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 trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Darkrai trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Darkrai resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
DragonPsychicImmune to 11% of Gym 6 attacksLatios becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Omega Ruby only)
DragonPsychicSuper-effective Dragon on AltariaLatias becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Alpha Sapphire only)
RockPsychicMeteor Falls (Omega Ruby only)
ElectricHits Pelipper for 4x with ElectricRoute 110
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 resists most of Steven's coverage and hits back hard.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- LV 29DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- After Winona
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 66DarkDark VoidPower —Accuracy 80%PP 10
- LV 75DarkNasty PlotPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 84PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 93DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Darkrai in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Darkrai in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, and none of the games below can send it to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire directly. The encounter info below covers where it appears.
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.
How to Get Shiny Darkrai in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Shiny Darkrai cannot be hunted in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire — it is Shiny-locked here and must be brought in from another game.
Shiny Darkrai Evolution
Does Not EvolveDarkrai 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
 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 | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Virizion builds →Close Combat 2x93-110%KO X-Scissor 2x42-50% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x124-146%KO X-Scissor 2x55-65% Dazzling Gleam 2x32-38% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x128-151%KO | ||
 Throh Fighting | C | |
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x106-125%KO U-turn 2x41-49% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x106-125%KO U-turn 2x42-50% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
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
53 of 55 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 Event Distributions
Darkrai has seen a few separate Mystery Gift events rather than a steady stream of them.
A special gift!Feb 2015XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Mythical Pokemon Darkrai GiftDec 2014XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Darkrai PresentAug 2014XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
The Mythical Pokémon DarkraiXYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Darkrai Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, use Darkrai as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats,
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, build your team around Kangaskhan Mega, Thundurus, and Sylveon. These have the highest co-usage rates with Darkrai in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Timid on Darkrai. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Introduced in Diamond & Pearl, Darkrai shows up in 13 games across 6 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 7Let's Go
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
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