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honchkrow
#430

Honchkrow

Big Boss Pokémon

DarkFlying

If one utters a deep cry, many Murkrow gather quickly. For this, it is called “Summoner of Night.”

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 125
Defense 52
Sp. Atk 105
Sp. Def 52
Speed 71
Total 505

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

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Locations

Details

Category Big Boss Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 27.3 kg
Base Exp 177
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

honchkrow Front Front
honchkrow Back Back
honchkrow Front Shiny Front Shiny
honchkrow Back Shiny Back Shiny
honchkrow Official Art Official Art
honchkrow Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Physical
Moves
Brave Bird / Drill Peck
Superpower / Night Slash
Item
Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability
Insomnia / Moxie
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

With a base Attack stat of 125, Honchkrow is the perfect definition of what the mafia should be. With a wide movepool that consists of one of the best priority moves in the game, Sucker Punch, Honchkrow can easily pick off weakened opponents. When Honchkrow isn't using Sucker Punch, it can rip teams apart with Brave Bird, which hits an unbelievable 180 base power after the STAB boost is calculated. Also, unlike most Flying-type Pokemon, Honchkrow can hit Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon with Superpower, which has a chance to OHKO even Chople Berry Tyranitar. If that didn't make Honchkrow good enough, it also gets two viable abilities, one that makes it immune to sleep inducing moves; the other giving Honchkrow an Attack boost after every KO it gets, making that base 125 Attack stat look even scarier. However, Honchkrow has its faults. With a very disappointing (for a Flying-type, at least) base 71 Speed and thin defenses, finding an opportunity to outspeed and KO the mafia bird isn't very hard to do, especially for Pokemon that resist Sucker Punch. However, it's called the Big Boss Pokemon for a reason, as teams without an effective check to Honchkrow will get torn apart with ease.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc