Is Duskull Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Ghost from Hoenn with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Trade-only. Dusclops at 37 is pure defense: enormous on both sides with no offense. Handles Ghost matchups by refusing to go down.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Duskull's defenses.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Duskull has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Duskull has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Duskull cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Erika
- TM30GhostShadow Ball120100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 34GhostCurse—100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- LV 49PsychicFuture Sight120100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Duskull in FireRed & LeafGreen
Mt. Pyre in Hoenn hosts Duskull at night, making it another ghost absent from FRLG. Trade from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald to add the skull-face to Kanto.
How to Obtain Duskull in FRLG
Step 1Duskull ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Mt. Pyre, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Mt. Pyre, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Mt. Pyre.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Watchtower Ruins · Overcast.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Duskull can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Dusclops
Duskull Weakness
Duskull's Ghost typing leaves it vulnerable to Ghost and Dark. It shrugs off Normal and Fighting-type attacks completely. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Duskull Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Duskull
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x64-76% Thief 2x39-47% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x65-77% Thief 2x41-48% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x65-77% Thief 2x41-48% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x62-73% Thief 2x39-47% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x64-76% Thief 2x41-48% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x63-74% Thief 2x40-48% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Graveler deals 62-73% with Earthquake.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLiquidooze ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb15-19% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Pineco builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Graveler builds →Earthquake62-73% Rock Slide46-55% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Arbok builds →Sludge Bomb17-20% Earthquake38-45% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves View Mawile builds →
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Duskull Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Duskull grows into Dusclops through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Duskull. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Duskull easily with 22 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Feint Attack, Grudge and 3 more to offspring.
FRLG Duskull Best Moveset
90/90 defensive stats with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. Dusclops's dual-defense moveset is one evolution away. No competitive contribution at this stage.
Best Build
Duskull best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Pain Split
- Curse
- Substitute
- Grudge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Destiny Bond and Feint Attack on Duskull. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Shadow Ball and Astonish, they expand what Duskull can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Making itself invisible, it silently sneaks up to prey. It has the ability to slip through thick walls.
Duskull FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Duskull isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Duskull spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves