Dark Pulse (move)

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Dark Pulse
あくのはどう Evil Pulse
Dark Pulse VI.png
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Type  Dark
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Dark Pulse (Japanese: あくのはどう Evil Pulse) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM79 in Generation IV and is TM97 in Generation VI.

Effect

Generation IV

Dark Pulse inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Generation V

Dark Pulse can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Generation VI

Dark Pulse's power is increased by 50% when used by a Pokémon with the Ability Mega Launcher.

Description

Games Description

The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. It may also make the target flinch.
PMDTDS Inflicts damage on enemies within a 1-tile range. It may also afflict enemies with a Cringe status condition, which makes its actions fail.
The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
092   Gastly Ghost Poison 36 36 36
093   Haunter Ghost Poison 44 44 44
094   Gengar Ghost Poison 44 44 44
246   Larvitar Rock Ground 28 32 32
247   Pupitar Rock Ground 28 34 34
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark 28 34 34
430   Honchkrow Dark Flying 55 75 75
442   Spiritomb Ghost Dark 49 49 49
448   Lucario Fighting Steel -- --  
461   Weavile Dark Ice 49 51 47 47
491   Darkrai Dark Dark 93 93 93
629   Vullaby Dark Flying   46 46
630   Mandibuzz Dark Flying   46 46
641   Tornadus Flying Flying   73 73
642   Thundurus Electric Flying   73 73
693   Clawitzer Water Water     --, 57
717   Yveltal Dark Flying     44
720   Hoopa
Hoopa Unbound
Psychic Dark     55
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
355   Duskull Ghost Ghost no          
570   Zorua Dark Dark no     
574   Gothita* Psychic Psychic no               
633   Deino* Dark Dragon no                               
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
TM79
V
--
VI
TM97
009   Blastoise Water Water
023   Ekans Poison Poison
024   Arbok Poison Poison
037   Vulpix Fire Fire
038   Ninetales Fire Fire
052   Meowth Normal Normal
053   Persian Normal Normal
089   Muk Poison Poison
092   Gastly Ghost Poison
093   Haunter Ghost Poison
094   Gengar Ghost Poison
109   Koffing Poison Poison
110   Weezing Poison Poison
130   Gyarados Water Flying
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
169   Crobat Poison Flying
197   Umbreon Dark Dark
198   Murkrow Dark Flying
200   Misdreavus Ghost Ghost
207   Gligar Ground Flying
208   Steelix Steel Ground
215   Sneasel Dark Ice
227   Skarmory Steel Flying
228   Houndour Dark Fire
229   Houndoom Dark Fire
246   Larvitar Rock Ground
247   Pupitar Rock Ground
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark
261   Poochyena Dark Dark
262   Mightyena Dark Dark
274   Nuzleaf Grass Dark
275   Shiftry Grass Dark
302   Sableye Dark Ghost
303   Mawile Steel Fairy
306   Aggron Steel Rock
318   Carvanha Water Dark
319   Sharpedo Water Dark
331   Cacnea Grass Grass
332   Cacturne Grass Dark
336   Seviper Poison Poison
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark
353   Shuppet Ghost Ghost
354   Banette Ghost Ghost
355   Duskull Ghost Ghost
356   Dusclops Ghost Ghost
359   Absol Dark Dark
362   Glalie Ice Ice
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic
429   Mismagius Ghost Ghost
430   Honchkrow Dark Flying
434   Stunky Poison Dark
435   Skuntank Poison Dark
442   Spiritomb Ghost Dark
448   Lucario Fighting Steel
451   Skorupi Poison Bug
452   Drapion Poison Dark
453   Croagunk Poison Fighting
454   Toxicroak Poison Fighting
461   Weavile Dark Ice
472   Gliscor Ground Flying
474   Porygon-Z Normal Normal
477   Dusknoir Ghost Ghost
479   Rotom Electric Ghost
485   Heatran Fire Steel
487   Giratina Ghost Dragon
491   Darkrai Dark Dark
493   Arceus Normal Normal
509   Purrloin Dark Dark
510   Liepard Dark Dark
551   Sandile Ground Dark
552   Krokorok Ground Dark
553   Krookodile Ground Dark
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting
560   Scrafty Dark Fighting
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying
562   Yamask Ghost Ghost
563   Cofagrigus Ghost Ghost
568   Trubbish Poison Poison
569   Garbodor Poison Poison
570   Zorua Dark Dark
571   Zoroark Dark Dark
592   Frillish Water Ghost
593   Jellicent Water Ghost
605   Elgyem Psychic Psychic
606   Beheeyem Psychic Psychic
607   Litwick Ghost Fire
608   Lampent Ghost Fire
609   Chandelure Ghost Fire
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon
624   Pawniard Dark Steel
625   Bisharp Dark Steel
629   Vullaby Dark Flying
630   Mandibuzz Dark Flying
633   Deino Dark Dragon
634   Zweilous Dark Dragon
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon
641   Tornadus Flying Flying
642   Thundurus Electric Flying
649   Genesect Bug Steel
657   Frogadier Water Water
658   Greninja Water Dark
667   Litleo Fire Normal
668   Pyroar Fire Normal
674   Pancham Fighting Fighting
675   Pangoro Fighting Dark
676   Furfrou Normal Normal
677   Espurr Psychic Psychic
678   Meowstic Psychic Psychic
686   Inkay Dark Psychic
687   Malamar Dark Psychic
693   Clawitzer Water Water
694   Helioptile Electric Normal
695   Heliolisk Electric Normal
696   Tyrunt Rock Dragon
697   Tyrantrum Rock Dragon
698   Amaura Rock Ice
699   Aurorus Rock Ice
708   Phantump Ghost Grass
709   Trevenant Ghost Grass
710   Pumpkaboo Ghost Grass
711   Gourgeist Ghost Grass
714   Noibat Flying Dragon
715   Noivern Flying Dragon
717   Yveltal Dark Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
BW B2W2
023   Ekans Poison Poison
024   Arbok Poison Poison
037   Vulpix Fire Fire
038   Ninetales Fire Fire
052   Meowth Normal Normal
053   Persian Normal Normal
089   Muk Poison Poison
092   Gastly Ghost Poison
093   Haunter Ghost Poison
094   Gengar Ghost Poison
109   Koffing Poison Poison
110   Weezing Poison Poison
130   Gyarados Water Flying
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
169   Crobat Poison Flying
197   Umbreon Dark Dark
198   Murkrow Dark Flying
200   Misdreavus Ghost Ghost
207   Gligar Ground Flying
208   Steelix Steel Ground
215   Sneasel Dark Ice
227   Skarmory Steel Flying
228   Houndour Dark Fire
229   Houndoom Dark Fire
246   Larvitar Rock Ground
247   Pupitar Rock Ground
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark
261   Poochyena Dark Dark
262   Mightyena Dark Dark
274   Nuzleaf Grass Dark
275   Shiftry Grass Dark
302   Sableye Dark Ghost
303   Mawile Steel Steel
306   Aggron Steel Rock
318   Carvanha Water Dark
319   Sharpedo Water Dark
331   Cacnea Grass Grass
332   Cacturne Grass Dark
336   Seviper Poison Poison
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark
353   Shuppet Ghost Ghost
354   Banette Ghost Ghost
355   Duskull Ghost Ghost
356   Dusclops Ghost Ghost
359   Absol Dark Dark
362   Glalie Ice Ice
429   Mismagius Ghost Ghost
430   Honchkrow Dark Flying
434   Stunky Poison Dark
435   Skuntank Poison Dark
442   Spiritomb Ghost Dark
448   Lucario Fighting Steel
451   Skorupi Poison Bug
452   Drapion Poison Dark
453   Croagunk Poison Fighting
454   Toxicroak Poison Fighting
461   Weavile Dark Ice
472   Gliscor Ground Flying
474   Porygon-Z Normal Normal
477   Dusknoir Ghost Ghost
479   Rotom Electric Ghost
485   Heatran Fire Steel
487   Giratina
Altered Forme
Ghost Dragon
487   Giratina
Origin Forme
Ghost Dragon
491   Darkrai Dark Dark
493   Arceus Normal Normal
509   Purrloin Dark Dark
510   Liepard Dark Dark
551   Sandile Ground Dark
552   Krokorok Ground Dark
553   Krookodile Ground Dark
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting
560   Scrafty Dark Fighting
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying
562   Yamask Ghost Ghost
563   Cofagrigus Ghost Ghost
568   Trubbish Poison Poison
569   Garbodor Poison Poison
570   Zorua Dark Dark
571   Zoroark Dark Dark
592   Frillish Water Ghost
593   Jellicent Water Ghost
605   Elgyem Psychic Psychic
606   Beheeyem Psychic Psychic
607   Litwick Ghost Fire
608   Lampent Ghost Fire
609   Chandelure Ghost Fire
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon
624   Pawniard Dark Steel
625   Bisharp Dark Steel
629   Vullaby Dark Flying
630   Mandibuzz Dark Flying
633   Deino Dark Dragon
634   Zweilous Dark Dragon
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon
641   Tornadus Flying Flying
642   Thundurus Electric Flying
649   Genesect Bug Steel
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0491   DarkraiLv.50 Dark Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Liberate the Tower!
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0023   Ekans Poison Dream World - Dream Park
0037   Vulpix Fire Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0109   Koffing Poison Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0228   Houndour Dark Fire Dream World - Spooky Manor
0246   LarvitarLv.10 Rock Ground Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0261   Poochyena Dark Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0318   Carvanha Water Dark Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0386   Deoxys Psychic Masuda Deoxys
Team Plasma Deoxys
Plasma Deoxys
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Pancham
 
Mandibuzz
 
Darkrai
 
Pumpkaboo
The user shoots a beam of purple circles at its target.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Darkrai crouches together and it extends its arms quickly, making a wave of purple circles come out of its body and hit the opponent, or Darkrai puts its hands together and forms a ball of black and purple circles. Then crouches and spins while holding out one of its hands, making the orb float over to the end of the hand. Finally, it fires a beam of black and purple circles from the orb at the opponent.
Darkrai (M10) The Rise of Darkrai Debut
Tobias's Darkrai The Semi-Final Frontier! None
  A ball of purple circles appears in front of Spiritomb's mouth. It then fires a beam of purple circles at the opponent from the ball.
A wild Spiritomb The Keystone Pops! None
  Toxicroak puts its hands together and creates a ball of black and purple circles. It then fires the circles as a beam of circles at the opponent.
Saturn's Toxicroak Enter Galactic! None
  Crawdaunt points its claws at the opponent and fires two beams of purple and black circles from the insides of its claws at the opponent.
Kyle's Crawdaunt Strategy With a Smile! None
  Honchkrow fires a beam of black and purple circles at the opponent from its beak or chest.
Paul's Honchkrow Aiding the Enemy! None
  The three gems on Mismagius's body flashes red, and a ball of black and purple circles appear in front of them. It then fires the circles as a beam at the opponent.
Fantina's Mismagius Shield with a Twist! None
  Dusknoir puts its hands together and forms a small black ball of energy. It then separates its hands and fires a beam of black and purple circles at the opponent from the ball, or Dusknoir puts its hands together and forms a ball of black and purple circles. It then brings its hands forward and fires a beam of black and purple circles from the ball at the opponent.
Dusknoir (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky) Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness None
  Zoroark puts its hands together in front of its chest and fires a beam of black and purple or dark blue circles from in between them at the opponent, or Zoroark crosses its arms in front of its face and an orb of black and dark blue circles appears in front of them. Zoroark then separates its arms and the orb moves in front of Zoroark's chest. It then fires a beam of black and dark blue circles from the orb at the opponent.
Zoroark (M13) Zoroark: Master of Illusions None
  Mandibuzz opens its mouth and a light purple orb surrounded in black and purple circles appears inside it. It then fires a beam of black and purple circles from the orb inside its mouth at the opponent.
Katharine's Mandibuzz Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita! None
  Mega Absol opens its mouth and a light purple orb surrounded in black and purple circles appears inside it. It then fires a beam of black and purple circles from the orb inside its mouth at the opponent
Astrid's Absol Mega Evolution Special I None
  Pumpkaboo forms a pink orb in front of it, then fires a beam of purple circles at the opponent from its mouth.
Jessie's Pumpkaboo Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike! None
  Pancham creates a ball of black and purple circles in each hand. It then combines them and fires the circles as a beam of circles at the opponent.
Serena's Pancham Dreaming a Performer's Dream! None
  Malamar forms a beam of black and purple circles in front of its chest. It then fires the circles at the opponent.
A wild Malamar Facing the Grand Design! None
Multiple wild Malamar Facing the Grand Design! None
  Pangoro creates a ball of black and purple circles in each hand. It then combines them and fires the circles as a beam of circles at the opponent.
A wild Pangoro So You're Having a Bad Day! None
Serena's Pangoro in a dream XY097 None
  Hoopa Unbound shoots a beam of black and purple circles from the black hole in the middle of its body at the opponent.
Hoopa (anime) Hoopa and the Clash of Ages None
  Gourgeist forms a dark purple orb of energy in front of its mouth. It then fires a beam of dark purple circles at the opponent from its mouth.
Jessie's Gourgeist Over the Mountain of Snow! None
  Meowstic forms a dark purple orb of energy in its hand. It then fires a beam of dark purple circles at the opponent from its hand.
Olympia's Meowstic All Eyes on the Future! None
  Mega Houndoom opens its mouth and a light purple orb surrounded in black and purple circles appears inside it. It then fires a beam of black and purple circles from the orb inside its mouth at the opponent.
Malva's Houndoom SS035 None
  Sneasel fires a beam of black and purple circles at the opponent.
A Team Flare Grunt's Sneasel XY093 None
  Houndoor opens its mouth and a light purple orb surrounded in black and purple circles appears inside it. It then fires a beam of black and purple circles from the orb inside its mouth at the opponent.
Two Team Flare Grunt's Houndour XY093 None
  Houndoor opens its mouth and a light purple orb surrounded in black and purple circles appears inside it. It then fires a beam of black and purple circles from the orb inside its mouth at the opponent.
A Team Flare Grunt's Skorupi XY093 None
  Gengar forms a dark purple orb of energy in its hands. It then fires a beam of dark purple circles from the orb at the opponent.
Ninja's Gengar XY099 None


In the manga

In the movie adaptations


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • The TM containing Dark Pulse as of Generation VI (TM97) has the same number as the first TM to contain Dark Pulse (TM79), inverted.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 惡波動 È Bōdòng
  Dutch Duisterpuls
  French Vibrobscur
  German Finsteraura
  Greek Σκοτεινός Παλμός
  Indonesian Gelombang Jahat
Gelombang Kegelapan
  Italian Neropulsar
  Korean 악의파동 Ak-yi Padong
  Norwegian Mørketrykk
  Polish Ciemny puls
Portuguese   Brazil Vibração Sombria
Pulso Sombrio (XY Series)
  Portugal Pulsar Negro
  Romanian Pulsul Negru
Spanish   Latin America Tiro Oscuro (DP069)
Pulso Obscuro (DP079, BW055-present)
Energía Oscura (DP100-DP189)
  Spain Pulso Umbrío


Variations of the move Waterfall
  WaterfallPoison JabIron HeadZing Zap
  ExtrasensoryDark PulseScald


Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS


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