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Dark Pulse

DarkSpecial

Dark Pulse deals damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved). Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.

Move data

Power

80

Accuracy

100%

PP

15

Makes contact

No

Introduced

Generation 4

Target

Targets any single Pokémon on the field including non-adjacent ones.

Taught by

TM79TM97TM97TM20TR58TM79TM094TM090

Game descriptions

  • Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver:The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. It may also make the target flinch.
  • Black, White, Black 2, White 2:The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. It may also make the target flinch.
  • X, Y, O.Ruby, A.Sapphire:The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch.
  • Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, L.G. Pikachu, L.G. Eevee:The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch.
  • Sword, Shield, B.Diamond, S.Pearl:The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch.
  • Scarlet, Violet:The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.

Learned by (137)

GastlyGastlyLv. 36HaunterHaunterLv. 42GengarGengarLv. 42UmbreonUmbreonLv. 40TyranitarTyranitarLv. 1HonchkrowHonchkrowLv. 55SpiritombSpiritombLv. 50WeavileWeavileLv. 66DarkraiDarkraiLv. 93VullabyVullabyLv. 48MandibuzzMandibuzzLv. 48ClawitzerClawitzerLv. 1HoopaHoopaLv. 55ImpidimpImpidimpLv. 33MorgremMorgremLv. 35GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarlLv. 35Iron JugulisIron JugulisLv. 70Wo-ChienWo-ChienLv. 40Chien-PaoChien-PaoLv. 40Ting-LuTing-LuLv. 40Chi-YuChi-YuLv. 40BlastoiseBlastoiseTMEkansEkansTMArbokArbokTMVulpixVulpixTMNinetalesNinetalesTMJigglypuffJigglypuffTMWigglytuffWigglytuffTMMeowthMeowthTMPersianPersianTMGrimerGrimerTMMukMukTMKoffingKoffingTMWeezingWeezingTMGyaradosGyaradosTMMoltresMoltresTMMewtwoMewtwoTMMewMewTMMurkrowMurkrowTMMisdreavusMisdreavusTMGligarGligarTMQwilfishQwilfishTMSneaselSneaselTMSkarmorySkarmoryTMHoundourHoundourTMHoundoomHoundoomTMLarvitarLarvitarTMPupitarPupitarTMPoochyenaPoochyenaTMMightyenaMightyenaTMNuzleafNuzleafTMShiftryShiftryTMSableyeSableyeTMCacneaCacneaTMCacturneCacturneTMSeviperSeviperTMCrawdauntCrawdauntTMShuppetShuppetTMBanetteBanetteTMDuskullDuskullTMDusclopsDusclopsTMGlalieGlalieTMDeoxysDeoxysTMMismagiusMismagiusTMStunkyStunkyTMSkuntankSkuntankTMLucarioLucarioTMToxicroakToxicroakTMGliscorGliscorTMPorygon-ZPorygon-ZTMDusknoirDusknoirTMRotomRotomTMHeatranHeatranTMGiratinaGiratinaTMArceusArceusTMSamurottSamurottTMSandileSandileTMKrokorokKrokorokTMKrookodileKrookodileTMScraggyScraggyTMScraftyScraftyTMZoruaZoruaTMZoroarkZoroarkTMGothitaGothitaTMGothoritaGothoritaTMGothitelleGothitelleTMLitwickLitwickTMLampentLampentTMChandelureChandelureTMPawniardPawniardTMBisharpBisharpTMDeinoDeinoTMZweilousZweilousTMHydreigonHydreigonTMTornadusTornadusTMThundurusThundurusTMGreninjaGreninjaTMPyroarPyroarTMEspurrEspurrTMMeowsticMeowsticTMInkayInkayTMMalamarMalamarTMClauncherClauncherTMPhantumpPhantumpTMTrevenantTrevenantTMNoibatNoibatTMNoivernNoivernTMIncineroarIncineroarTMMimikyuMimikyuTMNecrozmaNecrozmaTMInteleonInteleonTMSinisteaSinisteaTMPolteageistPolteageistTMHatennaHatennaTMHattremHattremTMHattereneHattereneTMPerrserkerPerrserkerTMMorpekoMorpekoTMDuraludonDuraludonTMUrshifuUrshifuTMZarudeZarudeTMSpectrierSpectrierTMCalyrexCalyrexTMOverqwilOverqwilTMMeowscaradaMeowscaradaTMLokixLokixTMArmarougeArmarougeTMMaschiffMaschiffTMMabosstiffMabosstiffTMBombirdierBombirdierTMKingambitKingambitTMBrute BonnetBrute BonnetTMFlutter ManeFlutter ManeTMRoaring MoonRoaring MoonTMFezandipitiFezandipitiTMArchaludonArchaludonTMTerapagosTerapagosTM