#477 · Pokémon Mirror Gold · changed in this game
Dusknoir
GhostIntimidate, Iron Fist
In Mirror Gold: First found in Mt. Moon 1F (Grass (Night), Lv 66-69), and in 1 more area. Its type (Ghost) is the same as in the official games. Base stats still total 525; 3 of the six changed, most of all Sp. Atk (65 → 25). Abilities: it gains Intimidate and Iron Fist and loses Pressure and Frisk. 7 of its 26 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Hex and Pain Split.
Level-up moves 26
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Phys | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 30 |
| 10 | Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Spec | — | 100 | 15 |
| 11 | Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ghost | Phys | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Bind Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Phys | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 14 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Phys | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | Dark | Phys | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 17 | Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment. | Ghost | Spec | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 19 | Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Stat | — | 100 | 10 |
| 22 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Stat | — | — | 10 |
| 23 | Foresight Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 40 |
| 25 | Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 5 |
| 26 | Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 28 | Gravity Disables moves and immunities that involve flying or levitating for five turns. | Psychic | Stat | — | — | 5 |
| 29 | Fire Punch Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Phys | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 31 | Ice Punch Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Phys | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | ThunderPunch Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Phys | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Will-O-Wisp Burns the target. | Fire | Stat | — | 85 | 15 |
| 35 | Shadow Punch Never misses. | Ghost | Phys | 60 | — | 20 |
| 43 | Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 46 | Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too. | Ghost | Stat | — | — | 5 |
| 49 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Spec | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Phys | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 62 | Future Sight Hits the target two turns later. | Psychic | Spec | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 64 | Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Phys | 120 | 100 | 5 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 59
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM00 | Mega Punch Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | 80 |
| TM001 | Focus Punch | Fighting | 150 |
| TR02 | Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Poison | — |
| TM004 | Calm Mind | Psychic | — |
| TR05 | Hyper Beam Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TR06 | Blizzard Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Ice | 110 |
| TR08 | Giga Impact Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | 150 |
| TM010 | Hidden Power | Normal | 60 |
| TR10 | Earthquake Mt. Mortar (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart) | Ground | 100 |
| TM011 | Sunny Day | Fire | — |
| TR11 | Rock Slide Mt. Mortar 2F (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Pewter Mart) | Rock | 75 |
| TM013 | Ice Beam | Ice | 90 |
| TM017 | Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM018 | Rain Dance | Water | — |
| TM021 | Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM022 | Leech Life Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Bug | 80 |
| TR26 | Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | — |
| TM027 | Return Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM029 | Psychic | Psychic | 90 |
| TM030 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 |
| TM031 | Brick Break | Fighting | 75 |
| TM032 | Body Slam | Normal | 85 |
| TR37 | Taunt Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Dark | — |
| TM038 | Helping Hand Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM039 | Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 |
| TM041 | Torment Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Dark | — |
| TM042 | Facade | Normal | 70 |
| TM043 | Secret Power | Normal | 70 |
| TM044 | Rest | Psychic | — |
| TM045 | Attract | Normal | — |
| TR45 | Focus Blast Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart) | Fighting | 120 |
| TM046 | Thief | Dark | 60 |
| TM048 | Skill Swap | Psychic | — |
| TM049 | Snatch | Dark | — |
| TR50 | Trick Room Union Cave 1F (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Saffron Mart) | Psychic | — |
| TM056 | Fling | Dark | — |
| TM057 | Charge Beam | Electric | 50 |
| TM061 | Will-O-Wisp Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F | Fire | — |
| TM063 | Embargo | Dark | — |
| TM066 | Payback | Dark | 50 |
| TM068 | Future Sight | Psychic | 120 |
| TM070 | Flash Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM077 | Psych Up Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F | Normal | — |
| TM078 | Captivate Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM079 | Dark Pulse Celadon Department Store 3F | Dark | 80 |
| TM082 | Sleep Talk | Normal | — |
| TM085 | Dream Eater | Psychic | 100 |
| TM087 | Swagger Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM090 | Substitute | Normal | — |
| TM095 | Darkest Lariat Celadon Department Store 3F (also at Fuchsia Mart) | Dark | 85 |
| TM109 | Trick Saffron Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Psychic | — |
| TM114 | Curse Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Ghost | — |
| TM127 | Phantom Force Lavender Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Ghost | 90 |
| TM132 | Haze Celadon Department Store 3F (also at Viridian Mart) | Ice | — |
| TM135 | Spite Violet City Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Ghost | — |
| TM136 | Gravity Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Psychic | — |
| TM154 | Pain Split Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | 80 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | 40 |
Where to find Dusknoir
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Moon 1F | Grass (Night) | 66-69 | |
| Route 15 | Grass (Night) | 64-65 | 5% rare |
Other changes in this game
- Egg moves: Haze, Memento, Pain Split
- Tutor moves: Ally Switch, Bind, Bulldoze, Calm Mind, Charge Beam, Dark Pulse, Fire Punch, Focus Punch, Giga Impact, Gravity, Headbutt, Hyper Beam, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Icy Wind, Laser Focus, Leech Life, Mud-Slap, Ominous Wind, Pain Split, Poltergeist, Power Shift, Psychic, Rest, Rock Slide, Rock Smash, Shadow Ball, Skill Swap, Skitter Smack, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Snore, Spite, Sucker Punch, Telekinesis, ThunderPunch, Trick, Wonder Room
- A wild one can hold Spell Tag (common) or Kasib Berry (rare).