#0491 · Generation IV

Darkrai

Dark · Pitch-Black Pokémon — first seen in Generation IV.

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Base stats

Stat	Base	Min	Max
HP	70	250	344
Attack	90	166	306
Defense	90	166	306
Sp. Attack	135	247	405
Sp. Defense	90	166	306
Speed	125	229	383
Total	600

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Darkrai takes from each attacking type.

×2

FightingBugFairy

×½

GhostDark

×0

Psychic

×1

NormalFlyingPoisonGroundRockSteelFireWaterGrassElectricIceDragon

Evolution

Darkrai does not evolve, and nothing evolves into it.

Other forms

Mega Darkrai

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon12 level-up · 47 TM/HM · 13 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5
11	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
38	Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%	15
47	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20
Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15

Sun / Moon12 level-up · 47 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5
11	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
38	Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%	15
47	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire12 level-up · 55 TM/HM · 12 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5
11	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
38	Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%	15
47	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
TM98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	20
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20
Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15

X / Y12 level-up · 54 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5
11	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
38	Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%	15
47	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
TM98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	20
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15

Black 2 / White 212 level-up · 50 TM/HM · 12 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5
11	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
38	Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%	15
47	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15

Black / White12 level-up · 50 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5
11	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
38	Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%	15
47	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15

HeartGold / SoulSilver12 level-up · 56 TM/HM · 11 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5
11	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
38	Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%	15
47	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM49	Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM60	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100%	5
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5

Platinum12 level-up · 56 TM/HM · 10 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5
11	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
38	Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%	15
47	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
84	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM49	Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM60	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100%	5
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5

Diamond / Pearl12 level-up · 56 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	—	100%	15
11	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
20	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
29	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20
38	Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%	15
47	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
57	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
66	Dark Void	Dark	Status	—	50%	10
75	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
84	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
93	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM49	Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM60	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20

Where to find it in the official games

Every area in the 16 official games on this site that has it, from each game's own encounter tables.

Gift, static and special

Game	Area	Method	Levels	Rate
Diamond / Pearl	Newmoon Island	Static encounter	40	—
Platinum	Newmoon Island	Static encounter	50	—

Where to find it in the ROM hacks

13 guides on this site put it somewhere you can catch it. Areas link to that guide's own route page, with its own rates and levels.

Guide	Where
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	Route 8 (Snow)Legendary · Lv 50 · 100%
Renegade Platinum	Newmoon IslandLegendary · Lv 68
Pokémon Ambrosia	AbyssOverworld · Lv 75 Dark Cave Blackthorn EntranceOverworld · Lv 80 Dark Cave Blackthorn EntranceOverworld · Lv 70 and 2 more areas
Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition	Mossdeep CityOne-off Pokémon · Lv 60 · static (sleep without tea)
Pokémon Emerald Squared	Safari Zone NorthwestLand · Lv 40-50 · 5%
Pokémon SoothingSilver	Special encountersStatic Encounter · Lv ?
Pokémon Definitive Platinum	Newmoon IslandStatic · Lv ?
Rising Ruby & Sinking Sapphire	Mirage Island (Any)Grass · Lv 65 - 68
Blaze Black & Volt White	Challenger’s Cave — B1FLegendary · Lv 70 · 1%rare
Poke47	Navel RockStatic (Bottom) · Lv 45
Pokémon Platinum Redux	Creator LodgePalmer · Lv ? Sendoff SpringGrass · Lv ? · 5%rare
Pokémon Saiph 2	Mt. TemporitaStatic Encounter · Lv 50
Pokémon Timeless Diamond & Spaceless Pearl	Newmoon IslandStatic · Lv 60
Unbound	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Emerald Rogue	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Soulgold	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Heart & Soul	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Infinite Fusion	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon R.O.W.E	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Celia's Stupid Romhack	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Blaze Black 2 Redux & Volt White 2 Redux	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Radical Red	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Elite Redux	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Inclement Emerald	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Blinding White Plus	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Gaia	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Platinum Kaizo	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Exceeded	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Sacred Gold & Storm Silver	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Blaze Black 2 & Volt White 2	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
HeartGold Generations	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Parallel Emerald	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Black Pearl Emerald	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Overcomplicated	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Mirror Gold	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it

Compare official Darkrai with the ROM hacks →

In the 37 guides that include it

Changed in 12 of 37 guides: retyped in 2, stats in 5, abilities in 6, evolution in 2.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Darkrai, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

Guide		Type	Total	Abilities
Unbound	Changed	Dark	600	Bad Dreams, Infiltrator + Infiltrator
Infinite Fusion	Changed	Dark	600	Bad Dreams, White Smoke + White Smoke
Celia's Stupid Romhack	Changed	Dark	250 -350 -60 HP, -80 Attack, -80 Defense, -125 Sp. Atk, -80 Sp. Def, +75 Speed	Bad Dreams
Blaze Black 2 Redux & Volt White 2 Redux	Changed	Dark	600	Bad Dreams, Bad Dreams
Elite Redux Mega Evolves into Darkrai Mega holding the Darkranite	Changed	Dark	600	Soul Eater, Frisk, Dark Aura
Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition	Changed		0 -600 -70 HP, -90 Attack, -90 Defense, -135 Sp. Atk, -90 Sp. Def, -125 Speed	—
Blinding White Plus	Changed	Dark→DarkGhost	530 -70 +20 HP, -15 Attack, -15 Defense, -15 Sp. Atk, -45 Speed	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Exceeded Mega Evolves into Darkrai (Mega) holding the Darkranite	Changed	Dark	600	Nightfall Lullaby
Blaze Black 2 & Volt White 2	Changed	Dark	600	Bad Dreams, Bad Dreams
Blaze Black & Volt White	Changed	Dark	600	Bad Dreams, Bad Dreams
Pokémon Platinum Redux	Changed	Dark→DarkPsychic	575 -25 +10 HP, +5 Attack, -15 Defense, -5 Sp. Atk, -5 Sp. Def, -15 Speed	Bad Dreams, Trace + Trace
Pokémon Saiph 2	Changed		0 -600 -70 HP, -90 Attack, -90 Defense, -135 Sp. Atk, -90 Sp. Def, -125 Speed	—
Emerald Rogue	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Soulgold	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Heart & Soul	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon R.O.W.E	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Radical Red	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Inclement Emerald	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Renegade Platinum	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Ambrosia	Unchanged	Dark	600	Gives nightmares, Taunt and Sp.Atk boost on switch
Gaia	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Platinum Kaizo	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Emerald Squared	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Sacred Gold & Storm Silver	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon SoothingSilver	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Definitive Platinum	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Rising Ruby & Sinking Sapphire	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Poke47	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
HeartGold Generations	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Parallel Emerald	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Black Pearl Emerald	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Overcomplicated	Unchanged	Dark	600	Sleepy Guy, Dark Aura, Merciless
Pokémon Mirror Gold	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams
Pokémon Timeless Diamond & Spaceless Pearl	Unchanged	Dark	600	Bad Dreams

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

Diamond / Y / Alpha Sapphire	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 / Black / White / Black 2 / White 2	To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.
HeartGold / SoulSilver / X / Omega Ruby	It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.

Names in other languages

Japanese	ダークライ
Japanese (Rōmaji)	Darkrai
German	Darkrai
French	Darkrai
Spanish	Darkrai
Italian	Darkrai
Korean	다크라이
Chinese (Simplified)	达克莱伊
Chinese (Traditional)	達克萊伊

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.