#0198

Murkrow

Darkness Pokémon

Dark Flying

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.5 m
Weight: 2.1 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate30(8.8%)Tricky

Base friendship35Low

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP81

Widely shunned as a bearer of ill fortune. Upon crossing paths with this creature, I've been told one must chant ”Workrum, Workrum—bad luck, don't come” as a protective incantation.

In Pokémon GO · 1562 max CP 4 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

405

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Insomnia

Prevents sleep.

Super Luck

Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage.

PranksterHidden

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

Egg groups: Flying

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Nasty Plot

NFE

Moves

Item

Eviolite / Heavy-Duty Boots

AbilitySuper Luck

NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk

EV spread

SpA252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Murkrow

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Gold

Route 16 Route 18 Route 7

Silver

Route 16 Route 18 Route 7

Crystal

Route 16 Route 7

FireRed

Lost Cave

Colosseum

Shadow Pokémon Lab

Diamond

Eterna Forest Lost Tower

HeartGold

Johto Safari Zone Route 16 Route 7

SoulSilver

Johto Safari Zone Route 16 Route 7

Black

Black 2

White 2

Sun

Poké Pelago Vast Poni Canyon

Moon

Poké Pelago Vast Poni Canyon

Ultra Sun

Hau’oli Cemetery

Ultra Moon

Hau’oli Cemetery

Evolution

#0198Murkrow

Dusk Stone

#0430Honchkrow

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Murkrow can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move24 of 24

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Ghost	Physical	30	100	15
1	Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
5	Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.	Flying	Special	40	100	35
5	Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.	Dark	Physical	40	100	20
6	Snarl Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Dark	Special	55	95	15
11	Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
11	Roost Heals the user by half its max HP.	Flying	Status	—	—	5
15	Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	60	100	35
18	Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
21	Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	Ghost	Special	—	100	15
25	Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
25	Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
30	Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Flying	Special	75	95	15
31	Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100	20
34	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
35	Air Cutter Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Flying	Special	60	95	25
35	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
35	Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
40	Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
43	Dark Pulse Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Special	80	100	15
50	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
50	Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
55	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	Dark	Status	—	100	15
60	Quash Makes the target act last this turn.	Dark	Status	—	100	15