Dusknoir

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Dusknoir

Pokédex data

National №	0477
Type	Ghost
Species	Gripper Pokémon
Abilities	1. Pressure Frisk (hidden ability)
Local №	191 (Platinum) 155 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 137 (Sword/Shield — Galar) 160 (Legends: Arceus)

Training

EV yield	1 Defense, 2 Sp. Def
Catch rate	45
Base Friendship	35 (Lower than normal)
Base Exp.	263
Growth Rate	Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Amorphous
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	25 (6144–6425 steps)

Base stats

HP	45	200	294
Attack	100	184	328
Defense	135	247	405
Sp. Atk	65	121	251
Sp. Def	135	247	405
Speed	45	85	207
Total	525	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Evolution chart

#0355
Duskull
Ghost

(Level 37)

#0356
Dusclops
Ghost

(trade holding Reaper Cloth)

#0477
Dusknoir
Ghost

Dusknoir changes

In Generation 5, Dusknoir does not have the Frisk ability.
In Generation 4, Dusknoir has a base experience yield of 210.

Moves learned by Dusknoir

In other generations 4 5 6 7 8 9

Dusknoir

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
6	Disable	normal	—	100
9	Foresight	normal	—	—
14	Astonish	ghost	30	100
17	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
22	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
25	Pursuit	dark	40	100
30	Curse	ghost	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
37	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
43	Mean Look	normal	—	—
51	Payback	dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Diamond & Pearl from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
58	Endure	normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Captivate	normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
6	Disable	normal	—	100
9	Foresight	normal	—	—
14	Astonish	ghost	30	100
17	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
22	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
25	Pursuit	dark	40	100
30	Curse	ghost	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
37	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
43	Mean Look	normal	—	—
51	Payback	dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Platinum from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	fire	75	100
Ice Punch	ice	75	100
Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Trick	psychic	—	100
Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
58	Endure	normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Captivate	normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
6	Disable	normal	—	100
9	Foresight	normal	—	—
14	Astonish	ghost	30	100
17	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
22	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
25	Pursuit	dark	40	100
30	Curse	ghost	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
37	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
43	Mean Look	normal	—	—
51	Payback	dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	fire	75	100
Ice Punch	ice	75	100
Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
Headbutt	normal	70	100
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Pain Split	normal	—	—
Trick	psychic	—	100
Gravity	psychic	—	—
Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
58	Endure	normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Captivate	normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
6	Disable	normal	—	100
9	Foresight	normal	—	—
14	Astonish	ghost	30	100
17	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
22	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
25	Pursuit	dark	40	100
30	Curse	ghost	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
37	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
42	Hex	ghost	65	100
49	Mean Look	normal	—	—
58	Payback	dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Black & White.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Black & White from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal		80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Telekinesis	psychic	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
6	Disable	normal	—	100
9	Foresight	normal	—	—
14	Astonish	ghost	30	100
17	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
22	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
25	Pursuit	dark	40	100
30	Curse	ghost	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
37	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
42	Hex	ghost	65	100
49	Mean Look	normal	—	—
58	Payback	dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	fire	75	100
Ice Punch	ice	75	100
Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
Bind	normal	15	85
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
Pain Split	normal	—	—
Trick	psychic	—	100
Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
Snatch	dark	—	—
Gravity	psychic	—	—
Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal		80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Telekinesis	psychic	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
6	Disable	normal	—	100
9	Foresight	normal	—	—
14	Astonish	ghost	30	100
17	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
22	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
25	Pursuit	dark	40	100
30	Curse	ghost	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
37	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
42	Hex	ghost	65	100
49	Mean Look	normal	—	—
58	Payback	dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in X & Y.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in X & Y from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal		80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
97	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
98	Power-Up Punch	fighting	40	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
1	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
1	Astonish	ghost	30	100
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
6	Disable	normal	—	100
9	Astonish	ghost	30	100
14	Foresight	normal	—	—
17	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
22	Pursuit	dark	40	100
25	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
30	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
33	Curse	ghost	—	—
37	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
40	Hex	ghost	65	100
45	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
52	Mean Look	normal	—	—
57	Payback	dark	50	100
64	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	fire	75	100
Ice Punch	ice	75	100
Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
Bind	normal	15	85
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Pain Split	normal	—	—
Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
Trick	psychic	—	100
Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
Snatch	dark	—	—
Gravity	psychic	—	—
Wonder Room	psychic	—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
94	Secret Power	normal	70	100
97	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
98	Power-Up Punch	fighting	40	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
1	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
1	Astonish	ghost	30	100
1	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
6	Disable	normal	—	100
9	Astonish	ghost	30	100
14	Foresight	normal	—	—
17	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
22	Pursuit	dark	40	100
25	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
30	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
33	Curse	ghost	—	—
40	Hex	ghost	65	100
45	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
52	Mean Look	normal	—	—
57	Payback	dark	50	100
64	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Sun & Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
97	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
1	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
1	Astonish	ghost	30	100
1	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
6	Disable	normal	—	100
9	Astonish	ghost	30	100
14	Foresight	normal	—	—
17	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
22	Pursuit	dark	40	100
25	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
30	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
33	Curse	ghost	—	—
40	Hex	ghost	65	100
45	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
52	Mean Look	normal	—	—
57	Payback	dark	50	100
64	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	fire	75	100
Ice Punch	ice	75	100
Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
Bind	normal	15	85
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Pain Split	normal	—	—
Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
Trick	psychic	—	100
Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
Snatch	dark	—	—
Gravity	psychic	—	—
Wonder Room	psychic	—	—
Telekinesis	psychic	—	—
Ally Switch	psychic	—	—
Laser Focus	normal	—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
97	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Astonish	ghost	30	100
1	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
1	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
12	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
16	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
20	Payback	dark	50	100
24	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
28	Mean Look	normal	—	—
32	Hex	ghost	65	100
36	Curse	ghost	—	—
42	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
48	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
54	Destiny Bond	ghost	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Sword & Shield.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Sword & Shield from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Skitter Smack	bug	70	90
Poltergeist	ghost	110	90
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Mega Punch	normal	80	85
01	Mega Kick	normal	120	75
03	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
04	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
05	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
08	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
21	Rest	psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
23	Thief	dark	60	100
24	Snore	normal	50	100
25	Protect	normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	ice	55	95
31	Attract	normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
38	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
39	Facade	normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	normal	—	—
42	Revenge	fighting	60	100
43	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
44	Imprison	psychic	—	—
48	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
57	Payback	dark	50	100
59	Fling	dark	—	100
70	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
71	Wonder Room	psychic	—	—
76	Round	normal	60	100
77	Hex	ghost	65	100
81	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TR

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	normal	85	100
05	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	ice	110	70
10	Earthquake	ground	100	100
11	Psychic	psychic	90	100
14	Metronome	normal	—	—
20	Substitute	normal	—	—
26	Endure	normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
33	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
34	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
37	Taunt	dark	—	100
38	Trick	psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
49	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
58	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
64	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
83	Ally Switch	psychic	—	—
93	Darkest Lariat	dark	85	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	ghost	30	100
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
1	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
12	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
16	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
20	Payback	dark	50	100
24	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
28	Mean Look	normal	—	—
32	Hex	ghost	65	100
36	Curse	ghost	—	—
42	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
48	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
54	Destiny Bond	ghost	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
00	Blizzard	ice	110	70
00	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
00	Earthquake	ground	100	100
00	Psychic	psychic	90	100
00	Double Team	normal	—	—
00	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
00	Flash	normal	—	100
00	Rest	psychic	—	—
00	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
00	Substitute	normal	—	—
00	Thief	dark	60	100
00	Protect	normal	—	—
00	Endure	normal	—	—
00	Swagger	normal	—	85
00	Attract	normal	—	100
00	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
00	Rain Dance	water	—	—
00	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
00	Psych Up	normal	—	—
00	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
00	Torment	dark	—	100
00	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
00	Facade	normal	70	100
00	Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
00	Taunt	dark	—	100
00	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
00	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
00	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
00	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
00	Payback	dark	50	100
00	Fling	dark	—	100
00	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
00	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
00	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
00	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
00	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
83	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
96	Strength	normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bind	normal	15	85
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Shadow Sneak	ghost	40	100
1	Shadow Punch	ghost	60	∞
1	Astonish	ghost	30	100
1	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
1	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
1	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
1	Gravity	psychic	—	—
12	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
16	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
20	Payback	dark	50	100
24	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
28	Mean Look	normal	—	—
32	Hex	ghost	65	100
36	Curse	ghost	—	—
42	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
48	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
54	Destiny Bond	ghost	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Scarlet & Violet.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Memento	dark	—	100
Haze	ice	—	—
Pain Split	normal	—	—
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Scarlet & Violet from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
07	Protect	normal	—	—
17	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
18	Thief	dark	60	100
23	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
25	Facade	normal	70	100
29	Hex	ghost	65	100
32	Swift	normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	ice	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
42	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
43	Fling	dark	—	100
47	Endure	normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	water	—	—
58	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
66	Body Slam	normal	85	100
67	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
68	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
69	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
80	Metronome	normal	—	—
85	Rest	psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
87	Taunt	dark	—	100
92	Imprison	psychic	—	—
94	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
95	Leech Life	bug	80	100
98	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
103	Substitute	normal	—	—
107	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
109	Trick	psychic	—	100
114	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
120	Psychic	psychic	90	100
129	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
130	Helping Hand	normal	—	—
135	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
143	Blizzard	ice	110	70
149	Earthquake	ground	100	100
151	Phantom Force	ghost	90	100
152	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
158	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
161	Trick Room	psychic	—	—
163	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
174	Haze	ice	—	—
177	Spite	ghost	—	100
178	Gravity	psychic	—	—
192	Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
198	Poltergeist	ghost	110	90
202	Pain Split	normal	—	—
203	Psych Up	normal	—	—
217	Future Sight	psychic	120	100
219	Skitter Smack	bug	70	90
224	Curse	ghost	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Dusknoir sprites

Type	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9	Home
Normal						—
Shiny					—	—

See all Dusknoir sprites

Pokédex entries

Diamond	The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there.
Pearl	The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there.
Platinum	It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.
HeartGold	This feared Pokémon is said to travel to worlds unknown. Some even believe that it takes lost spirits along with it.
SoulSilver	This feared Pokémon is said to travel to worlds unknown. Some even believe that it takes lost spirits along with it.
Black	It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.
White	It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.
Black 2	It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.
White 2	It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.
X	It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.
Y	The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there.
Omega Ruby	It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.
Alpha Sapphire	The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there.
Sword	At the bidding of transmissions from the spirit world, it steals people and Pokémon away. No one knows whether it has a will of its own.
Shield	With the mouth on its belly, Dusknoir swallows its target whole. The soul is the only thing eaten— Dusknoir disgorges the body before departing.
Legends: Arceus	Comes to those whose lives have come to an end and escorts their souls to the afterlife. Known to mistakenly take the souls of those who yet have life left in them, albeit rarely.

Other languages

English	Dusknoir
Italian	Dusknoir
Spanish	Dusknoir
German	Zwirrfinst
French	Noctunoir
Chinese	黑夜魔靈
Korean	야느와르몽
Japanese	ヨノワール

English	Gripper Pokémon
Italian	Pokémon Pinza
Spanish	Pokémon Grilletes
German	Greifer-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Mainpince
Chinese	抓握寶可夢
Korean	움켜쥠포켓몬
Japanese	てづかみポケモン

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