Its stat points are heavily invested in Attack and Sp. Def, while its Ability Iron Fist and Black Belt boosts the power of its Fighting-type moves while patching up Conkeldurr's weaker special bulk. Its powerful Drain Punch keeps its HP high, while Playstyle of reliably locking down opponents with boosted priority moves is possible.

Alternative Move Options

Has a wide variety of secondary moves

Conkeldurr has a wide variety of secondary moves.Several moves are also boosted by its Ability Iron Fist, so choose the moves that best suit your team and the most commonly used Pokémon.

Alternative Held Item Options

Life Orb and Expert Belt are also recommended

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• いのちのたま
• たつじんのおび

The item that boosts Fighting-type moves by 1.2×, Black Belt can be Life Orb or Expert Belt and similar options can be used instead. Life Orb boosts power by 1.3× at the cost of recoil, while Expert Belt gives a 1.2× boost whenever a weakness is hit, regardless of move type.

Role of the Iron Fist Physical Attacker build

the ability Iron Fist-boosted punching moves to win direct matchups. It compensates for its low Speed with Mach Punch with, and Pressures switch-ins too with wide-coverage physical moves to break the board functions as an attacker.

Threats

Watch out for Fairy-, Psychic-, and Flying-type Pokémon

Conkeldurr is weak to Fairy, Psychic, and Flying. These Pokémon also resist its STAB Fighting-type moves, so be careful. If matched against one, switch out rather than giving up an easy KO.

Life Orb and the ability Sheer Force combo is the core of this physical attacker Conkeldurr build. Its broad move coverage and the priority moveMach Punch selectively, give it an improved ability to win one-on-one exchanges.

Purpose of the stat point distribution

The Sheer Force and Life Orb combination

the ability Sheer Force is an Ability that boosts a move's power by 1.3× in exchange for removing its additional effect.Life Orb recoil damage is treated as an additional effect of the move, soit can attack at a total of 1.69× power without suffering the HP recoil drawback.

Does not apply to moves with no additional effect

Sheer Force does not activate when using a move that has no additional effect to begin with. It will therefore take recoil damage, and the move receives only Life Orb's 1.3× power boost.

Drain Punch and Mach Punch are not affected

Drain Punch's healing andMach Punch's priority are not additional effects. Therefore, the AbilitySheer Force will not take effect, so keep this in mind.

Alternative Move Options

Choose moves affected by Sheer Force

For Conkeldurr's coverage moves, options with additional effects that activate its AbilitySheer Force are recommended. Adjust them according to the Pokémon you want to beat.

Role of the Life Orb Sheer Force Attacker

the ability Sheer Force and Life Orb synergy gives it the power to pressure the opponent's field from favorable matchups, which is its main role. It compensates for its low Speed withMach Punch, thentrades blows while breaking down the opponent's switching cycle with its broad coverage — its role.

Threats

Watch out for Fairy, Psychic, and Flying types

Conkeldurr is weak to Fairy, Psychic, and Flying types, and its same-type Fighting-type moves are also resisted by these Pokémon, so caution is needed. If it ends up facing one, switch out to avoid being taken down easily.