Justin's Murkrow

Justin's Murkrow is a /-Type Pokemon, the fifth wild Pokemon Justin caught in the Johto region, and his eighth overall.
==Biography==
===First Journey===
Justin captured Murkrow in A Johto Safari! in the Johto Safari Zone. Justin came across Murkrow by chance but deliberately caught it to increase his chances of defeating Morty, since Murkrow is a Dark-Type.
Murkrow's first Gym Battle was in Forbidden Sleep! against Morty. He battled Morty's Haunter, and quickly revealed that Justin trained it to use Taunt to prevent Haunter from using Hypnosis. Without its greatest weapon, Haunter only had Thunder Punch to use. Murkrow embraced the attack to strike back with a perfectly timed Night Slash, charged by Super Luck. Murkrow then faced Morty's Noctowl and used Taunt again to stop Noctowl's Hypnosis. Murkrow and Noctowl then engaged in a fierce aerial battle, colliding twice with mutual Sky Attacks. Noctowl swerved back and flinched Murkrow with Air Slash to knock it out with a super-effective Moonblast.
Murkrow battled as Justin's fifth Pokemon in his Full Battle against Andrew in Growth Experience!. Murkrow faced Andrew's Gloom and was immediately dazed by Gloom's Sweet Scent, leading him prey to a Solar Beam. Murkrow survived the attack and used the momentum to swerve into Sky Attack, which nearly knocked out Gloom. Andrew recalled Gloom for Bayleef. Bayleef attempted to bolster its defenses with Reflect, but Murkrow stopped the move with Taunt. Murkrow and Bayleef then engaged in a straightforward battle with no gimmicks, and Murkrow emerges victorious. Murkrow then faced Pinsir and used Taunt to stop an potential status moves. Murkrow successfully flinched Pinsir with Sky Attack, but the Darkness Pokemon was caught in Pinsir's pincer and instantly defeated with a Guillotine. 
During the Silver Conference, Murkrow battled first in Justin's second preliminary battle against Elder Li in Preliminary Screening!. Murkrow battled and Li's Victreebel and sealed its status moves with Taunt, but Victreebel only knew offensive attacks. Li and Vicreebel used a savage battle tactic, restricting Murkrow in vines and smashing him across the battlefield before defeating the Darkness Pokemon with Leaf Storm.
Justin called on Murkrow as his sixth Pokemon during his Top 16 battle against Kaiden in A Show of Fortitude!. Murkrow first battled Kaiden's Arkbok and combined Taunt and Mean Look to seal away half of Arbok's attack and preventing it from escaping. Murkrow landed heavy Night Slash attacks and endured a direct Gunk Shot to flinch Arbok with Sky Attack and defeat it with the same move. 
Murkrow then battled Kaiden's Dragonair, who defeated Murkrow similar to Li's Victreebel. Dragonair restricted Murkrow with Wrap and electrified him with a direct Thunder.
Following the Silver Conference, Justin sent Murkrow and his other Pokemon, except Eevee, to his grandparents' Day Care center when they moved to Hoenn.
===Grand Conquest===
Murkrow returned in A Petalburg Reunion alongside Justin's other Johto Pokemon. They all now resided in the new Petalburg Greenhouse and were thrilled to see Justin and Eevee.
Justin briefly recalled Murkrow, Skiploom, and Scizor in The Strength of an Evolved Taillow! to participate in Sky Battles in Crossgate Town. They also met Taillow for the first time. Murkrow battled Drifblim and defeated it with his new Foul Play. 
==Moves Used==
 
 
 
 
 
 
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