Competitive Information for Duskull [Diamond/Pearl]
Ghost
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Duskull? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Duskull is a notable Ghost-typed Pokemon. Duskull is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Duskull can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Duskull's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sucker Punch / Payback
- Shadow Sneak / Astonish
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Duskull (Levitate)
Duskull is a decent Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Duskull's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Duskull is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Duskull moves after the target).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Psychic / Future Sight
- Dark Pulse
Special Sweeper Duskull (Levitate)
Duskull is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Duskull's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Duskull's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Duskull is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed 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).
♦ Future Sight is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (hits two turns after being used).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Duskull? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sucker Punch / Payback
- Shadow Sneak / Astonish
- Toxic
Doubles Physical Sweeper Duskull (Levitate)
Duskull is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Duskull's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Duskull is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Duskull moves after the target).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic / Future Sight
- Dark Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Duskull (Levitate)
Duskull is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Duskull's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Duskull's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Duskull is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Future Sight is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (hits two turns after being used).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Shell Bell
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Quirky
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Toxic
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sucker Punch / Payback
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Duskull (Levitate)
Duskull is an interesting Defensive Trick Room. With Levitate, Duskull is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Duskull moves after the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Duskull 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 Duskull can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Duskull
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Duskull's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Ominous Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Duskull
- Destiny Bond
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Duskull in Diamond and Pearl
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