Is Honchkrow Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Dusk Stone on Murkrow, also breed-only in Platinum. Dark/Flying with AbilityInsomnia preventing sleep. Strong Attack makes Honchkrow hit hard. Dark coverage handles Fantina and Lucian. Worth the breeding effort if you invest.
Honchkrow trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Honchkrow resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Honchkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Honchkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Honchkrow trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Honchkrow's weaknesses hard.
Honchkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Honchkrow trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Honchkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Honchkrow trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Honchkrow trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Honchkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Honchkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Honchkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Honchkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Honchkrow trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
Honchkrow cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- TUTORDarkSucker PunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 45DarkNight SlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 55DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Honchkrow in Platinum
Catch a Murkrow and hand it a Dusk Stone to get Honchkrow, the big boss crow. It has no wild form of its own, so the stone is the one and only route to it in Platinum.
How to Obtain Honchkrow in Pt
- Step 1Obtain MurkrowCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Lost Tower, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 7, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 7. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 7. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Lost Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Abundant Shrine. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Hidden grotto · Pinwheel Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Horde · Route 16 · Horde battle. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Honchkrow ✓
How to Get Shiny Honchkrow in Platinum
Honchkrow is absent from Platinum, so evolve a shiny Murkrow caught in Diamond with a Dusk Stone, then trade it across. See every game where Shiny Honchkrow can be hunted
Honchkrow Weakness
Type-wise, Honchkrow takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, and Rock. Ground and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Honchkrow Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Honchkrow
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x249-293%KO Avalanche 2x67-79% Thunderbolt 2x49-57% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x139-163%KO Thunderbolt 2x66-77% Ice Beam 2x66-77% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x135-159%KO Avalanche 2x54-64% Thunderbolt 2x37-44% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x124-146%KO Ancient Power 2x53-62% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 228 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Regirock builds →Stone Edge 2x108-127%KO Thunderbolt 2x40-47% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x122-143%KO Ice Beam 2x49-57% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO Ancient Power 2x41-49% | ||
 Bastiodon RockSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shieldon (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Bastiodon builds →Stone Edge 2x66-77% Ice Beam 2x38-45% Thunderbolt 2x38-45% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x60-71% Thunderbolt 2x54-64% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honchkrow View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x96-113%KO Rock Slide 2x51-60% | ||
Honchkrow Evolutions
Getting Honchkrow requires an evolution item, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Murkrow. Breed this form to get Murkrow eggs (average hatch time). HP grew the most through evolution (+40 over Murkrow), and Honchkrow peaks at 505 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Honchkrow to get Murkrow eggs easily using 31 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Confuse Ray, Drill Peck, Feather Dance and 8 more.
Pt Honchkrow Best Moveset
Dark-type priority through MoveSucker Punch bypasses the mediocre 71 Speed entirely, and 125 Attack makes every priority hit devastating. The moveset goes physical or mixed at 105 Sp. Atk, and AbilitySuper Luck boosts critical hit rates. Commit to offense at 52 defenses.
Best Build
Honchkrow best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Brave Bird
- Sucker Punch
- Superpower
- Heat Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Confuse Ray and Drill Peck give Honchkrow options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Sky Attack and Fly. The egg moves push it further.
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
36 of 39 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
If one utters a deep cry, many MURKROW gather quickly. For this, it is called “Summoner of Night.”
Honchkrow Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Honchkrow plays as a cannon. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Platinum, Naughty is the go-to nature for Honchkrow. That's +Attack / -Sp. Def. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the cannon role.
No. Honchkrow isn't catchable in Platinum. Obtain one in Diamond, Pearl, HeartGold, or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Honchkrow appears in 12 titles across 6 generations since Diamond & Pearl. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
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
Winds & Waves
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