- Species
- Darkness Pokémon
- Type
- Catch rate
- 30
- Growth
- Medium Slow
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 2.1 kg
- Gender
- 50% ♂ 50% ♀
- Egg cycles
- 20
- Base friendship
- 35
Murkrow
- Gold
- Feared and loathed by many, it is believed to bring misfortune to all those who see it at night.
- Silver
- It is said that when chased, it lures its attacker onto dark mountain trails where the foe will get lost.
- Crystal
- It hides any shiny object it finds in a secret location. MURKROW and MEOWTH loot one another's stashes.
Base stats
| HP | 60 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 85 | |
| Defense | 42 | |
| Sp. Atk | 85 | |
| Sp. Def | 42 | |
| Speed | 91 | |
| Total | 405 |
Locations
Damage taken
- x1
- x1
- x1
- x1
- x0
- x2
- x1
- x0.5
- x1
- x1
- x1
- x0.5
- x2
- x0
- x2
- x1
- x0.5
| Level Up | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| 11 | Pursuit | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | ||||||||
| 16 | Haze | Status | -- | -- | 30 | -- | ||
Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | ||||||||
| 26 | Night Shade | Special | -- | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | ||||||||
| 31 | Feint Attack | Physical | 60 | -- | 20 | -- | ||
Never misses. | ||||||||
| 41 | Mean Look | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
Prevents the target from leaving battle. | ||||||||
| Egg | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | Games | |
| Drill Peck | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | -- | |||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| Mirror Move | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | |||
Uses the target’s last used move. | ||||||||
| Quick Attack | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | -- | |||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | 30 | Crystal | ||
User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ||||||||
| Whirlwind | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | |||
Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | ||||||||
| Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | -- | |||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| TM/HM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | -- | ||
User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||||||||
| TM03 | Curse | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | ||||||||
| TM06 | Toxic | Status | -- | 90 | 10 | -- | ||
Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | ||||||||
| TM09 | Psych Up | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s. | ||||||||
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | ||||||||
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | ||||||||
| TM13 | Snore | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | ||||||||
| TM16 | Icy Wind | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | 100 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | ||||||||
| TM17 | Protect | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | ||||||||
| TM20 | Endure | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||||||||
| TM21 | Frustration | Physical | -- | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | ||||||||
| TM27 | Return | Physical | -- | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | ||||||||
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | 100 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | ||||||||
| TM32 | Double Team | Status | -- | -- | 15 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | ||||||||
| TM34 | Swagger | Status | -- | 85 | 15 | -- | ||
Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | ||||||||
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | ||||||||
| TM39 | Swift | Special | 60 | -- | 20 | -- | ||
Never misses. | ||||||||
| TM42 | Dream Eater | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | ||||||||
| TM43 | Detect | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | ||||||||
| TM44 | Rest | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | ||||||||
| TM45 | Attract | Status | -- | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | ||||||||
| TM46 | Thief | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | -- | ||
Takes the target’s item. | ||||||||
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TM50 | Nightmare | Status | -- | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it’s asleep. | ||||||||
Other generations
Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, Diamond, Pearl & Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet