Competitive Information for Darkrai [Sun/Moon]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Darkrai? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Darkrai is an astounding Dark-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to see Darkrai show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Darkrai is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Darkrai is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks.
Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Bad Dreams
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Spacial Rend
- Dark Pulse
- Sludge Bomb
- Psychic
Special Sweeper Darkrai (Bad Dreams)
Darkrai is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Darkrai's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bad Dreams, causes sleeping adjacent foes to lose 1/8 of their max hp at the end of each turn.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Bad Dreams
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Void
- Nasty Plot
- Focus Blast
- Dark Pulse
Darkrai Special Sweeper (Crippling Nightmare)
Darkrai is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Darkrai last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Bad Dreams, causes sleeping adjacent foes to lose 1/8 of their max hp at the end of each turn.
♦ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Darkrai's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Bad Dreams
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Void
- Nasty Plot
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam / Embargo
Darkrai Special Tank (Special Ed)
Darkrai is a legendary Special Tank. It's meant to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Darkrai last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Bad Dreams, causes sleeping adjacent foes to lose 1/8 of their max hp at the end of each turn.
♦ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Darkrai's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Embargo is a status move (for 5 turns, the target's item has no effect).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Darkrai? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Darkinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Bad Dreams
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Spacial Rend
- Incinerate
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Darkrai (Bad Dreams)
Darkrai is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Darkrai's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bad Dreams, causes sleeping adjacent foes to lose 1/8 of their max hp at the end of each turn.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Spacial Rend is a special 100-base power Dragon-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Darkrai learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Darkrai can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Darkrai
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Snatch, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Darkrai's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Nasty Plot
- Ominous Wind
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Darkrai
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Roar of Time
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Darkrai in Sun and Moon
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