Is Darkrai Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Newmoon Island at level 50 with the Member Card event item. Dark-type with AbilityBad Dreams damaging sleeping opponents each turn. Handles Lucian and Fantina through Dark coverage. Event-only, so most players never access it.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Darkrai trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Darkrai resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Darkrai resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Darkrai resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Darkrai trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Darkrai resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Darkrai has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
How to Get Darkrai in Platinum
Darkrai lurks on Newmoon Island, reachable only with the event-distributed Member Card. Without that item the nightmare Pokemon stays off limits, so it depends on having received the Member Card.
1 location to catch Darkrai
Badge 8How to Get Darkrai in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Darkrai in Platinum
Darkrai waits on Newmoon Island once the Member Card opens the ferry from Canalave City, so save before the encounter and soft reset until the shiny appears. See every game where Shiny Darkrai can be hunted
The ALAMOS event Darkrai was not shiny. Newmoon Island holds a Lv 40 Darkrai, but the Member Card needed to reach it was never distributed for D/P.
Shiny Darkrai Evolution
Does Not EvolveDarkrai Weakness
Darkrai's Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting and Bug. 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Darkrai Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Darkrai
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x155-182%KO Megahorn 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x155-182%KO X-Scissor 2x55-65% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x132-155%KO U-turn 2x42-49% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x134-158%KO X-Scissor 2x48-57% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Pinsir builds →Focus Punch 2x103-122%KO X-Scissor 2x83-98% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x74-87% Brick Break 2x47-55% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 2x83-98% Brick Break 2x52-61% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Darkrai View Volbeat builds →Focus Punch 2x65-77% U-turn 2x47-56% | ||
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
Pt Darkrai Best Moveset
Putting opponents to sleep with MoveDark Void at 80% accuracy and dealing 12.5% HP per turn through AbilityBad Dreams makes competitive play unwinnable for the other side. 135 Sp. Atk at 125 Speed fires special Dark attacks while targets sleep. Banned for turning battles into coin flips.
Best Build
Darkrai best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Dark Void
- Dark Pulse
- Focus Blast
- Nasty Plot
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Dark Pulse and Sucker Punch for the basics, but Darkrai's real strength is the 11-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
52 of 56 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.
Darkrai Event Distributions
In Platinum, Darkrai has been offered just once as a Mystery Gift event Pokemon.
Honorable Pokemon Trainer,HeartGoldSoulSilverDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Darkrai Platinum Guide
Darkrai is a static encounter at Newmoon Island in Platinum. Darkrai appears at level 50. Prerequisite: Requires Member Card. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Yes. Darkrai is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Darkrai becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
In Platinum, use Darkrai as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats,
For Platinum, build your team around Kyogre, Dialga, and Deoxys Speed. These have the highest co-usage rates with Darkrai in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Platinum, 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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