Duskull (Pokémon)

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Duskull (Japanese: ヨマワル Yomawaru) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into starting at level 37, which evolves into when traded while holding a Reaper Cloth.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
==Biology==
Duskull is a which appears to be a stylized personification of the . Its body resembles a black robe with two bone-shaped patterns on its back. It has a mask that resembles a skull and a single eye that floats between its eye sockets.
Duskull can become invisible, sneaking up on their prey and going through walls. Duskull is primarily a nocturnal Pokémon and has been shown to live in . Once Duskull chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn. It has been described as enjoying the crying of children, and it is said that this Pokémon will spirit away disobedient children. This is often told to children to make them behave. Duskulls's diet consists of the vital energy of children. All victims of Duskull tend to suffer an intense chill after being drained of their life force. 
===Evolution===
Duskull evolves into , which evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Duskull is featured in 's bonus stage. Twenty of them must be hit in order to make Dusclops appear.
* : Duskull runs the bank in Treasure Town.
* : The same Duskull from Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness returns as a traveling Pokémon. Upon connecting with him, he will also connect the player's team with Red and Blue Rescue Team's .
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Duskull (EX Emerald 46)
 	Duskull (Stormfront 60)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
Duskull evolves into starting at level 37, which evolves into when traded while holding a Reaper Cloth. In , Dusclops evolves into Dusknoir when exposed to a Reaper Cloth.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Duskull debuted in Camp Pikachu as a friend of a aiding the Pichu Brothers. It scared the Pichu Brothers, and later and .
In Fear Factor Phony, two Duskull were living at the abandoned mining colony. They could not stand the partying Pokémon in the nearby town, so they created a -like illusion to scare them away.
In PK15, a Duskull was living in a spooky house.
====Minor appearances====
Duskull made its animated series debut in Get the Show on the Road!. While was on her way to Professor Birch, Duskull popped up in front of her and scared her.
In a flashback in Disaster of Disguise, Timmy Grimm found a Duskull alone in a bush. That Duskull is his Dusclops in the present day.
A Duskull appeared in a flashback in A Six Pack Attack!.
In Who's Flying Now?, a Duskull was featured in the Fortree City Feather Festival.
A Duskull appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Duskull appeared in Dawn Of A New Era!.
A Duskull appeared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness.
In Dawn's Early Night!, a 's Duskull competed in the Double Performance portion of the with a .
In Ghoul Daze!, a Duskull, , and scared off .
In Another One Gabites the Dust!, a Coordinator's Duskull competed in the Performance Stage of the Contest.
In A Haunted House for Everyone!, a created an illusion of a Duskull.
A 's Duskull appeared in Lighting the Way Home!.
A Trainer's Duskull appeared in HZ069.
A Duskull appeared in a photo in HZ076.
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In Buddy, a Trainer's Duskull passed by Hop's in Postwick.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Much like his animated series counterpart, Timmy Grimm owned a Dusclops since it was a Duskull. It appeared in a flashback in A Mysterious Masked Man Appears!.
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Duskull appeared in PMDP51.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Creepin Past Cacnea, a wild Duskull battled alongside a , a , a , and a against Norman, but were quickly defeated by his Pokémon.
A Duskull appeared in Dreadful Dealing with Dusclops, attacking inside the Sky Pillar.
A 's Duskull appeared in No Armaldo Is an Island.
Duskull is one of the Pokémon Fantina uses in her Gym battle against . However, she was easily defeated by the and his . She first appeared in Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone III.
===Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~===
A Duskull appeared in PNA3, under the ownership of Kanbei.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Duskull can be seen as a parallel to . Both are Generation III Pokémon. Both evolve into their evolved forms starting at level 37. Both also have the same base stat total.
* Duskull, along with , , and , has the lowest base stat of all Ghost-type Pokémon.
===Origin===
Duskull may be based on the or the . The Japanese equivalent of the bogeyman is called the . Its shape is similar to a , the Japanese representation of a human soul. Duskull could also take an inspiration from animated s due to its skull mask and bone markings on its back.
====Name origin====
Duskull may be a combination of dusk and skull.
Yomawaru may be a combination of 妖魔 yōma (), 悪 waru (bad thing), and 夜回り yomawari (night watch). It is also similar to 山童 , a hairy, one-eyed spirit that appeared in .
==In other languages==
==External links==
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