Dusknoir

Dusknoir
Current
Information
Type	Ghost
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Pressure Hidden Frisk
Species	Gripper Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 2.2 m / 7'03" Weight 106.6 kg / 235.0 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation IV
Evolution	Evolves from Dusclops
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Black Egg group(s) Amorphous Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0477
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / 155 (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui 160
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	N/A / N/A (USUM)
Galar	137 / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami 141 Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name ヨノワール Yonowaaru
Japanese	Name ヨノワール Yonowaaru
English	Name Dusknoir
English	Name Dusknoir

Dusknoir (Japanese: ヨノワール, Hepburn: Yonowaaru) (DUSK-nwar) is a Ghost-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

Biology

Physiology

Dusknoir is a Ghost Pokémon with a semi-humanoid appearance. It has a light gray head with a single red eye, crown like protrusions around its neck and a yellow antenna on top of its head. Its body is covered with gold bands: two bands on each of its arms and one band wrapped around its head. Its stomach has a gold band in a zigzag pattern and two eye-like patterns, forming a face.

Shiny Dusknoir have a much lighter tone of black; the yellow and gold trimmings are retained.

Behavior

Dusknoir are cryptic and eerie beings that are infamous for taking away spirits of both human and Pokémon alike. They appear to be closely connected to the rumored world of spirits and through radio waves receive commands to guide people there. They usually swallow their target whole with the stomach on their bodies, and disgorge their victims' bodies after sucking out their souls. It is never known if they ever have a will of their own.

They sometimes take away souls that are still living beings, although such occurrences are rare.

Natural abilities

Dusknoir can receive radio waves from the world of spirits, and are said to be able to travel between both the spiritual and physical planes.

Evolution

Dusknoir is the final evolution of Duskull. Dusknoir can be obtained by trading a Dusclops while it holds the item Reaper Cloth.

Abilities

Dusknoir can take the soul of a person or a Pokémon, with the help of its head-mounted antenna, it can talk to the souls of dead people.

Game info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Diamond and Pearl	Evolve Dusclops	None
Platinum	Evolve Dusclops	None
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Evolve Dusclops	None
Black and White	Trade	None
Black 2 and White 2	Trade	None
X and Y	Evolve Dusclops	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Dusclops	None
Sun and Moon	Transfer	None

Side Game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Spacial Rift (B14F-B15F) Deep Spacial Rift (B1F-B4F) Sky Stairway (1F-49F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Hippowdon Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Eternal Tower

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In this game, Dusknoir plays a good guy in the beginning, when you first meet him. Everybody thinks he is a great and famous explorer. He saves you a few times too. But when you capture the "evil" Grovyle (who's really your partner when you were a human), Dusknoir grabs you and your partner and drags you into another world. You end up battling him and several Sableye before going to Temporal Tower.

In Explorers of Sky special, Dusknoir redeems himself by saving Grovyle twice and aided in the defeat of Primal Dialga in the future.

Pokédex entries

• Diamond

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

• 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

  This feared Pokémon is said to travel to worlds unknown. Some even believe that it takes lost spirits along with it.

• SoulSilver

  This feared Pokémon is said to travel to worlds unknown. Some even believe that it takes lost spirits along with it.

• Black

  It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.

• White

  It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.

• Black 2

  It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.

• White 2

  It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.

• 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.

• Omega Ruby

  It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.

• Alpha Sapphire

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

• 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

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

• 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.

• 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.

Stats

Stats
HP	45
Attack	100
Defense	135
Sp. Atk	65
Sp. Def	135
Speed	45
Total	525

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Shadow Punch	60	—%	20	Ghost	Physical
1	Future Sight	120	100%	10	Psychic	Special
1	Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
1	Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
1	Thunder Punch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
1	Gravity	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
1	Bind	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
1	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost	Special
1	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
1	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
6	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
9	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
14	Foresight	—	—%	40	Normal	Status
17	Shadow Sneak	40	100%	30	Ghost	Physical
22	Pursuit	40	100%	20	Dark	Physical
25	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status
30	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
33	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status
40	Hex	65	100%	10	Ghost	Special
45	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
52	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
57	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
64	Future Sight	120	100%	10	Psychic	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
N/AXY 1ORAS	Future Sight	120	100%	10	Psychic	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
1XY 1ORAS	Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1XY 1ORAS	Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1XY 1ORAS	Thunder Punch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1XY 1ORAS	Gravity	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
1XY 1ORAS	Bind	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
1XY 1ORAS	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
1XY 1ORAS	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
1XY 1ORAS	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
N/AXY 1ORAS	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
6XY 6ORAS	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
14XY 9ORAS	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
9XY 14ORAS	Foresight	—	—%	40	Normal	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
22XY 17ORAS	Shadow Sneak	40	100%	30	Ghost	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
25XY 22ORAS	Pursuit	40	100%	20	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
33XY 25ORAS	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
17XY 30ORAS	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
30XY 33ORAS	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
37XY 37ORAS	Shadow Punch	60	—%	20	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
42XY 40ORAS	Hex	65	100%	10	Ghost	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
N/AXY 45ORAS	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
49XY 52ORAS	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
58XY 57ORAS	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
61XY 64ORAS	Future Sight	120	100%	10	Psychic	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
1	Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
1	ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
1	Gravity	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
1	Bind	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
1	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost	Special
1	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
6	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
9	Foresight	—	—%	40	Normal	Status
14	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
17	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
22	Shadow Sneak	40	100%	30	Ghost	Physical
25	Pursuit	40	100%	20	Dark	Physical
30	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status
33	Will-O-Wisp	—	75%	15	Fire	Status
37	Shadow Punch	60	—%	20	Ghost	Physical
42	Hex	50	100%	10	Ghost	Special
49	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
58	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
61	Future Sight	100	100%	10	Psychic	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
1	ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		2 ♥
1	Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		2 ♥
1	Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		2 ♥
1	Gravity	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
1	Bind	15	75%	20	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥
1	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost	Special		3 ♥
1	Disable	—	80%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
6	Disable	—	80%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
9	Foresight	—	—%	40	Normal	Status		1 ♥
14	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		3 ♥
17	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥
22	Shadow Sneak	40	100%	30	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥
25	Pursuit	40	100%	20	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
30	Curse	—	—%	10	???	Status		0 ♥
33	Will-O-Wisp	—	75%	15	Fire	Status		2 ♥
37	Shadow Punch	60	—%	20	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥
43	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥
51	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
61	Future Sight	80	90%	15	Psychic	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM98	Power-Up Punch	40	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM13	Ice Beam	95	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	120	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM19	Telekinesis	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	75%	15	Fire	Status
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM01	Focus Punch	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	95	100%	10	Ice	Special		2 ♥
TM14	Blizzard	120	70%	5	Ice	Special		2 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		2 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		2 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		3 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical		0 ♥
TM48	Skill Swap	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM49	Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		2 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	75%	15	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM79	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		3 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special		1 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Dusknoir can learn, refer to Duskull.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Ally Switch USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Bind USUM	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical
Fire Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Focus Punch USUM	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Gravity USUM	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
Ice Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
Icy Wind USUM	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Laser Focus USUM	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Pain Split USUM	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Skill Swap USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Snatch USUM	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite USUM	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Telekinesis USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Thunder Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Trick USUM	—	100%	10	Psychic	Status
Wonder Room USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Bind ORAS	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Fire Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Punch ORAS	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Gravity ORAS	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Ice Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Icy Wind ORAS	55	95%	15	Ice	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Pain Split ORAS	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Skill Swap ORAS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snatch ORAS	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Spite ORAS	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
Thunder Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Trick ORAS	—	100%	10	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
Wonder Room ORAS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bind	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical
Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Gravity	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
Icy Wind	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Pain Split	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Skill Swap	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Trick	—	100%	10	Psychic	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		2 ♥
Gravity HGSS	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
Headbutt HGSS	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		2 ♥
Icy Wind	55	95%	15	Ice	Special		2 ♥
Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥
Ominous Wind	60	100%	5	Ghost	Special		0 ♥
Pain Split HGSS	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥
Sucker Punch	80	100%	5	Dark	Physical		2 ♥
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		2 ♥
Trick	—	100%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

• Generation IV
• Generation V
• Generation VI

Dusknoir's Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version sprite

Dusknoir's Pokémon Platinum Version sprite

Dusknoir's back sprite

Dusknoir's Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version Shiny sprite

Dusknoir's Pokémon Platinum Version Shiny sprite

Dusknoir's Shiny back sprite

Dusknoir's sprite

Dusknoir's back sprite

Dusknoir's Shiny sprite

Dusknoir's Shiny back sprite

Dusknoir's sprite

Dusknoir's back sprite

Dusknoir's Shiny sprite

Dusknoir's Shiny back sprite

Appearances

Conway's Dusknoir.

Anime

Main

• Hamber's Dusknoir

Supporting

• Conway's Dusknoir

Minor

• Dusknoir (Mystery Dungeon)
• Dusknoir (DP090)
• Conley's Dusknoir
• Farrell's Dusknoir

Trivia

Origin

Dusknoir appears to be based on the Grim Reaper or a shinigami with elements of cyclopes (especially the Japanese Yamawarawa), genies, and chōchin-obake (a type of ghost from Japanese mythology that takes the form of a paper lantern with a face).

Etymology

Dusknoir comes from dusk (late evening) and noir (French for "black").

Yonowāru is a portmanteau of 妖魔 (yōma, Japanese for "ghost") or 夜 (yoru, Japanese for "night") and noir.

Gallery

Idle animation in Battle Revolution.

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data