#198
Murkrow
Darkness Pokémon
DarkFlying
It is believed that seeing this Pokémon at night will bring about ominous occurrences.
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
Competitive
Life Orb
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Hasty / Naive
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
Despite terrible defenses and a lack of overall power, Murkrow can often be a valuable team member. Possessing potent STAB moves and a fantastic ability in Insomnia, which allows him to switch into the common Venusaur's Sleep Powder, Murkrow has the potential to wreak the havoc that his evolution, Honchkrow, once did upon the tier. However, though faster than his evolution, Murkrow lacks the same raw power - he is not a Pokemon to simply throw onto a team as a wallbreaker. Indeed, Murkrow requires quite a bit of support to be effective.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc