Murkrow can be obtained in: Gold (Wild – Kanto route 7, Kanto route 16, Kanto route 18), Silver (Wild – Kanto route 7, Kanto route 16, Kanto route 18), Crystal (Wild – Kanto route 7, Kanto route 16), FireRed (Wild – Lost cave room 1, Lost cave room 2, Lost cave room 3, Lost cave room 4, Lost cave room 5), Diamond (Wild – Eterna forest, Lost tower 1f, Lost tower 2f, Lost tower 3f, Lost tower 4f), HeartGold (Wild – Kanto route 7, Kanto route 16, Johto safari zone zone swamp), SoulSilver (Wild – Kanto route 7, Kanto route 16, Johto safari zone zone swamp), Black (Wild, Dark Grass – Abundant shrine), Black 2 (Hidden Grotto – Pinwheel forest hidden grotto inner), White 2 (Hidden Grotto – Pinwheel forest hidden grotto inner), X (Horde – Kalos route 15, Kalos route 16), Y (Horde – Kalos route 15, Kalos route 16), Sun (Wild, Gift – Vast poni canyon outside, Poke pelago poni island reached, Poke pelago ulaula island reached, Poke pelago elite four defeated), Moon (Wild, Gift – Vast poni canyon outside, Poke pelago poni island reached, Poke pelago ulaula island reached, Poke pelago elite four defeated), Ultra Sun (Wild – Hauoli cemetery), Ultra Moon (Wild – Hauoli cemetery), Colosseum (Snag – Shadow pokemon lab bf1). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#198 Murkrow

dark flying

Height0.5 m(1'08")

Weight2.1 kg(4.6 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Murkrow Evolution

MurkrowLevel 1

HonchkrowDusk Stone

Murkrow's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	60		261
Attack	85		206
Defense	42		120
Sp. Atk	85		206
Sp. Def	42		120
Speed	91		218
		0/508	1131

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

electric ice rock fairy

1xdamage

normal fire water fighting poison flying bug dragon steel

0.5xdamage

grass ghost dark

0xdamage

ground psychic

Murkrow Abilities

Insomnia

Prevents sleep.

Super Luck

Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage.

PranksterHidden

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

View Murkrow Competitive StrategySets, counters, usage stats, tier placement, and team building guides

Murkrow Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Peck	flying	physical	35	100	Level 1	The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn to inflict damage.
Astonish	ghost	physical	30	100	Level 1	The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Gust	flying	special	40	100	Level 5	A gust of wind is whipped up by wings and launched at the target to inflict damage.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	Level 11	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Wing Attack	flying	physical	60	100	Level 15	The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
Night Shade	ghost	special	–	100	Level 21	The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
Assurance	dark	physical	60	100	Level 25	This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	Level 31	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Mean Look	normal	status	–	–	Level 35	The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
Foul Play	dark	physical	95	100	Level 40	The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
Sucker Punch	dark	physical	70	100	Level 50	This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Torment	dark	status	–	100	Level 55	The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.
Quash	dark	status	–	100	Level 60	The user suppresses the target and makes its move go last.
Acrobatics	flying	physical	55	100	TM	The user nimbly strikes the target. This attack does massive damage if the user isn't holding an item.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Air Cutter	flying	special	60	95	TM	The user launches razor-like wind to slash opposing Pokémon. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Air Slash	flying	special	75	95	TM	The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. This may also make the target flinch.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Dark Pulse	dark	special	80	100	TM	The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Dual Wingbeat	flying	physical	40	90	TM	The user slams the target with its wings to inflict damage. The target is hit twice in a row.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fly	flying	physical	90	95	TM	The user flies up into the sky on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Heat Wave	fire	special	95	90	TM	The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave them with a burn.
Hex	ghost	special	65	100	TM	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
Hurricane	flying	special	110	70	TM	The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind. This may also confuse the target.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Lash Out	dark	physical	75	100	TM	The user lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's stats were lowered during this turn.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Nasty Plot	dark	status	–	–	TM	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	TM	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Psychic Noise	psychic	special	75	100	TM	The user attacks the target with unpleasant sound waves. For two turns, the target is prevented from recovering HP through moves, Abilities, or held items.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Snarl	dark	special	55	95	TM	The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon.
Spite	ghost	status	–	100	TM	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Tailwind	flying	status	–	–	TM	The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that boosts the Speed stats of itself and its allies for four turns.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Thunder Wave	electric	status	–	90	TM	The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
U Turn	bug	physical	70	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Uproar	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep.
Brave Bird	flying	physical	120	100	Egg	The user tucks in its wings and charges at a low altitude. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Confuse Ray	ghost	status	–	100	Egg	The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion.
Drill Peck	flying	physical	80	100	Egg	A corkscrewing attack that strikes the target with a sharp beak acting as a drill.
Feather Dance	flying	status	–	100	Egg	The user covers the target's body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat.
Flatter	dark	status	–	100	Egg	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also boosts the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Perish Song	normal	status	–	–	Egg	Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle.
Screech	normal	status	–	85	Egg	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Sky Attack	flying	physical	140	90	Egg	The user attacks the turn after using this move. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also make the target flinch.
Whirlwind	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Murkrow Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Gold

Feared and loathed by many, it is believed to bring misfortune to all those who see it at night.

Silver

It is said that when chased, it lures its attacker onto dark mountain trails where the foe will get lost.

Crystal

It hides any shiny object it finds in a secret location. MURKROW and MEOWTH loot one another's stashes.

Ruby

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.

Emerald

MURKROW were feared as the alleged bearers of ill fortune. It shows strong interest in anything that sparkles. It will even try to steal rings from women.

In Other Languages

Murkrow's Japanese name is Yamikarasu (ヤミカラス). Here are all the official names for Murkrow across different languages:

JapaneseヤミカラスYamikarasu

Korean니로우

Chinese (Traditional)黑暗鴉

FrenchCornèbre

GermanKramurx

SpanishMurkrow

ItalianMurkrow

Chinese (Simplified)黑暗鸦