Pokédex No.0491
Visual data
No.0491 · Pitch-Black Pokémon
Darkrai
ダークライ
DarkMythical
Height
1.5 m
Weight
50.5 kg
Color
Black
Shape
Humanoid
Abilities
Damages sleeping opponents for 1/8 their max HP after each turn.
02 //Base stats
StatBase
HP70
250–344
Attack90
166–306
Defense90
166–306
Sp. Atk135
247–405
Sp. Def90
166–306
Speed125
229–383
Total600Higher than 94% of all Pokémon
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 49%
- Attacktop 35%
- Defensetop 27%
- Sp. Atktop 3%
- Sp. Deftop 23%
- Speedtop 3%
03 //Type matchups
Defensive multipliers
Takes 2× damage
FightingBugFairy
Takes ½× damage
GhostDark
Immune
Psychic
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire1×
Water1×
Electric1×
Grass1×
Ice1×
Fighting2×
Poison1×
Ground1×
Flying1×
Psychic0×
Bug2×
Rock1×
Ghost½×
Dragon1×
Dark½×
Steel1×
Fairy2×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
PsychicGhost
04 //Easily confused with
Most similar silhouettes
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
05 //Where to find it
By game
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | Transfer from Pokémon HOME or get it from an event | |
ZA | Hyperspace (Newmoon Nightmare) | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
06 //Moves
64 moves
07 //Pokédex entries
5 unique entries
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.
It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.
To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.
Folklore has it that on moonless nights, this Pokémon will make people see horrific nightmares.
It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.
08 //Names in other languages
9 languages
- Japanese
- ダークライ
- Rōmaji
- Darkrai
- Korean
- 다크라이
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 达克莱伊
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 達克萊伊
- French
- Darkrai
- German
- Darkrai
- Spanish
- Darkrai
- Italian
- Darkrai
09 //Training & breeding
Training
EV yield2 Sp. Atk, 1 Speed
Catch rate3 (1.6% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship0
Base experience270
Growth rateSlow
Breeding
Egg groupsNo Eggs
Egg cycles120
GenderGenderless
Gender differencesNo
Habitat—
Other names
Japaneseダークライ
Korean다크라이
GermanDarkrai
FrenchDarkrai
SpanishDarkrai
ItalianDarkrai
Regional Pokédex numbers
Hisui #242
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