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<div>:''If you were looking for the moves known as Dark moves in Japanese, see [[Shadow move]].''<br />
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{{types}}<br />
The '''Dark type''' (Japanese: '''あくタイプ''' ''Evil type'') is one of the seventeen [[type]]s. Notable Trainers that specialize in Dark-type Pokémon are [[Karen]] of the [[Indigo Plateau|Johto]] [[Elite Four]], [[Sidney]] of the [[Hoenn]] Elite Four, and [[Grimsley]] of the [[Unova]] Elite Four. Notably, the Dark-type is the only type that has never had a [[Gym|Pokémon Gym]] specialize in it. Prior to Generation IV, where moves are designated [[Physical move|physical]] or [[Special move|special]] based on the move itself rather than its type, all Dark-type moves were special. Dark-type Pokémon were added in [[Generation II]].<br />
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==Statistical averages==<br />
===Overall===<br />
{{BaseStatNoCat|<br />
type=dark|<br />
HP=67.05 |<br />
Attack=89.64 |<br />
Defense=65.72 |<br />
SpAtk=70.69 |<br />
SpDef=63.62 |<br />
Speed=73.95 |<br />
Total=430.67 }}<br />
<br />
===Fully evolved===<br />
{{BaseStatNoCat|<br />
type=dark|<br />
HP=76.61 |<br />
Attack=101.91 |<br />
Defense=78.35 |<br />
SpAtk=83.52 |<br />
SpDef=75.26 |<br />
Speed=80.22 |<br />
Total=495.87 }}<br />
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<br />
==Battle properties==<br />
{{typebattle<br />
|type=Dark<br />
|weakto1=Bug<br />
|weakto2=Fighting<br />
|resist1=Dark<br />
|resist2=Ghost<br />
|unaffected1=Psychic<br />
|weaken1=Ghost<br />
|weaken2=Psychic<br />
|resisted1=Dark<br />
|resisted2=Fighting<br />
|resisted3=Steel<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Characteristics==<br />
===Defense===<br />
Dark-type Pokémon are notable for the fact that they don't have any strong stat trends other than Attack (which is in and of itself modified by a few powerful outliers and slightly ironic as Dark was a special type, not a physical type), but usually have relatively poor defenses, with the exception of {{p|Umbreon}}, {{p|Spiritomb}}, {{p|Bisharp}}, {{p|Drapion}}, {{p|Scrafty}}, {{p|Mandibuzz}} and {{p|Tyranitar}}. On the plus side, Dark-types have an immunity to {{type|Psychic}} moves. Additionally, Pokémon that are both Dark-type and {{type|Ghost}} have no weaknesses to any moves of any type (excluding {{type|Fighting}} moves used under immunity-negating conditions such as {{DL|In-battle effect item|Ring Target}} or {{a|Scrappy}}), as the resistances of the Dark-type cover the weaknesses of Ghost, and vice-versa. Meanwhile, if a Pokémon with the types Psychic and Dark were to exist, then it would have no resistances while having a double weakness to Bug-type and an immunity to Psychic (It would also be the only Pokémon with Bug as a sole weakness).<br />
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===Offense===<br />
Dark-type moves, when combating Psychic types, are especially useful due to their secondary effects; {{m|Crunch}} lowers Defense (an already low stat among Psychic-types), {{m|Bite}} causes {{Status|flinch}}ing, {{m|Faint Attack}} never misses, {{m|Night Slash}} has a high {{DL|Damage modification|critical hit}} ratio while {{m|Pursuit}} hits Pokémon as they switch for double damage. Many Dark-type moves also involve stealing or deception, such as moves like: {{m|Thief}}, which steals an opponent's held item; {{m|Snatch}}, which steals the beneficial effects of an opponent's moves; and {{m|Foul Play}}, which uses a number of the opponent's offensive modifiers, such as [[Statistics|Attack]], to calculate damage.<br />
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Even though the Dark type was considered a [[special move|special type]] prior to [[Generation IV]], the three Dark-type moves that are currently special ({{m|Dark Pulse}}, {{m|Snarl}} and {{m|Night Daze}}) were introduced after [[Generation III]], meaning that all Dark-type moves that were once special moves are now all [[physical move]]s, which helps many Dark types since most of them are physical attackers.<br />
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===Contest Properties===<br />
When used in Contests, Dark-type moves typically are of the [[Smart Contest|Smart]] category, but can also fall in any of the other four Contest categories.<br />
<br />
==Pokémon==<br />
As of Generation V, there are 39 Dark-type Pokémon or 6.01% of all Pokémon, making it tied with the {{t|Electric}} type as the twelfth most common type.<br />
<br />
===Pure Dark-type Pokémon===<br />
{| {| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{dark color light}}; border: 5px solid #{{dark color}};"<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
{| border=1 width="100%" align="center" class="sortable" style="background: #FFFFFF; border:1px solid #{{dark color light}}; border-collapse:collapse;"<br />
|-style="background: #{{dark color light}};"<br />
! #<br />
!<br />
! Name<br />
|-<br />
|197<br />
|{{MSP|197|Umbreon}}<br />
|{{p|Umbreon}}<br />
|-<br />
|261<br />
|{{MSP|261|Poochyena}}<br />
|{{p|Poochyena}}<br />
|-<br />
|262<br />
|{{MSP|262|Mightyena}}<br />
|{{p|Mightyena}}<br />
|-<br />
|359<br />
|{{MSP|359|Absol}}<br />
|{{p|Absol}}<br />
|-<br />
|491<br />
|{{MSP|491|Darkrai}}<br />
|{{p|Darkrai}}<br />
|-<br />
|509<br />
|{{MSP|509|Purrloin}}<br />
|{{p|Purrloin}}<br />
|-<br />
|510<br />
|{{MSP|510|Liepard}}<br />
|{{p|Liepard}}<br />
|-<br />
|570<br />
|{{MSP|570|Zorua}}<br />
|{{p|Zorua}}<br />
|-<br />
|571<br />
|{{MSP|571|Zoroark}}<br />
|{{p|Zoroark}}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Pokéstar Studios Pokémon====<br />
{| {| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{dark color light}}; border: 5px solid #{{dark color}};"<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
{| border=1 width="100%" align="center" class="unsortable" style="background: #FFFFFF; border:1px solid #{{dark color light}}; border-collapse:collapse;"<br />
|- style="background: #{{dark color light}};"<br />
! #<br />
!<br />
! Name<br />
|-<br />
|N/A<br />
|{{MSP|000|Monster}}<br />
|{{p|Monster}}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Half Dark-type Pokémon===<br />
''Primary Dark-type Pokémon''<br />
{| {| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{dark color light}}; border: 5px solid #{{dark color}};"<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
{| border=1 width="100%" align="center" class="sortable" style="background: #FFFFFF; border:1px solid #{{dark color light}}; border-collapse:collapse;"<br />
|-style="background: #{{dark color light}};"<br />
! #<br />
!<br />
! Name<br />
! Type 1<br />
! Type 2<br />
|-<br />
|198<br />
|{{MSP|198|Murkrow}}<br />
|{{p|Murkrow}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Flying}}<br />
|-<br />
|215<br />
|{{MSP|215|Sneasel}}<br />
|{{p|Sneasel}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Ice}}<br />
|-<br />
|228<br />
|{{MSP|228|Houndour}}<br />
|{{p|Houndour}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Fire}}<br />
|-<br />
|229<br />
|{{MSP|229|Houndoom}}<br />
|{{p|Houndoom}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Fire}}<br />
|-<br />
|302<br />
|{{MSP|302|Sableye}}<br />
|{{p|Sableye}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Ghost}}<br />
|-<br />
|430<br />
|{{MSP|430|Honchkrow}}<br />
|{{p|Honchkrow}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Flying}}<br />
|-<br />
|461<br />
|{{MSP|461|Weavile}}<br />
|{{p|Weavile}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Ice}}<br />
|-<br />
|559<br />
|{{MSP|559|Scraggy}}<br />
|{{p|Scraggy}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Fighting}}<br />
|-<br />
|560<br />
|{{MSP|560|Scrafty}}<br />
|{{p|Scrafty}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Fighting}}<br />
|-<br />
|624<br />
|{{MSP|624|Pawniard}}<br />
|{{p|Pawniard}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Steel}}<br />
|-<br />
|625<br />
|{{MSP|625|Bisharp}}<br />
|{{p|Bisharp}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Steel}}<br />
|-<br />
|629<br />
|{{MSP|629|Vullaby}}<br />
|{{p|Vullaby}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Flying}}<br />
|-<br />
|630<br />
|{{MSP|630|Mandibuzz}}<br />
|{{p|Mandibuzz}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Flying}}<br />
|-<br />
|633<br />
|{{MSP|633|Deino}}<br />
|{{p|Deino}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Dragon}}<br />
|-<br />
|634<br />
|{{MSP|634|Zweilous}}<br />
|{{p|Zweilous}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Dragon}}<br />
|-<br />
|635<br />
|{{MSP|635|Hydreigon}}<br />
|{{p|Hydreigon}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Dragon}}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Pokéstar Studios Pokémon====<br />
{| {| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{dark color light}}; border: 5px solid #{{dark color}};"<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
{| border=1 width="100%" align="center" class="sortable" style="background: #FFFFFF; border:1px solid #{{dark color light}}; border-collapse:collapse;"<br />
|- style="background: #{{dark color light}};"<br />
! #<br />
!<br />
! Name<br />
! Type 1<br />
! Type 2<br />
|-<br />
|N/A<br />
|{{MSP|000|Brycen-man}}<br />
|{{p|Brycen-man}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Psychic}}<br />
|-<br />
|N/A<br />
|{{MSP|000|Majin}}<br />
|{{p|Majin}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
{{typetable|Ghost}}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
''Secondary Dark-type Pokémon''<br />
{| {| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{dark color light}}; border: 5px solid #{{dark color}};"<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
{| border=1 width="100%" align="center" class="sortable" style="background: #FFFFFF; border:1px solid #{{dark color light}}; border-collapse:collapse;"<br />
|-style="background: #{{dark color light}};"<br />
! #<br />
!<br />
! Name<br />
! Type 1<br />
! Type 2<br />
|-<br />
|248<br />
|{{MSP|248|Tyranitar}}<br />
|{{p|Tyranitar}}<br />
{{typetable|Rock}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|274<br />
|{{MSP|274|Nuzleaf}}<br />
|{{p|Nuzleaf}}<br />
{{typetable|Grass}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|275<br />
|{{MSP|275|Shiftry}}<br />
|{{p|Shiftry}}<br />
{{typetable|Grass}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|318<br />
|{{MSP|318|Carvanha}}<br />
|{{p|Carvanha}}<br />
{{typetable|Water}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|319<br />
|{{MSP|319|Sharpedo}}<br />
|{{p|Sharpedo}}<br />
{{typetable|Water}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|332<br />
|{{MSP|332|Cacturne}}<br />
|{{p|Cacturne}}<br />
{{typetable|Grass}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|342<br />
|{{MSP|342|Crawdaunt}}<br />
|{{p|Crawdaunt}}<br />
{{typetable|Water}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|434<br />
|{{MSP|434|Stunky}}<br />
|{{p|Stunky}}<br />
{{typetable|Poison}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|435<br />
|{{MSP|435|Skuntank}}<br />
|{{p|Skuntank}}<br />
{{typetable|Poison}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|442<br />
|{{MSP|442|Spiritomb}}<br />
|{{p|Spiritomb}}<br />
{{typetable|Ghost}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|452<br />
|{{MSP|452|Drapion}}<br />
|{{p|Drapion}}<br />
{{typetable|Poison}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|551<br />
|{{MSP|551|Sandile}}<br />
|{{p|Sandile}}<br />
{{typetable|Ground}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|552<br />
|{{MSP|552|Krokorok}}<br />
|{{p|Krokorok}}<br />
{{typetable|Ground}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|-<br />
|553<br />
|{{MSP|553|Krookodile}}<br />
|{{p|Krookodile}}<br />
{{typetable|Ground}}<br />
{{typetable|Dark}}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Moves==<br />
{{movelist/battle-head|Dark}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Assurance|Physical|Beauty|50|100|10|anyadjacent|If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|2|Beat Up|Physical|Smart|Varies|100|10|anyadjacent|The user gets all party Pokémon to attack the target. The more party Pokémon, the greater the number of attacks.}}{{movelist/battle|1|Bite|Physical|Tough|60|100|25|anyadjacent|The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.}}{{movelist/battle|2|Crunch|Physical|Tough|80|100|15|anyadjacent|The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Dark Pulse|Special|Cool|80|100|15|any|The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. It may also make the target flinch.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Dark Void|Status|Smart|—|80|10|adjacentfoes|Opposing Pokémon are dragged into a world of total darkness that makes them sleep.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Embargo|Status|Cute|—|100|15|anyadjacent|It prevents the target from using its held item. Its Trainer is also prevented from using items on it.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|2|Faint Attack|Physical|Smart|60|—|20|anyadjacent|The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. It hits without fail.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|3|Fake Tears|Status|Smart|—|100|20|anyadjacent|The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|3|Flatter|Status|Smart|—|100|15|anyadjacent|Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, it also raises the target's Sp. Atk stat.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Fling|Physical|Tough|Varies|100|10|anyadjacent|The user flings its held item at the target to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|5|Foul Play|Physical||95|100|15|anyadjacent|The user turns the target's power against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|5|Hone Claws|Status||—|—|15|self|The user sharpens its claws to boost its Attack stat and accuracy.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|3|Knock Off|Physical|Smart|20|100|20|anyadjacent|The user slaps down the target's held item, preventing that item from being used in the battle.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|3|Memento|Status|Tough|—|—|10|anyadjacent|The user faints when using this move. In return, it harshly lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Nasty Plot|Status|Cute|—|—|20|self|The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|5|Night Daze|Special||85|95|10|anyadjacent|The user lets loose a pitch-black shock wave at its target. It may also lower the target's accuracy.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Night Slash|Physical|Beauty|70|100|15|anyadjacent|The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Payback|Physical|Cool|50|100|10|anyadjacent|If the user moves after the target, this attack's power will be doubled.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Punishment|Physical|Smart|Varies|100|5|anyadjacent|This attack's power increases the more the target has powered up with stat changes.}}{{movelist/battle|2|Pursuit|Physical|Smart|40|100|20|anyadjacent|An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|5|Quash|Status||—|100|15|anyadjacent|The user suppresses the target and makes its move go last.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|5|Snarl|Special||55|95|15|adjacentfoes|The user yells as if it is ranting about something, making the target's Sp. Atk stat decrease.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|3|Snatch|Status|Smart|—|—|10|self|The user steals the effects of any healing or stat-changing move the opponent attempts to use.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|4|Sucker Punch|Physical|Smart|80|100|5|anyadjacent|This move enables the user to attack first. It fails if the target is not readying an attack, however.}}{{movelist/battle|4|Switcheroo|Status|Cool|—|100|10|anyadjacent|The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|3|Taunt|Status|Smart|—|100|20|anyadjacent|The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|2|Thief|Physical|Tough|40|100|10|anyadjacent|The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. It can't steal if the user holds an item.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle|3|Torment|Status|Smart|—|100|15|anyadjacent|The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.}}<br />
{{movelist/battle-foot|Dark}}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Officially, this type's Brazilian Portuguese translation is "Noturno" (nocturnal), but at times it is named as "Sombrio" or "Trevas" (darkness) as well.<br />
* Because of {{m|Bite}}'s change to Dark from the {{t|Normal}} type in [[Generation II]], there has been at least one Dark-type move introduced in each generation. Despite this, there is not a Dark-type Pokémon from each generation; Dark is the only type not assigned to a Pokémon introduced in Generation I. This is the opposite situation to the other type introduced in Generation II, {{t|Steel}}.<br />
* There has yet to be a [[Gym|Pokémon Gym]] that specializes in the Dark type. Despite this, there have been three [[Elite Four]] members who specialize in Dark-type Pokémon.<br />
* Generation V introduced the most Dark-type Pokémon of any Generation, with 16 and Generation II introduced the {{tt|least|not counting Generation I, since this type was unavailable at that time}} Dark-type Pokémon, with six. <br />
* Despite Dark-type moves being exclusively special before the physical/special split, every Dark-type move introduced before the split was made a physical move.<br />
* Both types that Dark is weak to, Bug and Fighting, share a weakness to Flying types.<br />
* Generation IV introduced the most Dark-type moves of any Generation, with 11. Generation II (not counting Bite since it was introduced in Generation I) and V introduced the {{tt|least|not counting Generation I, since this type was unavailable at that time}} Dark-type moves, with five.<br />
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==In other languages==<br />
{{langtable<br />
|color={{dark color}}|bordercolor={{dark color light}}<br />
|zh_cmn=惡 / 恶 ''È''<br>邪惡 / 邪恶 ''Xié'è''<br />
|nl=Duister<BR>Donker<br />
|fi=Pimeys<BR>Pimeä<br />
|fr=Ténèbres<br />
|da=Mørke<br />
|de=Unlicht<br />
|el=Σκοταδιού ''Skotadiou''<br />
|he=אופל ''Offel''<br />
|id=Kegelapan<br />
|it=Buio<br />
|ja=あく (悪) ''Aku''<br />
|ko=악 ''Ak''<br />
|no=Mørk<br />
|pl=Mroczny<br />
|pt_br=Escuro<BR>Noturno<br />
|ru=Тёмный ''Tyomnii''<br />
|es_la= Obscuro<br />
|es_eu=Siniestro<br />
|ro=Întuneric<br />
|sv=Mörker<br />
|th=มืด or ความมืด<br />
}}<br />
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[[de:Unlicht (Typ)]]<br />
[[es:Tipo Siniestro]]<br />
[[fr:Ténèbres (type)]]<br />
[[it:Buio (tipo)]]<br />
[[ja:あく]]<br />
[[pt:Tipo Dark]]</div>Cokealpha