The Essentials on Darkrai
- Type
- Dark
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Fighting, Bug, Fairy Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Ghost, Dark · immune: Psychic
- Evolution
- Darkrai does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Special Forms
- Mega Darkrai (Darkranite) Details
- Stats
- Total 600 · top stat: Special Attack (135) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 125 in the Extradimensional Pokédex (Mega Dimension)
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Darkrai in French · ダークライ, Darkrai in Japanese · Darkrai in German All Languages
Overview
Darkrai is a Dark-type Pokémon, No. 491 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 4. Category: Pitch-Black Pokémon. Height: 1.5 m, weight: 50.5 kg.
Ability: Bad Dreams. Darkrai is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Darkrai takes no damage from Psychic-type moves.
Generation
Generation 4
Diamond / Pearl
National No.
#491
National Pokédex
Category
Pitch-Black Pokémon
Status
Mythical
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
70
255
Attack
90
255
Defense
90
255
Special Attack
135
255
Special Defense
90
255
Speed
125
255
Total
600
Min HP (Lv. 100)
250
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
344
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dark). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Fighting
×2
Bug
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types
Ghost
×½
Dark
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Psychic
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Damages opposing Pokémon that are asleep.
Darkrai Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Darkrai Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Dark
Mega Darkrai
Dark
Mega Evolution
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Darkrai Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Disable
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
1
Shadow Sneak
Ghost
Phys.
100%
40
30
1
Ominous Wind
Ghost
Spec.
100%
60
5
11
Quick Attack
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
30
12
Hex
Ghost
Spec.
100%
65
10
20
Hypnosis
Psychic
Stat
60%
—
20
29
Sucker Punch
Dark
Phys.
100%
70
5
29
Feint Attack
Dark
Phys.
—
60
20
29
Pursuit
Dark
Phys.
100%
40
20
36
Shadow Ball
Ghost
Spec.
100%
80
15
38
Nightmare
Ghost
Stat
100%
—
15
38
Night Shade
Ghost
Spec.
100%
—
15
46
Psychic
Psychic
Spec.
100%
90
10
47
Double Team
Normal
Stat
—
—
15
57
Haze
Ice
Stat
—
—
30
66
Dark Void
Dark
Stat
50%
—
10
75
Embargo
Dark
Stat
100%
—
15
75
Nasty Plot
Dark
Stat
—
—
20
84
Dream Eater
Psychic
Spec.
100%
100
15
93
Dark Pulse
Dark
Spec.
100%
80
15
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Darkrai
Available in 4 games, 4 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Generation IV
Diamond 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Newmoon Island
Lv. 40 100%
Pearl 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Newmoon Island
Lv. 40 100%
Platinum 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Newmoon Island
Lv. 50 100%
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Hisui Region
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Diamond
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Pearl
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Platinum
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
In Our Tier Lists
Darkrai in Pokémon GO
- 3,739Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 2,136Perfect CP in Raids
- 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Diamond
“It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.”
Pearl
“Folklore has it that on moonless nights, this Pokémon will make people see horrific nightmares.”
Platinum
“To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.”
HeartGold
“It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.”
SoulSilver
“It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.”
Black
“To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.”
White
“To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.”
Black 2
“To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.”
White 2
“To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.”
X
“It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.”
Y
“It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.”
Omega Ruby
“It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.”
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.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Darkrai
🇬🇧 English
Darkrai
🇯🇵 漢字
ダークライ
🇯🇵 Kana
ダークライ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Darkrai
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Darkrai
🇪🇸 Español
Darkrai
🇮🇹 Italiano
Darkrai
🇰🇷 한국어
다크라이
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
达克莱伊
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
達克萊伊
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Noirtotal
🇬🇧 EN
Pitch-Black Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
あんこくポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Dunkelnacht
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Origins and Trivia
Name origin: Darkrai is said to combine the English dark and the Japanese kurai, which both mean “dark”.
Master of nightmares: It plunges those who come near into terrifying dreams, like the night creatures of folklore. It evokes the new moon, the opposite of Cresselia, associated with the crescent moon.
At the movies: It has the lead role in the film The Rise of Darkrai (2007), where it protects the town of Alamos despite its inhabitants’ distrust.
Did you know?: The Mega Dimension DLC of Pokémon Legends: Z-A gave it a Mega Evolution, Mega Darkrai.
Frequently asked questions about Darkrai
What type is Darkrai?
Darkrai is a Dark-type Pokémon.
What are Darkrai's weaknesses?
Darkrai is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Darkrai takes no damage from Psychic-type moves.
How to Mega Evolve Darkrai?
Darkrai can Mega Evolve in battle if it holds the matching Mega Stone. For Mega Darkrai, the required Mega Stone is Darkranite.
Can you get a Shiny Darkrai in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Darkrai is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
