Dark Pulse (move)

Dark Pulse あくのはどう Evil Pulse

Battles Type  Dark Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Points +2 if first to appeal

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Dark Pulse is a damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It may cause flinching.

In the anime

• Darkrai DarkPulse.JPG

  Darkrai using Dark Pulse.

• Spiritomb DarkPulse.jpg

  A wild Spiritomb using Dark Pulse.

• Dark Pulse2.JPG

  Ash's Buizel stuck in Spiritomb's Dark Pulse.

Pokémon

Darkrai. A purple ball forms between its hands. It then releases purple circles which fly towards the opponent.

• Used by a wild Darkrai in The Rise of Darkrai. Debut

Spiritomb. Spiritomb releases purple circles from its mouth.

• Used by a wild Spiritomb in DP056.

Toxicroak. Same as Darkrai

• Used by Saturn's Toxicroak in DP069.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Gastly at Lv.36
• Haunter at Lv.44
• Gengar at Lv.44
• Larvitar at Lv.28
• Pupitar at Lv.28
• Tyranitar at Lv.28
• Honchkrow at Lv.55
• Spiritomb at Lv.49
• Lucario at Lv.--
• Weavile at Lv.49
• Darkrai at Lv.93

By TM79

• Ekans
• Arbok
• Vulpix
• Ninetales
• Meowth
• Persian
• Muk
• Gastly
• Haunter
• Gengar
• Koffing
• Weezing
• Gyarados
• Mew
• Crobat
• Umbreon
• Murkrow
• Misdreavus
• Gligar
• Steelix
• Sneasel
• Skarmory
• Houndour
• Houndoom
• Larvitar
• Pupitar
• Tyranitar
• Poochyena
• Mightyena
• Nuzleaf
• Shiftry
• Sableye
• Mawile
• Aggron
• Carvanha
• Sharpedo
• Cacnea
• Cacturne
• Seviper
• Crawdaunt
• Shuppet
• Banette
• Duskull
• Dusclops
• Absol
• Glalie
• Mismagius
• Honchkrow
• Stunky
• Skuntank
• Spiritomb
• Lucario
• Skorupi
• Drapion
• Croagunk
• Toxicroak
• Weavile
• Gliscor
• Porygon-Z
• Dusknoir
• Rotom
• Heatran
• Giratina
• Darkrai
• Arceus

In other languages

• French: Vibrobscur
• Spanish: Pulso Umbrío
• Italian: Neropulsar
• German: Finsteraura

Variations of the move Waterfall
Waterfall • Poison Jab • Iron Head • Zing Zap Extrasensory • Dark Pulse • Scald