Dark (type): Difference between revisions

If you were looking for the moves known as Dark moves in Japanese, see Shadow move.

If you were looking for the Pokémon surrounded by Dark Auras in Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness, see Shadow Pokémon.

Types

Normal

Fire

Fighting

Water

Flying

Grass

Poison

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Rock

Ice

Bug

Dragon

Ghost

Dark

Steel

Fairy

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The Dark type (Japanese: あくタイプ Evil type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Dark-type Pokémon are Karen of the Indigo Plateau 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 Pokémon Gym specialize in it, although it is a recurrent type used by villainous teams and Elite Four members. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Dark-type moves were special, but they may now also be physical depending on the attack.

The Dark type was introduced in Generation II, along with the Steel type.

Statistical averages

Overall

Fully evolved

Battle properties

Generations II to V

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×

Generation VI onwards

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×

Characteristics

Defense

The Dark type, along with the Steel type, was introduced in Generation II in order to balance the previously overpowered Psychic type. As such, Dark is designed to have a key immunity to Psychic moves. However, most Dark-type Pokémon have poor HP, Defense, and Special Defense stats, though there are others with high defensive stats, such as Tyranitar, Umbreon, Mandibuzz, and Drapion.

Prior to Generation VI, Dark/Ghost-type Pokémon had no weaknesses (excluding Fighting under immunity-negating conditions such as Foresight or Scrappy), as the resistances of the Dark type cover the weaknesses of Ghost, and vice-versa. Introduced in Generation VI, the Fairy type is super effective against Dark and not resisted by Ghost.

Dark pairs well with Poison defensively—the latter nullifies all of the former's weaknesses, while Dark removes Poison's weakness to Psychic, leaving a single Ground weakness.

Offense

Dark-type moves are especially useful when combating Psychic and Ghost types. Many of them involve the possession of an opponent's attributes, such as Knock Off and Foul Play. Dark had little use as neutral coverage until Steel lost its resistance to it in Generation VI. Despite not being very effective against Fairy, several Dark-type Pokémon have access to Steel and Poison-type moves to pose a threat. Dark-type attacks work very well with Fairy-type attacks since the rare Steel/Fairy is the only combination that resists both.

Despite being a special type prior to Generation IV, all previous Dark-type attacks became physical, which is helpful since most Dark-type Pokémon are physical attackers due to their typically high Attack. Nevertheless, some Dark types have notably higher Special Attack, such as Hydreigon, Houndoom, and Zoroark.

Contest properties

In Contests, Dark-type moves are typically categorized as Clever moves.

Pokémon

As of Generation VI, there are 46 Dark-type Pokémon or 6.4% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Dark-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions), making it the 7th rarest type.

Pure Dark-type Pokémon

# Name 052 Meowth Alolan Meowth 197 Umbreon 261 Poochyena 262 Mightyena 359 Absol Mega Absol 491 Darkrai 509 Purrloin 510 Liepard 570 Zorua 571 Zoroark

Pokéstar Studios opponents

# Name N/A Monster

Half Dark-type Pokémon

Primary Dark-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire Mega Houndoom Dark Fire 302 Sableye Dark Ghost Mega Sableye Dark Ghost 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 461 Weavile Dark Ice 559 Scraggy Dark Fighting 560 Scrafty Dark Fighting 624 Pawniard Dark Steel 625 Bisharp Dark Steel 629 Vullaby Dark Flying 630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying 633 Deino Dark Dragon 634 Zweilous Dark Dragon 635 Hydreigon Dark Dragon 686 Inkay Dark Psychic 687 Malamar Dark Psychic 717 Yveltal Dark Flying

Secondary Dark-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 130 Mega Gyarados Water Dark 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark Mega Tyranitar Rock Dark 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 318 Carvanha Water Dark 319 Sharpedo Water Dark Mega Sharpedo Water Dark 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 434 Stunky Poison Dark 435 Skuntank Poison Dark 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 452 Drapion Poison Dark 551 Sandile Ground Dark 552 Krokorok Ground Dark 553 Krookodile Ground Dark 658 Greninja Water Dark 675 Pangoro Fighting Dark 720 Hoopa Unbound Psychic Dark

Pokéstar Studios opponents

# Name Type 1 Type 2 N/A Brycen-Man Dark Psychic N/A Majin Dark Ghost

Moves

Abilities

Interacting with the Dark type

A Pokémon with Color Change, Protean, Imposter, or Multitype will become a Dark-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Dark-type move, uses a Dark-type move, is sent out against a Dark-type opponent, or is holding a Dread Plate.

Exclusive Abilities

Currently, no Abilities are exclusive to Dark types. This does not include signature Abilities.

Trivia

• Generation V introduced the most Dark-type Pokémon of any generation, with 16, and Generation I introduced the fewest Dark-type Pokémon, with one, albeit only when Mega Evolved.
• Generation IV introduced the most Dark-type moves of any generation, with 11, and Generation VI introduced the fewest (excluding Generation I) Dark-type moves, with three.
• In Generation II, the Dark type saw one type change in a move (Bite), but no change in a Pokémon. The opposite is true for the Steel type, which saw one type change in a Pokémon family (Magnemite and Magneton), but no change in a move.
• There has yet to be a Pokémon Gym that specializes in the Dark type. It is the only type to currently hold this status.
  • Because of this, it was the only type in Generation II to not have a type boost.
• Despite Dark-type moves being special before Generation IV, every Dark-type move originating from before Generation IV was made into a physical move.
• The Dark-type and Ghost-types share their super effectiveness, with both types being only strong against Ghost and Psychic-types.

In other languages

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Language Title Japanese あく (悪) Aku Mandarin Chinese 惡 / 恶 È 邪惡 / 邪恶 Xié'è Czech Temný Danish Mørke Mørk Dutch Duister Donker Finnish Pimeys Pimeä French Ténèbres German Unlicht Greek Σκοταδιού Skotadiou Hebrew אופל Offel Hungarian Sötét Indonesian Kegelapan Italian Buio Korean 악 Ak Norwegian Mørk Polish Mroczny Brazilian Portuguese Sombrio Noturno Romanian Întuneric Russian Темнота Temnota Spanish Latin America Oscuridad Spain Siniestro Swedish Mörker Mörk Thai มืด ความมืด