Competitive Information for Dusknoir [Scarlet/Violet]


Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dusknoir? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Dusknoir is an outstanding Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's usual to find yourself dealing with Dusknoir when battling in the 9th generation meta. Dusknoir's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item:
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Earthquake
- Darkest Lariat
- Body Slam / Strength
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Darkest Lariat is a physical 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dusknoir? These builds have been optimized for Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Item:
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Poltergeist
- Rock Slide
- Darkest Lariat
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Darkest Lariat is a physical 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
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Item:
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Earthquake
- Darkest Lariat
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a sensational Offensive Trick Room for single battles. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Darkest Lariat is a physical 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Terastal Phenomenon
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.
There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.
Dark moves are bad against Fairy/Fighting/Dark.
Ghost moves are bad against Normal.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Dusknoir is: Fairy, Fighting, Dark or Normal
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Leech Life / Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Brick Break / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Leech Life is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Dusknoir recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Bug-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Dark moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast / Thief
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dark-type move).
◆ Thief is a physical TERA-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Dusknoir has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Dragon moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Brick Break / Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Dusknoir's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Brick Break or Fire Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dragon-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Teratype Electric moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast / Thunder Punch
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Electric-type move).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Fairy moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fairy-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Fighting moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast / Brick Break
- Earthquake
- Leech Life / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Leech Life was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fighting-type move).
◆ Brick Break is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Dusknoir recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Fire moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast / Fire Punch
- Earthquake
- Thunder Punch / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Thunder Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fire-type move).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Flying moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Flying-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Ghost moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
- Leech Life
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ghost-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Dusknoir recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Teratype Grass moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Brick Break / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Grass-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Ground moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Tera Blast
- Poltergeist
- Brick Break / Thunder Punch
- Leech Life
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Dusknoir's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Brick Break or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ground-type move).
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Dusknoir recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Teratype Ice moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast / Ice Punch
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Fire Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ice-type move).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Normal moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Body Slam / Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Leech Life
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Body Slam is a physical TERA-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Tera Blast is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Normal-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Dusknoir recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Teratype Poison moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Poison-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Psychic moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Brick Break / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Psychic-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Rock moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast / Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Leech Life / Brick Break
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Dusknoir's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Leech Life or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Rock-type move).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Dusknoir recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
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Teratype Steel moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Steel-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Water moveset for Dusknoir
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dusknoir (Pressure)
Dusknoir is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dusknoir's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dusknoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Dusknoir is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Water-type move).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dusknoir learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Dusknoir can perform in Scarlet/Violet. 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 SV Move and Ability Combos for Dusknoir
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- 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: Ally Switch, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Shadow Sneak, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Dusknoir's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Dusknoir
- Destiny Bond
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Dusknoir in Scarlet and Violet
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Dusknoir's EV spread for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
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