Pokemon Legends Arceus Honchkrow | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Honchkrow

Big Boss Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #141

Pokemon Legends Arceus Honchkrow is a Dark and Flying Type Big Boss Pokémon with a Medium Slow growth rate and a 2 Attack EV Yield. Honchkrow can be found with Insomnia, Super Luck and Moxie as an Ability; we recommend the Lonely Nature, based on 505 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Honchkrow Stats and Abilities

Based on Honchkrow Base IVs we consider this pokemon B-Tier choice. Honchkrow Highest IV Stat is Attack (125) and the Lowest being Defense (52).

Honchkrow Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
E	HP	100
S	Attack	125
F	Defense	52
S	Special Attack	105
F	Special Defense	52
E	Speed	71
B	Total	505

Honchkrow Details
Honchkrow	Detail
Best Nature	Lonely ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Defense
Liked Foods	Dazzling Honey Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	35% Plump Beans 15% Apricorn 15% Spoiled Apricorn
Catch Rate	30 (3.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Flying

Honchkrow Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Insomnia Insomnia prevents the ability-bearer from falling asleep, both from moves by other Pokémon like Sing, and self-inflicted sleep like Rest.
Ability 2	Super Luck Super Luck raises the ability-bearer's critical-hit ratio by one stage (for most moves this increases from a 1/16 chance to 1/8).
Hidden Ability	Moxie Moxie increases the user's Attack one stage upon fainting an opponent.

How To Evolve Honchkrow in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Murkrow requires (use Dusk Stone) to evolve into Honchkrow.

Honchkrow Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Murkrow		use Dusk Stone →	Honchkrow

Honchkrow Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Murkrow	405	60	85	85	42	42	91
Stat Change	+100	+40	+40	+20	+10	+10	+20
Honchkrow	505	100	125	105	52	52	71

Alpha Honchkrow Locations

List of Locations you can find Alpha Honchkrow in PLA.

Alpha Honchkrow Map Locations in Crimson Mirelands

Crimson Mirelands Honchkrow Alpha Pokemon Locations
Lv.	Location	Description
55	Crimson Mirelands	Night Cloudpool Ridge

Where To Find Honchkrow Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Honchkrow in PLA.

Pokemon LA Honchkrow Weakness

Honchkrow is a Dark and Flying Type pokemon. This will cause Honchkrow to take More Damage from Fairy, Rock, Electric, Ice Type Moves, and Less Damage from Ghost, Dark, Grass, Psychic, Ground Type moves.

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Honchkrow Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Fairy Rock Electric Ice
0.5x Less Damage	Ghost Dark Grass
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage	Psychic Ground

What pokemon is Honchkrow Weak Against?

Honchkrow Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Thundurus
S	Enamorus
S	Enamorus Therian
S	Thundurus Therian
S	Hisuian Arcanine

What pokemon is Honchkrow Strong Against?

Honchkrow Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Giratina Origin
S	Giratina Altered
S	Landorus Therian
S	Shaymin Sky
S	Garchomp

How To Complete Honchkrow Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	4	6	10
Number of alpha specimens caught	1	2	3
Number you've caught while they were in the air	1	2	3	4	5
Number defeated	1	2	4	6	10
Number of you've defeated with Fairy-type moves	1	2	3
Times you have seen it use Snarl	1	3	6	12	25
Times you have seen it use Dark Pulse	1	3	8	20	40

Best Honchkrow Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Honchkrow Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Honchkrow Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
52	Brave Bird	Physical	180	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
43	Dark Pulse	Special	120	100	15	May cause flinching.
30	Air Slash	Special	112.5	95	20	May cause flinching.
25	Night Slash	Physical	105	100	15	High critical hit ratio.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

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Honchkrow Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Honchkrow can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Honchkrow Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (10)	Gust	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Special Hits Pokémon using Fly/Bounce with double power.
6 (15)	Snarl	Power: 82.5 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
11 (20)	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
18 (28)	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
25 (35)	Night Slash	Power: 105 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical High critical hit ratio.
30 (41)	Air Slash	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching.
34 (45)	Nasty Plot	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Special Attack.
43 (54)	Dark Pulse	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May cause flinching.
52 (64)	Brave Bird	Power: 180 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.

Honchkrow Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Honchkrow can learn from the Move Shop.

Honchkrow Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Swift	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Ominous Wind	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
Calm Mind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Raises user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Icy Wind	Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Speed.
Shadow Ball	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Snarl	Power: 82.5 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
Psychic	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Dark Pulse	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May cause flinching.

Pokemon similar to Honchkrow based on

Dark Type

Similar Dark Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Darkrai	600	70	90	135	90	90	125
A	Hisuian Samurott	528	90	108	100	80	65	85
B	Umbreon	525	95	65	60	110	130	65
B	Weavile	510	70	120	45	65	85	125
B	Overqwil	510	85	115	65	95	65	85

Pokemon similar to Honchkrow based on

Flying Type

Similar Flying Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Landorus Therian	600	89	145	105	90	80	91
S	Shaymin Sky	600	100	103	120	75	75	127
S	Landorus	600	89	125	115	90	80	101
S	Enamorus	580	74	115	135	70	80	106
S	Enamorus Therian	580	74	115	135	110	100	46

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