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🎯 Nature Recommendations
Timid
Primary
+Speed
-Attack
Speed over 100, Timid outspeeds opponents
Modest
Alternative
+Sp. Atk
-Attack
Maximum damage with priority moves
#491
darkrai
Dark
It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.
Height
1.5m
Weight
50.5kg
Generation
Gen IV (DPPt/HGSS)
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Base Stats
HP
70
Attack
90
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
135
Sp. Def
90
Speed
125
Total
600
Abilities (Click for details)
Type Matchups
Weaknesses (×2)
Fighting
Bug
Fairy
Resistances (×½)
Ghost
Dark
Immunities (×0)
Psychic
Forms
Moves
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv.1 | disable | normal | status | - | 100 | 20 |
| Lv.1 | ominous-wind | ghost | special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| Lv.11 | quick-attack | normal | physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| Lv.20 | hypnosis | psychic | status | - | 60 | 20 |
| Lv.29 | feint-attack | dark | physical | 60 | - | 20 |
| Lv.29 | sucker-punch | dark | physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| Lv.38 | night-shade | ghost | special | - | 100 | 15 |
| Lv.38 | nightmare | ghost | status | - | 100 | 15 |
| Lv.47 | double-team | normal | status | - | - | 15 |
| Lv.57 | haze | ice | status | - | - | 30 |
| Lv.66 | dark-void | dark | status | - | 50 | 10 |
| Lv.75 | nasty-plot | dark | status | - | - | 20 |
| Lv.84 | dream-eater | psychic | special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| Lv.93 | dark-pulse | dark | special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| swords-dance | normal | status | - | - | 20 |
| cut | normal | physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| ice-beam | ice | special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| blizzard | ice | special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| hyper-beam | normal | special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| strength | normal | physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| thunderbolt | electric | special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| thunder-wave | electric | status | - | 90 | 20 |
| thunder | electric | special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| toxic | poison | status | - | 90 | 10 |
| psychic | psychic | special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| night-shade | ghost | special | - | 100 | 15 |
| double-team | normal | status | - | - | 15 |
| confuse-ray | ghost | status | - | 100 | 10 |
| haze | ice | status | - | - | 30 |
| swift | normal | special | 60 | - | 20 |
| dream-eater | psychic | special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| flash | normal | status | - | 100 | 20 |
| rest | psychic | status | - | - | 5 |
| rock-slide | rock | physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| substitute | normal | status | - | - | 10 |
| thief | dark | physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| curse | ghost | status | - | - | 10 |
| protect | normal | status | - | - | 10 |
| scary-face | normal | status | - | 100 | 10 |
| sludge-bomb | poison | special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| endure | normal | status | - | - | 10 |
| swagger | normal | status | - | 85 | 15 |
| sleep-talk | normal | status | - | - | 10 |
| return | normal | physical | - | 100 | 20 |
| frustration | normal | physical | - | 100 | 20 |
| hidden-power | normal | special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| rain-dance | water | status | - | - | 5 |
| sunny-day | fire | status | - | - | 5 |
| psych-up | normal | status | - | - | 10 |
| shadow-ball | ghost | special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| rock-smash | fighting | physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| torment | dark | status | - | 100 | 15 |
| will-o-wisp | fire | status | - | 85 | 15 |
| facade | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| taunt | dark | status | - | 100 | 20 |
| brick-break | fighting | physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| secret-power | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| rock-tomb | rock | physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| aerial-ace | flying | physical | 60 | - | 20 |
| calm-mind | psychic | status | - | - | 20 |
| payback | dark | physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| embargo | dark | status | - | 100 | 15 |
| fling | dark | physical | - | 100 | 10 |
| poison-jab | poison | physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| dark-pulse | dark | special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| x-scissor | bug | physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| focus-blast | fighting | special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| giga-impact | normal | physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| nasty-plot | dark | status | - | - | 20 |
| shadow-claw | ghost | physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| charge-beam | electric | special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| psyshock | psychic | special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| round | normal | special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| snore | normal | special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| spite | ghost | status | - | 100 | 10 |
| icy-wind | ice | special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| focus-punch | fighting | physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| trick | psychic | status | - | 100 | 10 |
| knock-off | dark | physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| snatch | dark | status | - | - | 10 |
| shock-wave | electric | special | 60 | - | 20 |
| last-resort | normal | physical | 140 | 100 | 5 |
| drain-punch | fighting | physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| wonder-room | psychic | status | - | - | 10 |
| foul-play | dark | physical | 95 | 100 | 15 |
Moveset & Team Recommendations
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Recommended Movesets
Special Attacker Moveset Special
darkrai's special attacker moveset, STAB movedark-pulsepaired withfocus-blas tfor wide coverage.
Fast Attacker Moveset Special
Usingdarkrai's speed advantage to attack first, u-turn to maintain momentum.
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Team Recommendations
Balanced Team Core Balance
darkraias a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
darkraias a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.