Dark Pulse

Essentials

Dark Pulse

special

Generation 4

Summary

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 80; percentile 63.0
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 20
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples

In triple battles, this move can be used on either side to target the farthest away opposing Pokémon.
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: TM79
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. It may also make the target flinch.

: The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. It may also make the target flinch.

Foreign Names

Italian: Neropulsar
German: Finsteraura
French: Vibrobscur
Czech: Temný puls
Spanish: Pulso Umbrío
Japanese: あくのはどう (akunohadou)

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Dark Pulse.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Rolling Kick	15	60	85%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Headbutt	15	70	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Bite	25	60	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Bone Club	20	65	85%	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Waterfall	15	80	100%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Rock Slide	10	75	90%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Hyper Fang	15	80	90%	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Needle Arm	15	60	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Astonish	15	30	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Extrasensory	30	80	100%	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Air Slash	20	75	95%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Dragon Rush	10	100	75%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Zen Headbutt	15	80	90%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Iron Head	15	80	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Heart Stamp	25	60	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Icicle Crash	10	85	90%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Pokémon

Dark Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Dark Pulse's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
36	36	36	36	Gastly		Levitate		Amorphous	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
44	44	44	44	Haunter		Levitate		Amorphous	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
44	44	44	44	Gengar		Levitate		Amorphous	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
55	55	75	75	Honchkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Moxie		Flying	100	125	52	105	52	71	505
49	49	51	47	Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Field	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
28	28	32	32	Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
28	28	34	34	Pupitar		Shed Skin		Monster	70	84	70	65	70	51	410
28	28	34	34	Tyranitar		Sand Stream Unnerve		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
49	49	49	49	Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Amorphous	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
—	—	—	—	Lucario		Steadfast Inner Focus Justified		Field Human-Like	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
93	93	93	93	Darkrai		Bad Dreams		Undiscovered	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
		46	46	Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370
		46	46	Mandibuzz		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	110	65	105	55	95	80	510
		73	73	Incarnate Tornadus		Prankster Defiant		Undiscovered	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
			73	Therian Tornadus		Regenerator		Undiscovered	79	100	80	110	90	121	580
		73	73	Incarnate Thundurus		Prankster Defiant		Undiscovered	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
			73	Therian Thundurus		Volt Absorb		Undiscovered	79	105	70	145	80	101	580
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
				Duskull		Levitate		Amorphous	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
				Zorua		Illusion		Field	40	65	40	80	40	65	330
				Gothita		Frisk Shadow Tag		Human-Like	45	30	50	55	65	45	290
				Deino		Hustle		Dragon	52	65	50	45	50	38	300
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
				Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
				Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	60	85	69	65	79	80	438
				Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Field	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
				Ninetales		Flash Fire Drought		Field	73	76	75	81	100	100	505
				Crobat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	85	90	80	70	80	130	535
				Meowth		Pickup Technician Unnerve		Field	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
				Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Field	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
				Muk		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Amorphous	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
				Gastly		Levitate		Amorphous	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
				Haunter		Levitate		Amorphous	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
				Gengar		Levitate		Amorphous	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
				Steelix		Rock Head Sturdy Sheer Force		Mineral	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
				Koffing		Levitate		Amorphous	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
				Weezing		Levitate		Amorphous	65	90	120	85	70	60	490
				Gyarados		Intimidate Moxie		Water 2 Dragon	95	125	79	60	100	81	540
				Umbreon		Synchronize Inner Focus		Field	95	65	110	60	130	65	525
				Porygon-Z		Adaptability Download Analytic		Mineral	85	80	70	135	75	90	535
				Mew		Synchronize		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
				Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Prankster		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
				Honchkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Moxie		Flying	100	125	52	105	52	71	505
				Misdreavus		Levitate		Amorphous	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
				Mismagius		Levitate		Amorphous	60	60	60	105	105	105	495
				Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
				Gliscor		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal		Bug	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
				Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket		Field	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
				Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Field	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
				Skarmory		Keen Eye Sturdy Weak Armor		Flying	65	80	140	40	70	70	465
				Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
				Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
				Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
				Pupitar		Shed Skin		Monster	70	84	70	65	70	51	410
				Tyranitar		Sand Stream Unnerve		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
				Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet Rattled		Field	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
				Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie		Field	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
				Nuzleaf		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Field Grass	70	70	40	60	40	60	340
				Shiftry		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Field Grass	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
				Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Human-Like	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
				Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Field Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
				Aggron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
				Carvanha		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	45	90	20	65	20	65	305
				Sharpedo		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
				Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
				Cacturne		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
				Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Field Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
				Crawdaunt		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
				Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Amorphous	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
				Banette		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Amorphous	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
				Duskull		Levitate		Amorphous	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
				Dusclops		Pressure		Amorphous	40	70	130	60	130	25	455
				Dusknoir		Pressure		Amorphous	45	100	135	65	135	45	525
				Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Field	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
				Glalie		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
				Stunky		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Field	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
				Skuntank		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Field	103	93	67	71	61	84	479
				Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Amorphous	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
				Lucario		Steadfast Inner Focus Justified		Field Human-Like	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
				Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
				Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
				Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Human-Like	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
				Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Human-Like	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
				Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	50	77	95	77	91	440
				Heat Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
				Wash Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
				Frost Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
				Fan Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
				Mow Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
				Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		Undiscovered	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
				Altered Giratina		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
				Origin Giratina		Levitate		Undiscovered	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
				Darkrai		Bad Dreams		Undiscovered	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
				Arceus		Multitype		Undiscovered	120	120	120	120	120	120	720
				Purrloin		Limber Unburden Prankster		Field	41	50	37	50	37	66	281
				Liepard		Limber Unburden Prankster		Field	64	88	50	88	50	106	446
				Sandile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	50	72	35	35	35	65	292
				Krokorok		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	60	82	45	45	45	74	351
				Krookodile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	95	117	70	65	70	92	509
				Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Field Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
				Scrafty		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Field Dragon	65	90	115	45	115	58	488
				Sigilyph		Wonder Skin Magic Guard Tinted Lens		Flying	72	58	80	103	80	97	490
				Yamask		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
				Cofagrigus		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	58	50	145	95	105	30	483
				Trubbish		Stench Sticky Hold Aftermath		Mineral	50	50	62	40	62	65	329
				Garbodor		Stench Weak Armor Aftermath		Mineral	80	95	82	60	82	75	474
				Zorua		Illusion		Field	40	65	40	80	40	65	330
				Zoroark		Illusion		Field	60	105	60	120	60	105	510
				Frillish		Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp		Amorphous	55	40	50	65	85	40	335
				Jellicent		Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp		Amorphous	100	60	70	85	105	60	480
				Elgyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	55	55	55	85	55	30	335
				Beheeyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	75	75	75	125	95	40	485
				Litwick		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	50	30	55	65	55	20	275
				Lampent		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	60	40	60	95	60	55	370
				Chandelure		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	60	55	90	145	90	80	520
				Druddigon		Rough Skin Sheer Force Mold Breaker		Monster Dragon	77	120	90	60	90	48	485
				Pawniard		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Human-Like	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
				Bisharp		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Human-Like	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
				Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370
				Mandibuzz		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	110	65	105	55	95	80	510
				Deino		Hustle		Dragon	52	65	50	45	50	38	300
				Zweilous		Hustle		Dragon	72	85	70	65	70	58	420
				Hydreigon		Levitate		Dragon	92	105	90	125	90	98	600
				Incarnate Tornadus		Prankster Defiant		Undiscovered	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
				Therian Tornadus		Regenerator		Undiscovered	79	100	80	110	90	121	580
				Incarnate Thundurus		Prankster Defiant		Undiscovered	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
				Therian Thundurus		Volt Absorb		Undiscovered	79	105	70	145	80	101	580
				Genesect		Download		Undiscovered	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
79	79			Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
79	79			Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	60	85	69	65	79	80	438
79	79			Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Field	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
79	79			Ninetales		Flash Fire Drought		Field	73	76	75	81	100	100	505
79	79			Crobat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	85	90	80	70	80	130	535
79	79			Meowth		Pickup Technician Unnerve		Field	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
79	79			Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Field	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
79	79			Muk		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Amorphous	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
79	79			Gastly		Levitate		Amorphous	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
79	79			Haunter		Levitate		Amorphous	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
79	79			Gengar		Levitate		Amorphous	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
79	79			Steelix		Rock Head Sturdy Sheer Force		Mineral	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
79	79			Koffing		Levitate		Amorphous	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
79	79			Weezing		Levitate		Amorphous	65	90	120	85	70	60	490
79	79			Gyarados		Intimidate Moxie		Water 2 Dragon	95	125	79	60	100	81	540
79	79			Umbreon		Synchronize Inner Focus		Field	95	65	110	60	130	65	525
79	79			Porygon-Z		Adaptability Download Analytic		Mineral	85	80	70	135	75	90	535
79	79			Mew		Synchronize		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
79	79			Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Prankster		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
79	79			Honchkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Moxie		Flying	100	125	52	105	52	71	505
79	79			Misdreavus		Levitate		Amorphous	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
79	79			Mismagius		Levitate		Amorphous	60	60	60	105	105	105	495
79	79			Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
79	79			Gliscor		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal		Bug	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
79	79			Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket		Field	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
79	79			Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Field	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
79	79			Skarmory		Keen Eye Sturdy Weak Armor		Flying	65	80	140	40	70	70	465
79	79			Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
79	79			Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
79	79			Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
79	79			Pupitar		Shed Skin		Monster	70	84	70	65	70	51	410
79	79			Tyranitar		Sand Stream Unnerve		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
79	79			Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet Rattled		Field	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
79	79			Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie		Field	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
79	79			Nuzleaf		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Field Grass	70	70	40	60	40	60	340
79	79			Shiftry		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Field Grass	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
79	79			Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Human-Like	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
79	79			Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Field Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
79	79			Aggron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
79	79			Carvanha		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	45	90	20	65	20	65	305
79	79			Sharpedo		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
79	79			Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
79	79			Cacturne		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
79	79			Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Field Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
79	79			Crawdaunt		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
79	79			Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Amorphous	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
79	79			Banette		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Amorphous	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
79	79			Duskull		Levitate		Amorphous	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
79	79			Dusclops		Pressure		Amorphous	40	70	130	60	130	25	455
79	79			Dusknoir		Pressure		Amorphous	45	100	135	65	135	45	525
79	79			Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Field	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
79	79			Glalie		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
79	79			Stunky		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Field	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
79	79			Skuntank		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Field	103	93	67	71	61	84	479
79	79			Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Amorphous	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
79	79			Lucario		Steadfast Inner Focus Justified		Field Human-Like	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
79	79			Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
79	79			Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
79	79			Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Human-Like	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
79	79			Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Human-Like	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
79	79			Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	50	77	95	77	91	440
	79			Heat Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	79			Wash Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	79			Frost Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	79			Fan Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	79			Mow Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
79	79			Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		Undiscovered	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
79	79			Altered Giratina		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
	79			Origin Giratina		Levitate		Undiscovered	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
79	79			Darkrai		Bad Dreams		Undiscovered	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
79	79			Arceus		Multitype		Undiscovered	120	120	120	120	120	120	720