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Sprite of Dusclops in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Dusclops's Type

GHOST

Dusclops's Pokédex #s

Galar #: 136

National #: 356

Dusclops's Base Stats

HP:: 40

Attack:: 70

Defense:: 130

Sp. Atk:: 60

Sp. Def:: 130

Speed:: 25

Total:: 455

Misc. Info

Egg Groups:: Amorphous

EXP At Lv. 100:: 800,000

EV Yield:: 1 Defense, 1 Sp. Def

Dusclops's Abilities

Here are what abilities Dusclops can possibly have, along with their effects.

Pressure: Moves that target Dusclops consume 1 PP more than normal.

Frisk: Reveals an opponent's held item when Dusclops is sent out in a battle.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Dusclops's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: GHOST

DARK

½: POISON

BUG

immune: NORMAL

FIGHTING

Dusclops's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Dusclops evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Duskull: starting form

Dusclops: at level 37

Dusknoir: trade while holding Reaper Cloth

Dusclops's Moves

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Dusclops can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Dusclops learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Shadow Punch Doesn't miss the target.	GHOST	60	--	20	One Target
1	Shadow Punch Doesn't miss the target.	GHOST	60	--	20	One Target
1	Fire Punch Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	75	100%	15	One Target
1	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
1	Thunder Punch Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	75	100%	15	One Target
1	Gravity Lowers all Pokémon's base evasion by 30% and grounds all Pokémon for the next 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field
1	Bind Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
1	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
1	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
1	Shadow Sneak Has higher priority.	GHOST	40	100%	30	One Target
12	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
16	Night Shade Does exact damage equal to Dusclops's level.	GHOST	varies	100%	15	One Target
20	Payback Does double damage if Dusclops attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
24	Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	FIRE	--	85%	15	One Target
28	Mean Look Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
32	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
36	Curse {notghost}Raises Dusclops's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.{/notghost}{ghost}Takes 50% of Dusclops's max HP to curse the last Pokémon to hit it, damaging the last Pokémon to hit it by 1/4 its max HP after each turn.{/ghost}	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
42	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
48	Future Sight Does its damage after two more turns have passed.	PSYCHIC	120	100%	10	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dusclops can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM00	Mega Punch Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	85%	20	One Target
TM01	Mega Kick Damages the target.	NORMAL	120	75%	5	One Target
TM03	Fire Punch Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM04	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM05	Thunder Punch Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	75	100%	15	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM21	Rest Dusclops restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Dusclops from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM38	Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	FIRE	--	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Dusclops is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM42	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM44	Imprison Dusclops can't use any moves Dusclops knows.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Dusclops attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Dusclops's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM70	Trick Room For the next 5 turns, turn order is reversed, so slower Pokémon go first. (Priority still functions as usual.)	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM71	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM77	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dusclops can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR14	Metronome Uses a random move.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Dusclops's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Dusclops's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR34	Future Sight Does its damage after two more turns have passed.	PSYCHIC	120	100%	10	One Target
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR38	Trick Switches Dusclops's held item with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	100%	10	One Target
TR40	Skill Swap Swaps Dusclops's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TR49	Calm Mind Raises Dusclops's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR58	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Dusclops for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dusclops can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Dusclops.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Pain Split Does damage or heals Dusclops and the target until they have the same HP amount.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Grudge If Dusclops is knocked out before its next action, the attacker loses all PP of the move it used.	GHOST	--	--	5	User
EGG	Memento Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two stages, then Dusclops faints.	DARK	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field

Where to Find Dusclops

If you're looking for where to find Dusclops, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Dusclops in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Dusclops in the Wild

Galar Route 8

Random Encounters

Any Weather
15%			Lv. 38-40