Is Murkrow Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilityInsomnia prevents sleep. Dark/Flying with no evolution in Gen 3. Absol and Mightyena cover Dark natively. Murkrow has nothing to offer RS that the local roster doesn't handle.
Roxanne's team hits Murkrow's weaknesses hard.
Murkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Murkrow's weaknesses hard.
Murkrow trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Murkrow trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Murkrow trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Murkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Murkrow trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Murkrow trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Murkrow has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Murkrow trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Murkrow trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Murkrow trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Murkrow 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
- LV 14DarkPursuitPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Roxanne
- TM47SteelSteel WingPower 70Accuracy 90%PP 25Granite Cave
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 35DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Murkrow in Ruby & Sapphire
Mawile and other dark types fill the slot Murkrow would take, so it has no place in Ruby or Sapphire. The midnight crow joins you only by trade.
Murkrow cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Murkrow in Ruby & Sapphire
Murkrow is absent from every Hoenn route, so catch a shiny inside the Lost Cave in FireRed and trade it across. See every game where Shiny Murkrow can be hunted
Shiny Murkrow Evolution
Does Not EvolveMurkrow Weakness
Type-wise, Murkrow 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Murkrow Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Murkrow
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Murkrow View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x149-175%KO Rock Tomb 2x46-54% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Murkrow View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x156-183%KO Thunderbolt 2x104-122%KO Ancient Power 2x38-45% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Glalie Ice | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Murkrow View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x129-152%KO Rollout 2x20-24% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Murkrow View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x119-141%KO | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Murkrow View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x99-117%KO Thunderbolt 2x61-71% | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Murkrow View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x89-105%KO Ice Beam 2x69-81% Thunderbolt 2x69-81% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Murkrow View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 2x103-122%KO Ice Beam 2x56-66% Thunderbolt 2x56-66% | ||
Murkrow Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Murkrow. A decent partner pool through one egg group, eggs take an average time to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 8 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
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.
RS Murkrow Best Moveset
Dark/Flying with MoveMean Look into MovePerish Song for the locking combo and Psychic immunity from Dark typing. AbilityInsomnia blocks sleep moves. MoveThunder Wave paralyzes. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Locking and disruption from a fragile but functional frame.
Best Build
Murkrow best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Stallbreaker Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Drill Peck
- Pursuit
- Taunt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
20 of 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Murkrow isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Murkrow first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 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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