Is Durant Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Bug/Steel with AbilityHustle boosting Attack by 50% at accuracy cost. Wild on Route 18. No evolution. High Attack and decent Speed. AbilityHustle misses hurt, but when it connects, Durant hits hard. Arrives late but the Bug/Steel typing resists nine types.
Durant resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Durant resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Durant resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Durant trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Durant resists most of Grimsley's coverage and hits back hard.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Durant on Clay Tunnel (walking, Lv 54, uncommon).
Black 2 & White 2 Durant Locations
A solid number of locations for Durant with decent spawn rates across endgame routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations to Catch Durant in Black 2 & White 2
Durant appears in 8 walking locations at Lv. 54-57 across Black 2 and White 2. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.
Durant Weakness
Durant is weak to Fire. Watch out for Fire attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. It resists 9 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Durant's physical bulk (base 112 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Durant Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Durant
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Durant View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x245-289%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Simisear Fire | C | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Durant View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x251-295%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Durant View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x245-289%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Durant View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x246-289%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Blaziken can KO Durant with Flare Blitz (376-443%).
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Durant View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 4x376-443%KO | ||
Durant Evolutions
Durant is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with plenty of partners. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Durant Best Moveset
AbilityHustle boosts Attack by 50%% at reduced accuracy, and 109 Attack at 109 Speed fires Bug/Steel TermStab before most targets. The moveset answers Grass and Psychic types through boosted physical damage that risks accuracy. Bug/Steel resists 8 types. AbilityTruant as a hidden ability is a trap that halves output.
Best Build
Durant best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Iron Head
- Hone Claws
- X Scissor
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Durant. Baton Pass and Endure come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Iron Head and X-Scissor and coverage across 9 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Individuals each play different roles in driving Heatmor, their natural predator, away from their colony.
Durant Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Durant works as a sweeper with 484 BST behind it. B-Tier on our list: a solid option in Black 2 & White 2 for the right team. Ironhead with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, Durant's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Blaziken is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Durant's base 109 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Swarm is the go-to ability for Durant. It strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Truant can work in specific setups. Hustle is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Durant is a physical attacker with base 109 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 109 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Ironhead, Honeclaws, Xscissor, and Rock Slide. Ironhead leads at 0% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Durant has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Durant has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves