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No.491· Sinnoh, GEN IV· Mythical
Pitch-Black Pokémon

Darkrai

Dark
Japaneseダークライdaakurai
Chinese (Simplified):达克莱伊dá kè lái yīKorean:다크라이dakeurai9 languages
HEIGHT1.5 m
WEIGHT50.5 kg
CATCH003 / 255
ABILITIESBad Dreams

Forms

2

Mega Evolutions

Base stats

Total600
HP070
ATTACK090
DEFENSE090
SP. ATK135
SP. DEF090
SPEED125
Natures →Stat rankings →

Weaknesses and type matchups

Darkrai is weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy moves. Psychic moves have no effect on it.

×2
FIGHTINGBUGFAIRY
×½
GHOSTDARK
×0
PSYCHICimmune
×1
NORMALFIREWATERELECTRICGRASSICEPOISONGROUNDFLYINGROCKDRAGONSTEEL
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Pokédex entry

8 versions

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.

Darkrai in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
ダークライdaakurai
Chinese (Simplified)
达克莱伊dá kè lái yī
Korean
다크라이dakeurai
Chinese (Traditional)
達克萊伊dá kè lái yī
French
Darkrai
German
Darkrai
Spanish
Darkrai
Italian
Darkrai
English
Darkrai
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Darkrai’s name means

  1. Japanese

    ダークライdaakurai

    ダークdaakudark

    暗いkuraidark

These spell out the Japanese name by sound

  • Darkrai
  • 达克莱伊達克萊伊dá kè lái yī
  • 다크라이dakeurai

French, German, Spanish, and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Darkrai

5 games

Legends: Z-A

  • Hyperspace Newmoon Nightmare Fixed encounter Lv. 85

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Moves Darkrai learns

60 moves

TM · 53

TM006Scary FaceTM007ProtectTM017Confuse RayTM018ThiefTM023Charge BeamTM025FacadeTM029HexTM030SnarlTM032SwiftTM034Icy WindTM036Rock TombTM042Night Shade