Honchkrow - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Honchkrow 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.

Honchkrow artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Honchkrow does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Egg moves

Honchkrow does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TM

Honchkrow cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TR

Honchkrow cannot be taught any TR moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
1	Assurance	Dark	60	100
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Gust	Flying	40	100
1	Haze	Ice	—	—
1	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
1	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
1	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
1	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
1	Taunt	Dark	—	100
1	Torment	Dark	—	100
1	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
25	Swagger	Normal	—	85
35	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
45	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
55	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
65	Quash	Dark	—	100
75	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	60	100
Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
Feather Dance	Flying	—	100
Flatter	Dark	—	100
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
63	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Snarl	Dark	55	95
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Fly	Flying	90	95
97	Defog	Flying	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Honchkrow learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Gust	Flying	40	100
6	Snarl	Dark	55	95
11	Roost	Flying	—	—
18	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
25	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
30	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
34	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
43	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
52	Brave Bird	Flying	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Honchkrow can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Psychic	Psychic	90	100
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
Snarl	Dark	55	95
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Honchkrow egg move parents

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Honchkrow

Honchkrow's egg groups: Flying

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

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

Assurance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Murkrow Honchkrow
Breeding	Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Murkrow Skarmory Honchkrow

Brave Bird

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Farfetch'd Skarmory Taillow Swellow Starly Staravia Staraptor
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Doduo Dodrio Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow

Confuse Ray

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Zubat Golbat Crobat Natu Xatu
Breeding	Murkrow Honchkrow

Drill Peck

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio Skarmory
Breeding	Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Honchkrow

Feather Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Chatot
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Hoothoot Noctowl Natu Xatu Murkrow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow

Flatter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Murkrow Honchkrow

Perish Song

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Swablu Altaria
Breeding	Murkrow Honchkrow

Psycho Shift

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hoothoot Noctowl Natu Xatu
Breeding	Togetic Murkrow Honchkrow Togekiss

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Golbat Crobat
Breeding	Murkrow Honchkrow

Sky Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Hoothoot Noctowl Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Starly Staravia Staraptor
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow

Wing Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Honchkrow