The Essentials on Duskull
- Type
- Ghost
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Ghost, Dark Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Poison, Bug · immune: Normal, Fighting
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 295 · top stat: Defense (90) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 139 in the Kitakami Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Skelénox in French · ヨマワル, Yomawaru in Japanese · Zwirrlicht in German All Languages
Overview
Duskull is a Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 355 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 3. Category: Requiem Pokémon. Height: 0.8 m, weight: 15 kg.
Duskull evolves into Dusclops (Lv. 37).
Ability: Levitate. Hidden Ability: Frisk. Duskull is weak to Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Duskull takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.
Generation
Generation 3
Ruby / Sapphire
National No.
#355
National Pokédex
Category
Requiem Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
20
255
Attack
40
255
Defense
90
255
Special Attack
30
255
Special Defense
90
255
Speed
25
255
Total
295
Min HP (Lv. 100)
150
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
244
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ghost). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 2 types
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types
Poison
×½
Bug
×½
Immune (×0) — 2 types
Normal
×0
Fighting
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item.
Duskull Evolution
Duskull Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Ghost
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Duskull Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Astonish
Ghost
Phys.
100%
30
15
1
Leer
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
1
Absorb
Grass
Spec.
100%
20
25
4
Disable
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
8
Shadow Sneak
Ghost
Phys.
100%
40
30
12
Confuse Ray
Ghost
Stat
100%
—
10
14
Foresight
Normal
Stat
—
—
40
16
Night Shade
Ghost
Spec.
100%
—
15
18
Leech Life
Bug
Phys.
100%
80
10
20
Payback
Dark
Phys.
100%
50
10
22
Pursuit
Dark
Phys.
100%
40
20
24
Will-O-Wisp
Fire
Stat
85%
—
15
25
Dark Pulse
Dark
Spec.
100%
80
15
28
Mean Look
Normal
Stat
—
—
5
32
Hex
Ghost
Spec.
100%
65
10
36
Curse
Ghost
Stat
—
—
10
40
Shadow Ball
Ghost
Spec.
100%
80
15
43
Psychic
Psychic
Spec.
100%
90
10
44
Future Sight
Psychic
Spec.
100%
120
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Amorphous
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Duskull
Available in 12 games, 130 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Emerald
Ruby
Sapphire
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation III
Emerald 15 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(15)
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 25 1%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 25 1%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 25 1%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 26 4%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 28 5%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 29 1%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 29 1%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 29 1%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 30 4%
Ruby 74 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(74)
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 22 5%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 22 5%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 22 5%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 22 5%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 22 5%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 22 5%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 23 5%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 23 5%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 23 5%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 23 5%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 23 5%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 23 5%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 24 1%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 24 10%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 24 10%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 24 10%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 24 10%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 24 10%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 24 5%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 24 10%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 24 4%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 24 4%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 24 4%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 24 1%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 24 1%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 25 10%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 25 10%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 25 10%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 25 10%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 25 10%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 25 10%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 25 10%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 26 10%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 26 10%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 26 10%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 26 10%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 26 10%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 26 10%
Route 121
Lv. 26 20%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 26 10%
Route 123
Lv. 26 20%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 27 10%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 27 20%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 27 20%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 27 20%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 27 20%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 27 20%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 27 20%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 27 20%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 28 10%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 28 20%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 28 20%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 28 20%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 28 20%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 28 20%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 28 20%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 28 20%
Route 121
Lv. 28 10%
Route 123
Lv. 28 10%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 29 10%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 29 20%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 29 10%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 29 10%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 29 10%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 29 10%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 29 10%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 29 4%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 29 4%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 29 4%
Mt. Pyre 3F
Lv. 29 1%
Mt. Pyre 2F
Lv. 29 1%
Mt. Pyre 1F
Lv. 29 1%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 29 10%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 30 10%
Sapphire 15 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(15)
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 25 1%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 25 1%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 25 1%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 26 4%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 27 4%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 28 5%
Mt. Pyre 4F
Lv. 29 1%
Mt. Pyre 5F
Lv. 29 1%
Mt. Pyre 6F
Lv. 29 1%
Mt. Pyre
Lv. 30 4%
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 1 encounter
Available
▼
Snag
(1)
ONBS 3F
Lv. 19 100%
Generation IV
Diamond 2 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Route 224
Lv. 23 1%
Poké Radar required
Route 224
Lv. 23 1%
Poké Radar required
Pearl 2 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Route 224
Lv. 23 1%
Poké Radar required
Route 224
Lv. 23 1%
Poké Radar required
Platinum 16 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(16)
Route 209
Lv. 17 10%
Night
Lost Tower 1F
Lv. 17 10%
Night
Lost Tower 2F
Lv. 17 10%
Night
Turnback Cave
Lv. 18 4%
Turnback Cave
Lv. 18 4%
Turnback Cave
Lv. 18 1%
Poké Radar required
Lost Tower 3F
Lv. 18 10%
Night
Lost Tower 4F
Lv. 18 10%
Night
Turnback Cave
Lv. 18 1%
Poké Radar required
Lost Tower 1F
Lv. 19 10%
Night
Lost Tower 2F
Lv. 19 10%
Night
Lost Tower 5F
Lv. 19 10%
Night
Lost Tower 3F
Lv. 20 10%
Night
Lost Tower 4F
Lv. 20 10%
Night
Lost Tower 5F
Lv. 21 10%
Night
Turnback Cave
Lv. 28 4%
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Hisui Region
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Kitakami (The Teal Mask)
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Kitakami (The Teal Mask)
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Ruby
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sapphire
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Emerald
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Diamond
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Pearl
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Platinum
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Duskull in Pokémon GO
- 706Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 403Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 25 🍬to evolve into Dusclops
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Ruby
“DUSKULL can pass through any wall no matter how thick it may be. Once this POKéMON chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn.”
Sapphire
“DUSKULL wanders lost among the deep darkness of midnight. There is an oft- told admonishment given to misbehaving children that this POKéMON will spirit away bad children who earn scoldings from their mothers.”
Emerald
“A glare from its single scarlet eye makes even burly grown-ups freeze in utter fear. It is a nocturnal POKéMON that roams about under the cloak of darkness.”
FireRed
“Making itself invisible, it silently sneaks up to prey. It has the ability to slip through thick walls.”
LeafGreen
“Making itself invisible, it silently sneaks up to prey. It has the ability to slip through thick walls.”
Diamond
“It doggedly pursues its prey wherever it goes. However, the chase is abandoned at sunrise.”
Pearl
“It doggedly pursues its prey wherever it goes. However, the chase is abandoned at sunrise.”
Platinum
“It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry.”
HeartGold
“If it finds bad children who won’t listen to their parents, it will spirit them away--or so it’s said.”
SoulSilver
“If it finds bad children who won’t listen to their parents, it will spirit them away--or so it’s said.”
Black
“It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry.”
White
“It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry.”
Black 2
“It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry.”
White 2
“It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry.”
X
“It doggedly pursues its prey wherever it goes. However, the chase is abandoned at sunrise.”
Y
“If it finds bad children who won’t listen to their parents, it will spirit them away--or so it’s said.”
Omega Ruby
“Duskull can pass through any wall no matter how thick it may be. Once this Pokémon chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Duskull wanders lost among the deep darkness of midnight. There is an oft-told admonishment given to misbehaving children that this Pokémon will spirit away bad children who earn scoldings from their mothers.”
Sword
“If it finds bad children who won’t listen to their parents, it will spirit them away—or so it’s said.”
Shield
“Making itself invisible, it silently sneaks up to prey. It has the ability to slip through thick walls.”
Legends: Arceus
“I've heard that the children of Hisui all begin to behave once they've been told the story of how this Pokémon roams about before the witching hour to spirit away misbehaving children.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Skelénox
🇬🇧 English
Duskull
🇯🇵 漢字
ヨマワル
🇯🇵 Kana
ヨマワル
🇯🇵 Romaji
Yomawaru
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Zwirrlicht
🇪🇸 Español
Duskull
🇮🇹 Italiano
Duskull
🇰🇷 한국어
해골몽
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
夜巡灵
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
夜巡靈
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Requiem
🇬🇧 EN
Requiem Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
おむかえポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Requiem-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Duskull
What type is Duskull?
Duskull is a Ghost-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Duskull?
Duskull evolves into Dusclops (Lv. 37).
What are Duskull's weaknesses?
Duskull is weak to Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Duskull takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.
What is Duskull's Hidden Ability?
Duskull's Hidden Ability is Frisk. Its regular Ability is Levitate.
Can you get a Shiny Duskull in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Duskull is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
