Competitive Information for Murkrow [Diamond/Pearl]
Dark / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Murkrow? 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.
Murkrow is a fabulous Dark and Flying-typed Pokemon. Murkrow is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Murkrow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Scope Lens / Focus Sash
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sucker Punch / Payback
- Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Murkrow (Super Luck)
Murkrow is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is meant 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. With Super Luck, Murkrow's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ 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 STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Payback is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Murkrow moves after the target).
♦ 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 / Focus Sash
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter
- Dark Pulse
- Psychic
- Heat Wave
Special Sweeper Murkrow (Super Luck)
Murkrow is a notable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal 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. With Super Luck, Murkrow's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Murkrow? 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: Scope Lens / Focus Sash
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sucker Punch / Payback
- Steel Wing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Murkrow (Super Luck)
Murkrow is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is meant 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. With Super Luck, Murkrow's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ 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 STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Payback is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Murkrow moves after the target).
♦ 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 / Focus Sash
Ability: Super Luck
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter
- Heat Wave
- Dark Pulse
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Murkrow (Super Luck)
Murkrow is a spectacular Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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. With Super Luck, Murkrow's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ 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.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Murkrow 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 Murkrow
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- 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
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Murkrow in Diamond and Pearl
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