Dark
#0491
— Pitch-Black Pokémon
MythicalDarkrai
Height1.5 m
Weight50.5 kg
Base Exp270
BST600
Abilities
Bad Dreams
It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.
Base Stats
HP
70
Atk
90
Def
90
SpA
135
SpD
90
Spe
125
BST600
Evolution Chain
Darkrai does not evolve.
Move Learnset
Select a generation to see the moves Darkrai can learn in those games
Learnset for Gen IX games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status
Move
TypeCategoryPwrAcc
Lv1Disable
Normal—100%
Lv11Quick Attack
Normal40100%
Lv20Hypnosis
Psychic—60%
Lv29Sucker Punch
Dark70100%
Lv38Night Shade
Ghost—100%
Lv47Double Team
Normal——
Lv57Haze
Ice——
Lv66Dark Void
Dark—50%
Lv75Nasty Plot
Dark——
Lv84Dream Eater
Psychic100100%
Lv93Dark Pulse
Dark80100%
Pokédex Entries
In-game descriptions of Darkrai across different games
- Pokémon Diamond
- "It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon."
- Pokémon Pearl
- "Folklore has it that on moonless nights, this Pokémon will make people see horrific nightmares."
- Pokémon Platinum
- "To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm."
- Pokémon HeartGold
- "It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers."
- Legends-arceus
- "On a moonless night, a strange incident occurred in which every one of a village's inhabitants suffered nightmares. The villagers attested that Darkrai appeared before them in these nightmares."
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About Darkrai
Darkrai is the Pitch-Black Pokémon a Dark type Pokémon and a Mythical Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 600 with Bad Dreams as its ability.
What is Darkrai weak to?
Darkrai is a Dark-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Bug, Fairy. It resists Ghost, Dark. It is immune to Psychic.
How to counter Darkrai
To counter Darkrai in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Fighting or Bug or Fairy moves and can withstand its Dark STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.
Using Darkrai in competitive teams
Darkrai can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Darkrai on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.
