Timburr is a Fighting-type Pokemon in Pokemon GO. Timburr evolves into Gurdurr using 50 Candies before evolving into Conkeldurr using 200 Candies. While Conkeldurr is useful against numerous Pokemon that are weak against Fighting-types, you’ll likely have Timburr in your party for a while as you get more candies for each evolution. This guide will provide information on the best Movesets and Counters for Timburr in Pokemon GO.
Pokemon GO – The Best Movesets and Counters for Timburr
The best moveset to use with Timburr in Pokemon GO for both offensive and defensive combat styles are Low Kick and Brick Break. These moves provide the highest DPS and Same-Type attack bonuses compared to other moves like Rock Tomb and Pound. This moveset is also effective during PVP battles. While Timburr’s other Quick move, Pound, has similar damage stats to Low Kick, it doesn’t benefit from the Same-Type attack bonus.
What Counters Timburr?
Since Timburr is a Fighting-type Pokemon, it is weak against Flying, Psychic and Fairy-type moves. All three of these types deal increased damage to Timburr during battles. However, Timburr is also resistant to Rock, Bug and Dark-type moves, with these types dealing decreased damage during battles. With this in mind, the following Pokemon are strong against Timburr in Pokemon GO:
- Mewtwo
- Deoxys
- Hoopa – Unbound
- Alakazam
- Espeon
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Each Pokemon in the list above has various movesets that make them more or less powerful during battle, depending on the situation. For example, while Mewtwo’s two Quick moves are both Psychic-type, it has numerous non-Psychic main moves. This difference is similar for Pokemon like Hoopa and Deoxys, who attack with more than one type. Furthermore, if you do not have any of the Pokemon in the list above, you can arrange your party so that there are Pokemon with either Flying, Psychic and Fairy-type moves. Having at least one Pokemon with one of these move types will give you an advantage against Timburr during your fights.