Dusknoir - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Dusknoir can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

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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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bind	Normal	15	85
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
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	—	100
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	Ghost	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
37	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
42	Hex	Ghost	50	100
49	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
58	Payback	Dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	Psychic	100	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Imprison	Psychic	—	—
Memento	Dark	—	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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	—	—
19	Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
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	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Dusknoir can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Dusknoir learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bind	Normal	15	85
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
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	—	100
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	Ghost	—	—
33	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
37	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
42	Hex	Ghost	50	100
49	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
58	Payback	Dark	50	100
61	Future Sight	Psychic	100	100

Egg moves

Dusknoir learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Imprison	Psychic	—	—
Memento	Dark	—	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Dusknoir can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bind	Normal	15	85
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Gravity	Psychic	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 by a previous evolution of Dusknoir. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Wonder Room	Psychic		—	—	Move tutor

Moves learnt by HM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dusknoir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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	—	—
19	Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
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	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Dusknoir can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

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.

Dark Pulse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Spiritomb
Breeding	Duskull Dusclops Dusknoir
Move tutor	Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Mismagius Spiritomb Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus Frillish Jellicent Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Destiny Bond

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Wobbuffet Yamask Cofagrigus
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 Yamask Cofagrigus
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 Litwick Lampent
Breeding	Grimer Muk Misdreavus Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Mismagius Spiritomb Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus Solosis Duosion Reuniclus
Pre-evolution Level up	Gallade Chandelure

Memento

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Spiritomb Litwick Lampent
Breeding	Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Gallade Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus
Pre-evolution Level up	Chandelure

Ominous Wind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Drifloon Drifblim Spiritomb Yamask Cofagrigus Frillish Jellicent
Breeding	Misdreavus Castform Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Mismagius Dusknoir
Generation 4 Move tutor	Gastly Haunter Gengar

Pain Split

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Litwick Lampent
Breeding	Koffing Weezing Gulpin Swalot Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir Frillish Jellicent Stunfisk
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 Yamask Cofagrigus Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Frillish Jellicent Litwick Lampent Chandelure Stunfisk
Pre-evolution Level up	Mismagius Chandelure

Skill Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Solosis Duosion Reuniclus
Breeding	Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Chimecho Mismagius Gallade Dusknoir
Move tutor	Gastly Haunter Gengar Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Gallade Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus Solosis Duosion Reuniclus