Move · Dark

Dark Pulse in Poke Survivor

Dark Pulse is a Dark nova move in Poke Survivor (PokéSurvivor). A wave of dark energy in every direction. Base stats, level-up effects, evolution and the 60 Pokémon that can use it.

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Base stats

Base damage: 14
Cooldown: 1.15s
Speed: 240
Count: 10
Pierce: 1

Values as the game's move data stores them, before the Pokémon's attack multiplier and level-ups. Cooldown is in seconds.

Level-up effects

What each level adds, up to level 5.

Level-up effects
Level	Effect
2	+4 projectiles
3	+40% damage
4	-25% cooldown
5	+4 projectiles and +1 pierce

Evolution

At level 5, Dark Pulse evolves into Snarl if you have taken the Sprint stat card in that run.

All moves and the move evolution table

Pokémon that can use Dark Pulse

60 of 966 Pokémon can use Dark Pulse, as their starting move or from their move pool.

Move pools by type:Dark

Numbers on this page come from data release 2026-10-13-a9b21f0 (game commit a9b21f0).