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No. 1018 · National Pokédex

Archaludon

ブリジュラス · Pondralugon
⚙️ Steel 🐉 Dragon
Height
2.0 m
Weight
60.0 kg
Category
Alloy Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Archaludon
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Archaludon

Types
Steel Dragon
Weaknesses
×2 Fighting, Ground Table
Resistances
×¼ Grass · ×½ Normal, Water, Electric, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Steel · immune: Poison
Evolution
Duraludon → Archaludon (Metal Alloy)
Shiny
Shiny ArchaludonAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats
Total 600 · top stat: Defense (130) Detail
In Current Games
Competitive
Champions · Singles: tier S, No. 7 · Champions · Doubles: tier A, No. 9
Other Names
Pondralugon in French · ブリジュラス in Japanese · Briduradon in German All Languages

📋Overview

Archaludon is a Steel and Dragon-type Pokémon, No. 1018 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Alloy Pokémon. Height: 2 m, weight: 60 kg.

Archaludon evolves from Duraludon and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Stamina and Sturdy. Hidden Ability: Stalwart. Archaludon is weak to Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Archaludon takes no damage from Poison-type moves.

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#1018
National Pokédex
Category
Alloy Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
90
255
Attack
105
255
Defense
130
255
Special Attack
125
255
Special Defense
65
255
Speed
85
255
Total
600
Min HP (Lv. 100)
290
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
384
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel / Dragon). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 2 types
Fighting
×2
Ground
×2
Normal (×1) — 6 types
Fire
×1
Ice
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 8 types
Normal
×½
Water
×½
Electric
×½
Flying
×½
Psychic
×½
Bug
×½
Rock
×½
Steel
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Grass
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Poison
×0

✨Abilities

Stamina
Ability 1
Boosts the Defense stat when the Pokémon is hit by an attack.
Sturdy
Ability 2
The Pokémon cannot be knocked out by a single hit as long as its HP is full. One-hit KO moves will also fail to knock it out.
Stalwart
Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon's Abilities and moves that draw in moves.

🌱Archaludon Evolution

Duraludon
#884
Duraludon
Steel Dragon
Metal Alloy →
Archaludon
#1018
Archaludon
Steel Dragon

🔮Archaludon Forms and Shiny

Archaludon
Standard Form
Steel · Dragon
Shiny Availability
Shiny Archaludon
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Archaludon Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Electro Shot
Electric Spec.
100%
130
10
1
Metal Claw
Steel Phys.
95%
50
35
1
Leer
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
6
Rock Smash
Fighting Phys.
100%
40
15
12
Hone Claws
Dark Stat
—
—
15
18
Metal Sound
Steel Stat
85%
—
40
24
Breaking Swipe
Dragon Phys.
100%
60
15
30
Dragon Tail
Dragon Phys.
90%
60
10
36
Iron Defense
Steel Stat
—
—
15
42
Focus Energy
Normal Stat
—
—
30
48
Dragon Claw
Dragon Phys.
100%
80
15
54
Flash Cannon
Steel Spec.
100%
80
10
60
Metal Burst
Steel Phys.
100%
—
10
66
Hyper Beam
Normal Spec.
90%
150
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Mineral · Dragon
Egg Cycles
30 cycles
≈ 7,710 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Archaludon

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

In Our Tier Lists
Ubers
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Ubers
Usage rate: 1.2% · Position #69

📱Archaludon in Pokémon GO

Archaludon in Pokémon GO Not yet released
  • 3,739Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 2,137Perfect CP in Raids
  • 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokémon GO entry: Archaludon →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“It gathers static electricity from its surroundings. The beams it launches when down on all fours are tremendously powerful.”
Violet
“It digs holes on mountains, searching for food. It’s so durable that being caught in a cave-in won’t faze it.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Pondralugon
🇬🇧 English
Archaludon
🇯🇵 漢字
ブリジュラス
🇯🇵 Kana
ブリジュラス
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Briduradon
🇪🇸 Español
Archaludon
🇮🇹 Italiano
Archaludon
🇰🇷 한국어
브리두라스
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
铝钢桥龙
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
鋁鋼橋龍
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Alliage
🇬🇧 EN
Alloy Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ごうきんポケモン

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Archaludon

What type is Archaludon?

Archaludon is a Steel and Dragon-type Pokémon.

Can Archaludon still evolve?

Archaludon is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Duraludon, it does not evolve further.

What are Archaludon's weaknesses?

Archaludon is weak to Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Archaludon takes no damage from Poison-type moves.

What is Archaludon's Hidden Ability?

Archaludon's Hidden Ability is Stalwart. Its regular Abilities are Stamina and Sturdy.

Is Archaludon available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Archaludon is playable in Pokémon Champions. In our Champions · Doubles tier list, Archaludon is ranked tier A (No. 9).