#0491

Darkrai

Pitch-Black Pokémon

Dark

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 1.5 m
Weight: 50.5 kg

Alternate forms (2)

Darkrai Mega Darkrai

Training & breeding details

GenderGenderless

Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard

Base friendship0None

Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP270

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.

In Pokémon GO · 3739 max CP 6 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

135

Sp. Def

Speed

125

Total

600

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Bad Dreams

Damages sleeping opponents for 1/8 their max HP after each turn.

Egg groups: Undiscovered

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Choice Scarf

UBERS

Moves

Item

Choice Scarf

NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk

TeraDark

EV spread

SpA252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Nasty Plot

UBERS

Moves

Item

Life Orb

NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk

TeraPoison

EV spread

SpA252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Darkrai

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Diamond

Newmoon Island

Pearl

Newmoon Island

Platinum

Newmoon Island

Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Darkrai can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move20 of 20

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.	Normal	Status	—	100	20
1	Ominous Wind Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.	Ghost	Special	60	100	5
1	Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
11	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	30
12	Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100	10
20	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	Psychic	Status	—	60	20
29	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
29	Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.	Dark	Physical	40	100	20
29	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
36	Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
38	Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	Ghost	Special	—	100	15
38	Nightmare Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it’s asleep.	Ghost	Status	—	100	15
46	Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
47	Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void Puts the target to sleep.	Dark	Status	—	50	10
75	Embargo Target cannot use held items.	Dark	Status	—	100	15
75	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Psychic	Special	100	100	15
93	Dark Pulse Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Special	80	100	15