Dark type in PokéSurvivor
Everything the Dark type does in PokéSurvivor: which of the 18 types its moves punish, what shrugs them off, every Dark move you can build around, and the legendary arena that tests it.
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- moves
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- evolvable
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- Pokémon
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- legendaries
Attacking
Playing Dark on offence
Dark moves deal ×1.6 damage to these types.
dual types cap at ×2.4
Dark moves and their evolutions
3 of the game's 64 moves are {type} moves, and 3 of them can evolve.
Bite
MeleeA quick bite that knocks foes back.
Evolves intoCrunchPower
Dark Pulse
BurstA wave of dark energy in every direction.
Evolves intoSnarlSprint
Night Shade
AuraA shadow surrounds you and consumes what is near.
Evolves intoNightmareSynthesis
The kind tells you how the move is delivered, which matters as much as the type: an orbit defends your body, a beam kills one large target, a burst clears a crowd.
The Dark rift arena
Dual-type legendaries pick one of their types at random for the arena, so Dark Alley is the home you will see roughly half the time when a Dark legendary opens a rift.
- Dark4 legendaries
Dark Alley
A narrow alley that limits your space and rewards tight movement.
Open the type chart →
Dark legendaries
4 legendaries can open a Dark rift, including the ones that only pass through this type on one half of a dual typing.
Dark partners
56 of the 966 partners are Dark in at least one of their types, not counting the legendaries listed above. Starters are marked, and every entry links back to the region it comes from.
#197UmbreonDark
#198MurkrowDarkFlying
#215SneaselDarkIce
#228HoundourDarkFire
#229HoundoomDarkFire
#248TyranitarRockDark
#261PoochyenaDark
#262MightyenaDark
#274NuzleafGrassDark
#275ShiftryGrassDark
#302SableyeDarkGhost
#318CarvanhaWaterDark
#319SharpedoWaterDark
#332CacturneGrassDark
#342CrawdauntWaterDark
#359AbsolDark
#430HonchkrowDarkFlying
#434StunkyPoisonDark
#435SkuntankPoisonDark
#442SpiritombGhostDark
#452DrapionPoisonDark
#461WeavileDarkIce
#509PurrloinDark
#510LiepardDark
#551SandileGroundDark
#552KrokorokGroundDark
#553KrookodileGroundDark
#559ScraggyDarkFighting
#560ScraftyDarkFighting
#570ZoruaDark
#571ZoroarkDark
#624PawniardDarkSteel
#625BisharpDarkSteel
#629VullabyDarkFlying
#630MandibuzzDarkFlying
#633DeinoDarkDragon
#634ZweilousDarkDragon
#635HydreigonDarkDragon
#658GreninjaWaterDark
#675PangoroFightingDark
#686InkayDarkPsychic
#687MalamarDarkPsychic
#727IncineroarFireDark
#799GuzzlordDarkDragon
#827NickitDark
#828ThievulDark
#859ImpidimpDarkFairy
#860MorgremDarkFairy
#861GrimmsnarlDarkFairy
#862ObstagoonDarkNormal
#877MorpekoElectricDark
#904OverqwilDarkPoison
#908MeowscaradaGrassDark
#920LokixBugDark
#983KingambitDarkSteel
#1005BramalunaDragonDark
966 Pokémon · Pokédex →
Related types
Types that interact with Dark on the chart, on offence or defence, for whatever you build next.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Dark type good in PokéSurvivor?
It has 3 moves to build around, 3 of which evolve, and it hits 2 of the 18 types for ×1.6. That is enough range to carry a run, provided you keep a second answer for anything that resists it.
What are Dark moves super effective against?
Psychic, Ghost. Against a dual-type target those multipliers multiply up to the ×2.4 cap, which is the largest damage bonus the game allows.
What is Dark weak against?
Moves of these types deal ×1.6 to Dark Pokémon: Fighting, Bug, Fairy. At the other end, Dark takes only ×0.6 from Psychic, Ghost, Dark, so those are the matchups you can ignore.
Which Dark moves should I choose?
Bite, Dark Pulse, Night Shade. As a rule, take one crowd-clearing move and one single-target move, then add a stat or utility slot once your damage is stable.
Which legendary guards the Dark arena?
Dark Alley is the {type} rift arena, and the legendaries that can open it are Darkrai, Yveltal, Urshifu, Chi-Yu. A win is always worth ×10 gacha tickets.
- GuideControls on PC and phone, levelling, evolutions, builds, enemy behaviour, rifts, economy and co-op — plus the habits that extend a run.Read the guide →
- PokédexAll 966 partners with types, region, starter and legendary flags, searchable and filterable, each one linked to its type pages.Open the Pokédex →
- Legendaries & arenasThe 18 rift arenas with their terrain, and all 87 legendaries that can open them — plus a checklist to run before you step through.See the arenas →
- Moves64 moves and 59 evolutions, with the delivery kind, the effect, the card each evolution needs and what the evolved form gains.Browse moves →
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