Dark Pulse (move)

Dark Pulse あくのはどう Evil Pulse

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM79 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Dark Pulse (Japanese: あくのはどう Evil Pulse) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It may cause flinching.

Effect

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

In the anime

• Crawdaunt Dark Pulse.jpg

  Crawdaunt using Dark Pulse

• Toxicroak Dark Pulse.png

  Toxicroak charging up Dark Pulse

• Honchkrow dark pulse.png

  Honchkrow using Dark Pulse

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  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 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 36 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 44 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 44 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 28 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 28 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 28 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 55 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 49 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel -- 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 49 0491 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 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0089 Muk Poison 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0197 Umbreon Dark 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0336 Seviper Poison 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0359 Absol Dark 0362 Glalie Ice 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus Psychic 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

• French: Vibrobscur
• Spanish: Pulso Umbrío
• Italian: Neropulsar
• German: Finsteraura

Variations of the move Waterfall
Waterfall • Poison Jab • Iron Head • Zing Zap Extrasensory • Dark Pulse • Scald