Darkrai counters

Gen 9 CAP · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Darkrai
#0491 Darkrai
Dark
USAGE 6.4% #30
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 100.0% Sludge Bomb 87.6% Ice Beam 72.5% Trick 56.7% Nasty Plot 22.9% Focus Blast 22.3% Knock Off 11.1% Will-O-Wisp 10.8%
Items
Choice Specs 43.6% Choice Scarf 17.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 16.4% Air Balloon 7.2% Leftovers 6.7% Life Orb 3.4% Black Glasses 3.0% Expert Belt 1.9%
Tera Types
Poison 84.3% Fairy 6.1% Ghost 5.5% Dark 4.1% Ice 0.0%
Common Teammates
Cresceidon40.7%Revenankh38.2%Colossoil35.0%Latias35.0%Syclant35.0%Gliscor24.9%Arghonaut16.4%Hemogoblin15.3%
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Ranked #30 with 6.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.