Darkrai counters

Gen 5 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Darkrai
#0491 Darkrai
Dark
USAGE 12.7% #16
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 90
DEF 90
SPA 135
SPD 90
SPE 125
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FightingBugFairy
½×
GhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Dark Void 100.0% Dark Pulse 67.9% Taunt 53.7% Thunder Wave 39.7% Nasty Plot 26.2% Focus Blast 23.6% Ice Beam 22.6% Thunder 22.2%
Items
Focus Sash 54.8% Life Orb 22.2% Leftovers 9.5% Lum Berry 6.7% Choice Scarf 2.7% Black Glasses 2.0% Wide Lens 1.3% Dark Gem 0.5%
Common Teammates
Groudon86.6%Arceus83.0%Ho-Oh59.2%Espeon50.2%Palkia32.2%Rayquaza29.0%Deoxys-Speed25.3%Giratina-Origin21.1%
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Ranked #16 with 12.67% usage. Sorted by reliability score.