Is Conkeldurr Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Gurdurr. Fighting with AbilityGuts or AbilitySheer Force. If obtained, one of the strongest Fighting-types in the game. AbilityGuts with a Flame Orb makes it hit like nothing else. Handles Lenora, Brycen, Grimsley, and Ghetsis's Bisharp.
Timburr has the type edge here and should clean up Cilan's team.
Timburr has the type edge here and should clean up Chili's team.
Timburr has the type edge here and should clean up Cress's team.
Timburr has the type edge here and should clean up Lenora's team.
Timburr trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Gurdurr trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Gurdurr has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Gurdurr trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Conkeldurr has the type edge here and should clean up Brycen's team.
Conkeldurr trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Shauntal's team hits Conkeldurr's weaknesses hard.
Conkeldurr has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Caitlin's team hits Conkeldurr's weaknesses hard.
Conkeldurr trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Conkeldurr has the type edge here and should clean up Alder's team.
Catch Timburr on Pinwheel Forest (walking, Lv 13-16, uncommon).
Your Timburr should hit Level 25 before you reach Elesa, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Brycen.
How to Get Conkeldurr in Black & White
The chain to Conkeldurr requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Timburr at decent rates and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
How to Obtain Conkeldurr in BW
To get Conkeldurr, start by catching Timburr through walking encounters at Lv. 13-30. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch TimburrPinwheel Forest - OutsideLv.13-16GrassRate 20%AnyCold StorageLv.21-22GrassRate 15%AnyCold StorageLv.25-26Dark GrassRate 15%AnyDouble grass
- Step 2Catch or Evolve GurdurrTwist Mountain - 1FLv.28-30CaveRate 30%Spring/summer/autumnTwist Mountain - 2FLv.28-30CaveRate 30%Spring/summer/autumnTwist Mountain - 3FLv.28-30CaveRate 30%Spring/summer/autumnTwist Mountain - 1FLv.29CaveRate 10%WinterTwist Mountain - 2FLv.29CaveRate 10%WinterTwist Mountain - 3FLv.29CaveRate 10%Winteror evolve from Timburr (Step 1)
Step 3Conkeldurr ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Conkeldurr egg.
Conkeldurr Weakness
Type-wise, Conkeldurr takes extra damage from Flying and Psychic. Its Fighting typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Conkeldurr's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Conkeldurr Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Conkeldurr
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x62-73% Gust 2x28-35% | ||
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Pidove Normal | C | |
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x60-72% Air Cutter 2x34-41% | ||
Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Tranquill Normal | D | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x89-106%KO Air Cutter 2x50-59% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x57-68% Air Cutter 2x32-38% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x93-110%KO Air Cutter 2x53-63% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Solosis builds →Future Sight 2x93-110%KO | ||
Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x57-68% Fly 2x35-42% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x92-109%KO Air Cutter 2x53-63% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x110-130%KO | ||
Unfezant Normal | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x92-108%KO Air Cutter 2x51-61% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x106-125%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x91-108%KO Air Slash 2x69-81% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x108-127%KO | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x50-59% Dream Eater 2x54-64% | ||
Unfezant Normal | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Unfezant builds →Sky Attack 2x103-121%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit6-7% Crunch11-13% Superpower33-39% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Weavile builds →Ice Shard14-16% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves View Blissey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Chansey builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Conkeldurr View Clefable builds →Knock Off4-5% | ||
Conkeldurr Evolutions
Conkeldurr doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need a trade to get here from Timburr's line. Breed this form to get Timburr eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Timburr gave Conkeldurr the biggest boost in Attack (+60), bringing the total to 505 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Conkeldurr to get Timburr eggs easily using 53 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Comet Punch, Counter, Detect and 8 more.
BW Conkeldurr Best Moveset
140 Attack with AbilityGuts turning burn into a permanent power boost through Held ItemFlame Orb, or AbilitySheer Force boosting secondary-effect moves at zero Held ItemLife Orb cost. 105 HP sustains the moveset through either strategy. MoveMach Punch provides Fighting priority. The hardest-hitting Fighting type in the format.
Best Build
Conkeldurr best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Comet Punch and Counter give Conkeldurr options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Rock coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Focus Punch and Superpower. The egg moves push it further.
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
It is thought that Conkeldurr taught humans how to make concrete more than 2,000 years ago.
They use concrete pillars as walking canes. They know moves that enable them to swing the pillars freely in battle.
Conkeldurr Black & White Guide
In Black & White, Don't let Conkeldurr's 505 base stat total fool you. Sheer Force is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it A-Tier as a wallbreaker. Drain Punch with Leftovers is the standard set.
Conkeldurr is obtained by trade-evolving Gurdurr. Catch or evolve a Gurdurr first, then trade. 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.
In Black & White, Run Sheer Force on Conkeldurr. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Conkeldurr also gets Guts and Iron Fist, but they don't compare.
In Black & White, Conkeldurr fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 140 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Conkeldurr has appeared in 8 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
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