Darkrai counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Darkrai
#0491 Darkrai
Dark
USAGE 1.2% #85
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 Pulse 99.6% Discharge 85.2% Focus Blast 55.0% Trick 46.0% Nasty Plot 36.6% Ice Beam 32.4% Dazzling Gleam 27.8% Psychic 9.0%
Items
Choice Scarf 46.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 21.9% Choice Specs 14.6% Black Glasses 6.9% Expert Belt 6.7% Focus Sash 1.7% Life Orb 1.7% Protective Pads 0.4%
Common Teammates
Primarina42.8%Iron Hands41.0%Landorus-Therian40.7%Deoxys-Speed40.6%Terapagos40.6%Toxapex27.1%Blissey22.5%Cinderace19.5%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #85 with 1.22% usage. Sorted by reliability score.