Best Dark-Type Pokemon in Pokemon GO

There are loads of powerful Dark-type Pokemon in Pokemon GO including the Legendary Yveltal, the Ultra Beast Guzzlord, and more!

In Pokemon GO, it is always important you have Pokemon of the right type to exploit the weaknesses of whichever ‘Mon you’re battling.

Fortunately, if the battle is best fought with a Dark-type Pokemon, there are plenty of great choices!

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Top 10 Strongest Dark-Type Attackers in Pokemon GO

The 10 best Dark-type Pokemon in Pokemon GO are:

Of course, all of these Pokemon will need to know their most powerful Dark-type attacks in order to be as strong as possible!

Pokemon	Fast Attack	Charged Attack
Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing
Yveltal	Snarl	Dark Pulse
Guzzlord	Snarl	Brutal Swing
Zarude	Bite	Dark Pulse
Darkrai	Feint Attack	Dark Pulse
Tyranitar	Bite	Crunch
Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play
Incineroar	Snarl	Dark Pulse
Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play
Krookodile	Snarl	Crunch

Find out the fastest ways to earn Candy in Pokemon GO so you can power up these Dark-type Pokemon!

Also, the easiest way to teach Pokemon new moves is by using Elite TMs. Here’s how to get Elite Fast and Charged TMs in Pokemon GO!

The most powerful Dark-type Mega Pokemon in Pokemon GO are:

Not only do these powerful Mega Pokemon do a huge amount of damage, and they also give your other Dark-type Pokemon attack bonuses in Raid battles!

Pokemon	Fast Attack	Charged Attack
Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play
Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch
Mega Absol	Snarl	Dark Pulse

Read More: Every Mega Pokemon in Pokemon GO

Dark-type attacks are super effective or not very effective against Pokemon of the following types:

Super Effective	Not Very Effective
Ghost Psychic	Dark Fairy Fighting

Dark-type Pokemon resist or are vulnerable to attacks of these types:

Resistances	Weaknesses
Dark Ghost Psychic (Double Resistance)	Bug Fairy Fighting

Now that you know the top Dark-type Pokemon to use in Gym and Raid battles, you might want to find out the best Pokemon of other types: