Dark Pulse

Dark Pulse

あくのはどう Evil Pulse

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	80
Accuracy:	100
PP:	15, max: ?
Affects:	All
Secondary Effect:	20% chance of making the foe flinch.
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

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Dark Pulse is a Dark-type move. It was introduced in Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2	The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. It may also make the target flinch.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch.

Effects

In battle

Dark Pulse has a 20% chance of causing the opponent to flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Meowth	dark	Field				55SMUSUM
	Persian	dark	Field				69SMUSUM
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous	36	36	36	36SMUSUM 28PE	36
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous	44	44	44	44SMUSUM 36PE	42
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	44	44	44	44SMUSUM 36PE	42
	Umbreon	dark	Field					40
	Larvitar	rock/ground	Monster	28	32	32	32	24
	Pupitar	rock/ground	Monster	28	34	34	34	24
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster	28	34	34	34	24
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying	55	75	75	75
	Spiritomb	ghost/dark	Amorphous	49	49	49	49	50
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like	1	1
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field	49	51BW 47B2W2	47	47	66
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered	93	93	93	93
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					44
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					50
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying		46	46	46	48
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying		46	46	46	48
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered		73	73	67
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered		73	73	67
	Clawitzer	water	Water 1/Water 3			1, 57	1	1
	Yveltal	dark/flying	Undiscovered			44	44	50
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered			55ORAS	55
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					33
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					35
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					35
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1			TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Rattata	dark/normal	Field				TM97SMUSUM TM20PE
	Raticate	dark/normal	Field				TM97SMUSUM TM20PE
	Ekans	poison	Field/Dragon	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE
	Vulpix	fire	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Vulpix	ice	Field				TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Ninetales	fire	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Ninetales	ice/fairy	Field				TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Meowth	normal	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Meowth	dark	Field				TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Meowth	steel	Field					TR58
	Persian	normal	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Persian	dark	Field				TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Muk	poison	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous				TM97SMUSUM TM20PE
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Marowak	fire/ghost	Monster				TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Koffing	poison	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Weezing	poison	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Weezing	poison/fairy	Amorphous					TR58
	Gyarados	water/flying	Water 2/Dragon	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Moltres	dark/flying	Undiscovered					TR58
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM79		TM97	TM97SMUSUM TM20PE	TR58
	Crobat	poison/flying	Flying	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Umbreon	dark	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Misdreavus	ghost	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Steelix	steel/ground	Mineral	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Sneasel	dark/ice	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Bug	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Houndour	dark/fire	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Houndoom	dark/fire	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Larvitar	rock/ground	Monster	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Pupitar	rock/ground	Monster	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Poochyena	dark	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Mightyena	dark	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Nuzleaf	grass/dark	Field/Grass	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Aggron	steel/rock	Monster	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Carvanha	water/dark	Water 2	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Sharpedo	water/dark	Water 2	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Duskull	ghost	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Absol	dark	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Glalie	ice	Fairy/Mineral	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			TM97	TM97
	Mismagius	ghost	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Spiritomb	ghost/dark	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Porygon-Z	normal	Mineral	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Rotom	electric/ghost	Amorphous	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Heatran	fire/steel	Undiscovered	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Giratina	ghost/dragon	Undiscovered	TM79		TM97	TM97	TR58
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Arceus	normal	Undiscovered	TM79		TM97	TM97
	Purrloin	dark	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Liepard	dark	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Sandile	ground/dark	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying	Flying			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Yamask	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TR58
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Zorua	dark	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Zoroark	dark	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like			TM97ORAS	TM97	TR58
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like			TM97ORAS	TM97	TR58
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like			TM97ORAS	TM97	TR58
	Frillish	water/ghost	Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Jellicent	water/ghost	Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Elgyem	psychic	Human-Like			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Beheeyem	psychic	Human-Like			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Litwick	ghost/fire	Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Lampent	ghost/fire	Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Chandelure	ghost/fire	Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Pawniard	dark/steel	Human-Like			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Deino	dark/dragon	Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Zweilous	dark/dragon	Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Frogadier	water	Water 1			TM97	TM97
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1			TM97	TM97
	Litleo	fire/normal	Field			TM97	TM97
	Pyroar	fire/normal	Field			TM97	TM97
	Pancham	fighting	Field/Human-Like			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Furfrou	normal	Field			TM97	TM97
	Espurr	psychic	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Meowstic	psychic	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Meowstic	psychic	Field			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Inkay	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Clawitzer	water	Water 1/Water 3			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Helioptile	electric/normal	Monster/Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Heliolisk	electric/normal	Monster/Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Amaura	rock/ice	Monster			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Aurorus	rock/ice	Monster			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Phantump	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Pumpkaboo	ghost/grass	Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Gourgeist	ghost/grass	Amorphous			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Noibat	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Noivern	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Yveltal	dark/flying	Undiscovered			TM97	TM97	TR58
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered			TM97ORAS	TM97
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered			TM97ORAS	TM97
	Incineroar	fire/dark	Field				TM97	TR58
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3				TM97	TR58
	Mimikyu	ghost/fairy	Amorphous				TM97	TR58
	Guzzlord	dark/dragon	Undiscovered				TM97	TR58
	Necrozma	psychic	Undiscovered				TM97	TR58
	Necrozma	psychic/steel	Undiscovered				TM97USUM	TR58
	Necrozma	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered				TM97USUM	TR58
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered				TM97USUM	TR58
	Blacephalon	fire/ghost	Undiscovered				TM97USUM	TR58
	Inteleon	water	Water 1/Field					TR58
	Thievul	dark	Field					TR58
	Sinistea	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TR58
	Polteageist	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TR58
	Hatenna	psychic	Fairy					TR58
	Hattrem	psychic	Fairy					TR58
	Hatterene	psychic/fairy	Fairy					TR58
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TR58
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TR58
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TR58
	Perrserker	steel	Field					TR58
	Runerigus	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TR58
	Morpeko	electric/dark	Field/Fairy					TR58
	Duraludon	steel/dragon	Mineral/Dragon					TR58
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered					TR58
	Zarude	dark/grass	Undiscovered					TR58
	Spectrier	ghost	Undiscovered					TR58
	Calyrex	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered					TR58
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Ekans	poison	Field/Dragon	B2W2
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon	B2W2
	Vulpix	fire	Field	B2W2
	Ninetales	fire	Field	B2W2
	Meowth	normal	Field	B2W2
	Persian	normal	Field	B2W2
	Muk	poison	Amorphous	B2W2
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous	B2W2
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous	B2W2
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	B2W2
	Koffing	poison	Amorphous	B2W2
	Weezing	poison	Amorphous	B2W2
	Gyarados	water/flying	Water 2/Dragon	B2W2
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2
	Crobat	poison/flying	Flying	B2W2
	Umbreon	dark	Field	B2W2
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying	B2W2
	Misdreavus	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug	B2W2
	Steelix	steel/ground	Mineral	B2W2
	Sneasel	dark/ice	Field	B2W2
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying	B2W2
	Houndour	dark/fire	Field	B2W2
	Houndoom	dark/fire	Field	B2W2
	Larvitar	rock/ground	Monster	B2W2
	Pupitar	rock/ground	Monster	B2W2
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster	B2W2
	Poochyena	dark	Field	B2W2
	Mightyena	dark	Field	B2W2
	Nuzleaf	grass/dark	Field/Grass	B2W2
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass	B2W2
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like	B2W2
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy	B2W2
	Aggron	steel/rock	Monster	B2W2
	Carvanha	water/dark	Water 2	B2W2
	Sharpedo	water/dark	Water 2	B2W2
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like	B2W2
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like	B2W2
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon	B2W2
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3	B2W2
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Duskull	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Absol	dark	Field	B2W2
	Glalie	ice	Fairy/Mineral	B2W2
	Mismagius	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying	B2W2
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field	B2W2
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field	B2W2
	Spiritomb	ghost/dark	Amorphous	B2W2
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like	B2W2
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3	B2W2
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3	B2W2
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like	B2W2
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like	B2W2
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field	B2W2
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug	B2W2
	Porygon-Z	normal	Mineral	B2W2
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Rotom	electric/ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Heatran	fire/steel	Undiscovered	B2W2
	Giratina	ghost/dragon	Undiscovered	B2W2
	Giratina	ghost/dragon	Undiscovered	B2W2
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered	B2W2
	Arceus	normal	Undiscovered	B2W2
	Purrloin	dark	Field	B2W2
	Liepard	dark	Field	B2W2
	Sandile	ground/dark	Field	B2W2
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field	B2W2
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field	B2W2
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon	B2W2
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon	B2W2
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying	Flying	B2W2
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous	B2W2
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous	B2W2
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral	B2W2
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral	B2W2
	Zorua	dark	Field	B2W2
	Zoroark	dark	Field	B2W2
	Frillish	water/ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Jellicent	water/ghost	Amorphous	B2W2
	Elgyem	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2
	Beheeyem	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2
	Litwick	ghost/fire	Amorphous	B2W2
	Lampent	ghost/fire	Amorphous	B2W2
	Chandelure	ghost/fire	Amorphous	B2W2
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster	B2W2
	Pawniard	dark/steel	Human-Like	B2W2
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like	B2W2
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying	B2W2
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying	B2W2
	Deino	dark/dragon	Dragon	B2W2
	Zwelious	dark/dragon	Dragon	B2W2
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon	B2W2
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered	B2W2
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered	B2W2
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered	B2W2
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime
• Manga

Main games

• Dark Pulse depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• Dark Pulse depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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Main series

• Dark Pulse being used by Paul's Honchkrow.
• Dark Pulse being used by Katharine's Mandibuzz.
• Dark Pulse being used by Serena's Pancham.
• Dark Pulse being used by Jessie's Gourgeist.
• Dark Pulse being used by Alain's Tyranitar.
• Dark Pulse performed by Gladion's Umbreon.
• Dark Pulse being used by Team Rocket's Tyranitar.
• Dark Pulse being used by Chloe's Eevee via Copycat.

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Spin-offs & shorts

• Dark Pulse being used by a Dusknoir (in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon special).

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Pokémon Adventures

• Dark Pulse being used by a wild Darkrai.
• Dark Pulse being used by Nanu's Persian.

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