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Duraludon Alloy Pokémon ジュラルドン Duraludon #0884 Duraludon Gigantamax Duraludon Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Steel Dragon Unknown Unknown Gigantamax Duraludon Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Light Metal or Heavy Metal Cacophony Gigantamax Duraludon Cacophony Stalwart Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Gigantamax Duraludon Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Mineral and Dragon Hatch time 30 cycles
Height 5'11" 1.8 m Duraludon 141'01"+ 43.0+ m Gigantamax Duraludon 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 88.2 lbs. 40.0 kg Duraludon ??? lbs. ??? kg Gigantamax Duraludon 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 187	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Duraludon 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gigantamax Duraludon 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Gigantamax Duraludon
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Duraludon (Japanese: ジュラルドン Duraludon) is a dual-type Steel/Dragon Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Duraludon can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Duraludon if it has the Gigantamax Factor for its Gigantamax form.

It was officially revealed on July 8, 2019, in the trailer of Pokémon Sword and Shield, along with Alcremie, Rolycoly, and Yamper.

Biology

Duraludon is a tall bipedal dinosaur-like Pokémon with large feet, a chunky tail, and a head integrated to its neck. Its body is mainly light gray and dark blue, with zigzag patterns running down its body, gray bands around its arms, and two black slits on its lower chest. Its hands have four triangular indents. Duraludon's head has a small red section and multiple slits on it. It also has yellow eyes with green pupils, and it appears to be permanently scowling. It moves its upper jaw when opening its mouth.

Duraludon's body is made of strong, but surprisingly light metal. Weighing only 88 lbs. (40 kg), it can move very fast. However, its body can easily rust, so it lives in caves and mountainous areas and avoids rain. It uses its arms, which have slightly different shapes from each other, to grind down rock surfaces for food. Duraludon has a rivalry with Tyranitar, which it shares its habitat with, and they often battle each other in the mountains of Galar.^[1] Duraludon is the only known Pokémon that can have Stalwart as an Ability.

Gigantamax Duraludon is much larger and resembles a skyscraper. It has a massive glass plate on its abdomen, and its chest has glass panels that resemble windows. It also gains a horn-like protrusion on its head, and metal strips on its feet resembling toes. Three red clouds surround its neck. In its Gigantamax state, parts of its body glow due to an abundance of energy. The cells in its body are exceptionally durable, even among Steel-type Pokémon, and it is resistant to earthquakes thanks to its body structure. Gigantamax Duraludon is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move G-Max Depletion.

In the anime

Main series

Duraludon in the anime

Gigantamax Duraludon in the anime

Major appearances

Duraludon debuted in Toughing It Out!, under the ownership of Raihan. It is capable of Gigantamaxing. It was used in Raihan's battle against Leon, where it went up against his Charizard, only to be defeated. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Gigantamax Duraludon in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

In Sky, Raihan's Duraludon was in its Gigantamax form.

In the manga

Duraludon in Pokémon Adventures

Gigantamax Duraludon in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Duraludon debuted in Gulp Gulp!! Pokémon, under the ownership of Raihan. It is capable of Gigantamaxing.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Raihan's Duraludon appeared in Toughing It Out!. It is capable of Gigantamaxing.

In the TCG

Main article: Duraludon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Wild Area News

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Evolution

Unevolved Duraludon  Steel  Dragon

Forms

Gigantamax Duraludon

Gigantamax Factor Duraludon Duraludon  Steel  Dragon

Dynamax Band ↔

Lasts for three turns Gigantamax Duraludon Duraludon  Steel  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield

For other sprites and images, please see Duraludon images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Duraludon is the only Pokémon with both Light Metal and Heavy Metal as potential Abilities.

Origin

Duraludon and especially its Gigantamax form seems to be based on The Shard, the tallest building in the United Kingdom. Based on its name, the metal that covers its body is presumably duralumin, an aluminum-copper alloy that is strong and light, but not very resistant to corrosion. Its rivalry with Tyranitar may be a reference to the kaiju genre of films. Its overall body shape resembles a theropod dinosaur.

Name origin

Duraludon may be a combination of duralumin, durable, dragon, don (Spanish for lord), and -don (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ジュラルドン Duraludon From ジュラルミン duralumin, durable, dragon, don, and -don French Duralugon Similar to English/Japanese name Spanish Duraludon Same as English/Japanese name German Duraludon Same as English/Japanese name Italian Duraludon Same as English/Japanese name Korean 두랄루돈 Duraludon Transliteration of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 鋁鋼龍 / 铝钢龙 Lǚgānglóng From 鋁 / 铝 lǚ, 鋼 / 钢 gāng, and 龍 / 龙 lóng Cantonese Chinese 鋁鋼龍 Léuihgonglùhng From 鋁 léui, 鋼 gong, and 龍 lùhng

More languages Russian Дюралюдон Dyuralyudon Transcription of English name Thai ดิวรัลดอน Diorandon Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Gigantamax

References

External links

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