POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Murkrow sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Murkrow sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #198 · Darkness Pokemon

Murkrow

Dark Flying Both

Murkrow is a Dark/Flying-type Darkness Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include Route 16, Route 7. Silver: Wild; locations include Route 16, Route 7.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

405
HP60
Attack85
Defense42
Sp. Atk85
Sp. Def42
Speed91

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
1'08" (0.5 m)
Weight
5.0 lbs (2.3 kg)
Catch rate
30
Base EXP
107
Growth
Medium Slow
BST
405

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 60
— —
AttackBase 85
— —
DefenseBase 42
— —
Sp. AtkBase 85
— —
Sp. DefBase 42
— —
SpeedBase 91
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

Feared and loathed by many, it is believed to bring misfortune to all those who see it at night.

Pokémon Silver

It is said that when chased, it lures its attacker onto dark mountain trails where the foe will get lost.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#198 Murkrow

This Pokémon does not evolve in Generation II.

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
2
Tables
2
Special
0
Wild encounters 2
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 16 Grass NightNight 18:00–03:59 Lv. 28 10% slot
Route 7 Grass NightNight 18:00–03:59 Lv. 17–19 35% slot
Silver

Wild

Areas
2
Tables
2
Special
0
Wild encounters 2
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 16 Grass NightNight 18:00–03:59 Lv. 28 10% slot
Route 7 Grass NightNight 18:00–03:59 Lv. 17 30% slot

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

6
Lv. 1

Peck

Flying · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
100%
PP
35
Lv. 11

Pursuit

Dark · Pursuit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
20
Lv. 16

Haze

Ice · Reset Stats

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Ghost · Level Damage

Power
1
Acc.
100%
PP
15
Lv. 41

Mean Look

Normal · Mean Look

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
5
TM / HM compatibility 25 moves
TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM09 TM09 · Psych UpNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM16 TM16 · Icy WindIce55 power · 95% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM30 TM30 · Shadow BallGhost80 power · 100% · 15 PP TM31 TM31 · Mud-SlapGround20 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM42 TM42 · Dream EaterPsychic100 power · 100% · 15 PP TM43 TM43 · DetectFighting— power · 100% · 5 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM46 TM46 · ThiefDark40 power · 100% · 10 PP TM47 TM47 · Steel WingSteel70 power · 90% · 25 PP TM50 TM50 · NightmareGhost— power · 100% · 15 PP HM02 HM02 · FlyFlying70 power · 95% · 15 PP
Egg moves 5 moves
Wing AttackFlying · Physical60 power · 100% · 35 PP WhirlwindNormal · Status— power · 100% · 20 PP Drill PeckFlying · Physical80 power · 100% · 20 PP Quick AttackNormal · Physical40 power · 100% · 30 PP Mirror MoveFlying · Status— power · 100% · 20 PP