Gurdurr is a gray bipedal Pokémon with a large, round dark-violet 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 I-beamgirder in its arms. The steel frame is used to train its muscles, and Gurdurr boasts about its muscles with its comrades. 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.
A Gurdurr appeared in Lights! Camera! Pika!, under the ownership of Frank. It would hold up the microphone and operate the zip liner when shooting Frank's movies.
Gurdurr, the Muscular Pokémon and the evolved form of Timburr. Gurdurr trains its muscles by carrying a steel beam. With its amazing strength, even professional wrestlers can't move it.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Gurdurr is a major character where it was recruited to help build Paradise but due to past history where a customer refused to pay for the work and tore it down, Gurdurr refused to help anyone else but after a battle with the player and partner and was defeated, Gurdurr and its two pals the Timburr Brothers agreed to help.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Evolves from Timburr when its Attack is 81 or higher Evolves into Conkeldurr when it has a link of 60% or higher, after knocking out a Warrior's Pokémon in a manner that allows recruitment
Gurdurr is similar to Machoke; 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, Conkeldurr, are the only Pokémon that share a max link of 100% with five different Warriors, which is the highest amount found in the game.
Timburr's Pokédex entry supports that it and its evolutions are based on construction workers. Due to its clown nose, clown hair-like structure on its head, and buff body, it may have also been based on a musclemancarnie from a carnival sideshow.
Name origin
Gurdurr may be a corruption of girder, an iron or steel beam.
Dotekkotsu is derived from 鉄骨 tekkotsu (steel frame).
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