Appearance
A black-feathered bird. Crooked yellow beak and three witch-hat tufts, smaller on the female; spiky collar, broom tail, red eyes, and yellow four-toed feet.
#198
Murkrow
Darkness Pokémon
DarkFlying
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 2.1 kg
- Generation
- 2
- Region
- Johto
Murkrow is a Dark / Flying-type Pokémon, No. 198 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 2 (Johto region).
« Widely shunned as a bearer of ill fortune. Upon crossing paths with this creature, I've been told one must chant ”Workrum, Workrum—bad luck, don't come” as a protective incantation. »
Its story
Lifestyle
Nocturnal, it steals shiny things and lives in flocks in forests and swamps. It may serve a Honchkrow and evolves into Honchkrow.
In the anime
Three Murkrow stole Ash's Badges, then joined his Noctowl against Team Rocket.
Name origin
Its witch-in-flight look recalls the carrion crow. Murkrow may blend murky or murder, a group of crows, and crow.
Did you know?
- “Workrum, Workrum—bad luck, don’t come” was believed to ward off the ill luck of seeing one.
- The Sleep Style Dex shows one asleep before hiding all its shiny treasures.
- At least a hundred fly in when a Honchkrow calls.
Found in the Pokédex of:
JohtoSinnohKalosAlolaHisuiPaldea
In other languages
Cornèbre
Kramurx
ヤミカラス니로우黑暗鴉