Murkrow
Dark
Best attacking moveset: Feint Attack and Drill Peck, worth 9.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Murkrow can learn 6 combinations. Feint Attack with Drill Peck does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Peck | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Drill Peck | 70 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Murkrow has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,766 at level 50, 1,562 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 892 CP at level 20, or 1,116 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 835 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 175 attack · 87 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.51 m and 2.1 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Murkrow does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Peck + Drill Peck | 14.9 |
| Bug | Peck + Drill Peck | 14.9 |
| Grass | Peck + Drill Peck | 14.9 |
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 14.6 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 14.6 |
| Normal | Feint Attack + Drill Peck | 9.6 |
| Feint Attack + Drill Peck | 9.6 | |
| Poison | Feint Attack + Drill Peck | 9.6 |
| Ground | Feint Attack + Drill Peck | 9.6 |
| Fire | Feint Attack + Drill Peck | 9.6 |
| Water | Feint Attack + Drill Peck | 9.6 |
| Ice | Feint Attack + Drill Peck | 9.6 |
| Dragon | Feint Attack + Drill Peck | 9.6 |
| Dark | Peck + Drill Peck | 9.6 |
| Fairy | Peck + Drill Peck | 9.6 |
| Rock | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 9.4 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 9.4 |
| Electric | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 9.4 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Murkrow is actually for.
Counters: what beats Murkrow
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 67.6 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 58.1 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 56.7 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 56.1 |
 Tapu Koko | ElectricFairy | Volt Switch + Natures Madness Legacy | 53.1 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 51.2 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 51.0 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 50.8 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 49.1 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 48.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Murkrow's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.