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darkrai
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Darkrai

Pitch-Black Pokémon

Dark

To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 90
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 135
Sp. Def 90
Speed 125
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Resistant to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Pitch-Black Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 50.5 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Mythical Pokémon

Sprites

darkrai Front Front
darkrai Back Back
darkrai Front Shiny Front Shiny
darkrai Back Shiny Back Shiny
darkrai Official Art Official Art
darkrai Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 17.5%
Special Sweeper
Moves
Focus Blast / Nasty Plot
Nasty Plot / Substitute
Item
Leftovers / Life Orb / Focus Sash
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Moves
Nasty Plot / Focus Blast
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Double Status
Item
Focus Sash / Life Orb / Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Boasting a blazing-fast base 125 Speed and a stellar base 135 Special Attack, Darkrai is one of the most potent sweepers present in Ubers. With access to Nasty Plot and a fantastic Dark STAB, this malevolent specter of darkness has quite a few tricks up its sleeve, more than enough to make its enemies shudder in fear. Its signature move, Dark Void, a sleep-inducing move with 80% accuracy, allows Darkrai to set up with extreme ease, and makes it very difficult to counter. Darkrai's ability, Bad Dreams, complements this well by causing enemy Pokemon to lose health slowly while they are asleep, breaking their Focus Sashes. In addition, Darkrai is one of the few Pokemon that Wobbuffet cannot touch, as Darkrai is immune to Mirror Coat. Indeed, Darkrai is sometimes known as the bane of stall teams, and for good reason. Darkrai's only true flaw is its average defenses, which allow it to be taken down by powerful neutral attacks.

Most Used Moves

Dark Void
99.3%
Taunt
36.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
23.6%
Life Orb
20.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc