For the Legends: Arceus meta, At 600 BST, Darkrai is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper.

What is Darkrai weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, watch for Lucario (Fighting), Scyther (Bug), and Gardevoir (Fairy) when using Darkrai. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

What is the best ability for Darkrai?

Bad Dreams damages sleeping opponents for 1/8 their max HP after each turn. That's the one you want on Darkrai. It's the only ability Darkrai has.

What role does Darkrai play in battle?

Darkrai is a special attacker with base 135 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 125 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.

What counters Darkrai?

For Legends: Arceus, Darkrai has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.

Darkrai - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Sweeper

ATier

125Speed · Very Fast

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward special damage here. Darkrai's Sp. Atk does the work, HP pays the price. But you're still getting 3 Sp. Atk and Speed EVs per KO. Near-impossible to catch, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Legend

HP70

Attack90

Defense90

Sp. Atk135

Sp. Def90

Speed125

Total600

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.5 m

Weight50.5 kg

Base XP270

Abilities

Bad Dreams

Damages sleeping opponents for 1/8 their max HP after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe+1

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex 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.

Legends: Arceus

Darkrai Weakness

Darkrai's Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. With 70 HP and balanced defenses, Darkrai can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Darkrai Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting, Bug, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)	Psychic

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting Bug Fairy

½xResist

Ghost Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Psychic

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Darkrai in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 11 Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Darkrai Draining Kiss 2x 52-61% Fairy Wind 2x 43-51% View Togekiss builds →
Gardevoir PsychicFairy	B
Available Moves Moves Dazzling GleamLv. 1 Aura SphereLv. 40 Draining KissLv. 11 Damage vs Darkrai Dazzling Gleam 2x 84-99% Aura Sphere 2x 56-66% Draining Kiss 2x 53-64% View Gardevoir builds →
Enamorus FairyFlying	C
Obtain MethodScarlet Bog Interact Encounter Available Move Moves Draining KissLv. 14 Damage vs Darkrai Draining Kiss 2x 58-69% View Enamorus builds →
Infernape FireFighting	C
Available Move Moves Mach PunchLv. 16 Damage vs Darkrai Mach Punch 2x 38-46% View Infernape builds →
Sylveon Fairy	C
Available Moves Moves Play RoughLv. 25 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Darkrai Play Rough 2x 58-69% Fairy Wind 2x 38-46% View Sylveon builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

A Dark-type mythical at 600 base stats, Darkrai can't breed or evolve. Event distribution is the standard way to obtain one. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#491DarkraiDoes not evolve

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Darkrai Best Moveset

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

The offense anchors on Dark Pulse and Snarl, with coverage across 10 types adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Darkrai that handles most situations. Psychic and Giga Impact give it enough punch where it matters.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 6

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 12

Hex

C6510010Ghost

Lv 19

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 27

Dark Pulse

B8010015Dark

Lv 36

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Lv 46

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

Lv 57

Dark Void

——5010Dark

TM Moves

Darkrai can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Darkrai doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Tutor

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Tutor

Charge Beam

C509010Electric

Tutor

Dark Pulse

B8010015Dark

Tutor

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

Tutor

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

Tutor

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

Tutor

Ice Beam

B9010010Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

C559515Ice

Tutor

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Tutor

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Tutor

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Tutor

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

Tutor

Sludge Bomb

B9010010Poison

Tutor

Snarl

C559515Dark

Tutor

Swift

C60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunderbolt

B9010015Electric

Tutor

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

How to Get Darkrai in Legends: Arceus

Darkrai is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to Clamberclaw Cliffs when your team is ready for the fight.

Best Locations to Catch Darkrai in Legends: Arceus

Clamberclaw Cliffs

Interact with Pokemon

Limited

Request: The Darksome Nightmare

Darkrai Guide

For the Legends: Arceus meta, At 600 BST, Darkrai is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper.
In Legends: Arceus, watch for Lucario (Fighting), Scyther (Bug), and Gardevoir (Fairy) when using Darkrai. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Bad Dreams damages sleeping opponents for 1/8 their max HP after each turn. That's the one you want on Darkrai. It's the only ability Darkrai has.
Darkrai is a special attacker with base 135 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 125 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
For Legends: Arceus, Darkrai has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.

Game Availability

Introduced in Diamond & Pearl, Darkrai shows up in 13 games across 7 generations. Mythical status keeps it locked behind events or specific story content in most appearances.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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