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murkrow
#198

Murkrow

Darkness Pokémon

DarkFlying

If spotted, it will lure an unwary person into chasing it, then lose the pursuer on mountain trails.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 85
Defense 42
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 42
Speed 91
Total 405

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Darkness Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 2.1 kg
Base Exp 81
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

murkrow Front Front
murkrow Back Back
murkrow Front Shiny Front Shiny
murkrow Back Shiny Back Shiny
murkrow Front ♀ Front ♀
murkrow Back ♀ Back ♀
murkrow Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
murkrow Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
murkrow Official Art Official Art
murkrow Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Calm Mind
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Prankster
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
SpD 8

Strategy Overview

With a large non-attacking movepool containing moves such as Calm Mind, Perish Song, and Feather Dance to utilize alongside its ability, Prankster, Murkrow can be quite versatile. While it might seem frail at first glance, Eviolite and its access to Roost allow Murkrow to maintain longevity on the field to make its mark. However even with Eviolite, Murkrow is still quite easy to get past, as it takes a lot of damage from the majority of the tier. It faces competition from Liepard, a fellow Prankster user, which has a higher Speed stat to rely on. Mandibuzz, who shares the same typing as Murkrow, also rivals it in terms of bulk and team support.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc