Duskull (#0355) – Stats, Moves, Evolution & Competitive Sets

Base stats

HP2080–127150–244

Atk4040–10176–196

Def9085–156166–306

SpA3031–9058–174

SpD9085–156166–306

Spe2527–8449–163

Total295Higher than 13% of all Pokémon

Ranges: 0 IV/EV with a hindering nature to 31 IV/252 EV with a helpful nature. EV yield: 1 SpD.

Stat calculatorChampions Stat Points & Stat Alignment, or EVs, IVs & nature

Speed tiers

Speed at Lv 50 in Pokémon Champions (base 25). Scarf and Tailwind use the Max+ value.

Max+84Max77No SP45Min40Scarf126Tailwind168

At max Speed, Duskull outspeeds 4 of the 30 most used Pokémon in Champions VGC.

Others at their most common Speed investment in Champions VGC (Reg M-C · Doubles, Sep 2026); Pokémon holding a Mega Stone are shown as their Mega.

Type matchups

Weak to

Dark2×Ghost2×

Resists

Bug½×Poison½×

Immune to

Fighting0×Normal0×

Takes normal damage from 12 types

FlyingGroundRockSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonFairy

With Levitate: Ground becomes 0×

Abilities

Levitate
Evades Ground moves.
FriskHidden ability
Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

Competitive

SV SinglesLC

0.06% of teams · rank #127 · Singles, first stages at Lv 5 · 1630+ rating · 7,479 battles · Sep 2026

Most common build

Item: Eviolite
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Quiet
EVs: 196 HP / 36 Atk / 196 SpA / 36 SpD
Tera Type: Ghost

Will-O-Wisp
Shadow Sneak
Hex
Trick Room

Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.

Usage by rating

All players2.09%
Rated 1500+0.55%
Rated 1630+0.06%
Rated 1760+0.01%

Usage by month

Oct 20250.06%

Moves

Will-O-Wisp88.4%
Shadow Sneak72%
Hex60.3%
Trick Room46.5%
Haze27.5%
Pain Split27%
Night Shade16.7%
Icy Wind13.6%
Leech Life13.1%
Poltergeist13%

Items

Eviolite99.8%
Leftovers0.2%
Choice Specs0%
Chesto Berry0%
Power Herb0%
Spooky Plate0%

Abilities

99.2%
0.8%

EV spreads

Quiet 196 HP / 36 Atk / 196 SpA / 36 SpD33.4%
Sassy 116 HP / 196 Def / 196 SpD26%
Hardy 196 Def / 36 SpA / 196 SpD / 76 Spe13.6%
Adamant 116 Atk / 196 Def / 196 SpD10.8%
Bold 196 Def / 116 SpA / 196 SpD7.4%

Tera types

Ghost59.5%
Steel27%
Bug10.8%
Dark2.4%

Common teammates

Mienfoo50.4%
Munchlax49%
Hippopotas39.6%
Minccino38.4%
Glimmet34.3%
Trapinch34.1%
Cacnea33.4%
Geodude-Alola33.4%

Evolution

#0355DuskullGhost
1. Level 37#0356DusclopsGhost
  1. Trade holding Reaper Cloth#0477DusknoirGhost

Moves

Game Sort Type

Level up 13

1AstonishHas a 30% chance to make the target flinch.GhostPhys30100%15

1LeerLowers the target’s Defense by one stage.NormalStatus—100%30

4DisableDisables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.NormalStatus—100%20

8Shadow SneakInflicts regular damage with no additional effect.GhostPhys40100%30

12Confuse RayConfuses the target.GhostStatus—100%10

16Night ShadeInflicts damage equal to the user’s level.GhostSpec—100%15

20PaybackPower is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.DarkPhys50100%10

24Will-O-WispBurns the target.FireStatus—85%15

28Mean LookPrevents the target from leaving battle.NormalStatus——5

32HexHas double power if the target has a major status ailment.GhostSpec65100%10

36CurseGhosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.GhostStatus——10

40Shadow BallHas a 20% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.GhostSpec80100%15

44Future SightHits the target two turns later.PsychicSpec120100%10

TM / HM / TR 40

TM07ProtectPrevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.NormalStatus——10

TM17Confuse RayConfuses the target.GhostStatus—100%10

TM18ThiefTakes the target’s item.DarkPhys60100%25

TM23Charge BeamHas a 70% chance to raise the user’s Special Attack by one stage.ElectricSpec5090%10

TM25FacadePower doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.NormalPhys70100%20

TM29HexHas double power if the target has a major status ailment.GhostSpec65100%10

TM34Icy WindHas a 100% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.IceSpec5595%15

TM42Night ShadeInflicts damage equal to the user’s level.GhostSpec—100%15

TM43FlingThrows held item at the target; power depends on the item.DarkPhys—100%10

TM47EndurePrevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.NormalStatus——10

TM49Sunny DayChanges the weather to sunny for five turns.FireStatus——5

TM50Rain DanceChanges the weather to rain for five turns.WaterStatus——5

TM70Sleep TalkRandomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.NormalStatus——10

TM85RestUser sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.PsychicStatus——5

TM87TauntFor the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.DarkStatus—100%20

TM92ImprisonPrevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.PsychicStatus——10

TM94Dark PulseHas a 20% chance to make the target flinch.DarkSpec80100%15

TM95Leech LifeDrains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.BugPhys80100%10

TM98Skill SwapUser and target swap abilities.PsychicStatus——10

TM103SubstituteTransfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.NormalStatus——10

TM107Will-O-WispBurns the target.FireStatus—85%15

TM109TrickUser and target swap items.PsychicStatus—100%10

TM114Shadow BallHas a 20% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.GhostSpec80100%15

TM120PsychicHas a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.PsychicSpec90100%10

TM129Calm MindRaises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.PsychicStatus——20

TM130Helping HandAlly’s next move inflicts half more damage.NormalStatus——20

TM135Ice BeamHas a 10% chance to freeze the target.IceSpec90100%10

TM143BlizzardHas a 10% chance to freeze the target.IceSpec11070%5

TM151Phantom ForceUser vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.GhostPhys90100%10

TM161Trick RoomFor five turns, slower Pokémon will act before faster Pokémon.PsychicStatus——5

TM171Tera BlastIf the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.NormalSpec80100%10

TM174HazeResets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.IceStatus——30

TM177SpiteLowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.GhostStatus—100%10

TM178GravityDisables moves and immunities that involve flying or levitating for five turns.PsychicStatus——5

TM198PoltergeistFails if the target has no held item.GhostPhys11090%5

TM202Pain SplitSets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.NormalStatus——20

TM203Psych UpDiscards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.NormalStatus——10

TM217Future SightHits the target two turns later.PsychicSpec120100%10

TM219Skitter SmackLowers the target’s Special Attack by one stage.BugPhys7090%10

TM224CurseGhosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.GhostStatus——10

Egg moves 3

EggHazeResets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.IceStatus——30

EggMementoLowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints.DarkStatus—100%10

EggPain SplitSets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.NormalStatus——20

Pokédex entries

Category: Requiem Pokémon
Debut: Hoenn · Ruby & Sapphire
Color: Black
Shape
Habitat: Forest
Pal Park area: Forest

Original Hoenn#148Extended Sinnoh#189New Hoenn#153Galar#135Hisui#158Kitakami#139

I've heard that the children of Hisui all begin to behave once they've been told the story of how this Pokémon roams about before the witching hour to spirit away misbehaving children.
Legends: Arceus
If it finds bad children who won’t listen to their parents, it will spirit them away--or so it’s said.
HeartGold · SoulSilver · Y · Sword
It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry.
Platinum · Black · White · Black 2 · White 2
It doggedly pursues its prey wherever it goes. However, the chase is abandoned at sunrise.
Diamond · Pearl · X
Making itself invisible, it silently sneaks up to prey. It has the ability to slip through thick walls.
FireRed · LeafGreen · Shield
A glare from its single scarlet eye makes even burly grown-ups freeze in utter fear. It is a nocturnal Pokémon that roams about under the cloak of darkness.
Emerald
DUSKULL wanders lost among the deep darkness of midnight. There is an oft- told admonishment given to misbehaving children that this Pokémon will spirit away bad children who earn scoldings from their mothers.
Sapphire · Alpha Sapphire
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.
Ruby · Omega Ruby

Names around the world

Japanese: ヨマワル
Japanese (romaji): Yomawaru
Korean: 해골몽
Chinese (Traditional): 夜巡靈
Chinese (Simplified): 夜巡灵
French: Skelénox
German: Zwirrlicht
Spanish: Duskull
Italian: Duskull

Sprites

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Official artwork

3D models

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII · animated models

Generation IX · animated models

Training

EV yield: 1 SpD
Catch rate: 190 ≈24.8% with a Poké Ball at full HP
Base friendship: 35
Base experience: 59
Growth rate: Fast

Breeding

Egg groups: Amorphous
Gender: ♂ 50%♀ 50%
Hatch time: 25 egg cycles ≈6,630 steps (Gen IV–VII)

Where to find

Shield 9 areas

Giant's Cap (Main Area)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 26–60
Giant's Mirror (Max Den A)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 15–30
Giant's SeatWalking in the overworld · Lv 33–60
Motostoke RiverbankWalking in the overworld · Lv 28–60
Route 6Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 28–30
South Lake Miloch (Max Den B)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 15–30
Stony Wilderness (Max Den F)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 15–30
Watchtower RuinsWalking in tall grass or a cave, Walking in the overworld · Lv 11–60
Watchtower Ruins (Max Den C)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 15–20

Sword 11 areas

Dusty BowlWalking in the overworld · Lv 42–60
Giant's Cap (Main Area)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 26–60
Giant's Mirror (Area 2)Walking in the overworld · Lv 42–60
Giant's Mirror (Max Den A)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 15–30
Giant's SeatWalking in the overworld · Lv 33–60
Motostoke RiverbankWalking in the overworld · Lv 26–60
Route 6Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 28–30
South Lake Miloch (Max Den B)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 15–30
Stony Wilderness (Max Den F)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 15–30
Watchtower RuinsWalking in tall grass or a cave, Walking in the overworld · Lv 11–60
Watchtower Ruins (Max Den C)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 15–20

XD 1 area

ONBS 3FSnagging a Pokemon from a trainer in Pokemon Colosseum or Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness. · Lv 19

SoulSilver 1 area

Safari Zone SwampSurfing, Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 38–48

HeartGold 1 area

Safari Zone SwampSurfing, Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 38–48

Platinum 9 areas

Lost Tower (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 17–19
Lost Tower (2F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 17–19
Lost Tower (3F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 18–20
Lost Tower (4F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 18–20
Lost Tower (5F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 19–21
Road 209Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 17
Turnback Cave (before pillar 1)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 18
Turnback Cave (between pillars 1 and 2)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 28
Turnback Cave (pillar 1)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 18

Pearl 1 area

Road 224Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 23

Diamond 1 area

Road 224Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 23

Emerald 4 areas

Mount Pyre (4F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25–29
Mount Pyre (5F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25–29
Mount Pyre (6F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25–29
Mount Pyre (summit)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 26–30

Sapphire 4 areas

Mount Pyre (4F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25–29
Mount Pyre (5F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25–29
Mount Pyre (6F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25–29
Mount Pyre (summit)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 26–30

Ruby 10 areas

Mount Pyre (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 22–29
Mount Pyre (2F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 22–29
Mount Pyre (3F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 22–29
Mount Pyre (4F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 22–29
Mount Pyre (5F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 22–29
Mount Pyre (6F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 22–29
Mount Pyre (outside)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 27–29
Mount Pyre (summit)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 24–30
Road 121Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 26–28
Road 123Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 26–28