Is Duskull Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Duskull appears on Mt. Pyre with Ghost and AbilityLevitate. Evolves to Dusclops at 37 with massive 130/130 defenses. Can reach Dusknoir through Reaper Cloth trade. Even Dusclops with Held ItemEviolite tanks everything the E4 throws.
Duskull has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Duskull has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Duskull trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's Pokemon outpace and outclass Duskull here.
Winona's typing presses Duskull's defenses.
Dusclops has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Dusclops has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Dusknoir trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Dusknoir has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Duskull on Mt. Pyre (walking, Lv 28-31, common).
Your Duskull should hit Level 37 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Sidney.
How to Get Duskull in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
A trade step sits in Duskull's 3-stage chain from Duskull. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Duskull shows up in the wild, so the starting catch is the easy part.
Where To Catch Duskull in ORAS
The path to Duskull starts with Duskull at Lv. 28-31 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
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 |
What is Duskull Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Duskull
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x75-88% Feint Attack 2x65-76% | ||
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x84-100%KO Thief 2x49-59% | ||
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x129-152%KO Shadow Claw 2x63-76% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x89-105%KO Shadow Claw 2x54-63% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x76-90% Knock Off 2x68-81% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x130-155%KO Shadow Claw 2x64-76% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x92-109%KO | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x92-109%KO Shadow Claw 2x53-64% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x144-171%KO Shadow Claw 2x72-86% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x133-157%KO Shadow Claw 2x79-93% | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x133-157%KO Shadow Ball 2x83-98% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x121-143%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x139-164%KO Shadow Claw 2x69-82% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x130-153%KO Shadow Claw 2x75-89% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x127-150%KO Shadow Ball 2x81-95% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x118-140%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x145-171%KO Shadow Claw 2x71-84% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x132-156%KO Shadow Claw 2x77-92% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x131-154%KO Shadow Ball 2x82-97% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x118-140%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile can KO Duskull with Knock Off (183-215%). Chandelure threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (173-204%).
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x183-215%KO Ice Shard57-67% Pursuit 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Duskull View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x173-204%KO Energy Ball65-76% Fire Blast118-139%KO Flamethrower97-114%KO | ||
Duskull Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Duskull easily with 49 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Dark Pulse, Destiny Bond, Feint Attack and 7 more to offspring.
ORAS Duskull Best Moveset
Ghost at 90/90 defenses and 20 HP. AbilityLevitate blocks Ground. AbilityFrisk as a hidden ability reveals items. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Dusclops one evolution away adds 130/130 defenses with Held ItemEviolite.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Trick Room
- Destiny Bond
- Toxic
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Dark Pulse and Destiny Bond on Duskull. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Shadow Ball and Hex, 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Duskull can pass through any wall no matter how thick it may be. Once this Pokémon chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn.
Duskull wanders lost among the deep darkness of midnight. There is an oft-told admonishment given to misbehaving children that this Pokémon will spirit away bad children who earn scoldings from their mothers.
Duskull Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
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