Stats and effect
Dark
Special
Power
55
Accuracy
95%
PP
15
Priority
0
Effect
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.
Move properties
- Sound — Soundproof blocks it completely, Punk Rock boosts it by 30%. It goes through Substitute.
- Bypasses Substitute — Affects a Pokémon hiding behind a Substitute.
Machines that teach this move
- TM95 Black/White, Black 2/White 2, X/Y, Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Sun/Moon, Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
- TM85 Sword/Shield
- TM78 Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl
- TM30 Scarlet/Violet, Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk
The same move has different numbers in different games — check the number for your version before going after the machine.
Pokémon that learn this move (185)
page 1 of 6The tiles cover all games at once. “From Lv.” is the level from the latest game in which that species learns this move by level-up — hover over the number to see which game. No number means it never learns the move by level-up.
#023
Ekans
#024
Arbok
#037
Vulpix
#038
Ninetales
#052
Meowth
#053
Persian
#058
Growlithe
#059
Arcanine
#151
Mew
#160
Feraligatr
#197
Umbreon
from Lv. 1
#198
Murkrow
from Lv. 6
#209
Snubbull
#210
Granbull
#215
Sneasel
#228
Houndour
#229
Houndoom
#243
Raikou
#244
Entei
#245
Suicune
#246
Larvitar
#247
Pupitar
#248
Tyranitar
#261
Poochyena
#262
Mightyena
from Lv. 1
#274
Nuzleaf
#275
Shiftry
#302
Sableye
#309
Electrike
#310
Manectric
#318
Carvanha
#319
Sharpedo
#325
Spoink
#326
Grumpig
#336
Seviper
#342
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