Is Darkrai Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Transfer-only event mythical. Dark with 135 Special Attack and 125 Speed. AbilityBad Dreams chips sleeping opponents. Devastating when available, but the event-only access makes it impossible to plan around.
Darkrai resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Darkrai resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Darkrai resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Darkrai resists most of Phoebe's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Darkrai cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Darkrai in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Darkrai can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring it over from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Darkrai is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Darkrai Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Darkrai
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Throh Fighting | C | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x89-105%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x131-155%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x126-149%KO Megahorn 2x126-149%KO | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x105-124%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x132-156%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x132-156%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x108-128%KO U-turn 2x43-50% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x123-146%KO Megahorn 2x123-146%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x118-139%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x102-121%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x127-150%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x127-150%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x127-150%KO X-Scissor 2x57-67% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x133-157%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x124-146%KO Megahorn 2x124-146%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x119-141%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Xerneas's Focus Blast also KOs at 112-132%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Lugia builds →Aeroblast26-30% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDarkaura ItemLife Orb NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Yveltal builds →Dark Pulse24-28% Sucker Punch16-20% Knock Off15-18% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Xerneas builds →Moonblast 2x89-105%KO Focus Blast 2x112-132%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityProtean ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Greninja builds →Dark Pulse19-22% Ice Beam42-50% Hydro Pump51-60% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBaddreams ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Darkrai builds →Dark Pulse23-27% Sludge Bomb51-60% | ||
Darkrai Evolutions
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
Breeding
ORAS Darkrai Best Moveset
AbilityBad Dreams damages sleeping opponents each turn, and MoveDark Void puts both opponents to sleep at 80%% accuracy. 135 Sp. Atk at 125 Speed fires Dark TermStab at top-tier speed. The moveset earns S-tier because Dark Void into Bad Dreams creates guaranteed damage that opponents can't prevent while asleep.
Best Build
Darkrai best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Dark Void
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
- Sludge Bomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Foul Play and Dark Pulse for the basics, but Darkrai's real strength is the 12-type coverage spread. Ghost and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.
It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.
Darkrai Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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. Darkvoid with Life Orb is the standard set.
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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves