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Dusknoir's Type

GHOST

Dusknoir's Pokédex #s

National #: 477

Galar #: 137

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Dusknoir's Base Stats

HP:: 45

Attack:: 100

Defense:: 135

Sp. Atk:: 65

Sp. Def:: 135

Speed:: 45

Total:: 525

Misc. Info

Height:: 7'3" (2.2m)

Weight:: 235 lbs. (106.6 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Amorphous

EXP At Lv. 100:: 800,000

EV Yield:: 1 Defense, 2 Sp. Def

Base EXP:: 236

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 35

Dusknoir's Abilities

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

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

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

Weaknesses & Resistances

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

2×: GHOST

DARK

½: POISON

BUG

immune: NORMAL

FIGHTING

Dusknoir's Evolution Line

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

Duskull: starting form

Dusclops: at level 37

Dusknoir: trade while holding Reaper Cloth

Dusknoir's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir 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
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 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every 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 Dusknoir's level.	GHOST	varies	100%	15	One Target
20	Payback Does double damage if Dusknoir 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 Takes 50% of Dusknoir'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	--	--	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
54	Destiny Bond If Dusknoir is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir can't use any moves Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Dusknoir'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 Dusknoir can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

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 Dusknoir'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 Dusknoir'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 Dusknoir's held item with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	100%	10	One Target
TR40	Skill Swap Swaps Dusknoir's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TR49	Calm Mind Raises Dusknoir'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
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Dusknoir for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User
TR93	Darkest Lariat Ignores any stat modifiers on the target.	DARK	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Pain Split Does damage or heals Dusknoir and the target until they have the same HP amount.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Grudge If Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir faints.	DARK	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dusknoir can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Skitter Smack 100% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG		70	90%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Poltergeist Fails if the target is not holding an item.	GHOST		110	90%	5	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Dusknoir 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
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 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every 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 Dusknoir's level.	GHOST	varies	100%	15	One Target
20	Payback Does double damage if Dusknoir 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 Takes 50% of Dusknoir'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	--	--	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
54	Destiny Bond If Dusknoir is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dusknoir can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One Target
TM04	Calm Mind Raises Dusknoir's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM12	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM13	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Dusknoir from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM29	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TM30	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Dusknoir's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM41	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Dusknoir is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Dusknoir restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM48	Skill Swap Swaps Dusknoir's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM52	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Dusknoir's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM57	Charge Beam Has a 70% chance to raise Dusknoir's Special Attack by one stage.	ELECTRIC	50	90%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM61	Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	FIRE	--	85%	15	One Target
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Dusknoir attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM77	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
TM79	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TM80	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Dusknoir's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM85	Dream Eater Heals Dusknoir by half the damage dealt. Fails unless foe is asleep.	PSYCHIC	100	100%	15	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Dusknoir's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM92	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
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Pain Split Does damage or heals Dusknoir and the target until they have the same HP amount.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Grudge If Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir faints.	DARK	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Imprison Dusknoir can't use any moves Dusknoir knows.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
EGG	Destiny Bond If Dusknoir is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User

Dusknoir's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Dusknoir's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Dusknoir's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Dusknoir is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	200	231	263	294	45
Attack	205	236	268	299	100
Defense	275	306	338	369	135
Sp. Atk	135	166	198	229	65
Sp. Def	275	306	338	369	135
Speed	95	126	158	189	45
Total					525

Where to Find Dusknoir in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Dusknoir, 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 Dusknoir in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Dusknoir

Can be found as a wandering Pokémon in the Wild Area.

Available in some rare Max Raid Dens in the Wild Area.

Getting Dusknoir By Evolution

Evolves from Dusclops when traded while holding a

Reaper Cloth.

Location information on where to find Dusknoir in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Dusknoir

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.

Y Alpha Sapphire

The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond 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 SoulSilver

This feared Pokémon is said to travel to worlds unknown. Some even believe that it takes lost spirits along with it.