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Does anybody use (a) durant(s)?

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Just doing this out curiosity. I have yet to see anybody in the fandom to use one in their main and/or alt teams, or in any way besides battling.

I personally don't like it at all, mostly because of the design. I do like the idea of a bug/steel dual type, just something more appealing than durant.
 
I used a Durant in my Pokémon VGC11 team. With its Hustle ability it is fairly strong, but not very accurate (In Pokémon, having a 20% chance of missing seems to mean a 20% of hitting xD). It's definitely frail though.
 
I think it has a great design and idea, I just already have a set team by the time I get to Victory Road. I picked up a Rufflet right before then, but I didn't want to train up another new team member. Heatmor got the same treatment, unfortunately.
 
I actually love using it in-game. It has high Speed, Attack & Defense, a decent movepool and a good design. Durant used to be my highest-leveled Pokemon on the team.
 
I have yet to use Durant, but its stats, ability, and movepool make me interested.

Joshawott said:
I used a Durant in my Pokémon VGC11 team. With its Hustle ability it is fairly strong, but not very accurate (In Pokémon, having a 20% chance of missing seems to mean a 20% of hitting xD). It's definitely frail though.
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One or two Honed Claws would fix that problem.
 
PkmnGreen said:
I caught an adamant one that I plan on using.

But like Joshawott said, it's stupidly frail, so it wouldn't have time to set up really.
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Indeed. Its Defence stat is really good, but it's let down its diabolical HP and special defence.
 
I don't see Durant's Special Defence a big problem. It's only weak to Fire, it outspeeds many of the Fire-types and defeats them with Stone Edge/Dig. It's resistant to 9 types out of which 5 commonly use Special Attacks.
 
I caught a durant while I was in victory road and thinking of training it post game and also use it in battle subway. I love its speed and attack. It looks like a great physical sweeper. It does need hone claws though.
 
I really don't care fer Durant. I really don't think it's that good of a Pokemon. Plus, I don't like bugs.
 
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I feel sad... 'cause Durant is a main Pokemon of mine on two teams I've used: my VGC 2011 team and my Sandstorm team; but others don't see its potential. Even though it is extremely frail, if you can get up a Hone Claws (and I am able to 90% of the time), it absolutely WRECKS in Doubles and Triples, even without the proper support. My most successful set is:

DURANT
Ability: Hustle
EVS: 252 Attk/4 Def/252 Speed
Nature: Jolly
Moves: Hone Claws, Rock Slide, X-Scissor, Iron Head

This set takes many people I have faced on Wi-fi off-guard, and I owe tons of my victories to that little ant.
 
Hyper Dragoon said:
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I feel sad... 'cause Durant is a main Pokemon of mine on two teams I've used: my VGC 2011 team and my Sandstorm team; but others don't see its potential. Even though it is extremely frail, if you can get up a Hone Claws (and I am able to 90% of the time), it absolutely WRECKS in Doubles and Triples, even without the proper support. My most successful set is:

DURANT
Ability: Hustle
EVS: 252 Attk/4 Def/252 Speed
Nature: Jolly
Moves: Hone Claws, Rock Slide, X-Scissor, Iron Head

This set takes many people I have faced on Wi-fi off-guard, and I owe tons of my victories to that little ant.
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Thats the set I use for it, but switch between Rock slide, stone edge , and dig. I totally whipped this guys but I faced on wi-fi, with a infernape, latios, and Rhyperior once with dig. I could barely touch it, he kept switching his own pokes' out because I was setting up dig. I think he's a good pokemon.
 
I am currently EV training one. I like its design and its movepool. Of course its frailty is a turn-off for some but it comes with the typing and stats.
 
I do, and honestly, it depends on how you use it. Do like it, although I can't say it can endure much...but its movepool and design catch my interest. Unlike some, I adore its design.
 
Well its a pretty good sweeper actually. Walled by steel types though. I wish he had earthquake. He is a suspect in RU, btw.
 
The problem with Durant is that it come too late in the game to pick up, if it came earlier I may have tried one and it does have that nice bug/steel typing
 
This pokemon swept most of E4 on both first and second runs for me in-game (with no overleveling). I'm not much of metagame lover, however I believe that it has the potential for running as physical sweeper in UU.
 
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