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Gripper Pokémon

Dusknoir

Ghost

It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and take them to the afterlife.

Pokedex entry: Scarlet

Height
2.2 m
Weight
106.6 kg
Game
Scarlet / Violet

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STATS, TYPING & ABILITIES

Current base stats for this form.

BASE STATS

HP45
Attack100
Defense135
Sp. Atk65
Sp. Def135
Speed45
BASE STAT TOTAL525

TYPE DEFENSES

Ghost

Base typing · Current reference

Normal: ×0 incoming damage. No effect
Fire: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Water: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Electric: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Grass: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Ice: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Fighting: ×0 incoming damage. No effect
Poison: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Ground: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Flying: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Psychic: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Bug: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Rock: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Ghost: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Dragon: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Dark: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Steel: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Fairy: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage

ABILITIES

Pressure

Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.

Scarlet / Violet

Other Pokemon with this ability (35)
Frisk
Hidden ability

When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item.

Scarlet / Violet

Other Pokemon with this ability (37)

EVOLUTION

Evolution requirements and regional outcomes can differ by game. Mega and Gigantamax forms appear in the forms menu.

Duskull

Dusknoir moves

Viewing Scarlet / Violet. Select a move for details.

Learn methods: Scarlet / Violet · Move values: selected-game source where available; effect text remains a general reference.

65 movesClick a column to sort · Scroll to see more

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Level-up moves 20

Level 1Details on tap
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Level 1, TM067Details on tap
Level 1, TM178Details on tap
Level 1, TM069Details on tap
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Level 1, TM068Details on tap
Level 12, TM017Details on tap
Level 16, TM042Details on tap
Level 20Details on tap
Level 24, TM107Details on tap
Level 28Details on tap
Level 32, TM029Details on tap
Level 36, TM224Details on tap
Level 42, TM114Details on tap
Level 48, TM217Details on tap
Level 54Details on tap

Additional TM / HM moves 44

TM143Details on tap
TM066Details on tap
TM058Details on tap
TM129Details on tap
TM023Details on tap
TM094Details on tap
TM149Details on tap
TM047Details on tap
TM025Details on tap
TM043Details on tap
TM158Details on tap
TM192Details on tap
TM152Details on tap
TM225Details on tap
TM174, EggDetails on tap
TM130Details on tap
TM163Details on tap
TM135Details on tap
TM034Details on tap
TM092Details on tap
TM095Details on tap
TM080Details on tap
TM202, EggDetails on tap
TM151Details on tap
TM198Details on tap
TM007Details on tap
TM203Details on tap
TM120Details on tap
TM050Details on tap
TM085Details on tap
TM086Details on tap
TM036Details on tap
TM098Details on tap
TM219Details on tap
TM070Details on tap
TM177Details on tap
TM103Details on tap
TM049Details on tap
TM032Details on tap
TM087Details on tap
TM171Details on tap
TM018Details on tap
TM109Details on tap
TM161Details on tap

Egg moves 1

EggDetails on tap
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Dusknoir IN CHAMPIONS

Battle data and team building

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HOW TO GET Dusknoir

Locations and other ways to obtain this Pokémon in Scarlet / Violet.

  • Transfer using Pokémon HOME

    Scarlet / Violet

  • Trade with another player

    Scarlet / Violet

    Player trade

  • Evolve Dusclops

    Scarlet / Violet
    • Trade; holding Reaper Cloth

Training & reference

Species reference values. Mechanics can differ between games.

Base experience
236
EV yield
1 Defense, 2 Special Defense
Catch rate
45
Base friendship
35
Growth rate
Fast
Egg groups
Indeterminate
Gender ratio
50% male / 50% female
Egg cycles
25
Regional Pokedex numbers
Regional Pokedex numbers
Region or gameNumber
National#477
Extended Sinnoh#191
Conquest Gallery#71
Updated Hoenn#155
Galar#137
Hisui#160
Kitakami#141
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