Abilities
MetaMons competitive notes
Darkrai is a dark-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Special Attack — at 600 BST it is a legendary-grade total for competitive play, with top speed tier (base 125) and a special attacking profile. Its Bad Dreams ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Darkrai. Build around what Darkrai actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot.
Damage multipliers when attacked by each type
A MetaMons teambuilding read based on base stats and typing
Darkrai takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Bug, Fairy moves — every one of those types is a check you need an answer for when drafting. Before locking Darkrai into a team, check the weakness guide and count how many of those types your remaining five slots can answer.
- Highest stat
- Special Attack (135)
- Lowest stat
- HP (70)
- Offensive lean
- special
- Speed tier
- top speed tier (base 125)
- BST
- 600 (legendary-grade for the format)
Darkrai is a dark-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Special Attack — at 600 BST it is a legendary-grade total for competitive play, with top speed tier (base 125) and a special attacking profile. Its Bad Dreams ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Darkrai. Build around what Darkrai actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot. Compare this profile against your roster's shared weaknesses in the MetaMons team builder, where the 18-type coverage heatmap reads the whole team, not one slot.
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.
