An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark Pulse is a Dark-type special move with a base power of 80 and an accuracy of 100%. It has a 20% chance to flinch the target, adding a secondary effect that can disrupt the opponent's actions. In Polished Crystal, Dark Pulse can be learned by various Dark-type Pokémon, providing them with a reliable offensive option that also offers a chance to impair their foes through flinching.
| Types | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbok | TM | - | poison | |
| Arbok(kanto) | TM | - | poison | |
| Arbok(koga) | TM | - | poison | |
| Arbok(agatha) | TM | - | poison | |
| Arbok(ariana) | TM | - | poison | |
| Ariados | TM | - | bugdark | |
| Blastoise | TM | - | watersteel | |
| Crobat | TM | - | poison | |
| Ekans | TM | - | poison | |
| Farigiraf | TM | - | psychicdark | |
| Gastly | LevelTM | Level: 36 | ghostpoison | |
| Gengar | LevelTM | Level: 44 | ghostpoison | |
| Girafarig | LevelTM | Level: 55 | psychicdark | |
| Gligar | TM | - | ground | |
| Gliscor | TM | - | ground | |
| Gyarados | TM | - | water | |
| Gyarados(red) | TM | - | water | |
| Haunter | LevelTM | Level: 44 | ghostpoison | |
| Honchkrow | LevelTM | Level: 75 | dark | |
| Houndoom | LevelTM | Level: 65 | darkfire | |
| Houndour | LevelTM | Level: 56 | darkfire | |
| Koffing | TM | - | poison | |
| Larvitar | LevelTM | Level: 32 | rockground | |
| Marowak(alolan) | TM | - | fireghost | |
| Meowth | TM | - | normal | |
| Meowth(alolan) | LevelTM | Level: 55 | dark | |
| Meowth(galarian) | TM | - | steel | |
| Mew | TM | - | psychic | |
| Misdreavus | TM | - | ghost | |
| Mismagius | TM | - | ghostfairy | |
| Moltres(galarian) | LevelTM | Level: 64 | dark | |
| Muk | TM | - | poison | |
| Muk(alolan) | TM | - | poisondark | |
| Murkrow | TM | - | dark | |
| Ninetales | TM | - | fireghost | |
| Ninetales(alolan) | TM | - | icefairy | |
| Overqwil | TM | - | darkpoison | |
| Perrserker | TM | - | steel | |
| Persian | TM | - | normal | |
| Persian(alolan) | LevelTM | Level: 65 | dark | |
| Porygon-Z | TM | - | normal | |
| Pupitar | LevelTM | Level: 34 | rockground | |
| Qwilfish(hisuian) | TM | - | darkpoison | |
| Raticate(alolan) | TM | - | darknormal | |
| Rattata(alolan) | TM | - | darknormal | |
| Skarmory | TM | - | steel | |
| Sneasel | TM | - | darkice | |
| Spinarak | TM | - | bugpoison | |
| Steelix | TM | - | steelground | |
| Typhlosion(hisuian) | LevelTM | Level: 74 | fireghost | |
| Tyranitar | LevelTM | Level: 34 | rockdark | |
| Umbreon | TM | - | dark | |
| Vulpix | TM | - | fire | |
| Vulpix(alolan) | TM | - | ice | |
| Weavile | TM | - | darkice | |
| Weezing | TM | - | poison | |
| Weezing(galarian) | TM | - | poisonfairy |