Gather a strong team of bug, fairy and fighting-type Pokémon, so you can fight this legendary dark-type Pokémon. You might even finding yourself catching a shiny Darkrai. Like the other Legendary Pokémon it shares the Sinnoh region with, including Giratina and Cresselia, Darkrai will be available in five-star Raids, so, if you want to capture the living embodiment of nightmares, you’ll need a team of fellow Pokémon trainers. On this page:
Darkrai type: Dark-type Darkrai is weak against: Bug, fairy and fighting-type Darkrai counters: Machamp, Pinsir, Granbull, Heracross, Hariyama, Togekiss, Yanmega, Fardevior, Breloom, Lucario, Toxicroak, Conkeldurr and Zacian Other Darkrai notes: Focus on using strong fighting-type Pokémon, such as Lucario, before unleashing a strong fairy-type.
Raid Boss CP - 53,623 CP range when being caught - 2048 to 2136 Weather boosted (fog) CP range when being caught - 2560 to 2671
Thank you to kashifaz from reddit for the help with this information. Possible Fast Moves:
Feint Attack (Dark) Snarl (Dark)
Possible Charged Moves:
Dark Pulse (Dark) Focus Blast (Fighting) Shadow Ball (Ghost)
Darkrai will know the Sludge Bomb charged attack if you caught it during the 2021 Halloween event.
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Originating from the Sinnoh region, Darkrai is a member of the Lunar Duo, alongside its counterpart, Cresselia. Each legendary Pokémon inhabits an island that geographically sit opposite each other; Cresselia lives on Fullmoon Island, while Darkrai can be found on Newmoon Island.
Darkrai has the ability to both create and inhabit nightmares. People who have cursed with dreams by Darkrai often become trapped within them, unable to wake up. If this happens, the dreamer can only be saved by the Lunar Wing from Cresselia.
If you wanted to catch Darkrai in Pokémon Platinum, you had to save Sailor Eldritch’s son from his nightmares using the Lunar Wing. You would then be able to access the Harbor Inn in Canalave City using the Member Card. Here you would fall into a nightmare and find yourself on Newmoon Island.
