, which it shares its habitat with, and they often battle each other in the mountains of Galar.[1] It mainly resides in caves and mountains within cold areas.

Duraludon and its evolved form, Archaludon, are the only known Pokémon that can have Stalwart as an Ability.

Forms

Duraludon has a Gigantamax form.

Gigantamax Duraludon is much larger and resembles a skyscraper. It has a massive glass plate on its abdomen, and its chest has glass panels that resemble windows. It also gains a horn-like protrusion on its head, and metal strips on its feet resembling toes. Three red clouds surround its neck. In its Gigantamax state, parts of its body glow due to an abundance of energy. The cells in its body are exceptionally durable, even among Steel-type Pokémon, and it is resistant to earthquakes thanks to its body structure. Gigantamax Duraludon is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move G-Max Depletion.

Evolution

Duraludon evolves into Archaludon.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar#371 Sinnoh#— Hisui#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword Its body resembles polished metal, and it's both lightweight and strong. The only drawback is that it rusts easily.
Shield 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.
Gigantamax Duraludon
Sword It's grown to resemble a skyscraper. Parts of its towering body glow due to a profusion of energy.
Shield The hardness of its cells is exceptional, even among Steel types. It also has a body structure that's resistant to earthquakes.
Generation IX Paldea#— Kitakami#— Blueberry#161
Scarlet Duraludon’s body is comprised of a special metal that’s lightweight and scratch resistant. It’s also smooth, as though it was given a mirror finish.
Violet Its metal body is durable but prone to retaining heat. It vents this heat from the slits in its tail.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
Generation IX

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation

In events

Wild Area News
Games Event Gigantamax Level Distribution period
SwSh Wild Area News No 17, 30 March 26 to April 27, 2020
SwSh Wild Area News Yes 40, 50, 60Sw March 26 to April 27, 2020
SwSh Wild Area News No 17, 30, 50 April 10 to 15, 2020
Sw Wild Area News Yes 60 April 10 to 15, 2020
Sw Wild Area News Yes 60 June 2 to 29, 2020
Sw Wild Area News Yes 60 June 17 to 28, 2020

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damagednormally by:
Immune to:
Resistant to:

Learnset

Duraludon is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

Generation IX
Other generations:
VIII
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Duraludon
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Duraludon

By TM

Generation IX
Other generations:
VIII
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Duraludon
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Duraludon

By breeding

Generation IX
Other generations:
VIII
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Duraludon
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Duraludon
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Duraludon

Side game data

Form data

Gigantamax

Evolution data

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
Cross-Generation

In the anime

Main series

Major appearances

Duraludon debuted in Toughing It Out!, under the ownership of Raihan. It is capable of Gigantamaxing. It was used in Raihan's battle against Leon, where it went up against his Charizard, only to be defeated. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

Episode Subject Source Entry
JN027 Duraludon Goh's Rotom Phone Duraludon, the Alloy Pokémon. A Steel and Dragon type. Duraludon sports a metallic body with a beautiful luster of polished, shining metal.
JN027 Steel Beam Goh's Rotom Phone Steel Beam uses up energy from Duraludon's body and, in exchange, releases vast amounts of power.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

In Sky, Raihan's Duraludon was in its Gigantamax form.

In the manga

Gigantamax Duraludon in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Duraludon debuted in Gulp Gulp!! Pokémon, under the ownership of Raihan. It is capable of Gigantamaxing.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Raihan's Duraludon appeared in Toughing It Out!. It is capable of Gigantamaxing.

In the TCG

Main article: Duraludon (TCG)

Trivia

Origin

Duraludon and especially its Gigantamax form seems to be based on The Shard, the tallest building in the United Kingdom. Based on its name, the metal that covers its body is presumably duralumin, an aluminum-copper alloy that is strong and light, but not very resistant to corrosion. Its rivalry with Tyranitar may be a reference to the kaiju genre of films. Its overall body shape resembles a theropod dinosaur.

Name origin

Duraludon may be a combination of duralumin, durable, dragon, don (Spanish for lord), and -don (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth).

In other languages

References