Duskull (Pokémon)

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Duskull ヨマワル Yomawaru #355
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type Ghost ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Requiem Pokémon
Ability Levitate Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 800,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #148 Sinnoh #189 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-190 Oblivia R-148 N-196
Height 2'07" Imperial 0.8 m Metric 2'07"/0.8 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 33.1 lbs. Imperial 15.0 kg Metric 33.1 lbs./15.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Black	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Indeterminate group 26 cycles (6630 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 97 Battle Exp.: 971*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Duskull (Japanese: ヨマワル Yomawaru) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Dusclops starting at level 37, who evolves into Dusknoir when traded holding a Reaper Cloth.

Biology

Physiology

Duskull is styled after a traditional personification of Death, the Grim Reaper. It resembles a small hooded masked form in a black robe with a crossbones drawing on its back. In its "shiny" alternate coloring, its robe is curiously bright red, possibly inspired by the Devil. Its mask resembles the front of a skull. It also seems to have a single eye that floats between the eye sockets in its mask.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

While Duskull appears to have the typical movepool for a Template:Type2, it lacks the capability to use Template:Type2 moves such as Thunder or Thunderbolt. Yet, it can learn Ice Beam and Blizzard. Duskull also happens to be more defensive than its fellow Ghost Pokémon. As shown in Another One Gabites the Dust!, and 3D games such as Pokémon XD, it can change the position of its eye. Duskull is also able to become invisible and go through walls, abilities that can be considered common among Ghost-type Pokémon.

Behavior

Duskull is primarily a nocturnal Pokémon. It is said that this Pokémon will spirit away disobedient children, and it has been described to enjoy the crying of children. Once Duskull chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn, and may become invisible to sneak up on its prey.

Habitat

File:Forest.gif

Forest Pokémon

Duskull has been shown to live in thick forests or urban areas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

It appears to be an active hunter that pursues its prey relentlessly. However, it is occasionally found with the Kasib Berry.

In the anime

File:Duskull anime.jpg

May being scared by a Duskull

Duskull first appeared in Camp Pikachu, scaring the Pichu Brothers.

Duskull also had a brief appearance in Get the Show on the Road!. While May was on her way to Professor Birch's, Duskull popped up in front of her and scared her.

It was revealed in a flashback in Disaster of Disguise that Timmy Grimm's Dusclops was originally a Duskull he found alone in a bush.

Two Duskull were among the several Ghost Pokémon living in abandoned mine in Fear Factor Phony. Since the ghost Pokémon couldn't stand the partying Psychic Pokémon in the nearby town, Team Rocket decided to help the ghosts because they knew what it's like to "lose sleep over a bunch of twerps."

A Duskull accompanied the Banette that scared off Meowth in Ghoul Daze!.

A Duskull appeared in Another One Gabites the Dust!.

In the TCG

Main article: Duskull (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire: Duskull is featured in Dusclops's bonus stage. Twenty of them must be hit in order to make Dusclops appear.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Duskull runs the bank in Treasure Town.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby Duskull can pass through any wall no matter how thick it may be. Once this Pokémon chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn. Sapphire Duskull wanders lost among the deep darkness of midnight. There is an oft-told admonishment given to misbehaving children that this Pokémon will spirit away bad children who earn scoldings from their mothers. Emerald A glare from its single scarlet eye makes even burly grown-ups freeze in utter fear. It is a nocturnal Pokémon that roams about under the cloak of darkness. FireRed Making itself invisible, it silently sneaks up to prey. It has the ability to slip through thick walls. LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond It doggedly pursues its prey wherever it goes. However, the chase is abandoned at sunrise. Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry. HeartGold If it finds bad children who won't listen to their parents, it will spirit them away--or so it's said. SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Common (Ruby) Few (Sapphire) Routes 121 and 123, Mt. Pyre (Ruby) Mt. Pyre (Sapphire) Emerald Few Mt. Pyre FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD One ONBS Station (Shadow)
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Rare Route 224 (Poké Radar) Platinum Uncommon Route 209, Lost Tower, Turnback Cave HeartGold SoulSilver Varies Safari Zone Pal Park Forest Pokéwalker Winner's Path
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Springleaf Field
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Forest
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 17 Endless Level 38 Forever Level 4 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Sky Tower (7F-14F) Darknight Relic (11F-15F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Sky Stairway (1F-49F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Chroma Ruins
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Old Mansion Darkness Temple

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Ruby	Sapphire	Spell Tag (5%)
Emerald
Diamond	Pearl	Kasib Berry (5%)
Platinum
Pokéwalker		Reaper Cloth (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 20		80 - 127	150 - 244
Attack: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Defense: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Sp. Atk: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Def: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Speed: 25		27 - 84	49 - 163
Total: 295	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 4/4 ★★★★	Power 2/3 ★★☆
Skill 1/3 ★☆☆	Stamina 2/3 ★★☆
Jump 4/4 ★★★★	Total 13/17 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is 1×. If Gravity is in effect, this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball or affected by Smack Down or Ingrain, the opponent has the Ability Mold Breaker, Turboblaze or Teravolt, or this Pokémon is affected by Gastro Acid, or this Pokémon's Ability is replaced, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

|- style="background:#A284A2" | colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available. |} |}

Special moves

Shadow moves	<span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 19+	Purified moves
Shadow Hold	File:Box xd 355.png	Helping Hand	Normal
Shadow Wave		Shadow Ball	Ghost
--		Astonish	Ghost
--		Confuse Ray	Ghost

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 355.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7.5% Friend Area: Darkness Ridge Phrases 51%-100% HP Walls don't mean much to me! 26%-50% HP No, no, no... My health has fallen by half... 1%-25% HP I'm close to falling... My body has started to fade... Level up Fufufu... I seem to have leveled! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Fufufu... I seem to have leveled!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: F
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Ghost  Poké Assist: ( Ghost ) Field move: (Psy Power ×1) Browser entry   While protecting itself with ghostly fire, it attacks with eerie orbs.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Ghost  ( Ghost ) Past ( Normal ) (Psy Power ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Duskull  Ghost

Level 37 →

First Evolution Dusclops  Ghost

Trade holding Reaper Cloth →

Second Evolution Dusknoir  Ghost

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Duskull images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Duskull is the only Pokémon with Levitate whose evolutions do not have the ability.

Origin

Duskull may be based on the Grim Reaper or the bogeyman. The Japanese bogeyman is called the Namahage.

Name origin

Duskull's name is probably a combination of dusk and skull.

Yomawaru is a combination of 妖魔 yōma, ghost and 悪 waru, bad thing/person. It is also possible that it is derived from 夜回り yomawari, night watch(man) or 夜回る yomawaru, night wanderer. It's also similar to 山童 yamawaro, a hairy, one-eyed spirit, sometimes considered a kappa, present in the Gazu Hyakki Yakō.

In other languages

• German: Zwirrlicht - From Zwielicht (twilight) and Irrlicht (will-o'-the-wisp).
• French: Skelenox - From a deformation of squelette (skeleton) and Nox.
• Korean: 해골몽 Haegolmong
• Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong): 夜骷顱 Yè Kū Lú - Literally "Night skull".

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