Darkrai counters

Gen 9 Champions OU (alt) · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Darkrai
#0491 Darkrai
Dark
USAGE 9.4% #22
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 99.3% Sludge Bomb 72.0% Ice Beam 68.8% Nasty Plot 47.8% Focus Blast 35.4% Trick 28.7% Psyshock 16.9% Knock Off 14.6%
Items
Choice Scarf 27.9% Life Orb 25.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 19.7% Choice Specs 8.6% Leftovers 6.1% Expert Belt 5.4% Black Glasses 3.5% Assault Vest 2.1%
Tera Types
Poison 63.5% Dark 18.8% Ice 6.8% Psychic 5.4% Fighting 3.2% Ghost 1.9% Fairy 0.3% Grass 0.0%
Common Teammates
Dragonite31.0%Zamazenta30.7%Hatterene20.3%Iron Treads19.4%Corviknight18.4%Ceruledge16.1%Gengar-Mega15.2%Salamence-Mega15.0%
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Ranked #22 with 9.44% usage. Sorted by reliability score.