Conkeldurr
Conkeldurr is a Fighting-type Pokémon, the Muscular Pokémon, number 534 (#0534) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1.4 m tall and weighs 87 kg.
Conkeldurr mixes concrete so well that the Pokédex says its concrete is much more durable than ordinary concrete made the same way. People are thought to have learned how to make concrete from it over 2,000 years ago.
How to pronounce Conkeldurr
Conkeldurr is pronounced KON-kel-dur. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Conkeldurr said out loud:
In Japanese it is ローブシン (Roubushin).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Conkeldurr is 1.4 m tall and 87 kg, an ogre-like, sepia-coloured brute with a big red nose, a heavy brow, a grey tuft on its chin and thick violet bands across its shoulders, chest, back and thighs. It carries a concrete pillar in each arm and uses them like walking canes.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Conkeldurr relies on skill rather than strength, mastering moves that swing concrete around using centrifugal force. At full effort it drops its pillars and jumps in to punch its opponents.
Habitat
Conkeldurr is commonly spotted at construction sites. In Black and White you can only get one by evolving a Gurdurr, though Sword and Shield has wandering ones at Motostoke Riverbank.
Powers
Its Abilities are Guts and Sheer Force, with Iron Fist hidden. It learns Hammer Arm, Superpower and Focus Punch by level, plus Drain Punch and Close Combat by TM. A base HP of 105 and Defense of 95 let this brawler take hits before it dishes them out.
Name origin
Conkeldurr may combine 'concrete' and 'elder', and could also involve 'conk', meaning both a big nose and a knock on the head. The Japanese name is Roubushin (ローブシン), possibly from rō (old) with bushin (warlord) or fushin (construction work).
Design inspiration
Its brutal humanoid look suggests the ogres of European folklore. The swollen parts on its shoulders may represent a niō-dasuki, a style of sash used in aragoto kabuki to show strength, and its chin tuft and pillar canes suggest an elderly man.
Evolution notes
Evolves from Gurdurr when traded, with no item needed, and is the final form of Timburr.
In the games
In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, Conkeldurr is the Area Keeper of the Tech Area. It first appeared in Black and White. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in 5-star and 6-star Tera Raid Battles in The Teal Mask, and Gurdurr can evolve into it there. It is unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Trip's Conkeldurr debuted in 'The Clubsplosion Begins!' and was soon beaten by Bianca's Emboar, which flung concrete pillars at it with Fling. In 'The Forest Champion!', Machamp tricked a Conkeldurr and an Ursaring into teaming up against Hawlucha.
Fun facts
- Its base Attack of 140 is the joint highest of any Fighting-type species in the poke.si game data, level with Iron Hands.
- Bulbapedia says the Global Trade Station's filter for offensive nicknames blocked English-language Conkeldurr from being traded there in Black and White unless it had a nickname.
- Bulbapedia notes an uncanny resemblance to depictions of Samson pulling down the pillars at the heart of the Temple of Dagon.
Base stats
- HP: 105
- Attack: 140
- Defense: 95
- Sp. Atk: 55
- Sp. Def: 65
- Speed: 45
Conkeldurr’s base stat total is 505. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Conkeldurr weak to?
Conkeldurr takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).
Evolution
What does Conkeldurr evolve from?
Conkeldurr evolves from Gurdurr (Trade).
Conkeldurr is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Timburr, Gurdurr, Conkeldurr.
Abilities
- Guts: Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
- Sheer Force: Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.
- Iron Fist (hidden ability): Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
Moves
Moves Conkeldurr learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 1 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 |
| 12 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — |
| 16 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — |
| 20 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 |
| 24 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 |
| 30 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — |
| 36 | Dynamic Punch | Fighting | Physical | 100 |
| 42 | Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 |
| 48 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 |
| 54 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 |
| 60 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 |
TM moves (48)
Conkeldurr can learn 48 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Low Kick, Thief, Facade, Bulldoze, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Rock Blast, Grass Knot, Poison Jab, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Substitute, Helping Hand, Reversal, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Smack Down, Knock Off, High Horsepower, Focus Punch, Double-Edge, Coaching, Curse, Hard Press, Upper Hand.
Egg moves (5):Counter, Defog, Detect, Mach Punch, Wide Guard.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 75% male, 25% female.
- Egg groups: Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 227.
Pokédex entries
When going all out, this Pokémon throws aside its concrete pillars and leaps at opponents to pummel them with its fists. (Shield)
Concrete mixed by Conkeldurr is much more durable than normal concrete, even when the compositions of the two materials are the same. (Sword)
Rather than rely on force, they master moves that utilize the centrifugal force of spinning concrete. (Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
It is thought that Conkeldurr taught humans how to make concrete more than 2,000 years ago. (Black, X, Omega Ruby)
They use concrete pillars as walking canes. They know moves that enable them to swing the pillars freely in battle. (White)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ローブシン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Roubushin |
| French | Bétochef |
| German | Meistagrif |
| Spanish | Conkeldurr |
| Italian | Conkeldurr |
| Korean | 노보청 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 修建老匠 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 修建老匠 |
Trivia
- Highest Attack among Fighting types: 140, shared with 1 other.
- Highest Attack among Fighting types in Gen 5: 140.
- Taller than 68% of all Pokémon (1.4 m).
- Heavier than 80% of all Pokémon (87 kg).
- Base stat total 505, ranked #262 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Attack, ranked #13 of 1,025.
- One of 73 Fighting-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 41 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 61 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Conkeldurr (Pokémon), Serebii: Conkeldurr (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (KON-kel-dur): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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