Dusknoir

#477 (Sinnoh)

#478 Froslass ›

Pokémon type

Ghost

Dusknoir weaknesses

Dusknoir is weak to Ghost and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Dusknoir is resistant to Poison and Bug-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal and Fighting-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Dusknoir

The best moves for Dusknoir are Hex and Shadow Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Hex and Poltergeist deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Hex

9.6DPS

Shadow Ball Elite TM

40DPS

Defending

Hex

9.6DPS

Shadow Ball Elite TM

40DPS

Trainer Battles

Hex

4.3EPT

Poltergeist

2.4DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Duskull family. Dusknoir evolves from Dusclops for 100 Candy.

Dusclops requires Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Dusknoir.

Game images

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

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Summary

Dusknoir is a Ghost Pokémon which evolves from Dusclops. It is weak to Ghost and Dark moves. Dusknoir's best moveset is Hex & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 2,700.

About

"The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Hex	8	13	9.6
Astonish	7	13	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball Elite TM	100	2	2.4
Ominous Wind	55	3	2
Psychic	95	2	1.9
Dynamic Punch	85	2	1.7
Poltergeist	140	1	1.68
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.6
Shadow Punch	35	3	1.27
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Hex	7	3	2.8	4.3
Astonish	12	3	4.8	3.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Poltergeist	150	75	2.4
Shadow Ball Elite TM	90	50	2.16
Dynamic Punch	90	45	2
Shadow Punch	55	35	1.89
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Dark Pulse	80	45	1.78
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.36
Ominous Wind ▲ att ▲ def	45	45	1.2
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
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball Elite TM 40 DPS	10.2	108%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball Elite TM 40 DPS	9.9	105%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Poltergeist 48 DPS	9.4	100%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Poltergeist 48 DPS	9.1	96%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Dynamic Punch 34 DPS	8.6	91%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	8.6	91%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	8.3	88%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dynamic Punch 34 DPS	8.3	88%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Ominous Wind 26.4 DPS	8	85%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Ominous Wind 26.4 DPS	7.8	82%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	7.7	81%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.5	80%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Punch 28 DPS	7.5	79%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	7.4	78%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Punch 28 DPS	7.2	76%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.1	75%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.6	49%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.1	44%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball Elite TM 40 DPS	4.2	118%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball Elite TM 40 DPS	4	114%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	3.5	100%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Poltergeist 48 DPS	3.5	99%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	3.4	97%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Dynamic Punch 34 DPS	3.4	95%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Poltergeist 48 DPS	3.4	95%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Ominous Wind 26.4 DPS	3.3	94%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dynamic Punch 34 DPS	3.3	92%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Ominous Wind 26.4 DPS	3.2	91%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	3.1	89%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	3	86%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Punch 28 DPS	2.7	76%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Punch 28 DPS	2.6	73%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.3	64%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.1	60%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.4	40%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	37%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Hex 4.3 EPT	Poltergeist 2.4 DPE	18	13.2	100%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Poltergeist 2.4 DPE	24	12.8	97%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Shadow Ball Elite TM 2.16 DPE	12	12.2	92%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Shadow Ball Elite TM 2.16 DPE	15	12	91%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Dynamic Punch 2 DPE	15	11.5	87%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Dynamic Punch 2 DPE	12	11.5	87%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Shadow Punch 1.89 DPE	12	11.1	84%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	11	83%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Shadow Punch 1.89 DPE	9	11	83%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.9	82%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	15	10.7	81%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	12	10.5	80%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Psychic 1.36 DPE	18	9.4	71%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Ominous Wind 1.2 DPE	15	8.8	67%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Psychic 1.36 DPE	15	8.7	66%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Ominous Wind 1.2 DPE	12	8	61%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	5.3	40%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.4	26%

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 Dusknoir?

Dusknoir is weak to Ghost and Dark moves.

The best counter to Dusknoir is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Mega Gengar, Mega Chandelure and Mega Absol.

The top Dusknoir 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
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	100%
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	96%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	95%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch Shadow Ball	91%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Ominous Wind+	91%
Mega Absol	Snarl Brutal Swing	89%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Shadow Ball	88%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Shadow Ball	88%

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

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		180
Defense		254
Stamina		128

Max HP

Level 40

113

Size

Height	2.2 m
Weight	106.6 kg

Other

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

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,023
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,364
Level 30 Max wild	2,047
Level 40	2,388
Level 50	2,700

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,706
Level 35 (wild)	2,218

Costumes

Dusknoir costumes

Dusknoir (Cempasúchil Crown)

Dusknoir (Cempasúchil Crown) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO