Murkrow (Pokémon)
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Murkrow (Japanese: ヤミカラス Yamikarasu) is a dual-type Dark/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
It evolves into Honchkrow when exposed to a Dusk Stone.
Biology
Murkrow is an avian Pokémon with black feathers. Its crooked, yellow beak and the three, feathery tufts on its head resemble a witch's nose and hat respectively. The feathery crest is smaller on the female than on the male. It has semi-circular, red eyes with white sclerae and pupils and a spiky collar of feathers around its neck. The shaggy feathers on its tail resemble the end of a broom, and there is a thin, red band at the base of the tail. Its yellow feet have four toes, three facing forward and one backward.
Murkrow has a fondness for anything sparkly, and it will go as far as fighting with other Pokémon, such as Meowth or Gabite, in order to gain their stashes. Whenever it is chased, it loses the attacker by leading it down dark mountain trails, and sometimes it does this to travelers as a mean spirited prank. Its thieving and nocturnal nature has led it to become representative of misfortune. It is possible to train a Murkrow to repeat words, as seen under Team Rocket's ownership. Murkrow usually live in flocks amongst forests and swamps.
In the anime
Major appearances
Paul's Murkrow
Paul has a Honchkrow, which evolved from his Murkrow. It debuted in Top-Down Training!.
Other
Multiple Murkrow debuted in Pikachu & Pichu, where they often cause trouble in Big Town. They first appeared when Pikachu landed on their pole.
Murkrow made its main series debut in All That Glitters!, where a trio of them stole Ash's Badges. They later joined forces with Ash's Noctowl against Team Rocket, and Ash eventually got back his Badges.
A Murkrow appeared in Hocus Pokémon, under the ownership of a witch named Lily. It helps Lily with her spells and was mostly seen sitting on her shoulder.
Multiple Murkrow appeared in Like a Meowth to a Flame, where they attacked Ash and his friends as they were searching for a restaurant, for unknown reasons. Pikachu tried to scare the Murkrow away with Thunderbolt, but they kept on coming back. Tyson's Meowth got rid of the Murkrow by using Fury Swipes on them.
A Murkrow appeared in PK20, where it stole a large diamond ring piece that Pikachu and Meowth's groups were after. The jewel was eventually retrieved after Murkrow accidentally dropped it.
A Murkrow appeared in Try for the Family Stone!, under the ownership of Mitchell. It would play pranks on travelers by causing hallucinations.
Multiple Murkrow appeared in Mimikyu Unmasked!, when three of them kept stealing Jessie's Malasadas and later stole Mimikyu's rag. Several other Murkrow later appeared to attack Jessie and Mimikyu.
Minor appearances
Murkrow debuted in Trouble in Big Town, where it popped the balloons Little Pichu was hanging on to.
Multiple Murkrow appeared in Great Bowls of Fire! as inhabitants of the Dragon Holy Land.
Two Murkrow appeared in Tie One On!.
Two Murkrow appeared briefly in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
A Murkrow appeared in Tree's a Crowd.
A Murkrow appeared in A Bite to Remember.
A Murkrow appeared in Going, Going, Yawn.
A Murkrow appeared in Who's Flying Now? as one of the Pokémon featured in the Fortree City Feather Festival.
Multiple Murkrow appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
Multiple Murkrow appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.
A Murkrow appeared in Journey to the Unown!.
Multiple Murkrow appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
Two Murkrow appeared in A Rivalry to Gible On! as residents of Mt. Shady.
A Murkrow appeared in Dawn of a Royal Day!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Coordinator competing in the Arrowroot Contest.
A Murkrow appeared in Casting a Paul on Barry!, where it flew over Team Rocket.
A Murkrow appeared in Cilan's demonstration in Mystery on a Deserted Island!, where it evolved into a Honchkrow.
Multiple Murkrow appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
A wild Murkrow briefly appeared in Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!, where it stole a snack that Clemont's Chespin was about to eat.
A Trainer's Murkrow appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
A Trainer's Mukrow appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.
Two Murkrow appeared in A Seasoned Search!, where they were among the Flying-types attracted by Bounsweet's Sweet Scent in their attempts to attract a Oricorio.
A Murkrow appeared in Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?, where it was scared off by a Gengar.
Three Murkrow appeared in Tough Guy Trials!, where they were seen flying above Team Rocket as they made a call to Matori.
A Murkrow appeared in Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!, where it tried to attack a shrunken Ash and Lillie as they were riding on Comfey.
Three Trainers' Murkrow appeared in Securing the Future!, where they joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
Multiple Murkrow appeared in Evolving Research!, where one of them attacked Sophocles's Charjabug, but failed to injure it.
A Murkrow appeared in Show Me the Metal!, where it attempted to steal a nut from one of the Meltan, which had fallen on top of one of the buildings at the Pokémon School, before Rowlet retrieved it and gave it back to the Meltan.
A Murkrow appeared in Got Meltan?, where it stole the Meltan that befriended Rowlet. Though Rowlet got Meltan back, the Murkrow was revealed to still have Meltan's nut.
A Trainer's Murkrow appeared in Battle Royal 151, where it competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.
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In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Three Murkrow appeared in The Murkrows' Plot.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Silver's Murkrow
Murkrow debuted in Murkrow Row where it stole the luggage Joey was delivering and was attacked by Aibo and captured afterwards by Gold.
Silver has a Murkrow on his team obtained prior to his appearance in Quilava Quandary flying over Ecruteak City. He is mostly used as flight transportation. He evolved into a Honchkrow in Dealing With A Koffing Fit.
Karen is later seen with two Murkrow in The Last Battle VII. Like Silver, she uses them for flight transport.
Three Murkrow appeared in Crafty Carnivine.
Ariana has a Murkrow, which first appeared in Pleased as Punch With Parasect.
Four wild Murkrow were seen flying around the Lost Hotel in Pinsir Glares.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
A Murkrow appeared in a flashback in Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1).
In the TCG
- Main article: Murkrow (TCG)
In the TFG
One Murkrow figure has been released.
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Murkrow and Shuppet are members of Team Ebony.
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Games | Event | Language | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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GSC | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Beat Up Murkrow | English | United States | 5 | August 30 to September 26, 2002; December 27, 2002 to January 2, 2003 |
RSEFRLG | Gather More Pokémon! Third Campaign Murkrow | Japanese | Japan | 10 | January 14 to 29, 2006 |
Stats
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86 - 157 | 168 - 309 | |
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Switcheroo | Murkrow (Supreme Victors 72) |
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Trivia
- Murkrow shares its category name with Sableye. They are both known as the Darkness Pokémon.
- Despite being a Generation II Pokémon, it was actually only available in Kanto in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. The same is true for Slugma and Houndour. All three can be obtained in Johto via the Safari Zone in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- Murkrow may be considered a counterpart of Misdreavus. Both of them are Generation II Pokémon whose only evolutionary event utilizes a Dusk Stone into their evolved forms. Murkrow is exclusive to Pokémon FireRed, Diamond, and Black while Misdreavus is exclusive to LeafGreen, Pearl, and White. Additionally, both appear to be based on witches.
- Murkrow is the only Pokémon that evolves with a Dusk Stone that is not a Ghost-type.
- Murkrow is the lightest Dark-type Pokémon.
- Murkrow comes before Misdreavus in the Johto Pokédex, but Murkrow's evolution, Honchkrow, comes after Misdreavus's evolution, Mismagius, in the Sinnoh part of the National Pokédex.
- In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Murkrow is programmed to be able to learn Punishment through breeding, but no other Pokémon in the Flying Group can pass down Punishment as an Egg Move in those games. Vullaby and Mandibuzz are the only Flying Egg Group Pokémon that can learn Punishment, but they cannot pass down the move due to being female-only species.
Origin
Murkrow is based on a crow, more specifically the carrion crow. Its crest resembles that of the black hawk-eagle. Its crest can also be taken to resemble a pointed hat, and its tail the bristles of a broom, giving it a resemblance to a witch in flight. In regards to its Generation IV evolution, it can also be taken to resemble a gang member under a head Honchkrow. Its ability to mimic voices is referencing crows' and ravens' ability to imitate other sounds.
Name origin
Murkrow is a combination of murky or murder (a group of crows) and crow.
Yamikarasu is a combination of 闇 yami (darkness) and 烏 karasu (crow).
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