What does Duskull evolve into?

Dusclops at level 37 is the mid-stage. Push through to Dusknoir while holding a Reaper Cloth for the final form. 295 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Duskull evolve?

Level 37 gets you Dusclops . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Duskull?

For Scarlet & Violet, you can run Duskull through the first few routes without issues. 295 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Dusclops as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Duskull?

You can find Duskull in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Duskull - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

CTier

25Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Defense and Sp. Def carry most of Duskull's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Def EV. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP20

Attack40

Defense90

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def90

Speed25

Total295

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.8 m

Weight15.0 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

LevitateTop Pick

Evades ground moves.

FriskHARare

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

No Scarlet Violet entries available

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Duskull Weakness

Duskull's Ghost typing leaves it vulnerable to Ghost and Dark. It shrugs off Normal and Fighting-type attacks completely. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Duskull Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

2Resist

3Immune

Score+4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ghost Dark

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Ground

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Duskull in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Annihilape FightingGhost	A
Ghost is super effective against DuskullView Annihilape →
Lokix BugDark	A
Dark is super effective against DuskullView Lokix →
Chandelure GhostFire	A
Ghost is super effective against DuskullView Chandelure →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Dark is super effective against DuskullView Weavile →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Three stages ahead. Duskull grows into Dusclops, then pushes on to Dusknoir. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 230 total stats over Duskull. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#355Duskull

Level 37

#356Dusclops

Trade + Reaper Cloth

#477Dusknoir

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Duskull

Ghost

Dusclops

Ghost

Dusknoir

Ghost

40+20

45+5

ATK

70+30

100+30

DEF

130+40

135+5

SP.ATK

60+30

65+5

SP.DEF

130+40

135+5

SPE

45+20

BST

295C-Tier

455C-Tier+160

525B-Tier+70

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Duskull easily with 53 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Haze, Memento, Pain Split to offspring.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Duskull Best Moveset

Eviolite makes Duskull bulkier than you'd expect from something that still evolves. Spread EVs with Serious nature handle the stat profile. The remaining moves keeps it from being passive.

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Ability

Levitate

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Duskull

SeriousNEUTRAL

Duskull best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

Will O Wisp
Pain Split
HexSTAB
Trick Room

Recommended Teammates

VullabyDecent

Moves

You'll want to breed for Haze and Memento on Duskull. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Poltergeist and Phantom Force, they expand what Duskull can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

D3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 4

Disable

C—10020Normal

Lv 8

Shadow Sneak+1

B4010030Ghost

Lv 12

Confuse Ray

S—10010Ghost

Lv 16

Night Shade

S—10015Ghost

Lv 20

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 24

Will-O-Wisp

S—8515Fire

Lv 28

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 32

Hex

A6510010Ghost

Lv 36

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 40

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

Lv 44

Future Sight

D12010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM143

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM129

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM23

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM17

Confuse Ray

S—10010Ghost

TM224

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM94

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM43

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM217

Future Sight

D12010010Psychic

TM178

Gravity

C——5Psychic

TM174

Haze

A——30Ice

TM130

Helping Hand+5

B——20Normal

TM29

Hex

A6510010Ghost

TM135

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM34

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM92

Imprison

C——10Psychic

TM95

Leech Life

D8010010Bug

TM42

Night Shade

S—10015Ghost

TM202

Pain Split

S——20Normal

TM151

Phantom Force

D9010010Ghost

TM198

Poltergeist

B110905Ghost

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM203

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM120

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM114

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM98

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TM219

Skitter Smack

D709010Bug

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM177

Spite

——10010Ghost

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM18

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM109

Trick

B—10010Psychic

TM161

Trick Room-7

B——5Psychic

TM107

Will-O-Wisp

S—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Haze

A——30Ice

Egg

Memento

C—10010Dark

Egg

Pain Split

S——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Duskull can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Duskull in Scarlet & Violet

Duskull can't be caught in Scarlet & Violet. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Duskull is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum Omega Ruby Sword

Duskull Guide

Dusclops at level 37 is the mid-stage. Push through to Dusknoir while holding a Reaper Cloth for the final form. 295 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 37 gets you Dusclops. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Scarlet & Violet, you can run Duskull through the first few routes without issues. 295 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Dusclops as fast as you can.
You can find Duskull in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 17 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Duskull spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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