Dark (type)

:If you were looking for the moves known as Dark moves in Japanese, see Shadow move.
:If you were looking for the Pokémon surrounded by Dark Auras in Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness, see Shadow Pokémon.
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The Dark type (Japanese: あくタイプ Evil type) is one of the eighteen types. It was introduced in Generation II, along with the type. As well as introducing new and moves with the Dark type, one move was changed to be the Dark type. Dark-type moves are super effective against - and Pokémon, while Dark-type Pokémon are weak to -, -, and moves.
==Battle properties==
Note: Type effectiveness multipliers may vary in other outside the core series.
* In Generations II-, Dark-type moves were not very effective against Pokémon.
* type was introduced in Generation VI.
===Additional effects===
If the target is under the effect of the move , moves will deal ×1 damage to Dark-type Pokémon.
As of Generation VII, Dark-type Pokémon are immune to opposing Pokémon's moves that gain priority due to the Ability ; this includes moves called by (such as and ), but not moves indirectly caused by or .
==Pokémon==
As of Generation IX, there are Dark-type Pokémon or % of all Pokémon (counting those that are Dark-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions and regional forms), causing it to tie with as the 9th rarest type after , and and before and . After the introduction of , all other types have been paired up with Dark at least once, making it the fourth type to have this trait, after , , and .
===Pure Dark-type Pokémon===
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# 		Name
0052		Alolan form
0053		Alolan form
0197		
0261		
0262		
0359		
0359		Mega
0491		
0509		
0510		
0570		
0571		
0827		
0828		
0942		
0943		
===Half Dark-type Pokémon===
====Primary Dark-type Pokémon====
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# 		Name 	Type 1	Type 2
0019		Alolan form 	 	
0020		Alolan form 	 	
0146		Galarian Form	 	
0198		 	 	
0211		Hisuian Form 	 	
0215		 	 	
0228		 	 	
0229		 	 	
0229		Mega 	 	
0263		Galarian Form	 	
0264		Galarian Form	 	
0302		 	 	
0302		Mega 	 	
0430		 	 	
0461		 	 	
0559		 	 	
0560		 	 	
0624		 	 	
0625		 	 	
0629		 	 	
0630		 	 	
0633		 	 	
0634		 	 	
0635		 	 	
0686		 	 	
0687		 	 	
0717		 	 	
0799		 	 	
0859		 	 	
0860		 	 	
0861		 	 	
0861		Gigantamax 	 	
0862		 	 	
0893		 	 	
0904		 	 	
0983		 	 	
0993		 	 	
1001		 	 	
1002		 	 	
1003		 	 	
1004		 	 	
====Secondary Dark-type Pokémon====
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# 		Name 	Type 1	Type 2
0088		Alolan form 	 	
0089		Alolan form 	 	
0130		Mega 	 	
0248		 	 	
0248		Mega 	 	
0274		 	 	
0275		 	 	
0318		 	 	
0319		 	 	
0319		Mega 	 	
0332		 	 	
0342		 	 	
0434		 	 	
0435		 	 	
0442		 	 	
0452		 	 	
0503		Hisuian Form	 	
0551		 	 	
0552		 	 	
0553		 	 	
0658		 	 	
0658		Ash- 	 	
0675		 	 	
0720		 	 	
0727		 	 	
0877		 	 	
0877		 	 	
0892		 	 	
0892		Gigantamax 	 	
0908		 	 	
0920		 	 	
0962		 	 	
0986		 	 	
1005		 	 	
==Non-Pokémon opponents==
Some opponents featured in Pokéstar Studios in can be battled like Pokémon and they have designated Pokémon types. Starmobile car powered by and two Pokémon featured in also share this property.
			
* The stats shown for Starmobile are the exact stats, not base stats. The values are custom set rather than derived from base stats, level, Nature, IVs, and EVs.
==Moves==
As of Generation IX, there are 53 Dark-type moves, which makes up 5.67% of all moves (excluding those that are Dark-type only under certain circumstances), causing it to tie with as the 5th most common type among moves, after and before .
Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Dark-type moves were special, but they may now also be physical depending on the attack.
 have had their types changed.
===Changed types===
The following moves have had their types changed into Dark.
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Move	Original type	Original type	New type	New type
 	 	 	 	
==Abilities==
===Interacting with the Dark type===
A Pokémon with or will become a Dark-type Pokémon if it uses a Dark-type move. A Pokémon with , , , or will become a Dark-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Dark-type move, is sent out against a Dark-type opponent, is holding a Dark Memory, or is holding a Dread Plate or Darkinium Z.
Since Generation VII, Dark-type Pokémon are also immune to opposing Pokémon's moves that gain priority due to .
Gen 	Ability 	Description
 	 	Powers up the Dark-type moves of all Pokémon on the field.
 	 	When the Pokémon is hit by a Dark-type attack, its Attack stat is boosted by its sense of justice.
 	 	The Pokémon gets scared when hit by a Dark-, Ghost-, or Bug-type attack or if intimidated, which boosts its Speed stat.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.
===Exclusive Abilities===
Currently, no Abilities are exclusive to Dark types. This does not include signature Abilities.
==Items==
 	Name 	Description
 	Black Glasses 	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a pair of shady-looking glasses that boost the power of the holder's Dark-type moves.
 	Colbur Berry 	If a Pokémon holding this Berry is hit with a supereffective Dark-type move, the power of that move will be weakened.
 	Dark Gem 	A gem with an essence of darkness. When held, it strengthens the power of a Dark-type move one time.
 	Dark Memory 	A memory disc that contains Dark-type data. It changes the type of the holder if held by .
 	Dark Tera Shard 	On rare occasions, these shards form when a Pokémon falls in battle and its Tera Jewel shatters.
 	Darkinium Z 	This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Dark-type moves to Z-Moves.
 	Dread Plate 	An item to be held by a Pokémon. This stone tablet is imbued with the essence of darkness and boosts the power of the holder’s Dark-type moves.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.
===Cram-o-matic===
	Name
	Binding Band
	Black Apricorn
	Blunder Policy
	Dubious Disc
	Iapapa Berry
	Maranga Berry
	Razor Claw
	Ring Target
	Rowap Berry
	Scope Lens
	Weakness Policy
	Wide Lens
	Zoom Lens
	
==Notable Dark-type Trainers==
Gen	Trainer 	Title 	Location
 	Karen 	Elite Four 	Indigo Plateau
 	Sidney 	Elite Four 	Hoenn Pokémon League
 	Grimsley 	Elite FourPokémon Trainer	Unova Pokémon League
 	Brycen-Man	Masked Man 	Pokéstar Studios
 	Nanu 	Island kahuna 	Ula'ula Island
 	Marnie 	Pokémon TrainerGym Leader	Spikemuth
 	Piers 	Gym LeaderPokémon Trainer	Spikemuth
 	Giacomo 	 	Segin Squad's Base
==Icons==
===Core series===
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==Statistical averages==
===Overall===
===Fully evolved===
==In spin-off games==
===Pokémon Sleep===
Unlike in the core series games, in , each Pokémon can only have one type, which determines the kind of Berry that the Pokémon will gather for to feed on. Dark-type Pokémon will gather Wiki Berries, and typically have the Dozing sleep type.
The following is a list of Dark-type Pokémon in Pokémon Sleep.
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# 	Pokémon	Name	
0197	 	 	Dozing
0215	 	 	Dozing
0228	 	 	Dozing
0229	 	 	Dozing
0248	 	 	Dozing
0302	 	 	Dozing
0359	 	 	Dozing
0461	 	 	Dozing
0908	 	 	Dozing
==In the TCG==
The Darkness type was first introduced in the set. Due to the decreased amount of types in the TCG, Darkness generally adopts all Pokémon under its typing (from onward).
Darkness-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to and , with resistances to . Darkness-type Pokémon are generally strong against , whilst Pokémon can resist this type.
== Trivia ==
* Generation V introduced the most Dark-type Pokémon of any generation, with 16, while Generation II and Generation VI introduced the fewest, with six.
** Should regional forms not be counted, Generation VII introduced the fewest, with two.
** If all generations are counted, Generation I introduced the fewest, with no Pokémon having the type.
* Generation IV and Generation VIII introduced the most Dark-type moves of any generation, with 11 each, and Generation VI introduced the fewest (excluding Generation I) Dark-type moves, with three.
* In Generation II, the Dark type saw one type change in a move (), but no change in a Pokémon. The opposite is true for the type, which saw one type change in a Pokémon family ( and ), but no change in a move.
** This makes the Dark type the only added type to not have a previously introduced Pokémon have its type changed.
* The Dark type was the only type in Generation II to not have a from a Badge.
* In Generation II, Dark-type Pokémon could only be found at night. In subsequent generations, however, Pokémon of this type could be found at any time of day.
* Despite Dark-type moves being special before Generation IV, every damaging Dark-type move originating from before Generation IV was made into a physical move.
** This is the only type to have had every damaging move change category in Generation IV.
* The Dark and types share their super effectiveness, with both types being only strong against and types.
* All types that are resisted by the Dark-type are the only types Ghost is weak to. Said types are, ironically, Dark and Ghost themselves.
* There is another way the Dark type can be seen as a counterpart to the Ghost type. The average Attack stat of Dark-types overall, as well as only fully evolved Dark-types, is higher than the respective average Special Attack stat, despite the fact that all Dark-type moves were special prior to Generation IV. Conversely, the average Special Attack stat of both Ghost-types overall and only fully evolved Ghost-types is higher than the respective average Attack stat, but all Ghost-type moves were physical prior to Generation IV. 
* The Dark type is tied with the type for most Pokémon that gain it upon upon evolving, with a total of thirteen each.
* More regional forms belong to the Dark type than any other type, with eleven.
* Prior to Generation VI, Dark/Ghost Pokémon normally had no weaknesses (excluding under immunity-negating conditions such as or ), as the resistances of the Dark type cover the weaknesses of Ghost, and vice-versa. Introduced in Generation VI, the type is super effective against Dark and not resisted by Ghost.
* All moves that fail unless used by a certain species or form of Pokémon (, , and ) are Dark type (although Aura Wheel is Electric type when used by in Full Belly mode).
* All Dark-type moves are eligible to be used in Sky Battles.
* The Dark type was the last type to receive a Gym Leader, only getting simultaneously two in Generation VIII.
** This makes Dark the only type to not receive Gym Leader within a generation of the type's introduction.
==In other languages==
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ja:あく
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