Dusknoir #0477

The Gripper Pokémon

Typing	Ghost
Abilities	Pressure Frisk - Hidden
Classification	The Gripper Pokémon
National ID	#0477
Regional ID	#0141

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GhostDark

Resists x½

PoisonBug

Immune x0

NormalFighting

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This page displays data from The Teal Mask (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	45	105—152
Attack	100	94—167
Defense	135	126—205
Sp. Attack	65	63—128
Sp. Defense	135	126—205
Speed	45	45—106
Total	525	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 37

Trade w/ Reaper Cloth

Dusknoir

Ghost

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Amorphous
Egg Cycles	25
Egg Steps	6400 - Generations II, III, and VII 6375 - Generations IV 6425 - Generations V and VI 6375 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 3200 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	2.2 m (7'3")
Weight	106.6 kg (235.0 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Defense 2 Sp. Defense
Base Exp. Yield	263
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Fast
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and take them to the afterlife." Violet "It comes and goes between this world and the afterlife. People fear this Pokémon because it is said to suck in lost spirits and take them along."
Sword "At the bidding of transmissions from the spirit world, it steals people and Pokémon away. No one knows whether it has a will of its own." Shield "With the mouth on its belly, Dusknoir swallows its target whole. The soul is the only thing eaten— Dusknoir disgorges the body before departing."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there."
Legends: Arceus "Comes to those whose lives have come to an end and escorts their souls to the afterlife. Known to mistakenly take the souls of those who yet have life left in them, albeit rarely."
X "It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home." Y "The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there."
Alpha Sapphire "The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there." Omega Ruby "It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home."
Black White "It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home."
Black 2 White 2 "It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home."
Diamond Pearl "The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there."
Platinum "It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home."
HeartGold SoulSilver "This feared Pokémon is said to travel to worlds unknown. Some even believe that it takes lost spirits along with it."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Dusknoir via level-up in Pokémon The Teal Mask (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Astonish	30	100	Ghost	Phys.
1	Bind	15	85	Normal	Phys.
1	Disable	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Fire Punch	75	100	Fire	Phys.
1	Gravity	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
1	Ice Punch	75	100	Ice	Phys.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Shadow Punch	60	—	Ghost	Phys.
1	Shadow Sneak	40	100	Ghost	Phys.
1	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
12	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
16	Night Shade	1	100	Ghost	Spec.
20	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
24	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	Fire	Stat.
28	Mean Look	—	—	Normal	Stat.
32	Hex	65	100	Ghost	Spec.
36	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
42	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
48	Future Sight	120	100	Psychic	Spec.
54	Destiny Bond	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Dusknoir via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Memento (Duskull)Egg	—	100	Dark	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Dusknoir via TM in Pokémon The Teal Mask (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM017	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM023	Charge Beam	50	90	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM029	Hex	65	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM034	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM042	Night Shade	1	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM067	Fire Punch	75	100	Fire	Phys.
TM068	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
TM069	Ice Punch	75	100	Ice	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM080	Metronome	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM092	Imprison	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM094	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM095	Leech Life	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM098	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM107	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	Fire	Stat.
TM109	Trick	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM120	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM129	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM135	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM143	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM151	Phantom Force	90	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM158	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM161	Trick Room	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM174	Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM177	Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM178	Gravity	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM192	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM198	Poltergeist	110	90	Ghost	Phys.
TM202	Pain Split	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM203	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM217	Future Sight	120	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM219	Skitter Smack	70	90	Bug	Phys.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
TM225	Hard Press	1	100	Steel	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Diamond

Legends: Arceus

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Transfer

Violet

Transfer

The Teal Mask (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Teal Mask (Violet)

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

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Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Dusknoir #0477

The Gripper Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites