Darkrai counters

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

Darkrai
#0491 Darkrai
Dark
USAGE 9.2% #23
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 99.5% Ice Beam 72.8% Sludge Bomb 51.4% Nasty Plot 37.6% Focus Blast 31.1% Knock Off 29.2% Will-O-Wisp 25.8% Trick 18.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 21.7% Black Glasses 15.1% Choice Scarf 13.1% Choice Specs 12.0% Leftovers 12.0% Focus Sash 10.4% Life Orb 5.9% Expert Belt 4.5%
Tera Types
Poison 47.4% Dark 25.3% Ghost 19.0% Fairy 4.5% Fighting 1.8% Ground 0.7% Ice 0.6% Electric 0.3%
Common Teammates
Dragonite42.1%Great Tusk39.3%Gholdengo39.0%Zamazenta25.9%Ogerpon-Wellspring22.0%Landorus-Therian19.2%Kyurem16.5%Hatterene15.7%
Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Darkrai →
Teams using Zamazenta 75% Teams using Iron Valiant 67% Teams using Dragonite 67% Teams using Kingambit 58% Teams using Ting-Lu 54% Teams using Kyurem 45%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
103.554
75
74.6% dies 7.28%
02
Iron Valiant
Iron Valiant
FairyFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
27.448
67
67.4% dies 8.95%
03
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
25.103
67
66.8% dies 9.40%
04
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER
71.169
58
58.2% dies 8.25%
05
Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu
DarkGround SOFT CHECK
49.707
54
53.8% dies 9.91%
06
Kyurem
Kyurem
DragonIce SOFT CHECK
23.177
45
45.0% dies 10.33%
07
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting SOFT CHECK
70.872
43
43.1% dies 9.98%
08
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
106.108
38
38.4% dies 8.15%
09
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
32.031
34
33.5% dies 8.34%
10
Dragapult
Dragapult
DragonGhost SOFT CHECK
24.327
30
30.1% dies 9.30%
11
Pecharunt
Pecharunt
PoisonGhost SOFT CHECK
27.99
10
9.7% dies 5.59%

Ranked #23 with 9.16% usage. Sorted by reliability score.