Forms
#0491
Darkrai
Pitch-Black Pokémon
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.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight50.5 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard
Base friendship0None
Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP270
Base stats
HP
70
Attack
90
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
135
Sp. Def
90
Speed
125
Total
600
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Nasty Plot
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Where to find Darkrai
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
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
| 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 |
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Darkrai.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Darkrai”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/darkrai.
Species data from PokéAPI.