Darkrai counters

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

Darkrai
#0491 Darkrai
Dark
USAGE 14.1% #13
ABILITYMega Launcher
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 98.7% Aura Sphere 45.0% Nasty Plot 41.4% U-turn 35.7% Substitute 31.7% Will-O-Wisp 25.8% Ice Beam 20.4% Sludge Wave 15.9%
Items
Choice Specs 47.8% Leftovers 27.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 9.5% Life Orb 6.1% Choice Scarf 4.0% Focus Sash 3.0% Black Glasses 1.2% Expert Belt 1.0%
Abilities
Mega Launcher41.6%Beads of Ruin36.4%Protean4.9%Download4.1%Tinted Lens2.9%Supreme Overlord2.5%Fur Coat2.4%Adaptability2.0%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian38.7%Goodra-Hisui33.8%Gouging Fire29.0%Corviknight28.3%Deoxys-Speed25.9%Iron Hands25.8%Kingambit22.0%Gyarados18.8%
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Ranked #13 with 14.15% usage. Sorted by reliability score.