Pokemon #5-Conkeldurr

Conkeldurr is a Pokemon that was introduced in Generation 5(Black,White).It is number 40 in the Unova Pokedex and number 534 in the National Pokedex.It is thought that Conkeldurr taught humans how to make concrete 2000 years ago.
Conkeldurr is an awesome Pokemon.It is a pure Fighting type,with great stats,3 great abilities and a very big movepool to choose from.Firstly,let's see its stats.Conkeldurr comes with a whooping 140 Base Attack stat,55 Special Attack and 45 Speed.Defensively,it comes with 105 base HP,95 base Defense and 65 Special Defense.So it's a very bulky,hard-hitting Pokemon and with access to Bulk Up,which means that you have a lot of options to work with.Conkeldurr gets two abilities from in-game gameplay(Guts and Sheer Force) and one ability through the Dream World(Iron Fist).Guts is a great ability boosting your attack by 1.5 every time you have a status condition.Sheer Force boosts the power of the moves with a secondary effect,but the secondary effect is lost.Iron Fist increases the power of the punching moves by 20%.I'd personally use the first two abilities,only because Conkeldurr doesn't have a lot punching moves to use with Iron Fist.Anyway,here are some sets.

Bulk Up
-Bulk Up
-Drain Punch
-Payback
-Stone Edge
Item:Leftovers
Ability:Guts
EVs,Nature:
252 HP,252 Sp.Def,4 Att
Careful(+Sp.Def,-Sp.Att)

This is the most common set of Conkeldurr.Run Max HP and Special Defense,survive anything they throw at you,set up a couple of Bulk Ups and sweep.Drain Punch works great in this set,being STAB and giving you HP back.Payback is there to take care of the ghost Pokemon and the Psychic Pokemon.Stone Edge hits the Flying Pokemon that can counter Conkeldurr.This set gives you great type coverage,but make sure you run the maximum bulk you can becuase you need to be able to survive many hits,so you can set up and hit back.

Flame Orb
-Protect
-Drain Punch/Mach Punch
-Payback
-Stone Edge/Earthquake
Item:Flame Orb
Ability:Guts
EVs,Nature:
252 Att,252 HP,4 Sp.Def
Adamant(+Att,-Sp.Att)

This is a surprisingly effective set.This set makes use of Conkeldurr's monsterous attack and its ability Guts.Activating the Flame Orb,you will get the boost from Guts and then you'll be able to OHKO ot 2HKO nearly everything.Protect is there for scouting and/or activating your Flame Orb.Drain Punch can heal you from the damage of the Flame Orb and at the same time hit hard.You can also go with Mach Punch for priority,but you lose the power and the healing of Drain Punch so I'd go with Drain Punch in any case.Payback is there again to hit Ghost and Psychic Pokemon,and the speed of Conkeldurr will ensure you that most of the times you will go second so Payback's power will be higher.Stone Edge is there for more type coverage but if you want to use something different go with Earthquake,it is as effective as Stone Edge and it doesn't miss.

SubPuncher
-Substitute
-Focus Punch
-Payback
-Mach Punch
Item:Leftovers
Ability:Iron Fist
EVs,Nature:
216 HP,252 Att,40 Sp.Def
Adamant(+Att,-Sp.Att)/Brave(+Att,-Speed)

This set makes use of the ability Iron Fist.Focus Punch in combination with Iron Fist can really deal some massive damage.Bring Conkeldurr in,scare your opponent out and set up a Substitute,then land a powerful Focus Punch but be careful with the Ghosts.Payback will get rid of the Ghosts and the Psychic Pokemon.Mach Punch is pretty nice,hitting with priority and finishing off what you couldn't take down with Focus Punch or Payback.As a side note,you can use Brave nature here,so you will be slower than Dusknoir,Eviolite Dusklops and Reuniclus and land heavier damage with Payback.

Counters
Hippowdon can take hits and can force Conkeldurr out.Psychic Pokemon such as Victini,Alakazam,Reuniclus are good against Conkeldurr,hitting it hard with super effective moves,but it can probably survive a hit and KO them with Payback,so keep that in mind.Skarmory is great against Conkeldurr,taking with ease any hit and hitting back hard with Brave Bird and/or phazing it out with Whirlwind.Pokemon with Taunt can destroy the SubPunching and the Bulk Uping set,so remember that.

Cool Info:Conkeldurr has the highest Attack of all Fighting-type Pokémon.


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