Duskull

Ghost

Duskull is a Ghost-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 798 in Pokémon GO. Duskull's best moveset is Hex and Ominous Wind. It is weather boosted by Fog weather, and it was originally found in the Hoenn region. Shiny Duskull is available in Pokémon GO.

Duskull is weak to Dark and Ghost-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Bug, Poison, Fighting, and Normal-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	798 CP
Attack	70 ATK
Defense	162 DEF
Stamina	85 STA
Weather Boost	Fog
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Buddy distance	3 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#355
Height	0.79 m
Weight	15 kg
Region	Hoenn Generation 3
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Duskull type chart

Takes increased damage

Dark	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Fighting	39.1%
Normal	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Duskull's best moves and movesets

Duskull's best moveset is Hex and Ominous Wind, with 4.43 DPS (damage per second) and 54.5 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Fog weather.

Best Duskull moves

Hex

Ominous Wind

DPS4.43

TDO54.45

Score5.1

Weather Boost

If you are unable to get Duskull with its best moveset, we recommend to use Astonish/Ominous Wind. You will lose around 2.6% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Duskull's strongest moveset (Hex/Ominous Wind).

Duskull moves comparison

The following chart shows Duskull's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Duskull's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Hex	Ominous Wind	4.43	54.5	5.1
2.	Astonish	Ominous Wind	4.32	53.0	5.0
3.	Hex	Night Shade	4.27	52.4	5.0
4.	Astonish	Night Shade	4.13	50.8	4.8
5.	Hex	Shadow Sneak	3.91	48.1	4.5
6.	Astonish	Shadow Sneak	3.82	46.9	4.4

Fast Attacks

Astonish8141.1s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Dark
39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 8
Energy 14
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 1.1s
Damage window 0.7s - 1.1s
Trainer Battles
Damage 9
Energy 10

Effects
Astonish has no special effects.
See Astonish details page ↗
Hex10161.2s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Dark
39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 16
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 1.2s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.2s
Trainer Battles
Damage 6
Energy 12

Effects
Hex has no special effects.
See Hex details page ↗

Damage	8
Energy	14
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.7s - 1.1s

Damage	9
Energy	10

Damage	10
Energy	16
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.2s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.2s

Damage	6
Energy	12

Charged Moves

Shadow Sneak50332.9s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Dark
39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 50
Energy 33
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 2.9s
Damage window 2.2s - 2.7s
Trainer Battles
Damage 50
Energy 45

Effects
Shadow Sneak has no special effects.
See Shadow Sneak details page ↗
Ominous Wind50332.3s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Dark
39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 50
Energy 33
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 2.3s
Damage window 1.9s - 2.1s
Trainer Battles
Damage 45
Energy 45

Effects
Special
Ominous Wind has a 10.0% chance to:
Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%
See Ominous Wind details page ↗
Night Shade60502.6s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Dark
39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 60
Energy 50
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 2.6s
Damage window 2.1s - 2.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 60
Energy 55

Effects
Night Shade has no special effects.
See Night Shade details page ↗

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.9s
Damage window	2.2s - 2.7s

Damage	50
Energy	45

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.9s - 2.1s

Damage	45
Energy	45

Damage	60
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.5s

Damage	60
Energy	55

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Duskull has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Duskull Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Duskull's Max CP is at Level 50. Duskull Combat Power values in Pokémon GO Raids, Eggs, and Field Research encounter can be found below.

Max CP	798 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	273 CP - 302 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	364 CP - 403 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	364 CP - 403 CP
Raids	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Fog	456 CP - 504 CP
RaidsWeather Boost Fog	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Duskull Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Duskull Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	CP	LVL	CP	LVL	CP
1	9 CP	2	31 CP	3	52 CP
4	73 CP	5	95 CP	6	116 CP
7	137 CP	8	159 CP	9	180 CP
10	201 CP	11	222 CP	12	242 CP
13	262 CP	14	282 CP	15	302 CP
16	322 CP	17	343 CP	18	363 CP
19	383 CP	20	403 CP	21	423 CP
22	443 CP	23	464 CP	24	484 CP
25	504 CP	26	524 CP	27	544 CP
28	565 CP	29	585 CP	30	605 CP
31	615 CP	32	625 CP	33	635 CP
34	645 CP	35	655 CP	36	665 CP
37	676 CP	38	686 CP	39	696 CP
40	706 CP	41	715 CP	42	724 CP
43	733 CP	44	742 CP	45	751 CP
46	760 CP	47	770 CP	48	779 CP
49	789 CP	50	798 CP

Duskull evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Duskull	25 Candy	Dusclops
Dusclops	100 Candy Special Item: Sinnoh Stone	Dusknoir

Duskull evolves into Dusclops which costs 25 Candy.
Dusclops evolves into Dusknoir which costs 100 Candy. You need to use a Sinnoh Stone to evolve.

Regular and Shiny Duskull

Mega Pokémon that boost Duskull

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Duskull's Ghost-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Duskull.

Mega Gengar

Mega Banette

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Duskull Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Duskull in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
No Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
Razz Berry	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

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Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Duskull, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Duskull family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Duskull in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

List of Duskull costumes

A list of Duskull costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Duskull high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Duskull. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Duskull Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Ruby	DUSKULL can pass through any wall no matter how thick it may be. Once this POKéMON chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn.
Sapphire	DUSKULL wanders lost among the deep darkness of midnight. There is an oft- told admonishment given to misbehaving children that this POKéMON will spirit away bad children who earn scoldings from their mothers.
Emerald	A glare from its single scarlet eye makes even burly grown-ups freeze in utter fear. It is a nocturnal POKéMON that roams about under the cloak of darkness.
FireRed, LeafGreen	Making itself invisible, it silently sneaks up to prey. It has the ability to slip through thick walls.
Diamond, Pearl	It doggedly pursues its prey wherever it goes. However, the chase is abandoned at sunrise.
Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	If it finds bad children who won’t listen to their parents, it will spirit them away--or so it’s said.
X	It doggedly pursues its prey wherever it goes. However, the chase is abandoned at sunrise.
Y	If it finds bad children who won’t listen to their parents, it will spirit them away--or so it’s said.
Omega Ruby	Duskull can pass through any wall no matter how thick it may be. Once this Pokémon chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn.
Alpha Sapphire	Duskull wanders lost among the deep darkness of midnight. There is an oft-told admonishment given to misbehaving children that this Pokémon will spirit away bad children who earn scoldings from their mothers.
Sword	If it finds bad children who won’t listen to their parents, it will spirit them away—or so it’s said.
Shield	Making itself invisible, it silently sneaks up to prey. It has the ability to slip through thick walls.
Legends: Arceus	I've heard that the children of Hisui all begin to behave once they've been told the story of how this Pokémon roams about before the witching hour to spirit away misbehaving children.