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No.0491

Darkrai

Pitch-Black Pokémon

Dark
Forms:Mega Darkrai
Height: 1.5mWeight: 50.5kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 80)Egg Groups: UndiscoveredSmogon Singles: OUSmogon Doubles: 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.

OU (Singles)9.3%#23 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Dark Pulse99.9%
  • Sludge Bomb60.5%
  • Ice Beam57.4%
  • Focus Blast56.1%
  • Nasty Plot34.7%
  • Will-O-Wisp32.5%
  • Trick23.7%
  • Knock Off11.8%
  • Psyshock8.5%
  • Sucker Punch6.5%

Items

  • Heavy-Duty Boots27.1%
  • Choice Specs26.4%
  • Life Orb14.2%
  • Mirror Herb9.8%
  • Choice Scarf6.8%
  • Black Glasses6.1%

Abilities

  • Bad Dreams100%

Tera types

  • poison47.5%
  • dark30.2%
  • ghost15.6%
  • fairy2.8%
  • electric1.6%
  • bug0.9%

EV spreads

  • Timid SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25256.6%→ Calc
  • Timid Def4 / SpA252 / Spe25215.1%→ Calc
  • Timid Def248 / SpA8 / Spe2527.5%→ Calc
  • Timid HP4 / SpA252 / Spe2526.3%→ Calc

Teammates

Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)28.6%ZamazentaZamazenta27.4%GholdengoGholdengo25.6%DragoniteDragonite25.3%Great TuskGreat Tusk24.2%KingambitKingambit19.9%OgerponOgerpon19.9%AlomomolaAlomomola19.6%
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Source: Smogon (OU)

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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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