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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, also as its strengths and weak points.

Durant - Related Guides
Development and Learnset	Build for Ranked Battle

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Durant
Abilities
Hustle	Boosts the Assail stat, just lowers accuracy.
Swarm	Powers upwards Bug-type moves in a compression.
Truant (Hidden)	Pokemon tin can't attack on consecutive turns.

	Type
Takes 4x damage
Takes 2x damage	-
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes one/4x impairment
Takes 0x damage

What is Type Effectiveness?

HP	Set on	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
58	109	112	48	48	109

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

What are Natures?

Outset Impression	Inherit from Golisopod (learnable on evolution)

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

Durant's ability Hustle has the drawback of detracting from its accuracy, but as all Max Moves have perfect accuracy, Durant can use Dynamax to attack with 1.5x Attack power with no penalty. This build has Durant concord the Life Orb to farther push its damage higher.

Because of its ability to acquire not simply powerful STAB moves such as Iron Caput and Outset Impression, only also Thunder Fang to strike the Bug and Steel-resistent Corviknight and Toxapex, as well as Superpower to use confronting Steel-blazon Pokemon. Having attacking moves in 4 different types volition allow Durant to hit most Pokemon with super effective or at least neutral damage.

Having a priority move with Outset Impression allows it to knock out fast foes like Hydreigon with the Option Scarf without worrying most taking a hitting. Although you lot can usually only use it on the beginning turn subsequently switching in, this downside tin can as well be removed by Dynamaxing Durant.

Superpower	Fighting-type move that is also useful while Dynamaxed.
Stomping Tantrum	Great for Steel- and Burn down-types. Will raise Special Defence if used while Dynamaxed.
Stone Slide	A more authentic Rock-type move than Stone Edge.
X-Scissor	An alternate choice for Get-go Impression. Can take down a Dynamaxed Hydreigon with 252 HP EVs in one hit, as well every bit a Dynamaxed Mow Rotom.
Crunch	Tin can have down a Dragapult with no EVs in Defense in one 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% harm)

Truant + Entrainment Durant.png

Nature	Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def. 4 / Spd. 252
Final Stat Values	HP 165 / Atk. 129 / Def. 133 / Sp.Def. 68 / Spd. 177
Ability	Truant
Held Item	Eject Button
Moveset	・Entrainment ・Billy Laissez passer ・Guillotine ・Stone Tomb

Durant is the just Pokemon who tin carry both the Truant ability and the move Entrainment. With its loftier speed, it can apply Entrainment to share its purely-negative power with the opponent, then on being hit by an attack, it volition automatically be switched out by the Eject Button. On the side by side turn, the opponent will either by unable to move due to Truant, or they will switch out, either mode assuasive one free plough where the foe cannot assail.

Later switching out Durant with the Eject Button, possible candidates for the switch-in include Gothitelle and Dugtrio. These Pokemon accept abilities that preclude the opponent from switching out and removing the Truant power. The Pokemon can then employ the opponent's missed turns to heave their stats without fear, while using Protect on the opponent's active turns.

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

Durant's power Hustle increases the power of its attacks by l% while too lowering the accuracy of all its moves to 0.8x their normal rate. Equally long every bit its attacks land, it's able to bargain massive damage. On top of that, because all Max Moves have perfect accuracy, Durant tin can overcome Hustle'southward accurateness driblet while Dynamaxed. And because it boasts a high Base Speed of 109, it tin serve as a ruthless Physical assailant in the current metagame.

Durant'south Subconscious Ability Truant prevents information technology from using a move every other turn. It'southward an ability with nothing simply disadvantages, but can exist paired with Entrainment to pass Truant to an unfortunate opponent. When the opponent switches out to restore their ability to normal, Durant tin can take the opportunity to disadvantage the switching-in Pokemon with moves like Rock Tomb and Thunder Wave.

Durant

Weakness

Durant is host to a 4x weakness to Fire-type moves. Notwithstanding, because of Durant's incredibly high Attacking power, it'south no piece of cake to survive a hit and strike back later. Instead of switching in a Pokemon to take a hit, it's best to ship a Pokemon faster than Durant as the switch-in after ane of your Pokemon is knocked out.

Pokemon	Description
Dragapult	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Faster than Durant and can score 1HKO with Fire Blast ・Needs Focus Sash to survive a hit on switch-in Moveset & Best Build for Dragapult
Cinderace	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can take Fe Head with reduced harm. ・A Fire-type Pokemon with greater Speed than Durant. Moveset & Best Build for Cinderace
Heat Rotom	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Can take Atomic number 26 Head with ane/4x damage ・Can be safely switched in to take a hitting from Iron Head, and then outspeed with Choice Scarf for the knock out Moveset & All-time Build for Heat Rotom
Naganadel	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Faster than Durant. ・Defeat Durant and enhance stat with Beast Boost. Moveset & Best Build for Naganadel

Pokemon who have reduced damage from Durant'south STAB attacks and do not take super effective damage from its other attacks take the potential to withstand its attacks. Even if these Pokemon cannot take Durant down, they may be able to survive three turns of Dynamax, giving the side by side Pokemon in line a better shot.

Pokemon	Description
Aegislash	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Must watch out for the super-constructive Crunch ・Tin stall to outlast Durant's Dynamax ・If Special-oriented, can utilize Special attacks to hit Durant'due south weak Special Defense All-time Ranked Battle Build for Aegislash

All-time Durant Squad for Ranked Battle
Grimmsnarl	Durant	Ditto
Hydreigon	Mimikyu	Snorlax

This is the squad that made Durant, a modest Pokemon unseen in the metagame, into a superstar. Fifty-fifty ignoring all the trends, it's notable for its highly ambitious attacking style.

This team is bachelor for free rental, and usable in Ranked Boxing with no EV Training necessary. You can try out this team to get a feel for using Durant, or even utilise it as your go-to team if it fits your play style.
Best Durant Team for Ranked Battle

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Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Heat 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