PokéKit
DarkSpecNon-contactPulse

Dark Pulse

  • Non-contact — Damaging moves that don’t make contact (status moves excluded). The attacker takes no damage from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs or Rocky Helmet.
  • Pulse — Mega Launcher boosts them 1.5×.

Values in Pokémon Champions

Pow
80
Acc
100
PP
15
Priority
0
Range
Single

Effect

Has a 20% chance of making the target flinch.

Effects & flags

20% chance: FlinchPulse move

Changes by generation

Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.

GenerationTypeCatPowAccPPPriority
Pokémon ChampionsDarkSpec80100150
Gen 4–9DarkSpec80100150

Pokémon that run this move

Champions Doubles2026-09

ArchaludonArchaludon0.3%ArmarougeArmarouge2.6%Mega Lucario ZMega Lucario Z19.3%Mega BlastoiseMega Blastoise55.6%HydreigonHydreigon92.4%Mega PyroarMega Pyroar24.8%Mega MeowsticMega Meowstic13.7%InteleonInteleon18.1%SpiritombSpiritomb5.1%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Doubles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

Champions Singles2026-09

ArchaludonArchaludon12.3%Mega Lucario ZMega Lucario Z69.8%GreninjaGreninja41.1%Mega BlastoiseMega Blastoise68.1%HydreigonHydreigon98.9%Mega GreninjaMega Greninja88.5%InteleonInteleon16.3%Zoroark (Hisuian Form)Zoroark (Hisuian Form)7.7%Mega PyroarMega Pyroar8.2%Persian (Alolan Form)Persian (Alolan Form)4.4%Mega ChandelureMega Chandelure11.8%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Singles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

VGC 20262026-09

Chi-YuChi-Yu97.6%TerapagosTerapagos15.6%ChandelureChandelure0%Moltres (Galarian Form)Moltres (Galarian Form)3%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in VGC 2026 (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

OU (Singles)2026-09

DarkraiDarkrai99.9%Tornadus (Therian Forme)Tornadus (Therian Forme)5.9%HydreigonHydreigon91.5%Hoopa UnboundHoopa Unbound12.2%MandibuzzMandibuzz0.6%GreninjaGreninja75.8%Moltres (Galarian Form)Moltres (Galarian Form)2.1%Iron JugulisIron Jugulis73%ClawitzerClawitzer100%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU2026-09

Chi-YuChi-Yu94.7%Moltres (Galarian Form)Moltres (Galarian Form)2.1%Hoopa UnboundHoopa Unbound82.3%Wash RotomWash Rotom0.7%DeoxysDeoxys44.5%GengarGengar1.9%HydreigonHydreigon93.7%NecrozmaNecrozma2%GreninjaGreninja92.4%Iron JugulisIron Jugulis51.1%BlastoiseBlastoise3.1%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Doubles OU (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

Type

Super effective (×2)
PsychicGhost
Not very effective (×½)
FightingDarkFairy
No effect (×0)

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Moves of the same type

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Pokémon that learn this move137 Pokémon

Blastoise#0009BlastoiseEkans#0023EkansArbok#0024ArbokVulpix#0037VulpixNinetales#0038NinetalesJigglypuff#0039JigglypuffWigglytuff#0040WigglytuffMeowth#0052MeowthPersian#0053PersianGrimer (Alolan Form)#0088Grimer (Alolan Form)Muk#0089MukGastly#0092GastlyHaunter#0093HaunterGengar#0094GengarKoffing#0109KoffingWeezing#0110WeezingGyarados#0130GyaradosMoltres (Galarian Form)#0146Moltres (Galarian Form)Mewtwo#0150MewtwoMew#0151MewUmbreon#0197UmbreonMurkrow#0198MurkrowMisdreavus#0200MisdreavusGligar#0207GligarQwilfish (Hisuian Form)#0211Qwilfish (Hisuian Form)Sneasel#0215SneaselSkarmory#0227SkarmoryHoundour#0228HoundourHoundoom#0229HoundoomLarvitar#0246LarvitarPupitar#0247PupitarTyranitar#0248TyranitarPoochyena#0261PoochyenaMightyena#0262MightyenaNuzleaf#0274NuzleafShiftry#0275ShiftrySableye#0302SableyeCacnea#0331CacneaCacturne#0332CacturneSeviper#0336SeviperCrawdaunt#0342CrawdauntShuppet#0353ShuppetBanette#0354BanetteDuskull#0355DuskullDusclops#0356DusclopsGlalie#0362GlalieDeoxys#0386DeoxysMismagius#0429MismagiusHonchkrow#0430HonchkrowStunky#0434StunkySkuntank#0435SkuntankSpiritomb#0442SpiritombLucario#0448LucarioToxicroak#0454ToxicroakWeavile#0461WeavileGliscor#0472GliscorPorygon-Z#0474Porygon-ZDusknoir#0477DusknoirRotom#0479RotomHeatran#0485HeatranGiratina#0487GiratinaDarkrai#0491DarkraiArceus#0493ArceusSamurott (Hisuian Form)#0503Samurott (Hisuian Form)Sandile#0551SandileKrokorok#0552KrokorokKrookodile#0553KrookodileScraggy#0559ScraggyScrafty#0560ScraftyZorua#0570ZoruaZoroark#0571ZoroarkGothita#0574GothitaGothorita#0575GothoritaGothitelle#0576GothitelleLitwick#0607LitwickLampent#0608LampentChandelure#0609ChandelurePawniard#0624PawniardBisharp#0625BisharpVullaby#0629VullabyMandibuzz#0630MandibuzzDeino#0633DeinoZweilous#0634ZweilousHydreigon#0635HydreigonTornadus#0641TornadusThundurus#0642ThundurusGreninja#0658GreninjaPyroar#0668PyroarEspurr#0677EspurrMeowstic#0678MeowsticInkay#0686InkayMalamar#0687MalamarClauncher#0692ClauncherClawitzer#0693ClawitzerPhantump#0708PhantumpTrevenant#0709TrevenantNoibat#0714NoibatNoivern#0715NoivernHoopa#0720HoopaIncineroar#0727IncineroarMimikyu#0778MimikyuNecrozma#0800NecrozmaInteleon#0818InteleonSinistea#0854SinisteaPolteageist#0855PolteageistHatenna#0856HatennaHattrem#0857HattremHatterene#0858HattereneImpidimp#0859ImpidimpMorgrem#0860MorgremGrimmsnarl#0861GrimmsnarlPerrserker#0863PerrserkerMorpeko#0877MorpekoDuraludon#0884DuraludonUrshifu#0892UrshifuZarude#0893ZarudeSpectrier#0897SpectrierCalyrex (Shadow Rider)#0898Calyrex (Shadow Rider)Overqwil#0904OverqwilMeowscarada#0908MeowscaradaLokix#0920LokixArmarouge#0936ArmarougeMaschiff#0942MaschiffMabosstiff#0943MabosstiffBombirdier#0962BombirdierKingambit#0983KingambitBrute Bonnet#0986Brute BonnetFlutter Mane#0987Flutter ManeIron Jugulis#0993Iron JugulisWo-Chien#1001Wo-ChienChien-Pao#1002Chien-PaoTing-Lu#1003Ting-LuChi-Yu#1004Chi-YuRoaring Moon#1005Roaring MoonFezandipiti#1016FezandipitiArchaludon#1018ArchaludonTerapagos#1024Terapagos

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FAQ

What type is Dark Pulse?

Dark Pulse is a Dark-type Spec move.

What does Dark Pulse do?

Has a 20% chance of making the target flinch.

What are Dark Pulse's power, accuracy and PP?

Power 80, accuracy 100, PP 15.

Which Pokémon can learn Dark Pulse?

137 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Blastoise, Ekans, Arbok, Vulpix, Ninetales, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Meowth.

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