Is Gurdurr Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Timburr evolves at level 25. Fighting with AbilityGuts. Trade to evolve into Conkeldurr. With Eviolite in Gen 5, an unevolved Gurdurr gets 50% Defense and Sp. Def boost. Handles Lenora, Brycen, and Grimsley.
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 Gurdurr in Black & White
Gurdurr's 3-stage chain starts with Timburr, which appears at decent rates in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
Where To Catch Gurdurr in BW
Timburr is your first catch on the way to Gurdurr. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 13-30 across 18 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch TimburrPinwheel Forest - OutsideLv.13-16GrassRate 20%AnyCold StorageLv.21-22GrassRate 15%AnyCold StorageLv.25-26Dark GrassRate 15%AnyDouble grass
- Step 2Gurdurr ✓Twist 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 3Evolve into ConkeldurrBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Conkeldurr egg.
Gurdurr Weakness
Flying and Psychic moves hit Gurdurr for super-effective damage. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. 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 |
| 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 Gurdurr Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Gurdurr
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x83-99% Gust 2x36-43% | ||
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Pidove Normal | C | |
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x80-95% Air Cutter 2x44-53% | ||
Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Tranquill Normal | D | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x118-138%KO Air Cutter 2x67-79% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x75-89% Air Cutter 2x44-53% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x123-146%KO Air Cutter 2x69-82% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Solosis builds →Future Sight 2x126-149%KO | ||
Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x77-90% Fly 2x42-50% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x126-149%KO Air Cutter 2x70-83% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x148-175%KO | ||
Unfezant Normal | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x120-142%KO Air Cutter 2x68-80% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x143-168%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x124-147%KO Air Slash 2x94-110%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gurdurr View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x145-171%KO | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
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 53 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Comet Punch, Counter, Detect and 8 more.
BW Gurdurr Best Moveset
105 Attack with AbilityGuts or AbilitySheer Force and Held ItemEviolite patching 85/50 defenses to 127/75 effective. The moveset fires physical Fighting TermStab at real power with decent bulk. Conkeldurr one evolution away brings 140 Attack.
Best Build
Gurdurr best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Focus Punch
- Superpower
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
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 Normal and Rock coverage and more 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
Base Stats
This Pokémon is so muscular and strongly built that even a group of wrestlers could not make it budge an inch.
They strengthen their bodies by carrying steel beams. They show off their big muscles to their friends.
Gurdurr Black & White Guide
At 405 BST, Gurdurr is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Conkeldurr before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Black & White, watch for Staraptor (Flying) and Reuniclus (Psychic) when using Gurdurr. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 40 Speed, Gurdurr won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
No. Gurdurr only evolves into Conkeldurr through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Black & White. 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