Dark Pulse (move)

Move data

Type	Dark
Category	Special
Power	80
Accuracy	100
PP	15  (max. 24)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 4

Machine/Record

Effects

Dark Pulse deals damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).

Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Dark Pulse turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 160.

Move target

Targets any single Pokémon on the field including non-adjacent ones.

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