Darkrai

Darkrai
Generation	Generation IV
Generation	Generation IV
Evolutionary Line	No evolution line
Evolutionary Line	No evolution line
Type(s)
Species	Pitch-Black Pokémon
Abilities	Bad Dreams
Pokédex
Previous	Manaphy
Previous	Manaphy
Index	491
Index	491
Next	Shaymin
Next	Shaymin
Kanto	N/A
Kanto	N/A
Johto	N/A
Johto	N/A
Hoenn	N/A
Hoenn	N/A
Sinnoh	N/A
Sinnoh	N/A
Unova	N/A
Unova	N/A
Kalos	N/A
Kalos	N/A
Alola	N/A
Alola	N/A
Galar	N/A
Galar	N/A
Paldea	N/A
Paldea	N/A
Evolves
From	None
Into	None
Gender	Genderless
Gender	Genderless
Weight	111.3 lbs. 50.5 kg
Weight	111.3 lbs. 50.5 kg
Height	4'11" 1.5 m
Height	4'11" 1.5 m
Pokédex color	Black
Pokédex color	Black
Shape
Shape
Footprint
Footprint
Cry
Cry

Darkrai (Japanese: ダークライ Daakurai) is a Dark-type Mythical Pokémon. Cresselia is Darkrai's counterpart and rival, and together they form the Lunar Duo.

Biology

Physiology

The top of its body is connected to the lower half by a tiny waist, giving it an hourglass-shaped figure. It has a red spiky growth around its neck and a long white mane flows from its head, obscuring one of its blue eyes. Its thin arms have three claws each, with three spiky protrusions above each elbow. Its shoulders also have long tatters and it appears to be wearing an old ripped cloak or dress. It is able to extend stilt-like extensions to use as "legs". Darkrai resembles a ghost or a haunted spirit. Its appearance suits its ability to give people nightmares.

Evolution

Darkrai does not evolve.

Game Info

Darkrai first appeared in the Generation IV games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. To obtain it, a player would have had to receive a Mystery Gift during a special promotion. It is also obtainable by using a cheat device to either receive the Mystery Gift or walk to the island it is located on.

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Darkrai featured in a special mission named "Liberate the Tower". It can be found in the location where Darkrai helped you before. It uses its ability, Dark Power, to fend off Team Dim Sun. However, the mission is no longer available for download. It was possible to send Darkrai to Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness, Darkrai is the main antagonist of those games. It is discovered that Darkrai was the reason that the Hero was turned into a Pokémon and lost his or her memory when he or she had gone back in time with Grovyle to stop the temporal tower from breaking and causing Dialga to turn into Primal Dialga. After the final battle against Darkrai, he attempts to escape in a time portal, when Palkia, who is angered that Darkrai used him, shows up and destroys the time portal as Darkrai is halfway through it. He sustains a lot of damage, loses his memory and gets banished to an unknown place (which is ironic seeing how he was the reason that the hero lost his or her memory.)

Game Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Diamond and Pearl	Newmoon Island (requires Member Card)	One
Platinum	Newmoon Island (requires Member Card)	One
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Trade	None
Black and White	Mystery Gift	Event
X and Y	Transfer	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None

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Sprites

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Appearances

Anime

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Darkrai as seen in The Rise of Darkrai.

Darkrai first appeared in the Pokémon movie The Rise of Darkrai. It was seen protecting Alice, whose grandmother Alicia had been kind to it in the past. It then intervened in the cosmic conflict between Dialga and Palkia. It also makes a cameo appearance in the end credits for Arceus and the Jewel of Life, along with Shaymin.

Darkrai next appeared in "Sleepless in Pre-Battle", which was its anime debut. It caused nightmares, much like it can in the games. It was concealing itself when Cresselia used its abilities to reveal it from the darkness. The two then battled and Darkrai hid itself once more in the shadows. In its debut movie "The Rise of Darkrai" Darkrai usually hovers above the ground, but it can sprout long thin legs with which it can walk around like a person.

Another Darkrai appeared under the ownership of a trainer who competed in the Sinnoh League named Tobias in DP episode 183.

• Darkrai (MS010)
• Tobias' Darkrai

In the Pokémon TCG

• There is a box set available that includes a deck, booster pack, a Darkrai card, and an oversized version of the Darkrai card. Card Text: It can lull people to sleep and make them dream.
• There was also a Japanese card with Darkrai- Darkrai G. It was a DPt-P Promo. It had the Poke-BODY Eerie Aura, and Attack Dark Sleep.

Trivia

• Darkrai and Yveltal are the only Dark-type Mythical and Legendary Pokémon.
• Darkrai is the only pure Dark-type Pokémon of Generation IV.
• Darkrai is one of only nine pure Dark types. The others are Umbreon, Poochyena, Mightyena, Absol, Liepard, Purrloin, Zorua, and Zoroark.
• Despite having a ghost image, it is not part Ghost-type.
• Darkrai is based on a being of darkness. Each one in the anime so far (Except for The rise of Darkrai one) have incredibly dark natures and can almost be considered evil. However, Darkrai is truly not evil and actually means no harm (as revealed by a mysterious voice after defeating or capturing it on Newmoon Island), as like Lugia, it cannot control its power. Any organic being that goes near it will suffer horrendous nightmares, whether or not Darkrai wills it. Because of this, it chooses to seclude himself on Newmoon Island, similar to how Lugia chose to seclude himself deep in the Whirl Islands/Navel Rock, in order to protect people from its power. However, its power seems to leak into Canalave City due to its close proximity to it.
• Darkrai is the final boss in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (although the Colossal Pokémon Regigigas is fought when all other Pokémon have been caught at least once, however this is not technically considered a final boss).
• Darkrai plays the main antagonist in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. After causing the heroes amnesia and transformation of the main hero, in the passage of time, it took control of Dialga. Dialga then only concerned itself with survival, hence the becoming of Primal Dialga. After being foiled, it attempted to trick the world into thinking the hero and partner were responsible for a spatial distortion, which is why Palkia attacked the Hero and his/her partner in Azurill's Dream, nightmares and even tried to attack them in a monster-house style final boss. Darkrai eventually gets amnesia which is ironic.
• Darkrai's eyes are similar to the Dawn Stone as it mentions in the description "It sparkles like eyes."
• It somewhat resembles Dementors from the Harry Potter series.

Gallery

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Darkrai in the Pokémon Adventures Manga.

Illustration of Darkrai attacking Dialga and Palkia.

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data

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