What does Duskull evolve into?

Dusclops at level 37 is the mid-stage. Push through to Dusknoir while holding a Reaper Cloth for the final form. 295 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Duskull evolve?

Level 37 gets you Dusclops . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Duskull?

For FireRed & LeafGreen, you can run Duskull through the first few routes without issues. 295 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Dusclops as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Duskull?

You can find Duskull in FireRed & LeafGreen. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Duskull - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

25Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Defense and Sp. Def carry most of Duskull's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Def EV. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP20

Attack40

Defense90

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def90

Speed25

Total295

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.8 m

Weight15.0 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

LevitateTop Pick

Evades ground moves.

FriskHANot in game

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Making itself invisible, it silently sneaks up to prey. It has the ability to slip through thick walls.

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.

Duskull Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

2Resist

3Immune

Score+4

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ghost Dark

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Ground

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Duskull in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Houndoom can KO Duskull with Crunch (109-129%). Dusclops's Shadow Ball hits Duskull for 50-60%.

Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves PursuitSTAB Fire Blast CrunchSTAB Will O Wisp Damage vs Duskull Pursuit 2x 56-66% Fire Blast 75-88% Crunch 2x 109-129%KO View Houndoom builds →
Dusclops Ghost	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Will O Wisp Pain Split Shadow Ball RestRecovery Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 50-60% View Dusclops builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Three stages ahead. Duskull grows into Dusclops, then pushes on to Dusknoir. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 230 total stats over Duskull. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#355Duskull

Level 37

#356Dusclops

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Duskull

Ghost

Dusclops

Ghost

40+20

ATK

70+30

DEF

130+40

SP.ATK

60+30

SP.DEF

130+40

SPE

BST

295C-Tier

455B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Easy

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.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Duskull Best Moveset

Duskull's built to absorb hits. Impish nature leans into physical wall duty, Quickclaw gives it extra utility, and the moveset handles sustain. Levitate and Defense and Sp. Def investment EVs tie the defensive profile together.

Best Build

Experimental

Bulky Support

Ability

Levitate

Item

Quick Claw

Best Nature for Duskull

Impish+DEF

Duskull best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpD

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

Pain Split
CurseSetup
SubstituteUtility
GrudgeUtility

Recommended Teammates

DusclopsGood

GengarGood

BanetteGood

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 5

Disable

——5520Normal

Lv 12

Foresight

——10040Normal

Lv 16

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 23

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 27

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 34

Curse

S——10Ghost

Lv 38

Will-O-Wisp

B—7515Fire

Lv 45

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 49

Future Sight

—12010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Destiny Bond

D——5Ghost

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Grudge

S——5Ghost

Egg

Imprison

———10Psychic

Egg

Memento

D—10010Dark

Egg

Pain Split

S——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Tutor

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Substitute

S——10Normal

How to Get Duskull in FireRed & LeafGreen

Duskull can't be caught in FireRed & LeafGreen. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Duskull is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

RubyWalking · Mt. Pyre EmeraldWalking · Mt. Pyre

Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum Omega Ruby Sword

Duskull Guide

Dusclops at level 37 is the mid-stage. Push through to Dusknoir while holding a Reaper Cloth for the final form. 295 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 37 gets you Dusclops. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For FireRed & LeafGreen, you can run Duskull through the first few routes without issues. 295 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Dusclops as fast as you can.
You can find Duskull in FireRed & LeafGreen. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

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

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