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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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.

FriskHA

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

If it finds bad children who won’t listen to their parents, it will spirit them away—or so it’s said.

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ghost Dark

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Ground

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Duskull in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Morpeko ElectricDark	A
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 25 AssuranceTM58 PaybackTM57 Power TripLv. 10 Damage vs Duskull Bite 2x 74-88% Assurance 2x 74-88% Payback 2x 62-74% Power Trip 2x 26-32% View Morpeko builds →
Crawdaunt WaterDark	B
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 28 Knock OffLv. 16 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Night Slash 2x 107-127%KO Knock Off 2x 99-116%KO Payback 2x 78-92% View Crawdaunt builds →
Drapion PoisonDark	C
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 36 Knock OffLv. 24 BiteLv. 12 Brutal SwingTM97 Damage vs Duskull Night Slash 2x 84-99% Knock Off 2x 78-92% Bite 2x 72-85% Brutal Swing 2x 72-85% View Drapion builds →
Thievul Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 28 Night SlashLv. 34 ThiefLv. 1 AssuranceTM58 Damage vs Duskull Sucker Punch 2x 60-71% Night Slash 2x 60-71% Thief 2x 53-64% Assurance 2x 53-64% View Thievul builds →
Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 34 AssuranceTM58 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Sucker Punch 2x 84-99% Assurance 2x 72-85% Payback 2x 60-71% View Liepard builds →

Sword & Shield 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 46 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Grudge, Haze, Memento and 1 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

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Duskull Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Grudge and Haze on Duskull. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Poltergeist and Shadow Ball, they expand what Duskull can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 4

Disable

C—10020Normal

Lv 8

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 12

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 16

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 20

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 24

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Lv 28

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 32

Hex

D6510010Ghost

Lv 36

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 40

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

Lv 44

Future Sight

D12010010Psychic

TM Moves

TR83

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR06

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TR01

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TR49

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TR58

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TR34

Future Sight

D12010010Psychic

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM77

Hex

D6510010Ghost

TR05

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM44

Imprison

D——10Psychic

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TR11

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM42

Revenge-4

D6010010Fighting

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR33

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TR40

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TR38

Trick

C—10010Psychic

TM70

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM38

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

TM71

Wonder Room

———10Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Grudge

———5Ghost

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Memento

C—10010Dark

Egg

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Poltergeist

D110905Ghost

Tutor

Skitter Smack

D709010Bug

Sword & Shield Duskull Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 39 locations. Duskull's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Duskull in Sword & Shield

You can catch Duskull through 39 walking encounters from Lv. 11-47, but availability differs between Shield and Sword. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

40%Early

Raining

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

40%Early

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

40%Early

Raining

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

40%Early

Overcast

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

40%Early

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

40%Early

Overcast

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

30%Early

Intense Sun

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

30%Early

Snowing

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

30%Early

Intense Sun

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

30%Early

Snowing

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

20%Early

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

20%Early

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

20%Early

Sandstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

20%Early

Sandstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

20%Early

Snowstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

20%Early

Snowstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

60%Mid

Overcast

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

60%Mid

Overcast

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

50%Mid

Raining

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

50%Mid

Raining

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

35%Mid

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

35%Mid

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

28%Mid

Intense Sun

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

28%Mid

Intense Sun

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

25%Mid

Normal Weather

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

25%Mid

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

25%Mid

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

25%Mid

Normal Weather

Giant's Cap

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Heavy Fog

Giant's Cap

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Heavy Fog

Route 6

ShieldGrass Lv.28-30 Route

18%Mid

All Weather

Route 6

SwordGrass Lv.28-30 Route

18%Mid

All Weather

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

15%Mid

Snowing

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

15%Mid

Snowing

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

5%Mid

Heavy Fog

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

5%Mid

Heavy Fog

Giant's Seat

ShieldOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

60%Late

Heavy Fog

Giant's Seat

SwordOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

60%Late

Heavy Fog

Dusty Bowl

SwordOverworld Lv.42-47

35%Late

Heavy Fog

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves PaybackTM57 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull Payback 2x 57-68% Astonish 2x 23-27% View Nuzleaf builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 18 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Bite 2x 64-75% Payback 2x 50-61% View Stunky builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Payback 2x 45-55% View Purrloin builds →
Nickit Dark	D
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 16 SnarlLv. 12 Damage vs Duskull Assurance 2x 39-48% Snarl 2x 50-61% View Nickit builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallLv. 20 HexLv. 16 Brutal SwingTM97 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 75-89% Hex 2x 64-75% Brutal Swing 2x 34-41% Payback 2x 30-36% View Drifloon builds →

Scraggy DarkFighting	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Payback 2x 55-65% View Scraggy builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves PaybackTM57 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull Payback 2x 55-65% Astonish 2x 22-27% View Nuzleaf builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 18 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Bite 2x 59-71% Payback 2x 49-59% View Stunky builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 21 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Assurance 2x 49-59% Payback 2x 43-53% View Purrloin builds →
Nickit Dark	D
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 24 AssuranceLv. 16 SnarlLv. 12 Damage vs Duskull Sucker Punch 2x 43-53% Assurance 2x 39-47% Snarl 2x 43-53% View Nickit builds →

Pawniard DarkSteel	C
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 25 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Assurance 2x 68-80% Payback 2x 59-70% View Pawniard builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Payback 2x 54-64% View Scraggy builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves PaybackTM57 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull Payback 2x 54-64% Astonish 2x 23-29% View Nuzleaf builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 18 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Bite 2x 59-70% Payback 2x 50-59% View Stunky builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 21 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Assurance 2x 50-59% Payback 2x 39-48% View Purrloin builds →

Thievul Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 28 Night SlashLv. 34 ThiefLv. 1 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Duskull Sucker Punch 2x 61-72% Night Slash 2x 61-72% Thief 2x 54-63% Assurance 2x 54-63% View Thievul builds →
Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 34 AssuranceLv. 23 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Sucker Punch 2x 86-101%KO Assurance 2x 72-85% Payback 2x 61-72% View Liepard builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Payback 2x 63-76% View Sneasel builds →
Vullaby DarkFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Knock OffLv. 24 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Knock Off 2x 56-68% Payback 2x 46-55% View Vullaby builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Payback 2x 56-68% View Scraggy builds →

Thievul Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 28 Night SlashLv. 34 ThiefLv. 1 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Duskull Sucker Punch 2x 61-73% Night Slash 2x 61-73% Thief 2x 54-65% Assurance 2x 54-65% View Thievul builds →
Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 34 AssuranceLv. 23 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Sucker Punch 2x 85-101%KO Assurance 2x 72-85% Payback 2x 61-73% View Liepard builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Payback 2x 65-77% View Sneasel builds →
Vullaby DarkFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Knock OffLv. 24 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Duskull Knock Off 2x 58-69% Payback 2x 45-53% View Vullaby builds →
Morgrem DarkFairy	D
Available Moves Moves False SurrenderLv. 1 Dark PulseLv. 35 Sucker PunchLv. 24 BiteLv. 1 Damage vs Duskull False Surrender 2x 72-85% Dark Pulse 2x 85-101%KO Sucker Punch 2x 65-77% Bite 2x 54-65% View Morgrem builds →

Zarude DarkGrass	A
Recommended Build AbilityLeafguard ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Darkest Lariat Power Whip U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Duskull U Turn 22-26% View Zarude builds →
Blacephalon FireGhost	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball FlamethrowerSTAB TrickUtility OverheatSTAB Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 177-209%KO Flamethrower 100-118%KO Overheat 144-169%KO View Blacephalon builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Duskull Knock Off 2x 122-144%KO Ice Shard 38-45% View Weavile builds →
Chandelure GhostFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball FlamethrowerSTAB Energy Ball TrickUtility Damage vs Duskull Shadow Ball 2x 173-204%KO Flamethrower 97-114%KO Energy Ball 65-76% View Chandelure builds →