#1018
Archaludon
Alloy Pokémon
It digs holes on mountains, searching for food. It’s so durable that being caught in a cave-in won’t faze it.
Details
Height2.0 m
Weight60.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate10
Base friendship50
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
90
Attack
105
Defense
130
Sp. Atk
125
Sp. Def
65
Speed
85
Total
600
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Choice Scarf (Steel)
- Item
- Choice Scarf
- Nature
- Timid
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- IVs
- —
Physically Defensive (Steel)
- Item
- Leftovers
- Nature
- Bold
- EVs
- 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 Spe
- IVs
- —
Entry Hazard Support (Dragon)
- Item
- Leftovers
- Nature
- Bold
- EVs
- 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 Spe
- IVs
- —
Evolution
Metal Alloy
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Archaludon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Archaludon.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Electro Shot | Electric | Special | 130 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 6 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 18 | Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 24 | Breaking Swipe | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| 36 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 42 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 48 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 54 | Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Metal Burst | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 66 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Archaludon can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
