In Ruby & Sapphire, Murkrow isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Honchkrow to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Murkrow weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Murkrow's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Tyranitar (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

What is the best ability for Murkrow?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Run Prankster on Murkrow. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Murkrow also gets Insomnia and Super Luck, but they don't compare.

What is Murkrow's hidden ability?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Prankster is the hidden ability. It raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage. Worth hunting for if you want Murkrow to compete at a higher level.

What role does Murkrow play in battle?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Murkrow fills the pivot role. It's a mixed attacker with base 85 Attack and 85 Sp. Atk. Base 91 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Murkrow - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Pivot

CTier

91Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Murkrow's built around mixed offense. Speed leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 1 Speed EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack85

Defense42

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def42

Speed91

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult30 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight2.1 kg

Base XP81

Abilities

InsomniaTop Pick

Prevents sleep.

Super Luck

Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage.

PranksterHANot in game

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

MURKROW was feared and loathed as the alleged bearer of ill fortune. This POKéMON shows strong interest in anything that sparkles or glitters. It will even try to steal rings from women.

Murkrow Weakness

Type-wise, Murkrow takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, and Rock. Ground and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

Murkrow Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)	Ground, Psychic

Type ChartExcellent

3Weak

3Resist

2Immune

Score+3

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

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Ghost Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Psychic

STAB (5)

Psychic Ghost Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Murkrow in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Magneton can KO Murkrow with Thunderbolt (229-270%). Aerodactyl threatens a KO with Rock Slide (238-281%). Regice's Ice Beam also KOs at 186-219%.

Magneton ElectricSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemMagnet NatureModest Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire ToxicUtility Thunder Wave Damage vs Murkrow Thunderbolt 2x 229-270%KO View Magneton builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Rock Slide Double Edge Hidden Power Flying Damage vs Murkrow Rock Slide 2x 238-281%KO Double Edge 126-149%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Regice Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Murkrow Ice Beam 2x 186-219%KO Thunderbolt 2x 124-146%KO Explosion 92-109%KO View Regice builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Evolving Murkrow into Honchkrow takes an evolution item. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 100 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#198MurkrowDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Murkrow easily with 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Confuse Ray, Drill Peck, Feather Dance and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Murkrow Best Moveset

Adamant nature gives Murkrow the physical lean it needs to trade hits effectively. Leftovers adds passive recovery each turn, max Attack and Speed EVs split the difference, and utility options punishes anything trying to wall it.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Stallbreaker

Ability

Insomnia

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Murkrow

Adamant+ATK

Murkrow best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Stallbreaker Moveset

Thunder Wave
Drill PeckSTAB
PursuitSTAB
TauntUtility

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarGood

SwampertDecent

MetagrossDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Confuse Ray and Drill Peck give Murkrow options it can't learn any other way, and Ghost and Normal coverage already covers a decent range on top of Sky Attack and Fly. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 9

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 14

Pursuit

A4010020Dark

Lv 22

Haze

D——30Ice

Lv 27

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 35

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 40

Taunt

A—10020Dark

Lv 48

Mean Look

D——5Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

—709515Flying

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

B8010015Ghost

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

A—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Drill Peck

S8010020Flying

Egg

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Egg

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Egg

Perish Song

C——5Normal

Egg

Sky Attack

—140905Flying

Egg

Whirlwind-6

B——20Normal

Egg

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Tutor Moves

Murkrow can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Murkrow in Ruby & Sapphire

Murkrow can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Bring it over from Gold, Crystal, or Brilliant Diamond instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Catch in the wild in:

FireRedWalking · Lost Cave

Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal Diamond HeartGold Black X

Murkrow Guide

In Ruby & Sapphire, Murkrow isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Honchkrow to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Murkrow's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Tyranitar (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Run Prankster on Murkrow. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Murkrow also gets Insomnia and Super Luck, but they don't compare.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Prankster is the hidden ability. It raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage. Worth hunting for if you want Murkrow to compete at a higher level.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Murkrow fills the pivot role. It's a mixed attacker with base 85 Attack and 85 Sp. Atk. Base 91 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Game Availability

Murkrow has been available in 17 games since Gold & Silver, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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