Honchkrow
dark
It is merciless by nature. It is said that it never forgives the mistakes of its Murkrow followers.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Dark
Dex
#240
Abilities
Insomnia(Primary)
Prevents it from falling asleep.
Super Luck(Secondary)
Boosts the rate of critical hits.
Moxie(Hidden)
Boosts Attack when knocking out foes.
Growth Rate
Medium Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
flying
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
30
Base Exp
187
EV Yield
2 Attack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
electric ×2ice ×2rock ×2fairy ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5
Immune To
groundpsychic
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Honchkrow isn't found in the wild. You'll need to evolve, trade, or breed to get one.
Level Up Moves (11)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucker PunchLevel: 1 | ||||||
| dark |  | 70 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Attacks before the foe does. | ||||||
| AstonishLevel: 1 | ||||||
| ghost | | 30 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| PursuitLevel: 1 | ||||||
| dark | | 40 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Heavily strikes switching Pokémon. | ||||||
| HazeLevel: 1 | ||||||
| ice |  | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Eliminates all stat changes. | ||||||
| Wing AttackLevel: 1 | ||||||
| 60 | 100 | 35 | |||
| Strikes the foe with wings. | ||||||
| SwaggerLevel: 25 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | ||
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
| Nasty PlotLevel: 35 | ||||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk. | ||||||
| Night SlashLevel: 45 | ||||||
| dark | | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Perish SongLevel: 55 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Both user and foe faint in 3 turns. | ||||||
| Brave BirdLevel: 65 | ||||||
| 120 | 100 | 15 | |||
| A charge that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Dark PulseLevel: 75 | ||||||
| dark |  | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (8)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confuse Ray | |||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| A move that may confuse the foe. | |||||
| Drill Peck | |||||
| 80 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A strong, spinning-peck attack. | |||||
| Perish Song | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | |
| Both user and foe faint in 3 turns. | |||||
| Quick Attack | |||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| Lets the user get in the first hit. | |||||
| Screech | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | |
| Sharply lowers the foe's Defense. | |||||
| Wing Attack | |||||
| 60 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Strikes the foe with wings. | |||||
| Brave Bird | |||||
| 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A charge that also hurts the user. | |||||
| Roost | |||||
| 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (25)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Calm Mind | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM04 | |
| Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Psychic | ||||||
| psychic | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM29 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Shadow Ball | ||||||
| ghost | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Swift | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM39 | |
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 100 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Steel Wing | ||||||
| steel | | 70 | 90 | 25 | TM47 | |
| An attack that may up user's Defense. | ||||||
| Roost | ||||||
| 0 | 100 | 5 | TM51 | ||
| Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP. | ||||||
| Dark Pulse | ||||||
| dark | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM58 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Giga Impact | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Thunder Wave | ||||||
| electric | | 0 | 90 | 20 | TM73 | |
| A move that paralyzes the foe. | ||||||
| Fly | ||||||
| 90 | 100 | 15 | HM02 | ||
| 1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (7)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Dream Eater | ||||||
| psychic | | 100 | 100 | 15 | MT09 | |
| Steals HP from a sleeping victim. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Icy Wind | ||||||
| ice | | 55 | 95 | 15 | MT16 | |
| An icy attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Sucker Punch | ||||||
| dark | | 70 | 100 | 5 | MT25 | |
| Attacks before the foe does. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
Honchkrow in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Honchkrow is #240 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its dark/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Honchkrow form.
