Is Gurdurr Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Gurdurr from a wild Timburr brings 105 Attack with AbilityGuts. Trade for Conkeldurr or keep Gurdurr with Held ItemEviolite for extra bulk. Either way, Fighting coverage handles Norman, Sidney, and Steven's Aggron.
Timburr has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Timburr has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Timburr trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Gurdurr has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Gurdurr has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Gurdurr trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Conkeldurr trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Conkeldurr trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Conkeldurr has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Conkeldurr's weaknesses hard.
Conkeldurr has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Conkeldurr trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Conkeldurr trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Timburr on Granite Cave (walking, Lv 12, common). DexNav.
Your Timburr should hit Level 25 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Tate & Liza.
How to Get Gurdurr in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
The chain to Gurdurr requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Timburr at solid rates and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
How to Obtain Gurdurr in ORAS
To get Gurdurr, start by catching Timburr through walking encounters at Lv. 12+. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch TimburrGranite Cave - Area 1Lv.12CaveRate 60%DexNav chainGranite Cave - Area 2Lv.12CaveRate 60%DexNav chainGranite Cave - Area 3Lv.12CaveRate 60%DexNav chain
Step 2Gurdurr ✓
Step 3Evolve into Conkeldurr
Gurdurr Weakness
Flying, Psychic, and Fairy moves hit Gurdurr for super-effective damage. Gurdurr's physical bulk (base 85 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Gurdurr Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Gurdurr
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x131-154%KO Draining Kiss 2x74-87% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Latios builds →Psychic 2x135-160%KO Fly 2x47-55% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Latias builds →Psychic 2x117-138%KO Fly 2x41-50% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x130-154%KO Draining Kiss 2x74-88% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Latios builds →Psychic 2x139-163%KO Fly 2x46-54% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x177-209%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x119-141%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Latias builds →Psychic 2x119-141%KO Fly 2x42-50% | ||
 Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x142-168%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x107-126%KO Air Slash 2x90-106%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x63-74% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Latios builds →Psychic 2x134-158%KO Fly 2x45-53% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x172-203%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x115-136%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Latias builds →Psychic 2x117-138%KO Fly 2x41-49% | ||
Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x138-162%KO | ||
Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x103-122%KO Air Slash 2x86-101%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x61-73% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x152-179%KO Fly 2x45-53% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x131-155%KO Fly 2x41-48% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x176-208%KO Moonblast 2x140-164%KO | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x240-283%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-54% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz29-34% | ||
Gurdurr Evolutions
Gurdurr connects Timburr to Conkeldurr in this chain. At least one evolution here needs a trade. So far, Defense got the biggest boost (+30 from Timburr). The final form adds another 100 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gurdurr to get Timburr eggs easily using 56 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Comet Punch, Counter, Detect and 8 more.
ORAS Gurdurr Best Moveset
Fighting at 105 Attack and 85 Defense. AbilityGuts boosts through status. AbilitySheer Force boosts secondary effects. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk approaching Conkeldurr levels. The moveset fires Fighting TermStab at real mid-stage power. Conkeldurr one evolution away adds 140 Attack.
Best Build
Gurdurr best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Ice Punch
- Knock Off
- Mach Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Gurdurr misses out on Comet Punch and Counter. That's 11 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Focus Punch and Superpower, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
With strengthened bodies, they skillfully wield steel beams to take down buildings.
This Pokémon is so muscular and strongly built that even a group of wrestlers could not make it budge an inch.
Gurdurr Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
At 405 BST, Gurdurr is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Conkeldurr before bringing it to any serious fight.
No. Gurdurr only evolves into Conkeldurr through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Gurdurr to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required.
Gurdurr gets Sheer Force, Guts, and Iron Fist. But Sheer Force is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Gurdurr is a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Gurdurr has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Gurdurr 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