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Dusknoir

Dusknoir in Great League

Ghost
#105of 1152 ranked
86PvPoke score

Dusknoir is a niche pick that needs the right team around it in Great League. Great League caps every Pokémon at 1,500 CP. It is the most played GO Battle League format and the one most players start with.

Best moveset

AstonishFast · Ghost · 12 damage, 10 energy in 3 turns47% of top players
Dynamic PunchCharged · Fighting · 90 damage, 45 energy24% of top players
Shadow PunchCharged · Ghost · 55 damage, 35 energy30% of top players

Second charged move: 50,000 stardust and 50 candy; buddy distance 3 km.

Play it by the counts

How many Astonishs it takes to charge each move from empty. Count them in the fight and you know when a shield decision is coming — for you and for your opponent.

5Astonish → Dynamic Punch5 fast moves, 15 turns
4Astonish → Shadow Punch4 fast moves, 12 turns

What Dusknoir beats

Quagsire (Shadow)wins this matchup69Melmetalwins this matchup66Ninetales (Shadow)wins this matchup61Mimikyu (Busted)wins this matchup59Vigorothwins this matchup52

What beats Dusknoir

Thievulloses this matchup15Sableye (Shadow)loses this matchup25Altarialoses this matchup36Tinkatonloses this matchup36Cramorantloses this matchup45

Battle rating out of 100 in a one-shield simulation; above 50 is a win.

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