#477

Dusknoir

The Gripper Pokémon

This feared Pokémon is said to travel to worlds unknown. Some even believe that it takes lost spirits into its pliant body and guides them home.

Base stat total: 525
Height: 2.2 m
Weight: 106.6 kg
Catch rate: 45

Base stats

525 total

HP 45 231 294

Atk 100 212 328

Def 135 275 405

SpA 65 149 251

SpD 135 275 405

Spe 45 113 207

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending

Takes more

Ghost 2× Dark 2×

Takes less

Poison ½× Bug ½×

No effect

Normal 0× Fighting 0×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Shadow Shield changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate

Main choose one, switch any time Twist. Dimension Sets up Trick Room on entry, lasts 3 turns. Iron Fist Boosts punching moves. Frisk Reveals foes' items and disables them for 2 turns.

Innate always active, all of them Finisher Moves targeting foes at half HP get +1 priority. Shadow Shield Halves damage at full HP. Soul Eater Dealing a KO heals 1/4 of this Pokemon's max HP.

Evolution line

Duskull BST 295

Dusclops BST 455 Level · 37

Dusknoir BST 525 Level · 38

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Frisk new Twist. Dimension Iron Fist removed Pressure

Innates added Finisher Shadow Shield Soul Eater

Details

Height: 2.2 m
Weight: 106.6 kg
Gender: 50% male · 50% female
Egg groups: Amorphous
Egg cycles: 25
Catch rate: 45
Base exp: 263
Growth rate: Fast
EV yield: 1 Def, 2 SpD
Base friendship: 35
Wild held item: Spell Tag
Colour: Black

Moves

13 level-up · 0 egg · 106 teachable

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pwr	Acc	PP
1	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15
	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15
	Gravity	Psychic	Status	—	∞	5
	Bind	Normal	Physical	35	100	20
	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30
	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	1	100	15
	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20
6	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20
9	Foresight	Normal	Status	—	∞	40
14	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	40	100	10
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
22	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
25	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100	20
30	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	∞	10
33	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	90	10
37	Shadow Punch	Ghost	Physical	75	∞	20
43	Mean Look	Normal	Status	—	∞	5
51	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
61	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100	10

No egg moves.

Move	Type	Cat	Pwr	Acc	PP
Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100	25
Ally Switch	Psychic	Status	—	∞	15
Astonish	Ghost	Physical	40	100	10
Attract	Normal	Status	—	90	15
Bind	Normal	Physical	35	100	20
Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	∞	20
Captivate	Fairy	Special	65	100	20
Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	100	15
Confide	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	∞	10
Darkest Lariat	Dark	Physical	85	100	10
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	∞	5
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20
Double Team	Normal	Status	—	∞	15
Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100	15
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100	15
Endure	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	∞	20
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15
Flash	Electric	Special	60	100	20
Fling	Dark	Physical	90	100	10
Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
Foresight	Normal	Status	—	∞	40
Frustration	Dark	Physical	75	100	10
Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100	10
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Gravity	Psychic	Status	—	∞	5
Grudge	Ghost	Status	—	∞	5
Hard Press	Steel	Physical	100	100	10
Haze	Ice	Status	—	∞	30
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100	10
Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15
Imprison	Psychic	Status	—	∞	10
Infestation	Bug	Special	20	100	20
Laser Focus	Normal	Status	—	∞	30
Leech Life	Bug	Physical	80	100	10
Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30
Mean Look	Normal	Status	—	∞	5
Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75	5
Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	95	100	15
Memento	Dark	Status	—	100	10
Metronome	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	1	100	15
Night Shade	Ghost	Special	1	100	15
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100	5
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical	90	100	10
Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90	5
Power Shift	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100	20
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	∞	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	∞	5
Return	Normal	Physical	102	100	20
Revenge	Fighting	Physical	60	100	10
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
Shadow Punch	Ghost	Physical	75	∞	20
Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	—	∞	10
Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Snatch	Dark	Status	—	∞	10
Snore	Normal	Special	85	100	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	∞	5
Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞	20
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	—	∞	15
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100	10
Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	∞	5
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	90	10
Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	—	∞	10

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Dusclops instead.