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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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

Utility

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

Levitate

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

It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry.

Platinum

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 IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ghost Dark

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Ground

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Duskull in Platinum (Best Counters)

Gengar GhostPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 22 Shadow ClawTM65 Shadow PunchLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Duskull Sucker Punch 2x 46-56% Shadow Claw 2x 70-83% Shadow Punch 2x 61-72% Thief 2x 41-48% View Gengar builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Shadow SneakLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull Feint Attack 2x 74-89% Ominous Wind 2x 74-89% Thief 2x 74-89% Shadow Sneak 2x 52-61% View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow ClawTM65 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 20 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Claw 2x 74-89% Thief 2x 98-117%KO Pursuit 2x 70-83% View Absol builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull Thief 2x 33-41% Astonish 2x 28-33% View Rotom builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PaybackLv. 17 AstonishLv. 6 Damage vs Duskull Thief 2x 33-41% Payback 2x 28-33% Astonish 2x 28-33% View Drifloon builds →

Platinum 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

3 Forms

#355Duskull

Level 37

#356Dusclops

Trade + Reaper Cloth

#477Dusknoir

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Duskull

Ghost

Dusclops

Ghost

Dusknoir

Ghost

40+20

45+5

ATK

70+30

100+30

DEF

130+40

135+5

SP.ATK

60+30

65+5

SP.DEF

130+40

135+5

SPE

45+20

BST

295C-Tier

455C-Tier+160

525B-Tier+70

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Duskull easily with 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Feint Attack, Grudge and 4 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

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Duskull Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

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 Ominous Wind, they expand what Duskull can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 6

Disable

——8020Normal

Lv 9

Foresight

D——40Normal

Lv 14

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 17

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 22

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 25

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 30

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 33

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Lv 38

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 41

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 46

Future Sight

D12010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM79

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———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

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Destiny Bond

D——5Ghost

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Grudge

———5Ghost

Egg

Imprison

———10Psychic

Egg

Memento

D—10010Dark

Egg

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Egg

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Duskull Locations

A handful of locations for Duskull with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Duskull in Platinum

You can find Duskull through 8 walking encounters at Lv. 16-21. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.

Turnback Cave - Section 1

Grass Lv.16-18 Cave

UncommonMid

Night

Lost Tower - 1F

Grass Lv.17-19 Building

UncommonMid

Night

Lost Tower - 2F

Grass Lv.17-19 Building

UncommonMid

Night

Route 209

Grass Lv.17 Route

UncommonMid

Night

Lost Tower - 3F

Grass Lv.18-20 Building

UncommonMid

Night

Lost Tower - 4F

Grass Lv.18-20 Building

UncommonMid

Night

Lost Tower - 5F

Grass Lv.19-21 Building

UncommonMid

Night

Turnback Cave - Section 1

Grass Lv.18 Cave

RareMid

Morning/day

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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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Giratina GhostDragon	S
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow ForceLv. 40 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Ominous WindLv. 10 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Force 2x 158-186%KO Shadow Ball 2x 107-126%KO Shadow Claw 2x 94-111%KO Ominous Wind 2x 80-95% View Giratina builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Dark PulseLv. 49 Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Damage vs Duskull Dark Pulse 2x 99-117%KO Shadow Ball 2x 99-117%KO Sucker Punch 2x 88-104%KO Feint Attack 2x 75-88% View Spiritomb builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 54 Shadow BallTM30 BiteLv. 17 Feint AttackLv. 38 Damage vs Duskull Crunch 2x 99-117%KO Shadow Ball 2x 77-91% Bite 2x 75-88% Feint Attack 2x 75-88% View Houndoom builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 32 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 99-117%KO Ominous Wind 2x 75-88% Thief 2x 46-55% Payback 2x 39-46% View Drifblim builds →
Sableye DarkGhost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Knock OffLv. 29 Feint AttackLv. 32 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 77-92% Shadow Claw 2x 75-88% Knock Off 2x 69-82% Feint Attack 2x 64-76% View Sableye builds →

Gastly GhostPoison	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 LickLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull Thief 2x 30-36% Lick 2x 27-34% View Gastly builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PaybackLv. 17 AstonishLv. 6 Damage vs Duskull Thief 2x 34-41% Payback 2x 30-36% Astonish 2x 27-34% View Drifloon builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 100-118%KO Feint Attack 2x 79-93% Ominous Wind 2x 79-93% Thief 2x 79-93% View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 57-69% Shadow Claw 2x 77-92% Bite 2x 100-118%KO Thief 2x 100-118%KO View Absol builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 29 ThiefTM46 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 103-123%KO Ominous Wind 2x 79-93% Thief 2x 33-39% Astonish 2x 28-34% View Rotom builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 30 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 74-89% Ominous Wind 2x 57-69% Thief 2x 33-39% Payback 2x 30-36% View Drifloon builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 49-59% Thief 2x 62-74% Payback 2x 54-64% View Nuzleaf builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 100-118%KO Feint Attack 2x 79-93% Ominous Wind 2x 79-93% Thief 2x 79-93% View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 57-69% Shadow Claw 2x 77-92% Bite 2x 100-118%KO Thief 2x 100-118%KO View Absol builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 29 ThiefTM46 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 103-123%KO Ominous Wind 2x 79-93% Thief 2x 33-39% Astonish 2x 28-34% View Rotom builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 30 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 74-89% Ominous Wind 2x 57-69% Thief 2x 33-39% Payback 2x 30-36% View Drifloon builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 49-59% Thief 2x 62-74% Payback 2x 54-64% View Nuzleaf builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 96-114%KO Sucker Punch 2x 87-103%KO Feint Attack 2x 74-87% Ominous Wind 2x 74-87% View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 55-66% Shadow Claw 2x 75-89% Bite 2x 96-114%KO Thief 2x 96-114%KO View Absol builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 29 ThiefTM46 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 100-118%KO Ominous Wind 2x 76-91% Thief 2x 33-39% Astonish 2x 26-32% View Rotom builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 30 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 70-83% Ominous Wind 2x 53-63% Thief 2x 33-39% Payback 2x 26-32% View Drifloon builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 31 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 46-55% Feint Attack 2x 59-71% Thief 2x 59-71% Payback 2x 50-59% View Nuzleaf builds →