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
Spanish: Pulso Umbrío
French: Vibrobscur
Czech: Temný puls
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	Gastly		Levitate		Indeterminate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
44	44	44	Haunter		Levitate		Indeterminate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
44	44	44	Gengar		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
55	55	75	Honchkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Moxie		Flying	100	125	52	105	52	71	505
49	49	51	Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Ground	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
28	28	32	Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
28	28	34	Pupitar		Shed Skin		Monster	70	84	70	65	70	51	410
28	28	34	Tyranitar		Sand Stream Unnerve		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
49	49	49	Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Indeterminate	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
—	—	—	Lucario		Steadfast Inner Focus Justified		Ground Humanshape	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
93	93	93	Darkrai		Bad Dreams		No Eggs	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
		46	Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370
		46	Mandibuzz		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	110	65	105	55	95	80	510
		73	Tornadus		Prankster Defiant		No Eggs	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
		73	Thundurus		Prankster Defiant		No Eggs	79	115	70	125	80	111	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		Indeterminate	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
			Zorua		Illusion		Ground	40	65	40	80	40	65	330
			Gothita		Frisk Shadow Tag		Humanshape	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
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
79	79		Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Ground Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
79	79		Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Ground Dragon	60	85	69	65	79	80	438
79	79		Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Ground	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
79	79		Ninetales		Flash Fire Drought		Ground	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		Ground	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
79	79		Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Ground	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
79	79		Muk		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Indeterminate	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
79	79		Gastly		Levitate		Indeterminate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
79	79		Haunter		Levitate		Indeterminate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
79	79		Gengar		Levitate		Indeterminate	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		Indeterminate	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
79	79		Weezing		Levitate		Indeterminate	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		Ground	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		No Eggs	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		Indeterminate	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
79	79		Mismagius		Levitate		Indeterminate	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		Ground	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
79	79		Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Ground	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		Ground	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
79	79		Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	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		Ground	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
79	79		Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie		Ground	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
79	79		Nuzleaf		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Ground Plant	70	70	40	60	40	60	340
79	79		Shiftry		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Ground Plant	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
79	79		Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Humanshape	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
79	79		Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Ground 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		Plant Humanshape	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
79	79		Cacturne		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Plant Humanshape	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
79	79		Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Ground 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		Indeterminate	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
79	79		Banette		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Indeterminate	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
79	79		Duskull		Levitate		Indeterminate	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
79	79		Dusclops		Pressure		Indeterminate	40	70	130	60	130	25	455
79	79		Dusknoir		Pressure		Indeterminate	45	100	135	65	135	45	525
79	79		Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Ground	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		Ground	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
79	79		Skuntank		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Ground	103	93	67	71	61	84	479
79	79		Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Indeterminate	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
79	79		Lucario		Steadfast Inner Focus Justified		Ground Humanshape	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		Humanshape	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
79	79		Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
79	79		Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	50	77	95	77	91	440
	79		Heat Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	79		Wash Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	79		Frost Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	79		Fan Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	79		Mow Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
79	79		Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		No Eggs	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
79	79		Altered Giratina		Pressure Telepathy		No Eggs	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
	79		Origin Giratina		Levitate		No Eggs	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
79	79		Darkrai		Bad Dreams		No Eggs	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
79	79		Normal Arceus		Multitype		No Eggs	120	120	120	120	120	120	720