Dark Pulse (move)

Dark Pulse あくのはどう Evil Pulse

The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. It may also make the target flinch.

Battles Type  Dark Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM79 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Dark Pulse on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Dark Pulse on Eevee's Movedex

Dark Pulse (Japanese: あくのはどう Evil Pulse) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Dark Pulse inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.

In the anime

Crawdaunt using Dark Pulse	Toxicroak charging up Dark Pulse
Honchkrow using Dark Pulse	Dusknoir using Dark Pulse.

Pokémon

Darkrai. A purple ball forms between its hands. It then releases purple circles which fly towards the opponent in a beam-like blast.

• Used by a wild Darkrai in The Rise of Darkrai. Debut.

Spiritomb. Spiritomb releases purple circles from its mouth.

• Used by a wild Spiritomb in The Keystone Pops!.

Toxicroak. A purple ball forms between its hands. It then releases purple circles which fly towards the opponent in a beam-like blast.

• Used by Saturn's Toxicroak to Enter Galactic! to present.

Crawdaunt. It shoots purple circles from both of its claws.

• Used by Kyle's Crawdaunt in Strategy With a Smile!.

Honchkrow. It shoots a beam of purple circles from its beak towards its foe.

• Used by Paul's Honchkrow from Aiding the Enemy to present.

Mismagius. Mismagius necklace glow red and then a purple ball is formed and then releases purple circles towards the foe.

• Used by Fantina's Mismagius in A Shield with a Twist!.

Dusknoir. A purple ball forms between its hands. It then releases purple circles which fly towards the opponent in a beam-like blast.

• Used by Dusknoir in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 36 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 44 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 44 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 28 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 28 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 28 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 55 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 49 448 Lucario Fighting Steel -- 461 Weavile Dark Ice 49 491 Darkrai Dark 93 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM79

#   Pokémon Type 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 037 Vulpix Fire 038 Ninetales Fire 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 089 Muk Poison 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 130 Gyarados Water Flying 151 Mew Psychic 169 Crobat Poison Flying 197 Umbreon Dark 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 200 Misdreavus Ghost 207 Gligar Ground Flying 208 Steelix Steel Ground 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 261 Poochyena Dark 262 Mightyena Dark 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 303 Mawile Steel 306 Aggron Steel Rock 318 Carvanha Water Dark 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 331 Cacnea Grass 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 336 Seviper Poison 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 359 Absol Dark 362 Glalie Ice 429 Mismagius Ghost 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 434 Stunky Poison Dark 435 Skuntank Poison Dark 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 451 Skorupi Poison Bug 452 Drapion Poison Dark 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 461 Weavile Dark Ice 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 474 Porygon-Z Normal 477 Dusknoir Ghost 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost 485 Heatran Fire Steel 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 491 Darkrai Dark 493 Arceus Fighting Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• As of Generation IV, Dark Pulse is currently the only Dark-type move classed as a special move.
  • Oddly, Dark-type moves were classed as special moves prior to Generation IV, and since Dark Pulse was introduced in Generation IV, all Generation II and III Dark moves are now physical moves.

In other languages

• Dutch: Duister Puls
• French: Vibrobscur
• German: Finsteraura
• Italian: Neropulsar
• Spanish: Pulso Umbrío
• Latin American Spanish (dub): Energía Negra

Variations on the move Waterfall
	Waterfall | Iron Head
	Extrasensory | Dark Pulse

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