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Murkrow
Darkness Pokémon
Widely shunned as a bearer of ill fortune. Upon crossing paths with this creature, I've been told one must chant ”Workrum, Workrum—bad luck, don't come” as a protective incantation.
Details
Height0.5 m
Weight2.1 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate30
Base friendship35
Growth ratemedium slow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
85
Defense
42
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
42
Speed
91
Total
405
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Nasty Plot
- Item
- Eviolite / Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Super Luck
- Nature
- Timid
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Evolution
Dusk Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Murkrow can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Murkrow.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 6 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 11 | Haze | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 11 | Roost | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 15 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 18 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 21 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 31 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 34 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 35 | Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 |
| 35 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 35 | Mean Look | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 50 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 55 | Torment | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 60 | Quash | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Murkrow can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
