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Darkrai

Pokédex data

National №	0491
Type	Dark
Species	Pitch-Black Pokémon
Abilities	1. Bad Dreams
Local №	242 (Legends: Arceus)

Training

EV yield	2 Sp. Atk, 1 Speed
Catch rate	3
Base Friendship	0 (Lower than normal)
Base Exp.	270
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Gender	Genderless
Egg cycles	120 (30464–30840 steps)

Base stats

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	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Evolution chart

Darkrai does not evolve.

Darkrai changes

In Generation 4, Darkrai has a base experience yield of 210.

Moves learned by Darkrai

In other generations 4 5 6 7 8 9

Darkrai

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Pursuit	dark	40	100
38	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Embargo	dark	—	100
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in Diamond & Pearl from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Darkrai is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
08	Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	electric	90	100
25	Thunder	electric	110	70
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Thief	dark	60	100
49	Snatch	dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
58	Endure	normal	—	—
60	Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
79	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Feint Attack	dark	60	∞
38	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in Platinum from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Swift	normal	60	∞
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Trick	psychic	—	100
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Last Resort	normal	140	100
Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Darkrai is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
08	Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	electric	90	100
25	Thunder	electric	110	70
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Thief	dark	60	100
49	Snatch	dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
58	Endure	normal	—	—
60	Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
79	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Feint Attack	dark	60	∞
38	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	normal	70	100
Swift	normal	60	∞
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Trick	psychic	—	100
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Last Resort	normal	140	100
Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Darkrai is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
08	Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	electric	90	100
25	Thunder	electric	110	70
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Thief	dark	60	100
49	Snatch	dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
58	Endure	normal	—	—
60	Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
79	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Feint Attack	dark	60	∞
38	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in Black & White.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in Black & White from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Darkrai is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	electric	90	100
25	Thunder	electric	110	70
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
59	Incinerate	fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	dark	55	95
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Feint Attack	dark	60	∞
38	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
Trick	psychic	—	100
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Snatch	dark	—	—
Last Resort	normal	140	100
Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
Wonder Room	psychic	—	—
Foul Play	dark	95	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Darkrai is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	electric	90	100
25	Thunder	electric	110	70
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
59	Incinerate	fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	dark	55	95
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Feint Attack	dark	60	∞
38	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in X & Y.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in X & Y from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Darkrai is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	electric	90	100
25	Thunder	electric	110	70
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
59	Incinerate	fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
95	Snarl	dark	55	95
97	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
98	Power-Up Punch	fighting	40	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Feint Attack	dark	60	∞
38	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
Trick	psychic	—	100
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Snatch	dark	—	—
Shock Wave	electric	60	∞
Last Resort	normal	140	100
Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
Wonder Room	psychic	—	—
Foul Play	dark	95	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Darkrai is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	electric	90	100
25	Thunder	electric	110	70
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
59	Incinerate	fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	normal	70	100
95	Snarl	dark	55	95
97	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
98	Power-Up Punch	fighting	40	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Feint Attack	dark	60	∞
38	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in Sun & Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	electric	90	100
25	Thunder	electric	110	70
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
73	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
95	Snarl	dark	55	95
97	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
1	Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Feint Attack	dark	60	∞
38	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Spite	ghost	—	100
Icy Wind	ice	55	95
Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
Trick	psychic	—	100
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Snatch	dark	—	—
Shock Wave	electric	60	∞
Last Resort	normal	140	100
Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
Wonder Room	psychic	—	—
Foul Play	dark	95	100
Throat Chop	dark	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	electric	90	100
25	Thunder	electric	110	70
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
41	Torment	dark	—	100
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
63	Embargo	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
73	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
95	Snarl	dark	55	95
97	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Darkrai learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Disable	normal	—	100
11	Quick Attack	normal	40	100
20	Hypnosis	psychic	—	60
29	Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
38	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
47	Double Team	normal	—	—
57	Haze	ice	—	—
66	Dark Void	dark	—	50
75	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
84	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
93	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Darkrai learns the following moves via breeding in Scarlet & Violet.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Darkrai can be taught these attacks in Scarlet & Violet from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Darkrai is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Scary Face	normal	—	100
07	Protect	normal	—	—
17	Confuse Ray	ghost	—	100
18	Thief	dark	60	100
23	Charge Beam	electric	50	90
25	Facade	normal	70	100
29	Hex	ghost	65	100
30	Snarl	dark	55	95
32	Swift	normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	ice	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
42	Night Shade	ghost	—	100
43	Fling	dark	—	100
47	Endure	normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	water	—	—
54	Psyshock	psychic	80	100
58	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
61	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
62	Foul Play	dark	95	100
70	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
73	Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
82	Thunder Wave	electric	—	90
83	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
85	Rest	psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
87	Taunt	dark	—	100
88	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
94	Dark Pulse	dark	80	100
103	Substitute	normal	—	—
105	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
107	Will-O-Wisp	fire	—	85
109	Trick	psychic	—	100
114	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
120	Psychic	psychic	90	100
129	Calm Mind	psychic	—	—
135	Ice Beam	ice	90	100
140	Nasty Plot	dark	—	—
143	Blizzard	ice	110	70
148	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
152	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
158	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
163	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
166	Thunder	electric	110	70
174	Haze	ice	—	—
177	Spite	ghost	—	100
181	Knock Off	dark	65	100
192	Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
199	Lash Out	dark	75	100
203	Psych Up	normal	—	—
221	Throat Chop	dark	80	100
224	Curse	ghost	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Darkrai sprites

Type	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9	Home
Normal						—
Shiny					—	—

See all Darkrai sprites

Pokédex entries

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.

Other languages

English	Darkrai
Italian	Darkrai
Spanish	Darkrai
German	Darkrai
French	Darkrai
Chinese	達克萊伊
Korean	다크라이
Japanese	ダークライ

English	Pitch-Black Pokémon
Italian	Pokémon Neropesto
Spanish	Pokémon Oscuridad
German	Dunkelnacht
French	Pokémon Noirtotal
Chinese	暗黑寶可夢
Korean	암흑포켓몬
Japanese	あんこくポケモン

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