Honchkrow in Pokémon X & Y
#430 in the X and Y Pokédex • Big Boss Pokémon
Honchkrow in the National Pokédex
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Pokémon X
If one utters a deep cry, many Murkrow gather quickly. For this, it is called “Summoner of Night.”
Pokémon Y
Becoming active at night, it is known to swarm with numerous Murkrow in tow.
Pokémon details
Types


Category
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Honchkrow in Other Games
National Dex pageMin
Max
HP
100
310
404
Attack
125
229
383
Defense
52
98
223
Sp. Atk
105
193
339
Sp. Def
52
98
223
Speed
71
132
265
Total
505
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
| Pokédexes | Mountain Kalos #52 |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 2 Atk |
| Catch rate | 30 |
| Base Exp. | 177 |
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 |
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
![]() Murkrow #198 | Use Dusk Stone | ![]() Honchkrow #430 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Wing Attack The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| Start | Haze The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 30 |
| Start | Pursuit An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle. | ![]() | ![]() | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| Start | Astonish The user attacks the target while shouting in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| Start | Sucker Punch This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| Start | Night Slash The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 90 | 15 |
| 35 | Nasty Plot The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| 45 | Foul Play The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the move’s power. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 55 | Night Slash The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 65 | Quash The user suppresses the target and makes its move go last. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| 75 | Dark Pulse The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM04 | Calm Mind The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to raise its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power A unique attack that varies in type depending on the Pokémon using it. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 |
| TM12 | Taunt The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can’t move on the next turn. | ![]() | ![]() | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 |
| TM19 | Roost The user lands and rests its body. It restores the user’s HP by up to half of its max HP. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 |
| TM29 | Psychic The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | - | 20 |
| TM41 | Torment The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM42 | Facade An attack move that doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or has paralysis. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief The user attacks and steals the target’s held item simultaneously. The user can’t steal anything if it already holds an item. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM48 | Round The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round and make the attack do greater damage. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM51 | Steel Wing The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user’s Defense stat. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| TM59 | Incinerate The user attacks opposing Pokémon with fire. If a Pokémon is holding a certain item, such as a Berry, the item becomes burned up and unusable. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM60 | Quash The user suppresses the target and makes its move go last. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM63 | Embargo This move prevents the target from using its held item. Its Trainer is also prevented from using items on it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM66 | Payback The user stores power, then attacks. If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM67 | Retaliate The user gets revenge for a fainted ally. If an ally fainted in the previous turn, this move becomes more powerful. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can’t move on the next turn. | ![]() | ![]() | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 |
| TM77 | Psych Up The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM85 | Dream Eater The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal its own HP. | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM87 | Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 90 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM95 | Snarl The user yells as if it’s ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stat of opposing Pokémon. | ![]() | ![]() | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM97 | Dark Pulse The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM100 | Confide The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| HM02 | Fly The user soars and then strikes its target on the next turn. This can also be used to fly to any familiar town. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 95 | 15 |
| Class | Acquisition source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assurance If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 10 | Murkrow — level up (level 25) |
| Brave Bird The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. This also damages the user quite a lot. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 15 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Confuse Ray The target is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Drill Peck A corkscrewing attack with a sharp beak acting as a drill. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 20 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Feather Dance The user covers the target’s body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Feint Attack The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. This attack never misses. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | - | 20 | Murkrow — level up (level 35) |
| Flatter Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Mean Look The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 | Murkrow — level up (level 41) |
| Mirror Move The user counters the target by mimicking the target’s last move. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Night Shade The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 | Murkrow — level up (level 21) |
| Peck The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn. | ![]() | ![]() | 35 | 100 | 35 | Murkrow — level up (level 1) |
| Perish Song Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Psycho Shift Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status conditions to the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Screech An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 85 | 40 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Sky Attack A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 140 | 90 | 5 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Tailwind The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that ups the Speed stat of the user and its allies for four turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 15 | Murkrow — level up (level 50) |
| Whirlwind The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 | Murkrow — breeding |
| Class | Acquisition source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter The user launches razor-like wind to slash the opposing Pokémon. Critical hits land more easily. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 95 | 25 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Assurance If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Brave Bird The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. This also damages the user quite a lot. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Captivate If any opposing Pokémon is the opposite gender of the user, it is charmed, which harshly lowers its Sp. Atk stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Confuse Ray The target is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Defog A strong wind blows away the target’s barriers such as Reflect or Light Screen. This also lowers the target’s evasiveness. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Double-Edge A reckless, life-risking tackle. This also damages the user quite a lot. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Drill Peck A corkscrewing attack with a sharp beak acting as a drill. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Feather Dance The user covers the target’s body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Feint Attack The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. This attack never misses. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | - | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Heat Wave The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing Pokémon. This may also leave those Pokémon with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 90 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Heat Wave The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing Pokémon. This may also leave those Pokémon with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 90 | 10 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers the opposing Pokémon’s Speed stats. | ![]() | ![]() | 55 | 95 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers the opposing Pokémon’s Speed stats. | ![]() | ![]() | 55 | 95 | 15 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Mean Look The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Mimic The user copies the target’s last move. The move can be used during battle until the Pokémon is switched out. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Mirror Move The user counters the target by mimicking the target’s last move. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Mud-Slap The user hurls mud in the target’s face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 100 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Natural Gift The user draws power to attack by using its held Berry. The Berry determines the move’s type and power. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Night Shade The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Ominous Wind The user blasts the target with a gust of repulsive wind. This may also raise all the user’s stats at once. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 5 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Peck The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn. | ![]() | ![]() | 35 | 100 | 35 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Perish Song Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Pluck The user pecks the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Psycho Shift Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status conditions to the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Screech An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 85 | 40 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Secret Power The user attacks the target with a secret power. Its additional effects vary depending on the user’s environment. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Secret Power The user attacks the target with a secret power. Its additional effects vary depending on the user’s environment. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Sky Attack A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 140 | 90 | 5 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Sky Attack A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 140 | 90 | 5 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Snatch The user steals the effects of any attempts to use a healing or stat-changing move. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Snatch The user steals the effects of any attempts to use a healing or stat-changing move. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Snore An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Snore An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 15 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Spite The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Spite The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Superpower The user attacks the target with great power. However, this also lowers the user’s Attack and Defense stats. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 5 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Superpower The user attacks the target with great power. However, this also lowers the user’s Attack and Defense stats. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 5 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Swift Star-shaped rays are shot at the opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | - | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Tailwind The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that ups the Speed stat of the user and its allies for four turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Tailwind The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that ups the Speed stat of the user and its allies for four turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 15 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Twister The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 40 | 100 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Uproar The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no one can fall asleep. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 100 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Uproar The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no one can fall asleep. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 100 | 10 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Whirlwind The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
Insomnia
Ability Slot 1
Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.
Prevents sleep.
Super Luck
Ability Slot 2
Boosts the critical-hit ratios of moves.
Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage.
Moxie(Hidden Ability)
Boosts the Attack stat after knocking out any Pokémon.
Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.





















































