Competitive Information for Murkrow [Black/White]
Dark / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Murkrow? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Murkrow is popular Dark and Flying-typed Pokemon. Murkrow is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Murkrow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Scope Lens / Life Orb
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Drill Peck
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sucker Punch / Assurance
- Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Murkrow (Super Luck)
Murkrow is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Murkrow critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Murkrow's Super Luck ability will double these chances even further. Focus Sash helps protect Murkrow from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Murkrow's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Super Luck, Murkrow's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Assurance is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Murkrow's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Scope Lens / Life Orb
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Psychic
- Heat Wave
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
Special Sweeper Murkrow (Super Luck)
Murkrow is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Murkrow critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Murkrow's Super Luck ability will double these chances even further. Focus Sash helps protect Murkrow from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Murkrow's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Super Luck, Murkrow's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Item: Eviolite
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 Def / 32 SpD
Moveset:
- Calm Mind
- Heat Wave
- Toxic
- Thunder Wave / Taunt
Murkrow Physical Wall (Pranks A Lot)
Murkrow is a notable Physical Wall. It's goal is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Murkrow is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Prankster, Murkrow's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Item: Eviolite
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 20 Def / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Swagger
- Substitute
- Screech
Murkrow Support (Swaggasub)
Murkrow is pretty popular Support. Murkrow is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Prankster, Murkrow's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Swagger is a status move (raises the target's attack by 2 stages and confuses it).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Murkrow takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Screech is a status move (lowers the target's defense by 2 stages).
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Item: Eviolite
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Roost
- Taunt
- Confuse Ray
- Toxic
Murkrow Double Wall (Quoth The Raven)
Murkrow is a fabulous Double Wall. It is primarily designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Murkrow is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Prankster, Murkrow's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1. All about that Prankster!
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Confuse Ray is a status move (confuses the target).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Murkrow? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Scope Lens / Life Orb
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Drill Peck
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sucker Punch / Assurance
- Steel Wing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Murkrow (Super Luck)
Murkrow is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Murkrow critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Murkrow's Super Luck ability will double these chances even further. Focus Sash helps protect Murkrow from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Murkrow's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Super Luck, Murkrow's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Assurance is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Murkrow's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Scope Lens / Life Orb
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave
- Air Cutter
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Murkrow (Super Luck)
Murkrow is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Murkrow critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Murkrow's Super Luck ability will double these chances even further. Focus Sash helps protect Murkrow from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Murkrow's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Super Luck, Murkrow's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Murkrow learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Murkrow can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Murkrow
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Ability: Prankster + Move: Quash
- Ability: Super luck + Item: Scope lens
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Murkrow's stats
- Calm Mind
- Ominous Wind
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Murkrow
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Murkrow in Black and White
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