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No.0491

Darkrai

Pitch-Black Pokémon

Dark
Height: 1.5mWeight: 50.5kg（Power of Low Kick against it: 80）Egg Groups: UndiscoveredSingles: OUDoubles: DUber

Description

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.

Raising data

Catch rate
3 / 255
Base friendship
0
Egg steps
15,488 steps
Gender ratio
Genderless
Growth rate
Slow（1,250,000）

Base StatsTotal 600

HP70
Atk90
Def90
SpA135
SpD90
Spe125

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP177177145145
Atk15614211099
Def15614211099
SpA205187155139
SpD15614211099
Spe194177145130

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Bad Dreams

    Damages opposing Pokémon that are asleep.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

OU9%#23 ・ 2026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Dark Pulse98.8%
  • Ice Beam73.2%
  • Sludge Bomb52.8%
  • Nasty Plot44.9%
  • Focus Blast32.7%
  • Knock Off23.3%
  • Trick20.8%
  • Will-O-Wisp20.1%
  • Sucker Punch11.4%
  • Psyshock6%

Items

  • Heavy-Duty Boots19%
  • Leftovers17.7%
  • Choice Specs15.8%
  • Mirror Herb12.5%
  • Choice Scarf11.7%
  • Black Glasses10.9%

Abilities

  • Bad Dreams100%

Tera types

  • poison55.1%
  • dark27.7%
  • ghost11.3%
  • electric3.9%
  • fairy1.4%
  • fighting0.3%

EV spreads

  • Timid SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25248.3%→ Calc
  • Timid HP4 / SpA252 / Spe25217.3%→ Calc
  • Naive Atk100 / SpA156 / Spe2529.2%→ Calc
  • Timid Def4 / SpA252 / Spe2529%→ Calc

Teammates

Great TuskGreat Tusk37.8%GholdengoGholdengo24.4%AlomomolaAlomomola23.3%ZamazentaZamazenta22.9%Landorus (Therian Forme)Landorus (Therian Forme)20.6%DragoniteDragonite20.4%Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)17.2%Iron TreadsIron Treads16.6%
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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
FightingBugFairy
Resists×½ / ×¼
GhostDark
Immune to×0
Psychic
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
PsychicGhost

Moves

Level up

Lv1NormalDisableStatus
Lv11NormalQuick AttackPhysical 40
Lv20PsychicHypnosisStatus
Lv29DarkSucker PunchPhysical 70
Lv38GhostNight ShadeSpecial
Lv47NormalDouble TeamStatus
Lv57IceHazeStatus
Lv66DarkDark VoidStatus
Lv75DarkNasty PlotStatus
Lv84PsychicDream EaterSpecial 100
Lv93DarkDark PulseSpecial 80
TM（49）
BlizzardBrick BreakCalm MindCharge BeamConfuse RayCurseDrain PunchEndureFacadeFlingFocus BlastFocus PunchFoul PlayGiga ImpactHexHyper BeamIce BeamIcy WindKnock OffLash OutPoison JabProtectPsych UpPsychicPsyshockRain DanceRestRock SlideRock TombScary FaceShadow BallShadow ClawSleep TalkSludge BombSnarlSpiteSubstituteSunny DaySwiftSwords DanceTauntTera BlastThiefThroat ChopThunderThunder WaveTrickWill-O-WispX-Scissor

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Dark-type list
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FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is 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.

What type is Darkrai?

Darkrai is a Dark-type Pokémon.

What is Darkrai weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Fighting / Bug / Fairy-type moves.

What are Darkrai's base stats?

HP70 / Atk90 / Def90 / SpA135 / SpD90 / Spe125 (total 600)

What are Darkrai's abilities?

Bad Dreams

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