Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Dark Moves List

Best Dark Type Moves in Diamond & Pearl

• Type (Fire, Water, Grass, etc) – Determines the Move strengths and weaknesses.
• Power (Damage) – Power determines how much damage it will deal.
• Acc (Accuracy) – Acc determines chance rate to miss and hit.
• PP (Power Point) – PP determines the amount of times you can use that move.
• Effects – Moves can have additional Effects (Inflicting Status Aliments, Recovering HP, etc.).

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List of Type Moves

TIER	Move	Type	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
B	Foul Play		Physical	95	100	15	Uses the opponent's Attack stat.
C	Crunch		Physical	80	100	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
C	Dark Pulse		Special	80	100	15	May cause flinching.
C	Night Slash		Physical	70	100	15	High critical hit ratio.
C	Sucker Punch		Physical	70	100	5	User attacks first, but only works if opponent is readying an attack.
C	Throat Chop		Physical	80	100	15	Prevents use of sound moves for two turns.
D	Assurance		Physical	60	100	10	Power doubles if opponent already took damage in the same turn.
D	Bite		Physical	60	100	25	May cause flinching.
D	Knock Off		Physical	65	100	20	Removes opponent's held item for the rest of the battle.
D	Payback		Physical	50	100	10	Power doubles if the user was attacked first.
D	Snarl		Special	55	95	15	Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
D	Thief		Physical	60	100	25	Also steals opponent's held item.
F	Beat Up		Physical	—	100	30	Each Pokémon in your party attacks.
F	Dark Void		Status	—	50	10	Puts all adjacent opponents to sleep.
F	Fake Tears		Status	—	100	20	Sharply lowers opponent's Special Defense.
F	Flatter		Status	—	100	15	Confuses opponent, but raises its Special Attack by two stages.
F	Fling		Physical	—	100	10	Power depends on held item.
F	Hone Claws		Status	—	—	15	Raises user's Attack and Accuracy.
F	Memento		Status	—	100	10	User faints, sharply lowers opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
F	Nasty Plot		Status	—	—	20	Sharply raises user's Special Attack.
F	Parting Shot		Status	—	100	20	Lowers opponent's Attack and Special Attack then switches out.
F	Quash		Status	—	100	15	Makes the target act last this turn.
F	Switcheroo		Status	—	100	15	Swaps held items with the opponent.
F	Taunt		Status	—	100	20	Opponent can only use moves that attack.
F	Torment		Status	—	100	15	Opponent cannot use the same move in a row.