Is Dusknoir Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Trade Dusclops holding Reaper Cloth. Ghost-type with AbilityPressure. The Gen 4 evolution of Platinum's freely available Duskull. Strong physical Attack and bulk for a Ghost-type. Handles Maylene and Lucian. Trade requirement is the only catch.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Duskull's weaknesses hard.
Dusclops trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Dusclops has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Dusknoir resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Duskull
Catch Duskull on Route 209 (walking, Lv 17, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Duskull to Dusclops
Duskull evolves into Dusclops at Level 37. Your Duskull should hit Level 37 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 37)
- LV 37FireWill-O-WispPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Dusclops to Dusknoir
Dusclops evolves into Dusknoir when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Volkner.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Maylene
- TUTORGhostOminous WindPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Dusknoir in Platinum
Dusknoir is a trade evolution with no wild encounter. Give a Dusclops a Reaper Cloth to hold and trade it to a friend, and the gripper ghost evolves across the link.
Wild Dusknoir may be holding when caught:
Kasib Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a super-effective Ghost-type attack to halve the damage.Catch Duskull or Dusclops at any of these 4 spots to eventually evolve into Dusknoir.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8How to Obtain Dusknoir in Pt
To get Dusknoir, start by catching Duskull through walking encounters at Lv. 17-28. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch DuskullLost Tower - 1FLv.17-19FloorRate 20%NightLost Tower - 2FLv.17-19FloorRate 20%NightLost Tower - 3FLv.18-20FloorRate 20%NightLost Tower - 4FLv.18-20FloorRate 20%NightLost Tower - 5FLv.19-21FloorRate 20%NightRoute 209Lv.17GrassRate 10%NightTurnback Cave - Section 1Lv.18CaveRate 5%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.28CaveRate 4%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.28CaveRate 4%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.28CaveRate 4%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.28CaveRate 4%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.28CaveRate 4%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.28CaveRate 4%
- Step 2Catch or Evolve DusclopsTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.26-28CaveRate 11%NightTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.26-28CaveRate 11%NightTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.26-28CaveRate 11%NightTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.26-28CaveRate 11%NightTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.26-28CaveRate 11%NightTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.26-28CaveRate 11%NightTurnback Cave - Section 1Lv.16CaveRate 10%NightTurnback Cave - Section 1Lv.18CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldTurnback Cave - Section 1Lv.18CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedTurnback Cave - Section 1Lv.18CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.28CaveRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.28CaveRate 1%Morning/dayTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.28CaveRate 1%Morning/dayTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.28CaveRate 1%Morning/dayTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.28CaveRate 1%Morning/dayTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.28CaveRate 1%Morning/dayTurnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.28CaveRate 1%Morning/dayTurnback Cave - Section 3Lv.36-38CaveRate 15%NightSendoff SpringLv.39-40GrassRate 15%NightTurnback Cave - Section 3Lv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/daySendoff SpringLv.40GrassRate 5%Morning/dayor evolve from Duskull (Step 1)
- Step 3Dusknoir ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Duskull egg.
How to Get Shiny Dusknoir in Platinum
Dusknoir comes from trading a Dusclops that holds a Reaper Cloth, so chain a Duskull on Route 209 to 40 for a shiny first. Compare Shiny Dusknoir odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Dusknoir Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Dusknoir in the Platinum Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Dusknoir Weakness
Ghost and Dark moves hit Dusknoir for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal and Fighting-type moves can't touch it at all. Dusknoir's overall bulk (45/135/135) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Dusknoir Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Dusknoir
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x88-104%KO Dark Pulse 2x40-48% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x45-52% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x74-88% Shadow Claw 2x43-51% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x54-64% Shadow Ball 2x27-32% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x60-71% Shadow Claw 2x40-48% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x65-77% Shadow Ball 2x43-51% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Shiftry builds →Dark Pulse 2x54-64% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Banette builds →Shadow Claw 2x59-70% Sucker Punch 2x45-52% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x55-66% Shadow Ball 2x55-66% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Drifblim builds →Shadow Ball 2x54-64% Payback 2x21-26% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x74-88% Dark Pulse 2x49-59% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x41-49% Dark Pulse 2x43-51% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dusknoir View Rotom builds →Shadow Ball 2x57-68% Dark Pulse 2x38-45% | ||
Dusknoir Evolutions
Dusknoir doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need a trade to get here from Duskull's line. Breed this form to get Duskull eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Duskull gave Dusknoir the biggest boost in Attack (+60), bringing the total to 525 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Dusknoir to get Duskull eggs easily using 31 partners from the Amorphous egg group. Notable egg moves include Destiny Bond, Feint Attack, Grudge and 4 more.
Pt Dusknoir Best Moveset
Physical Ghost attacks at 100 Attack backed by 135 Defense and 135 Sp. Def. The moveset doesn't just block attacks like Dusclops did, it hits back. MoveWill-O-Wisp burns physical threats, and AbilityPressure doubles PP consumption on every incoming move.
Best Build
Dusknoir best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Shadow Sneak
- Will O Wisp
- Ice Punch
- Pain Split
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Dusknoir misses out on Destiny Bond and Feint Attack. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Shadow Ball and Shadow Punch, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.
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
45 of 48 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home.
Dusknoir Platinum Guide
No. Dusknoir is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Dusclops. The Reaper Cloth must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
In Platinum, use Dusknoir as an attacker. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Platinum, run Adamant on Dusknoir. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Dusknoir has been available in 13 games since Diamond & Pearl, though obtaining it requires a trade evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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 7Let's Go
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
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