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Darkrai

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General

Darkrai
dark

Abilities

Bad Dreams
Enemy Pokémon lose HP every turn they are Sleeping.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
491
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
n/a
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
ダークライ
Romaji
Daakurai

Flavor

Height
4'11.1" or 1.5 m
Weight
111.3 lb or 50.5 kg
Species
Pitch-Black
Color
black
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
n/a
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
No gender (code: 255 or 0xff)
Breeding groups
15: No Eggs
Steps to hatch
30,720
Compatible with
Cannot breed

In the Wild

Base EXP
210 or 0xd2
Capture rate
3 or 0x03
Base happiness
0 or 0x00
Growth rate
slow
Effort points
2 Special Attack
1 Speed
Wild held items
n/a

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

Basic
491 Darkrai Base form

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
70
 177 344 56.2
Attack
90
 142 279 70.8
Defense
90
 142 279 76.3
Special Attack
135
 187 369 98.2
Special Defense
90
 142 279 78.3
Speed
125
 177 349 98
Average
100
 - - 94.3

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

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.

Locations

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area Section Level Method

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Darkrai's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special () moves.

Darkrai gets the STAB from dark moves.

Diamond/Pearl Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- Disable normal none 20 -- 80% Disables the target's last used move for 1-8 turns.
-- Night Shade ghost special 15 varies 100% Inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
-- Ominous Wind ghost special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
11 11 Quick Attack normal physical 30 40 100% 1 Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
20 20 Hypnosis psychic none 20 -- 70% Puts the target to Sleep.
29 Faint Attack dark physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
29 Pursuit dark physical 20 40 100% If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally.
38 38 Nightmare ghost none 15 -- 100% Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it continues Sleeping.
47 47 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
57 57 Haze ice none 30 -- 100% Resets all Pokemon's stats, Accuracy, and Evasion.
66 66 Dark Void dark none 10 -- 80% Puts the target to Sleep.
75 Embargo dark none 15 -- 100% Target cannot use held items until it leaves battle.
75 Nasty Plot dark none 20 -- 0% Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.
84 84 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
93 93 Dark Pulse dark special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum Tutored moves
Platinum Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Spite ghost none 10 -- 100% Lowers the PP of the target's last used move by 2 to 5 points.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Platinum Trick psychic none 10 -- 100% User and target swap items.
Platinum Knock Off dark physical 20 20 100% Target drops its held item.
Platinum Last Resort normal physical 5 130 100% Can only be used after all of the user's other moves have been used.
Platinum Sucker Punch dark physical 5 80 100% 1 Goes first. Only works if the target uses a damaging move this turn.
Platinum Ominous Wind ghost special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum Miscellaneous moves
event Roar Of Time dragon special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
event Spacial Rend dragon special 5 100 95% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 40 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 14 14 Blizzard ice special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail.
Chains 31 31 Brick Break fighting physical 15 75 100% Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
Chains 04 04 Calm Mind psychic none 20 -- 100% Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
Chains 57 57 Charge Beam electric special 10 50 90% Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack.
Chains H1 H1 Cut normal physical 30 50 95% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 79 79 Dark Pulse dark special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 60 60 Drain Punch fighting physical 5 60 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
Chains 85 85 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Chains 63 63 Embargo dark none 15 -- 100% Target cannot use held items until it leaves battle.
Chains 58 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains 70 70 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains 56 56 Fling dark physical 10 varies 100% Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
Chains 52 52 Focus Blast fighting special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 01 01 Focus Punch fighting physical 20 150 100% -3 Goes last. If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
Chains 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 68 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 13 13 Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Chains 83 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 66 66 Payback dark physical 10 50 100% Inflicts double damage if the user receives damage before using this move.
Chains 84 84 Poison Jab poison physical 20 80 100% Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
Chains 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 77 77 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Chains 29 29 Psychic psychic special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains H8 H8 Rock Climb normal physical 20 90 85% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.
Chains 80 80 Rock Slide rock physical 10 75 90% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains H6 H6 Rock Smash fighting physical 15 40 100% Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 39 39 Rock Tomb rock physical 10 50 80% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 65 65 Shadow Claw ghost physical 15 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Chains 34 34 Shock Wave electric special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 82 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 36 36 Sludge Bomb poison special 10 90 100% Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
Chains 49 49 Snatch dark none 10 -- 100% 4 Goes first. Steals the target's move, if it is self-targeted.
Chains H4 H4 Strength normal physical 15 80 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 90 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 87 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 75 75 Swords Dance normal none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Attack by two levels.
Chains 12 12 Taunt dark none 20 -- 100% For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage.
Chains 46 46 Thief dark physical 10 40 100% Takes the target's item.
Chains 25 25 Thunder electric special 10 120 70% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 73 73 Thunder Wave electric none 20 -- 100% Paralyzes the target.
Chains 24 24 Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 41 41 Torment dark none 15 -- 100% Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle.
Chains 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 61 61 Will-O-Wisp fire none 15 -- 75% Burns the target.
Chains 81 81 X-Scissor bug physical 15 80 100% Inflicts regular damage.

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