Dusknoir - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Dusknoir can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

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.

Dusknoir artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bind	Normal	15	75
1	Disable	Normal	—	80
1	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
1	Gravity	Psychic	—	—
1	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
1	ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
6	Disable	Normal	—	80
9	Foresight	Normal	—	—
14	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
25	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
30	Curse	???	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
37	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
43	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
51	Payback	Dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Imprison	Psychic	—	—
Memento	Dark	—	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bind	Normal	15	75
1	Disable	Normal	—	80
1	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
1	Gravity	Psychic	—	—
1	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
1	ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
6	Disable	Normal	—	80
9	Foresight	Normal	—	—
14	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
25	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
30	Curse	???	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
37	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
43	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
51	Payback	Dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Imprison	Psychic	—	—
Memento	Dark	—	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bind	Normal	15	75
1	Disable	Normal	—	80
1	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
1	Gravity	Psychic	—	—
1	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
1	ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
6	Disable	Normal	—	80
9	Foresight	Normal	—	—
14	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
25	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
30	Curse	???	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
37	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
43	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
51	Payback	Dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Imprison	Psychic	—	—
Memento	Dark	—	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Gravity	Psychic	—	—
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Dusknoir egg move parents

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Dusknoir

Dusknoir's egg groups: Amorphous

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

You will need to breed a female Dusknoir with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Dusknoir with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Destiny Bond

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Wobbuffet
Breeding	Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Shuppet Banette Spiritomb
Breeding	Duskull Dusclops Dusknoir

Grudge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Shuppet Banette
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir
Pre-evolution Level up	Mismagius

Imprison

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir
Breeding	Grimer Muk Misdreavus Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Mismagius Spiritomb Dusknoir
Pre-evolution Level up	Gallade

Memento

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Spiritomb
Breeding	Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Gallade Dusknoir

Ominous Wind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Drifloon Drifblim Spiritomb
Breeding	Misdreavus Castform Duskull Dusclops Mismagius Dusknoir
Move tutor	Gastly Haunter Gengar Misdreavus Castform Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Dusknoir

Pain Split

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus
Breeding	Koffing Weezing Gulpin Swalot Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir
Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir
Pre-evolution Level up	Mismagius