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Gurdurr is a gray bipedal Pokémon 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 I-beamgirder in its arms. The steel frame is used to train its muscles, and Gurdurr boasts about its muscles with Machoke 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.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Gurdurr is a major character. The player 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
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, 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.
Gurdurr, the Muscular Pokémon. A Fighting type. Gurdurr wields its girder masterfully. Although it excels at demolition, it is strangely inept at construction.
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
A Gurdurr appeared in Assistant, under the ownership of some Workers.
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.
Origin
Timburr's Pokédex entry supports that it and its evolved forms are based on construction workers. Gurdurr in particular is always holding a steel beam. Its body appears to be covered with swollen veins 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 musclemancarny from a carnival sideshow. A red nose is also often used commonly in anime for old gruff men.
Name origin
Gurdurr may be derived from girder (support beam).
Dotekkotsu may be a combination of 土木 doboku (engineering works) and 鉄骨 tekkotsu (steel frame).
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