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Dark Pulse

Dark Pulse
Has a 20% chance of making the target flinch.
Special · 80 Power · 100% Accuracy · 16 PP · No Contact · Priority: 0 (Normal)
1029
uses Dark Dark

Top Pokémon

Hydreigon Hydreigon
630 (61.2%)
Mega Blastoise Mega Blastoise
273 (26.5%)
Mega Greninja Mega Greninja
24 (2.3%)
Clawitzer Clawitzer
22 (2.1%)
Greninja Greninja
8 (0.8%)
Mega Pyroar Mega Pyroar
8 (0.8%)
Wash Rotom Wash Rotom
8 (0.8%)
Blastoise Blastoise
5 (0.5%)
Heat Rotom Heat Rotom
5 (0.5%)
Archaludon Archaludon
5 (0.5%)
Zoroark [Hisuian Form] Zoroark [Hisuian Form]
5 (0.5%)
Mega Houndoom Mega Houndoom
3 (0.3%)
Lucario Lucario
3 (0.3%)
Meowstic Meowstic
3 (0.3%)
Cofagrigus Cofagrigus
3 (0.3%)
Tyranitar Tyranitar
3 (0.3%)
Mega Lucario Mega Lucario
3 (0.3%)
Armarouge Armarouge
2 (0.2%)
Mega Sableye Mega Sableye
2 (0.2%)
Chandelure Chandelure
2 (0.2%)

Common Items

Choice Scarf Choice Scarf
525 (51.0%)
Blastoisinite Blastoisinite
273 (26.5%)
Life Orb Life Orb
93 (9.0%)
Greninjite Greninjite
24 (2.3%)
Haban Berry Haban Berry
18 (1.7%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
15 (1.5%)
White Herb White Herb
9 (0.9%)
Pyroarite Pyroarite
8 (0.8%)
Roseli Berry Roseli Berry
7 (0.7%)
Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry
7 (0.7%)

Common Abilities

Levitate
645 (62.7%)
Rain Dish
212 (20.6%)
Torrent
62 (6.0%)
Protean
30 (2.9%)
Mega Launcher
27 (2.6%)
Unnerve
8 (0.8%)
Illusion
7 (0.7%)
Inner Focus
5 (0.5%)
Prankster
5 (0.5%)
Flash Fire
4 (0.4%)

Pokémon that learn Dark Pulse

80 Pokémon learn this move — usage reflects Champions tournament appearances so far.

Hydreigon
Hydreigon
Dark Dragon
630 uses
Blastoise
Blastoise
Water
278 uses
Greninja
Greninja
Water Dark
32 uses
Clawitzer
Clawitzer
Water
22 uses
Pyroar
Pyroar
Fire Normal
8 uses
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Electric Water
8 uses
Lucario
Lucario
Fighting Steel
6 uses
Archaludon
Archaludon
Steel Dragon
5 uses
Heat Rotom
Heat Rotom
Electric Fire
5 uses
Zoroark [Hisuian Form]
Zoroark [Hisuian Form]
Normal Ghost
5 uses
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
Rock Dark
4 uses
Cofagrigus
Cofagrigus
Ghost
3 uses
Houndoom
Houndoom
Dark Fire
3 uses
Meowstic
Meowstic
Psychic
3 uses
Armarouge
Armarouge
Fire Psychic
2 uses
Chandelure
Chandelure
Ghost Fire
2 uses
Gengar
Gengar
Ghost Poison
2 uses
Sableye
Sableye
Dark Ghost
2 uses
Zoroark
Zoroark
Dark
2 uses
Hatterene
Hatterene
Psychic Fairy
1 uses
Heliolisk
Heliolisk
Electric Normal
1 uses
Malamar
Malamar
Dark Psychic
1 uses
Ninetales
Ninetales
Fire
1 uses
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ice Fairy
1 uses
Rotom
Rotom
Electric Ghost
1 uses
Mow Rotom
Mow Rotom
Electric Grass
1 uses
Absol
Absol
Dark
0 uses
Aggron
Aggron
Steel Rock
0 uses
Arbok
Arbok
Poison
0 uses
Aurorus
Aurorus
Rock Ice
0 uses
Banette
Banette
Ghost
0 uses
Furfrou
Furfrou
Normal
0 uses
Furfrou [Dandy Trim]
Furfrou [Dandy Trim]
Normal
0 uses
Furfrou [Debutante Trim]
Furfrou [Debutante Trim]
Normal
0 uses
Furfrou [Diamond Trim]
Furfrou [Diamond Trim]
Normal
0 uses
Furfrou [Heart Trim]
Furfrou [Heart Trim]
Normal
0 uses
Furfrou [Kabuki Trim]
Furfrou [Kabuki Trim]
Normal
0 uses
Furfrou [La Reine Trim]
Furfrou [La Reine Trim]
Normal
0 uses
Furfrou [Matron Trim]
Furfrou [Matron Trim]
Normal
0 uses
Furfrou [Pharaoh Trim]
Furfrou [Pharaoh Trim]
Normal
0 uses
Furfrou [Star Trim]
Furfrou [Star Trim]
Normal
0 uses
Garbodor
Garbodor
Poison
0 uses
Glalie
Glalie
Ice
0 uses
Gliscor
Gliscor
Ground Flying
0 uses
Gourgeist
Gourgeist
Ghost Grass
0 uses
Gourgeist [Jumbo Variety]
Gourgeist [Jumbo Variety]
Ghost Grass
0 uses
Gourgeist [Large Variety]
Gourgeist [Large Variety]
Ghost Grass
0 uses
Gourgeist [Small Variety]
Gourgeist [Small Variety]
Ghost Grass
0 uses
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Dark Fairy
0 uses
Gyarados
Gyarados
Water Flying
0 uses
Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
0 uses
Kingambit
Kingambit
Dark Steel
0 uses
Krookodile
Krookodile
Ground Dark
0 uses
Liepard
Liepard
Dark
0 uses
Mawile
Mawile
Steel Fairy
0 uses
Meowscarada
Meowscarada
Grass Dark
0 uses
Meowstic [Female]
Meowstic [Female]
Psychic
0 uses
Mimikyu
Mimikyu
Ghost Fairy
0 uses
Mimikyu [Busted Form]
Mimikyu [Busted Form]
Ghost Fairy
0 uses
Morpeko
Morpeko
Electric Dark
0 uses
Morpeko [Hangry Mode]
Morpeko [Hangry Mode]
Electric Dark
0 uses
Noivern
Noivern
Flying Dragon
0 uses
Overqwil
Overqwil
Dark Poison
0 uses
Pangoro
Pangoro
Fighting Dark
0 uses
Polteageist
Polteageist
Ghost
0 uses
Polteageist [Antique Form]
Polteageist [Antique Form]
Ghost
0 uses
Fan Rotom
Fan Rotom
Electric Flying
0 uses
Frost Rotom
Frost Rotom
Electric Ice
0 uses
Runerigus
Runerigus
Ground Ghost
0 uses
Samurott [Hisuian Form]
Samurott [Hisuian Form]
Water Dark
0 uses
Scrafty
Scrafty
Dark Fighting
0 uses
Sharpedo
Sharpedo
Water Dark
0 uses
Skarmory
Skarmory
Steel Flying
0 uses
Spiritomb
Spiritomb
Ghost Dark
0 uses
Steelix
Steelix
Steel Ground
0 uses
Toxicroak
Toxicroak
Poison Fighting
0 uses
Trevenant
Trevenant
Ghost Grass
0 uses
Tyrantrum
Tyrantrum
Rock Dragon
0 uses
Umbreon
Umbreon
Dark
0 uses
Weavile
Weavile
Dark Ice
0 uses

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