Honchkrow

#430 (Sinnoh)

#431 Glameow ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Flying

Boosted in Fog and Windy weather

Honchkrow weaknesses

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

160%

Resistances

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

63%

39%

Best moveset for Honchkrow

The best moves for Honchkrow are Snarl and Brave Bird when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Peck and Brave Bird deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Snarl

13.2DPS

Brave Bird

78DPS

Defending

Snarl

13.2DPS

Sky Attack

48DPS

Trainer Battles

Peck

4EPT

Brave Bird

2.84DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Murkrow family. Honchkrow evolves from Murkrow for 100 Candy.

Murkrow

Honchkrow

100

Murkrow requires Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Honchkrow.

Game images

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

Summary

Honchkrow is a Dark & Flying Pokémon which evolves from Murkrow. It is weak to Rock, Electric, Ice and Fairy moves. Honchkrow's best moveset is Snarl & Brave Bird and it has a Max CP of 3,065.

About

"Its goons take care of most of the fighting for it. The only time it dirties its own hands is in delivering a final blow to finish off an opponent."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Snarl	11	13	13.2
Peck	10	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sky Attack	80	2	1.92
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.92
Psychic	95	2	1.9
Brave Bird	130	1	1.56
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Snarl	5	3	2	4.3
Peck	6	2	3.6	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def	130	55	2.84
Dark Pulse	80	45	2.13
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Sky Attack	75	50	1.8
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.36
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
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	15.1	100%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	14.6	97%
Peck 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	13.2	88%
Peck 12 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	13.1	86%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	12.5	83%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	12.4	82%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11.5	76%
Peck 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	11.4	75%
Peck 12 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	11.4	75%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.2	67%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8	53%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.3	48%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	5.5	100%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	5.2	95%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	5.1	94%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	5.1	93%
Peck 12 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	4.8	88%
Peck 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	4.6	84%
Peck 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	4.6	84%
Peck 12 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	4.5	83%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.4	63%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.1	57%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.3	42%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.2	40%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Peck 4 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	14	15	100%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	15	14.3	96%
Peck 4 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	12	12.1	81%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	12	11.2	75%
Peck 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	74%
Peck 4 EPT	Sky Attack 1.8 DPE	14	10.8	72%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.1	67%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Sky Attack 1.8 DPE	12	9.8	66%
Peck 4 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.36 DPE	14	9.1	61%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.36 DPE	15	7.9	53%
Peck 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	28%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	2.6	18%

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 Honchkrow?

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

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.37
2
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

0.37
3
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

0.41
4
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Play Rough

0.41
5
Rampardos (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Slide

0.41
6
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Wrecker

0.42
7
Magnezone (Shadow)

Volt Switch

Wild Charge

0.42
8
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wild Charge

0.42
9
Zeraora

Volt Switch

Plasma Fists

0.42
10
Regieleki

Lock-On

Thunder Cage

0.43

The best counter to Honchkrow is White Kyurem with Ice Fang and Ice Burn, followed by Zekrom (Shadow), Black Kyurem and Crowned Sword Zacian. The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+.

The top Honchkrow counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Honchkrow's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		243
Defense		103
Stamina		225

Max HP

Level 40	189
Level 50	201

Average size

Height	0.9 m
Weight	27.3 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,162
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,549
Level 30 Max wild	2,324
Level 40	2,711
Level 50	3,065

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,937
Level 35 (wild)	2,518