Is Durant Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Bug/Steel with 109 Attack and 109 Speed. AbilityHustle boosts Attack at the cost of accuracy. Escavalier covers Bug/Steel through a trade too, but has more bulk. Neither is native to Hoenn.
Durant resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Durant trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Durant trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Durant resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Durant resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Durant trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Durant has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Durant cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Durant in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Durant can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring it over from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or X & Y instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Durant cannot be caught in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
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 8 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, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Durant Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Durant
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Durant View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x246-290%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 High Jump Kick102-120%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
ORAS Durant Best Moveset
Bug/Steel at 109 Attack and 109 Speed with AbilityHustle boosting Attack by 50%% at accuracy cost. Steel resists Fairy and hits Fairy super-effectively. The moveset earns B-tier through Hustle-boosted Steel TermStab that threatens Fairy types, though accuracy misses lose games.
Best Build
Durant best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- X Scissor
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
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.
They attack in groups, covering themselves in steel armor to protect themselves from Heatmor.
Durant Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Durant works as a sweeper with 484 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. Xscissor with Occaberry is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Xscissor, Ironhead, Rock Slide, and Superpower. Xscissor 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