What is a good moveset for Durant?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Durant, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

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Durant Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Monotype: Steel- "The Premier Scarfer"

With an above average Base 109 Atk further buffed by it's Hustle Ability and a Speed Stat that allows it to outpace Terrakion by exactly 1 Point, the Iron Ant Pokemon can be considered to be the best Scarfer Mono Steel Teams have to offer.

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Durant @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide / Stone Edge
- Superpower
- Baton Pass

Perhaps one of the most underrated Pokemon in the Monotype Sub-Metagame, Durant's combination of Physical might, oddly high Speed, sufficient Coverage Moves, and Baton Pass make the Iron Ant Pokemon Mono Steel's "Primier Scarfer", outclassing it's Competition in Lucario in terms of Speed and Jirachi in terms of Power.

Given all the Coverage Move's it needs, it's STAB Attack in Iron Head synergizes well with the typical Paralysis-Based Mono Steel Teams, while Rock Slide eliminates the Fire Type that threaten it. In addition to that, BW2 also blessed it with yet another odd perk: Superpower, a Move that breaks down the Steels and Water/Ground Type that resist it's Steel/Rock Coverage. To top it off, it also follows the Generation V pattern of granting Bug Type's Baton Pass, so, like Scolipede, it also capable of using the pseudo-Pivot Move to Scout out the opponents next Move, functioning much like a U-turn or Volt Switch but with the absence of Damage or, being blocked by an Immunity.

The Jolly Natured (+Spd, -SAtk) gives it the Speed to outpace even Terrakion, killing it off with a 252 Atk+Hustle Iron Head. The Choice Scarf of course Boost it's Speed to beat other Scarfers that threaten Mono Steel (Terrakion).

Overall, Durant has proved to be the best Scarfer of Mono Steel due to the above advantages.

Comments

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Durant @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Hustle
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Baton Pass

Answer 2

Durant @ Focus Sash
Ability: Truant
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Entrainment
- Iron Head
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge / Thunder Wave

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Entrainment DOES work with Truant and is the devastating part of this set. Iron-head is for STAB, and Flinch. X-scissor is STAB. Stone-edge is coverage and T-wave is for if you really want to be annoying.

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WARNING

Using this set may do the following: Make people swear at you, stop being friends with you, hate you, and want to murder you.

Comments

it gives truant to the opponents pokemon via entrainment

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It's actually pretty good for a 4x fire pokemon.

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Actually, I think you misread it wrong. Entrainment will fail if the TARGET'S Ability is Truant and so on.

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If you pair this with arena trap dugtrio it would be amazing. Because you can you hone claws because they can only attack every other turn, and on the turn they can attack use protect.

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I like this set, but I'd use Leftovers and an alternate EV spread of 128 Atk / 252 Def / 128 Spe.

Answer 3

Durant (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Hone Claws
- X-scissor
- Stone Edge
- Iron Head

This is how its done basically. Life Orb is power so I can use jolly to amp his speed up. Then Hone claws makes up for hustles' accuracy drop. Then he simply Life Orb sweeps away..

Answer 4

The Destroyer of UU
With a solid 109 attack and speed and a built-in choice band as an ability, Durant's a force to be reckoned with in UU. However, with bulky mons like (mega) Swampert, Suicune, Milotic, mega Ampharos, and mega Aggron standing in its way, the steel ant has a lot of trouble sweeping the entire tier. However, looking at Durant's moveset reveals a different story. I present to you the Destroyer of UU:

Durant @ Life Orb
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Iron Head
- Thunder Fang
- Superpower
- Screech

When one of the walls in UU switches in, you go for screech, lowering its defense by 2 (hustle does not affect screech). At -2, all walls are (almost) killed by jolly durant:

252 Atk Life Orb Hustle Durant Thunder Fang vs. -2 252 HP / 252+ Def Suicune: 169-200 (81.6 - 96.6%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

252 Atk Life Orb Hustle Durant Superpower vs. -2 252 HP / 252+ Def Mega Swampert: 159-187 (76.8 - 90.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock

252 Atk Life Orb Hustle Durant Superpower vs. -2 252 HP / 252+ Def Filter Mega Aggron: 138-164 (77.9 - 92.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock (note that no Mega Aggrons actually run max defense)

252 Atk Life Orb Hustle Durant Thunder Fang vs. -2 252 HP / 252+ Def Milotic: 213-252 (105.4 - 124.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 Atk Life Orb Hustle Durant Superpower vs. -2 252 HP / 252+ Def Mega Ampharos: 164-194 (83.2 - 98.4%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

Even the infamous Porygon2 dies to a jolly durant: 252 Atk Life Orb Hustle Durant Superpower vs. -2 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Porygon2: 242-286 (126 - 148.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

As you can imagine, adamant Durant cleanly OHKOes all of these threats except for Mega Aggron ( again, no Mega Aggrons run max defense). Have fun with the tier demolisher!

Comments

Can I use this pls?

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this is a public forum. of course!

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ok, thanks!  :)

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You did a lot of research wow, this is a great set

Answer 5

Gen 9 National Dex Monotype Hone Claws Z Move (Bug)

Durant @ Electrium Z
Ability: Hustle
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Hone Claws
- Iron Head
- Thunder Fang
- Stomping Tantrum / Superpower

A Hone Claws + Z Move set Durant can be used on Bug teams in National Dex Monotype. Durant has use on Bug teams as a Z move user that isn't Lokix if you want to use a different Z move user on Bug teams. Hone Claws gives Durant a way to boost its Attack stat further as well as boosting accuracy to no longer have to deal with the accuracy drop from Hustle. Iron Head is used for the STAB move on this set since it is better into the National Dex Monotype meta better than X-Scissor when it comes to hitting opposing Pokemon for neutral damage such as Kommo-o, Gliscor, the Landorus forms. Iron Head is useful to hit Pokemon such as Galarian Weezing, Mega Diancie, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, and Iron Valiant super effectively. Thunder Fang targets Water- and Flying-types that resist Iron Head such as Toxapex, Corviknight, Skarmory, Pelipper, Hisuian Samurott, Keldeo, and Mega Charizard Y(if you used Hone Claws to get a +1 attack boost before Mega Charizard Y is sent out). With Electrium Z, Durant can have a one-time nuke to be able to have a decent chance to OHKO physically defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Celesteela, and Corviknight, with Stealth Rock guaranteeing OHKOs against them in addition to Skarmory.

+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Gigavolt Havoc (120 BP) vs. 248 HP / 212+ Def Celesteela: 378-446 (95.2 - 112.3%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Gigavolt Havoc (120 BP) vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Toxapex: 278-328 (91.7 - 108.2%) -- 50% chance to OHKO

+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Gigavolt Havoc (120 BP) vs. 248 HP / 212+ Def Corviknight: 374-440 (93.7 - 110.2%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO

The last slot is up to preference, both being useful to hit Steel-types super effectively, though both have some different Steel targets. Stomping Tantrum gives Durant a move to hit Gholdengo super effectively as well as Pokemon such as Iron Hands, Ceruledge, and Mega Charizard X. Superpower can be used instead to hit Ferrothorn super effectively in addition to hitting Steel-types such as Archaludon for more damage. Superpower is also neat since it can allow Durant to be able to hit Air Balloon Heatran and Air Balloon Iron Treads without their Air Balloons having to be broken.

Answer 6

Durant @ Focus Sash
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 252 Attack / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Hone Claws
- Iron Head
- X-Scissor
- Rock Slide / Stone Edge

It's a very perfect Durant set I came up with. You put a focus sash on Durant to guarantee a Hone Claws set up ( Note that Hone Claws not only boosts Durant's already amazing attack stat from the hustle ability, but also patches Hustle's accuracy loss). Focus sash is very crucial because any fire attack WILL kill in one hit (Hope you don't get an unlucky burn). Once Hone claws is set up, go to town on your opponent. With 348 speed at level 100, you're likely to outspeed most Pokemon. Now if you send your Durant out and you know a Pokemon is faster than you, go for an attack instead, rather than hone clawing ( You'll still do a great amount of damage). EXAMPLE: If a Darmanitan is on the field, go for Rock Slide, or Stone Edge to take it out after it hits you. Same goes for Talonflame.

Overall this Pokemon has great coverage. Against 9 types, Bug, Psychic, Dark, Fairy, Rock, Grass, Fire, Ice, and Flying. I have used this Durant set in many OU battles and it works well.

Answer 7

Durant @ Life Orb
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Hone Claws
- Iron Head
- Crunch / Stone Edge
- X-Scissor

Hone Claws boosts attack by 1.5 and accuracy by 1.33 making Durant get about 106 since hustle makes accuracy 80% and about attack of 1363 because of hustles 1.5 boost and the Life orb boost of 1.3 and Hone Claws boost of 1.5 you multiply each number by 317 base attack to get 1363. Iron Head is a Stab steel attack with base 80 power and 30% chance to flinch target. Crunch is a 80 power
dark type move with a 20% chance to lower target's defense / Stone edge would have 85.12 accuracy and it is a 100 power move. X-Scissor it a 80 power Stab bug type move.
Jolly Nature because my set does not not have a Choice Scarf so it needs to be fast enough to be able to outspeed other Pokemon giving it base 348 speed. Hustle was the best option for a ability it boosts attack by 1.5 but it did lower accuracy to 80%.

Answer 8

Here’s my Durant for Super Singles:

Durant @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Truant
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Entrainment
- Crunch
- X-Scissor
- Iron Head

Goes first. Uses entrainment. Switch out. 252 Def EVs enable Durant to take a Fake Out and 2 Earthquakes from Mega Kangaskhan and survive most physical attacks :)