Its strongest point is Defense — higher than 73% of species. On the other hand, HP — among the lowest in the entire Pokédex. Its base stat total is weak: lower than 87% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves twice more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. In defense it has 2 weaknesses, 2 resistances and 2 full immunities at its disposal. Normal and Fighting-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def; weak point: HP.
Defense and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
The stats describe a physical wall — it hits weakly on both sides, but its Defense stays high. A nature does not touch HP, so extra bulk can only be added on this side. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.
- Impish +Def · −SpA Raises what this species uses to absorb hits, at the cost of Sp. Atk — a stat it does not use anyway.
- Relaxed +Def · −Spe The same defensive gain, paid for with Speed it does not have anyway. Under Trick Room the drop becomes an advantage.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 7
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #148 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #153 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Sinnoh | #189 | Platinum |
| Pokémon Conquest | #069 | — |
| Galar | #135 | Sword / Shield |
| Hisui | #158 | Legends: Arceus |
| Kitakami | #139 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
Abilities
- Levitate Evades ground moves.
- Frisk Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
Pokédex entry
DUSKULL can pass through any wall no matter how thick it may be. Once this POKéMON chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Duskull takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Duskull appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (16)
All Duskull cards →Duskull has 16 cards in 13 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 57 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (18)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Hoenn
Johto
Orre
Sinnoh
Moves (83)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (65 via TM/TR, 10 via Egg, 27 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 4 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 8 | Shadow Sneak | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 12 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 14 | Foresight | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 16 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — | 100% | 15 |
| 18 | Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 20 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| 22 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| 24 | Will O Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85% | 15 |
| 25 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 28 | Mean Look | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 32 | Hex | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 36 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 43 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 44 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |