Dusknoir

No. 0477 · Gen 4

Dusknoir weakness and type

Hit DUSKNOIR with Ghost and Dark for 2× damage.

Moves against Dusknoir

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Ghost deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • PressureNo change to type matchups
  • FriskNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP45
  • Attack100
  • Defense135
  • Sp. Atk65
  • Sp. Def135
  • Speed45
  • Total525

Best nature

ImpishRaises its best defense and drops Sp. Atk, which it won't use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Dusknoir gives 1 Defense EV, 2 Sp. Def EVs.

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How Dusknoir evolves

DuskullGhost
  • Level 37
    DusclopsGhost
    • Trade holding Reaper ClothS/V, BD/SP, Sw/Sh, US/UM, S/M, OR/AS, X/Y, B/W, HG/SS, D/P/PtUse Reaper ClothArceus
      DusknoirGhost
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What Dusknoir can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalHyper BeamSpecial150
FightingFocus PunchPhysical150
PsychicFuture SightSpecial120
IceBlizzardSpecial110
GhostPoltergeistsame typePhysical110
GroundEarthquakePhysical100
DarkDarkest LariatPhysical85
BugLeech LifePhysical80
FireFire PunchPhysical75
ElectricThunder PunchPhysical75
RockRock SlidePhysical75
GrassAbsorbSpecial20

Type counters to Dusknoir

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.