Dunsparce - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Dunsparce can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Dunsparce artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Dunsparce learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
1	Flail	Normal	—	100
4	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
8	Rollout	Rock	30	90
12	Glare	Normal	—	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
20	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
24	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
28	Yawn	Normal	—	—
32	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
40	Roost	Flying	—	—
44	Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
48	Coil	Poison	—	—
52	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
56	Endeavor	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Dunsparce learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Bite	Dark	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Dunsparce can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dual Wingbeat	Flying	40	90
Scale Shot	Dragon	25	90
Skitter Smack	Bug	70	90
Terrain Pulse	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dunsparce is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
95	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100

Moves learnt by TR

Dunsparce is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
02	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
15	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
29	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
52	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
82	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
86	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
87	Drill Run	Ground	80	95

Moves learnt by level up

Dunsparce learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
1	Flail	Normal	—	100
4	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
8	Rollout	Rock	30	90
12	Glare	Normal	—	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
20	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
24	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
28	Yawn	Normal	—	—
32	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
40	Roost	Flying	—	—
44	Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
48	Coil	Poison	—	—
52	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
56	Endeavor	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Dunsparce learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Bite	Dark	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Hex	Ghost	65	100
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dunsparce is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Dunsparce does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Dunsparce egg move parents

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Dunsparce

Dunsparce's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Dunsparce are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Dunsparce with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Dunsparce with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Jolteon Furret Aipom Girafarig Sneasel Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Weavile
Breeding	Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Dunsparce Torchic Combusken Blaziken Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Ambipom Lucario
Evolution	Furret
Sketch	Smeargle

Ancient Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Piloswine Kecleon Mamoswine
Breeding	Diglett Dugtrio Wooper Quagsire Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Mawile Numel Camerupt Torkoal Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Aqua Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Buizel Floatzel
Breeding	Dunsparce Bidoof Bibarel Buizel Floatzel
Sketch	Smeargle

Astonish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Diglett Dugtrio Aipom Girafarig Stantler Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Whismur Loudred Exploud Mawile Wailmer Wailord Kecleon Ambipom
Breeding	Diglett Dugtrio Dunsparce Poochyena Mightyena Stunky Skuntank
Sketch	Smeargle

Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Meowth Persian Growlithe Arcanine Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Loudred Exploud Mawile Electrike Manectric Seviper Shinx Luxio Luxray Buizel Floatzel Stunky Skuntank Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Dunsparce Sneasel Swinub Piloswine Stantler Absol Pachirisu Glameow Purugly Lucario Weavile Mamoswine
Evolution	Loudred
Sketch	Smeargle

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Numel Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Torchic Combusken Blaziken Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Zangoose Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Snubbull Granbull Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Bidoof Bibarel Buneary Lopunny
Breeding	Diglett Dugtrio Dunsparce Electrike Manectric Buizel Floatzel
Sketch	Smeargle

Hex

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Dunsparce Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Last Resort

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Espeon Umbreon Phanpy Donphan Pachirisu Ambipom Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Meowth Persian Sentret Furret Dunsparce Torchic Combusken Blaziken Skitty Delcatty Glameow Purugly
Sketch	Smeargle

Magic Coat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spoink Grumpig Lopunny
Breeding	Girafarig Dunsparce Kecleon Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Snore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Spoink Grumpig Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Breeding	Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Wailmer Wailord Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Sketch	Smeargle