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Darkrai front sprite

#0491 · Generation 4

Darkrai

The Pitch-Black Pokémon

Dark
It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.
Height 1.5 m
Weight 50.5 kg
Catch rate 3
Base EXP 300

Battle profile

Base stats

HP 70
Attack 90
Defense 90
Sp. Attack 135
Sp. Defense 90
Speed 125
Base stat total 600

Traits

Abilities

Bad Dreams

At the end of each turn, nightmares deal damage to all foes that are asleep.

Battle matchups

Type effectiveness

Damage matchups for Darkrai based on its Dark typing. Abilities may change some matchups.

Weak against

Takes increased damage

Fighting ×2 Bug ×2 Fairy ×2

Resists

Takes reduced damage

Ghost ×½ Dark ×½

Immune to

Takes no damage

Psychic ×0

Evolution family

Evolution chain

Darkrai does not evolve.

Learnset

Level-up moves

Moves Darkrai learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.

11 moves
Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
1 Disable For four turns, the target will be unable to use whichever move it last used. Normal Status — 100 20
11 Quick Attack The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first. Normal Physical 40 100 30
20 Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep. Psychic Status — 60 20
29 Sucker Punch This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack. Dark Physical 70 100 5
38 Night Shade The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. This attack always inflicts damage equal to the user's level. Ghost Special 1 100 15
47 Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Normal Status — — 15
57 Haze The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle. Ice Status — — 30
66 Dark Void Opposing Pokémon are dragged into a world of total darkness that puts them to sleep. Dark Status — 50 10
75 Nasty Plot The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk stat. Dark Status — — 20
84 Dream Eater The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. Psychic Special 100 100 15
93 Dark Pulse The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch. Dark Special 80 100 15

Breeding learnset

Egg moves

0 moves available

No egg moves are available for Darkrai.

Extended learnset

Compatible moves

83 moves available

  • Blizzard Special
    Ice
  • Brick Break Physical
    Fighting
  • Calm Mind Status
    Psychic
  • Charge Beam Special
    Electric
  • Confide Status
    Normal
  • Confuse Ray Status
    Ghost
  • Curse Status
    Ghost
  • Cut Physical
    Normal
  • Dark Pulse Special
    Dark
  • Double Team Status
    Normal
  • Drain Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Dream Eater Special
    Psychic
  • Embargo Status
    Dark
  • Endure Status
    Normal
  • Facade Physical
    Normal
  • Flash Status
    Normal
  • Fling Physical
    Dark
  • Focus Blast Special
    Fighting
  • Focus Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Foul Play Physical
    Dark
  • Frustration Physical
    Normal
  • Giga Impact Physical
    Normal
  • Haze Status
    Ice
  • Headbutt Physical
    Normal
  • Hex Special
    Ghost
  • Hidden Power Special
    Normal
  • Hyper Beam Special
    Normal
  • Ice Beam Special
    Ice
  • Icy Wind Special
    Ice
  • Incinerate Special
    Fire
  • Knock Off Physical
    Dark
  • Lash Out Physical
    Dark
  • Last Resort Physical
    Normal
  • Mimic Status
    Normal
  • Nasty Plot Status
    Dark
  • Natural Gift Physical
    Normal
  • Night Shade Special
    Ghost
  • Ominous Wind Special
    Ghost
  • Payback Physical
    Dark
  • Poison Jab Physical
    Poison
  • Power-Up Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Protect Status
    Normal
  • Psychic Special
    Psychic
  • Psych Up Status
    Normal
  • Psyshock Special
    Psychic
  • Rain Dance Status
    Water
  • Rest Status
    Psychic
  • Retaliate Physical
    Normal
  • Return Physical
    Normal
  • Rock Climb Physical
    Normal
  • Rock Slide Physical
    Rock
  • Rock Smash Physical
    Fighting
  • Rock Tomb Physical
    Rock
  • Round Special
    Normal
  • Scary Face Status
    Normal
  • Secret Power Physical
    Normal
  • Shadow Ball Special
    Ghost
  • Shadow Claw Physical
    Ghost
  • Shock Wave Special
    Electric
  • Sleep Talk Status
    Normal
  • Sludge Bomb Special
    Poison
  • Snarl Special
    Dark
  • Snatch Status
    Dark
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Spite Status
    Ghost
  • Strength Physical
    Normal
  • Substitute Status
    Normal
  • Sucker Punch Physical
    Dark
  • Sunny Day Status
    Fire
  • Swagger Status
    Normal
  • Swift Special
    Normal
  • Swords Dance Status
    Normal
  • Taunt Status
    Dark
  • Tera Blast Special
    Normal
  • Thief Physical
    Dark
  • Throat Chop Physical
    Dark
  • Thunder Special
    Electric
  • Thunder Wave Status
    Electric
  • Torment Status
    Dark
  • Trick Status
    Psychic
  • Will-O-Wisp Status
    Fire
  • Wonder Room Status
    Psychic
  • X-Scissor Physical
    Bug

Species information

Training and breeding

Growth rate
Slow
Gender ratio
Genderless
Egg groups
Undiscovered
Hatch steps
30,720
Base happiness
0
Color
Black
Shape
Bipedal
Habitat
None

Alternate appearances

Darkrai forms

Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Darkrai front sprite

Darkrai

Dark

Base stats

Total 600
HP70
Attack90
Defense90
Sp. Attack135
Sp. Defense90
Speed125

Abilities

Bad Dreams

At the end of each turn, nightmares deal damage to all foes that are asleep.