In Legends: Arceus, Murkrow isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Honchkrow to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Murkrow weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, Murkrow's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Tyranitar (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.

What is the best ability for Murkrow?

In Legends: Arceus, Run Prankster on Murkrow. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Murkrow also gets Insomnia and Super Luck, but they don't compare.

What is Murkrow's hidden ability?

In Legends: Arceus, Prankster is the hidden ability. It raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage. Worth hunting for if you want Murkrow to compete at a higher level.

What role does Murkrow play in battle?

In Legends: Arceus, Murkrow fills the pivot role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 85 Attack). Base 91 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Murkrow - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Pivot

CTier

91Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Murkrow's built around mixed offense. Speed leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 1 Speed EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack85

Defense42

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def42

Speed91

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult30 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight2.1 kg

Base XP81

Abilities

InsomniaRare

Prevents sleep.

Super Luck

Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage.

PranksterHATop Pick

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Widely shunned as a bearer of ill fortune. Upon crossing paths with this creature, I’ve been told one must chant “Workrum, Workrum—bad luck, don’t come” as a protective incantation.

Legends: Arceus

Murkrow Weakness

Type-wise, Murkrow takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, Rock, and Fairy. Ground and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

Murkrow Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)	Ground, Psychic

Type ChartGood

4Weak

3Resist

2Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock Fairy

½xResist

Grass Ghost Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Psychic

STAB (5)

Psychic Ghost Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Murkrow in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Murkrow Thunder Shock 2x 91-109%KO View Magnezone builds →
Jolteon Electric	B
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Murkrow Thunder Shock 2x 77-95% View Jolteon builds →
Luxray Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 5 Damage vs Murkrow Thunder Shock 2x 77-95% View Luxray builds →
Rampardos Rock	C
Available Move Moves Ancient PowerLv. 5 Damage vs Murkrow Ancient Power 2x 91-109%KO View Rampardos builds →
Bastiodon RockSteel	C
Available Move Moves Ancient PowerLv. 5 Damage vs Murkrow Ancient Power 2x 77-95% View Bastiodon builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Evolving Murkrow into Honchkrow takes an evolution item. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 100 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#198Murkrow

Dusk Stone

#430Honchkrow

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Murkrow

DarkFlying

Honchkrow

DarkFlying

100+40

ATK

125+40

DEF

52+10

SP.ATK

105+20

SP.DEF

52+10

SPE

71-20

BST

405B-Tier

505B-Tier+100

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Mixed

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Murkrow Best Moveset

Prankster gives Murkrow passive value while it walls. Calm nature boosts Sp. Def, max HP and Sp. Def EVs maximize the special wall profile, and Eviolite keeps it in the game.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Murkrow's movepool balances level-up moves with TM options. Consistent STAB comes from Dark Pulse and Air Slash, and Ice and Ghost coverage and more keeps opponents from switching in for free. No major gaps here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 6

Snarl

C559515Dark

Lv 11

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 18

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 25

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Lv 30

Air Slash

C759515Flying

Lv 34

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 43

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TM Moves

Murkrow can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Murkrow doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Tutor

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Tutor

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Tutor

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Tutor

Snarl

C559515Dark

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Legends: Arceus Murkrow Locations

decent spawn rates for Murkrow across 5 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Murkrow in Legends: Arceus

5 walking spots from walking for Murkrow. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.

Cloudpool Ridge

Grass Sky

Uncommon

Night

Crossing Slope

Grass

Uncommon

Night

Hideaway Bay

Grass Water

Uncommon

Night

Islespy Shore

Grass

Uncommon

Night

Veilstone Cape

Grass

Uncommon

Night

Murkrow Guide

In Legends: Arceus, Murkrow isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Honchkrow to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Legends: Arceus, Murkrow's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Tyranitar (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.
In Legends: Arceus, Run Prankster on Murkrow. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Murkrow also gets Insomnia and Super Luck, but they don't compare.
In Legends: Arceus, Prankster is the hidden ability. It raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage. Worth hunting for if you want Murkrow to compete at a higher level.
In Legends: Arceus, Murkrow fills the pivot role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 85 Attack). Base 91 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Game Availability

Murkrow has been available in 17 games since Gold & Silver, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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