Dusk Stone

The Dusk Stone (Japanese: やみのいし Darkness Stone) is a type of evolutionary stone introduced in Generation IV.

Dusk Stone やみのいし Darkness Stone

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Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Items Generation V Items Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Fling Power 80

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS N/A $1050 B $10000 $1050 B2 $40000 $1050 WW2 XYORAS N/A $1,050 SMUSUM N/A $1,500

In the Generation V games, the Dusk Stone can be sold to an item maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $3000.

Effect

Can be used to evolve one of several Pokémon. This consumes the Dusk Stone.

• Causes Murkrow to evolve into Honchkrow
• Causes Misdreavus to evolve into Mismagius
• Causes Lampent to evolve into Chandelure
• Causes Doublade to evolve into Aegislash

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be. XYORAS SMUSUM A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It holds shadows as dark as can be.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Wayward CavePt, Galactic Warehouse, Victory Road Pickup HGSS Cerulean Cave Route 17 (gift from Biker Reese), Bug-Catching Contest first prize (post-National Pokédex), Pokéathlon Dome (3000 Pts.)MoTuThFrSa PBR 7200 Poké Coupons BW Route 10, Mistralton Cave Dust clouds, Black CityB/White ForestW (Herman) B2W2 Strange House, Victory Road Join Avenue (Antique Shop), Black City (Store 3), Dust clouds (Chargestone Cave, Mistralton Cave, Clay Tunnel, Twist Mountain, Underground Ruins, Victory Road, Wellspring Cave, Seaside Cave, Giant Chasm), Hidden Grottoes (Routes 6, 13; Abundant Shrine) DW Rugged Mountain XY Laverre City, Terminus Cave Secret Super Training (Watch Out! That's One Tricky Second Half!), Route 18 (from Psychic Inver) ORAS Mauville City (Inverse Battle Stop), Secret Super Training (Watch Out! That's One Tricky Second Half!), Mt. Pyre (rematch with Hex Maniac Valerie), Secret Base ("Pick up stones" with Secret Pal) PMC Balloon Popping (Lv. 3) SMUSUM Malie CityMUM, Poni Wilds Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Brilliant-Stone Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting)

In spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The Dusk Stone appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, and Gates to Infinity.

Price

Games Cost Sell price MDTDS 1000 1 MDGtI ? 100

Effect

Can be used to evolve one of several Pokémon by offering it at the Luminous Spring^TDS or by using it in a dungeon^GtI. This consumes the Dusk Stone.

• Causes Murkrow to evolve into Honchkrow
• Causes Misdreavus to evolve into Mismagius
• Causes Lampent to evolve into Chandelure

If thrown, it will deal 1^TDS/2^GtI damage (2 if sticky). In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, using this item in a dungeon will consume it, with no effect.

Description

Games Description MDTDS An odd stone with a mesmerizing darkness. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve. MDGtI An odd stone with a mesmerizing darkness.It helps certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods MDTDS Treasure boxes, Job requests (★3-★9) Happy Outlook (Kecleon Shop: B3F, B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F, B19F), Mt. Mistral (Kecleon Shop: 3F, 5F, 7F, 9F, 11F, 13F, 15F, 17F, 19F), Shimmer Hill (Kecleon Shop: 2F, 4F, 6F, 8F, 10F, 12F, 14F, 16F), Lost Wilderness (Kecleon Shop: B3F, B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F) MDGtI Treasure boxes Pokémon Paradise (Sunken Treasure, Beartic Slide, Prize Palace) Skill Treasury, Treasure Trove

Appearance

Sprite from Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky	Sprite from Gates to Infinity	Model from Gates to Infinity*

Pokémon Conquest

In Pokémon Conquest, Misdreavus and Lampent evolve into Mismagius and Chandelure, respectively, if their link is improved while their Warrior is equipped with a Dusk Stone.

A Dusk Stone can be purchased from the traveling merchant for 5000 gold, and sold for 2500-3250 gold.

Description

Games Description Conq. Enables certain Pokémon to evolve.

In the anime

A Dusk Stone in the anime

The Dusk Stone debuted in Try for the Family Stone!, where Rhyanna and Mitchell searched for one to evolve their respective Pokémon. They eventually found one, and decided to have a battle to settle which one of them would get to use it.

Mystery on a Deserted Island! featured the Dusk Stone, along with all of the other evolutionary stones available as of Generation V.

A full set of evolutionary stones was seen on display in a stone shop in Geosenge Town in The Cave of Trials!.

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  The Dusk Stone in Try for the Family Stone!

In the manga

A Dusk Stone in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Dealing With A Koffing Fit, Silver's Murkrow evolved into a Honchkrow due to gaining experience while holding a Dusk Stone, which had been given to Silver by Green.

In the TCG

A Dusk Stone held by Murkrow

A Dusk Stone appears as a held item on the Secret Wonders Murkrow card. It allows Murkrow to evolve on the turn it is played.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 暗之石 Am-jī Sehk Mandarin 暗之石 Àn-zhī Shí Finnish Pimeä kivi* Iltakivi* French Pierre Nuit German Finsterstein Italian Neropietra Korean 어둠의돌 Eodum-ui Dol Polish Kamień Zmierzchu Portuguese Brazil Pedra do Crepúsculo* Pedra da Penumbra* Pedra do Escuro* Portugal Pedra Crepúsculo Spanish Piedra Noche Turkish Alacakaranlık Taşı Vietnamese Đá bóng tối

Evolution stones

Fire Stone

Water Stone

Thunder Stone

Leaf Stone

Moon Stone

Sun Stone

Shiny Stone

Dusk Stone

Dawn Stone

Ice Stone

Exclusive to Pokémon GO

Sinnoh Stone

Unova Stone

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