Darkrai

#491 (Sinnoh)

#492 Shaymin ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Darkrai weaknesses

Darkrai is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Darkrai is resistant to Ghost and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Psychic-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Darkrai

The best moves for Darkrai are Snarl and Foul Play when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Sucker Punch and Dark Pulse deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Snarl

13.2DPS

Foul Play

42DPS

Defending

Snarl

13.2DPS

Shadow Ball

33.3DPS

Trainer Battles

Sucker Punch

3.5EPT

Dark Pulse

2.13DPE

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Evolution

Darkrai currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Darkrai, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

26th Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Pokémon 30th Anniversary: All Out

7th Mar

Into the Wild

10th Nov 2025

Summary

Darkrai is a mythical Dark Pokémon. It is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy moves. Darkrai's best moveset is Snarl & Foul Play and it has a Max CP of 4,227.

About

"It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Feint Attack	11	10	13.2
Snarl	11	13	13.2
Sucker Punch	5	12	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	100	2	2
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.92
Sludge Bomb Elite TM	85	2	1.7
Foul Play	70	2	1.68
Focus Blast	140	1	1.4
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Snarl	5	3	2	4.3
Sucker Punch	8	2	4.8	3.5
Feint Attack	6	2	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	45	2.13
Focus Blast	150	75	2
Foul Play	65	40	1.95
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Shadow Ball	90	50	1.8
Sludge Bomb Elite TM	80	50	1.6
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	15.6	100%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	15.1	97%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	14.9	95%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	14.5	93%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	14.5	93%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb Elite TM 34 DPS	14.5	93%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	14.4	93%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	14.4	92%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	14.1	90%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Sludge Bomb Elite TM 34 DPS	14	90%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	14	90%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	14	90%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	13.7	88%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb Elite TM 34 DPS	13.7	88%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	13.5	87%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	13.3	85%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.8	82%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.5	80%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9.2	59%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9.2	59%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8.9	57%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	6.1	100%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	5.9	97%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	5.8	95%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb Elite TM 34 DPS	5.7	93%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	5.6	92%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	5.5	90%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	5.4	89%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	5.4	88%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb Elite TM 34 DPS	5.2	86%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	5	82%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	4	66%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4	65%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	3.9	64%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.8	62%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	3.7	61%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Sludge Bomb Elite TM 34 DPS	3.7	60%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	3.4	56%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.7	44%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.6	43%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	42%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.8	29%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	14	12.3	100%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Focus Blast 2 DPE	22	11.8	96%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	12	11.6	95%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	11.3	92%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	12	11.2	92%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	16	11.1	90%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Focus Blast 2 DPE	18	10.7	87%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	12	10.5	85%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb Elite TM 1.6 DPE	16	10.4	85%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.1	82%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	16	10	81%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	12	9.8	80%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Focus Blast 2 DPE	26	9.6	78%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	14	9.5	77%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	75%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	18	9	73%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Sludge Bomb Elite TM 1.6 DPE	12	8.9	73%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Sludge Bomb Elite TM 1.6 DPE	18	8.4	68%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	5.3	43%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	33%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	2.6	21%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Darkrai?

Darkrai is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy moves.

The best counter to Darkrai is Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere, followed by Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Blaziken and Mega Beedrill.

The top Darkrai counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Aura Sphere	100%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Dynamic Punch+	99%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Focus Blast	96%
Mega Blaziken	Counter Aura Sphere	94%
Mega Lucario	Counter Aura Sphere	89%
Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite Fell Stinger+	83%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Counter Focus Blast	83%
Keldeo (Resolute Form)	Low Kick Secret Sword	82%
Mega Gallade	Low Kick Sacred Sword	81%
Mega Beedrill	Infestation Fell Stinger+	80%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		285
Defense		198
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40

147

Size

Height	1.5 m
Weight	50.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,602
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,136
Level 30 Max wild	3,205
Level 40	3,739
Level 50	4,227

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,671
Level 35 (wild)	3,472