#0491

Darkrai

Pitch-Black Pokémon

About

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.

Legends: Arceus 1 of 5

Abilities

Bad Dreams

Damages sleeping opponents for 1/8 their max HP after each turn.

Height: 1.5 m 4′11″
Weight: 50.5 kg 111.3 lb
Gender: Genderless

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	70	250–344
Attack	90	166–306
Defense	90	166–306
Sp. Atk	135	247–405
Sp. Def	90	166–306
Speed	125	229–383
Total	600

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: FightingBugFairy
Resists ½×: GhostDark
Immune: Psychic

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: PsychicGhost
Not very effective ½×: FightingDarkFairy

Evolution

Darkrai does not evolve.

Forms

Alternate forms have their own types, stats and abilities.

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
11	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Sucker Punch STAB Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100%	5
38	Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	Ghost	Special	—	100%	15
47	Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void Puts the target to sleep.	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Blizzard Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Charge Beam Has a chance to raise the user’s Special Attack by one stage.	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Dark Pulse STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
Drain Punch Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fling STAB Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
Focus Blast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
Focus Punch If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Foul Play STAB Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100%	10
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Knock Off STAB Target drops its held item.	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Lash Out STAB Power doubles if the user had a stat stage lowered this turn.	Dark	Physical	75	100%	5
Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	Ghost	Special	—	100%	15
Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
Psyshock Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense.	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Shadow Claw Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
Snarl STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift Never misses.	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief STAB Takes the target’s item.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Throat Chop STAB Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
Trick User and target swap items.	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 2 Sp. Atk, 1 Speed
Catch rate: 3
Base friendship: 0
Base experience: 270
Growth rate: Slow

Breeding

Egg groups: No Eggs
Egg cycles: 120 (about 30,840 steps)