Murkrow

#198 (Johto)

#199 Slowking ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Flying

Murkrow weaknesses

Murkrow is weak to Rock, Electric, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Murkrow is resistant to Ghost, Grass and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ground and Psychic-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Murkrow

The best moves for Murkrow are Feint Attack and Drill Peck when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Peck and Dark Pulse deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Feint Attack

13.2DPS

Drill Peck

33.6DPS

Defending

Feint Attack

13.2DPS

Drill Peck

33.6DPS

Trainer Battles

Peck

4EPT

Dark Pulse

2.13DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Murkrow family. Murkrow evolves into Honchkrow (Sinnoh Stone) for 100 Candy.

Murkrow

Honchkrow

100

Murkrow requires Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Honchkrow.

Game images

Murkrow, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Murkrow is a Dark & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Electric, Ice and Fairy moves. Murkrow's best moveset is Feint Attack & Drill Peck and it has a Max CP of 1,766. Murkrow evolves into Honchkrow.

About

"Murkrow was feared and loathed as the alleged bearer of ill fortune. This Pokémon shows strong interest in anything that sparkles or glitters. It will even try to steal rings from women."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Feint Attack	11	10	13.2
Peck	10	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Drill Peck	70	3	2.55
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.92
Foul Play	70	2	1.68
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Peck	6	2	3.6	4
Feint Attack	6	2	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	45	2.13
Drill Peck	70	40	2.1
Foul Play	65	40	1.95
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Drill Peck 33.6 DPS	9.5	100%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	9.4	98%
Peck 12 DPS	Drill Peck 33.6 DPS	9.3	97%
Peck 12 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	9	94%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	8.8	92%
Peck 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	8.5	89%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.1	85%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.7	80%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6	63%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.5	58%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Drill Peck 33.6 DPS	3.8	100%
Peck 12 DPS	Drill Peck 33.6 DPS	3.7	97%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	3.5	92%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	3.4	90%
Peck 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	3.4	89%
Peck 12 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	3.3	86%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	65%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.3	61%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.8	46%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	43%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Peck 4 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	12	12.1	100%
Peck 4 EPT	Drill Peck 2.1 DPE	10	12	99%
Peck 4 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	10	11.4	94%
Peck 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	91%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	16	10	82%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Drill Peck 2.1 DPE	14	9.9	82%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	14	9.5	78%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	76%
Peck 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	34%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	33%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Murkrow?

Murkrow is weak to Rock, Electric, Ice and Fairy moves.

The best counter to Murkrow is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+, followed by Regieleki and White Kyurem.

The top Murkrow counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	100%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	98%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Wild Charge	96%
Regieleki	Thunder Shock Thunder Cage	95%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Zap Cannon+	94%
White Kyurem	Ice Fang Ice Burn	94%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Wild Charge	92%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Volt Tackle	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		175
Defense		87
Stamina		155

Max HP

Level 40

134

Size

Height	0.51 m
Weight	2.1 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	669
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	892
Level 30 Max wild	1,339
Level 40	1,562
Level 50	1,766

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,116
Level 35 (wild)	1,451