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
Base friendship0
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
70
Attack
90
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
135
Sp. Def
90
Speed
125
Total
600
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Choice Scarf
- Item
- Choice Scarf
- Nature
- Timid
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Tera
- Dark
Nasty Plot
- Item
- Life Orb
- Nature
- Timid
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- IVs
- —
- Tera
- Poison
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.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Darkrai.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Shadow Sneak | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 11 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 12 | Hex | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 29 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 29 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 36 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Nightmare | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 46 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 47 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 57 | Haze | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 66 | Dark Void | Dark | Status | — | 50 | 10 |
| 75 | Embargo | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 75 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 84 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| 93 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |