Gurdurr (Pokémon)

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Gurdurr (Japanese: ドテッコツ Dotekkotsu) is a introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from starting at level 25 and evolves into when traded.
==Biology==
Gurdurr is a gray bipedal with a large, round dark-red nose. It has bulbous features, resembling curls of "hair", on its head. Violet bulges resembling swelling veins pattern its muscular, large arms, thighs, and chest, and similar thick violet bands adorn its shoulders. It possesses an hourglass shape. 
It is known to usually carry an in its arms. The steel frame is used to train its muscles, and Gurdurr boasts about its muscles with and other members of its kind. However, if the individual fails to measure up to the others, it will proceed to lay low for some time. It is so strong that it won't even be moved if it is attacked by a group of professional wrestlers. It is usually found near construction sites. Unlike Timburr, Gurdurr is not good at helping with construction; rather, it excels at demolition.
===Evolution===
Gurdurr evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : is a major character. The and partner try to recruit him to help build Pokémon Paradise, but due to an experience where a customer refused to pay for his work and tore down the house he had built for them, Gurdurr refuses to help anyone else. After being defeated in a battle with the player and partner, Gurdurr and the Timburr Brothers agree to help, building the player and partner a house and agreeing to help in developing Paradise.
===Pokédex entries===
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Gurdurr in the
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Gurdurr debuted in Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!, under the ownership of Trip. It was revealed to have evolved from a prior to the events of that episode. It was used in a against , where it went up against and was defeated by it. Gurdurr was revealed to have evolved into Conkeldurr prior to The Clubsplosion Begins!.
In Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!, a 's Gurdurr was recruited by Officer Jenny to deal with a they believed had deliberately damaged a power plant.
In Trials of a Budding Master!, Dozer used a Gurdurr in a World Coronation Series battle against , only for it to be defeated by .
====Minor appearances====
A Gurdurr appeared in a fantasy in The Clubsplosion Begins!.
A Gurdurr appeared in A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1, under the ownership of a group of excavators working in a mine in Twist Mountain.
In Lost at the League!, Stephan's Sawk defeated a Trainer's Gurdurr during the Vertress Conference.
In Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, a cruise ship passenger's Gurdurr competed in the Marine Cup Tournament.
A Gurdurr appeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened, under the ownership of some s in New Tork City.
A Gurdurr appeared in a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
In Lights! Camera! Pika!, Frank's Gurdurr would hold up the microphone and operate the zip liner when shooting Frank's movies.
A Trainer's Gurdurr appeared in I Choose You!.
A Trainer's Gurdurr appeared in This Magik Moment!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A Gurdurr appeared in Assistant, under the ownership of some s.
===POKÉTOON===
A Gurdurr appeared in PT10, where it seen being defeated by the 's .
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
 has a Gurdurr, which was used to battle in Accumula Town in Letting Go.
A Gurdurr appeared in Pinsir Changes.
A Gurdurr appeared in a flashback in Charizard Transforms.
A Gurdurr appeared in a fantasy in Ray of Light!! Through the Crack in the Sky!.
Henry owns a Gurdurr nicknamed "Steeler" which he caught in a Max Raid Battle in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light.
===Pokémon Battle Stories===
A Trainer was shown with a Gurdurr.
===Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~===
A Gurdurr appeared in PNA2, under the ownership of Yoshihiro.
===Pokémon RéBURST===
Pauline uses a large group of and Gurdurr to help run and maintain the Burst Heart Survival tournament.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Gurdurr is similar to ; both are Fighting-type Pokémon with a base stat total of 405 whose final evolution is triggered by trading.
* In Pokémon Conquest, Gurdurr and its evolved form, , are the only Pokémon that share a max link of 100% with five different Warriors, which is the highest amount found in the game.
===Origin===
's Pokédex entry supports that it and its evolved forms are based on . Gurdurr in particular is always holding a steel beam. Its body appears to be covered with swollen s from physical labor. Due to its clown nose, clown hair-like structure on its head, and buff body, Gurdurr may have also been based on a from a . A red nose is also often used commonly in anime for old gruff men.
====Name origin====
Gurdurr may be derived from (support beam).
Dotekkotsu may be a combination of 土木 doboku (engineering works) and 鉄骨 tekkotsu (steel frame).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Gurdurr (Gates to Infinity)
* Weaponry in the Pokémon world
==External links==
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