Darkrai

Darkrai
Darkrai's official artwork from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Games	SSB4 Ultimate
Move	Dark Void
Rarity	12/625 (SSB4) 12/779 (Ultimate)
English voice actor	Scott Williams
Japanese voice actor	Shin'ichirō Miki
Article on Bulbapedia	Darkrai (Pokémon)

Darkrai (ダークライ, Darkrai) is a creature from the Pokémon franchise.

Origin

Darkrai is a Dark-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation IV, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #491 as the "Pitch-Black Pokémon". It is focused around sleep and nightmares, and possesses the unique ability Bad Dreams which deals constant damage to sleeping foes. It can be considered a dark counterpart to Cresselia.

Dark Void is Darkrai's signature move, learned at level 66 in all games: it attempts to put all adjacent opponents to sleep.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Darkrai only appears as a trophy.

Trophy

Darkrai's trophy in Brawl

Darkrai

A Pitch-Black Pokémon. It becomes active on nights of the new moon. This legendary Pokémon has the power to lull people to sleep and fill their heads with dreams. Proverbs say that Darkrai will make people have terrifying dreams on moonless nights. A Dark-type Pokémon, Darkrai uses the Dark Void move, along with Embargo, which stops foes from using held items.

: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Darkrai putting Little Mac to sleep.

Darkrai appears as a Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. 4. When summoned, it uses its signature move Dark Void, throwing a dark orb that pulls opponents in, puts them to sleep and inflicts continuous damage. This orb lasts for a decent amount of time, able to put those trapped to sleep twice if they are at low percentages. The move does 35% total if the opponent is trapped from the beginning of Darkrai's attack.

Unlike most sleep-inducing attacks, Dark Void is effective against airborne foes, causing them to float helplessly in the middle of the vortex. Once the attack ends, they will fall to the ground and go to sleep. Opponents affected are unable to act apart from move left and right until they touch the ground; this can cause a KO if they happen to fall offstage.

In Smash Tour

Darkrai's trophy is a red item in Smash Tour: when used, it makes a selected opponent start the battle asleep.

Trophy

Darkrai's trophy appears in both versions. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of the Legend of Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl Trophy Box.

Darkrai's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Darkrai's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Darkrai

This Dark-type Pokémon can cause people and other Pokémon to experience nightmares. While it is floating in the air, it tucks its legs in so far, it looks like they vanish! In battle it will use a move called Dark Void, which sucks in surrounding opponents and puts them into a deep sleep.

: Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl (04/2007)

: Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2 (10/2012)

A Pokémon shrouded in mystery, Darkrai has the ability to implant nightmares into the minds of both humans and Pokémon. It has legs, but seems to prefer to float in the air. Its favourite move in this game is Dark Void. When this attack hits something, it creates a vortex that sucks in fighters and puts them to sleep.

: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (07/2007)

: Pokémon Black 2/White 2 (10/2012)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Darkrai putting Jigglypuff to sleep in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Darkrai reappears as a Poké Ball Pokémon.

Darkrai cannot be summoned on 3D Land or Jungle Japes.

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
516		Darkrai		★★★	1	Slumber Immunity	Pokémon Series

Gallery

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  Darkrai putting Luigi and Donkey Kong to sleep.

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  Artwork of Darkrai from Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ダークライ, Darkrai
English	Darkrai
French	Darkrai
German	Darkrai
Spanish	Darkrai
Italian	Darkrai
Chinese (Simplified)	达克莱伊
Chinese (Traditional)	達克萊伊
Korean	다크라이, Darkrai
Dutch	Darkrai
Russian	Даркрай

Trivia

• A glitch with Darkrai allows players to get a large combo in Training mode: if Darkrai appears out of a Poké or Master Ball, when the opponent is trapped in its void and the player grabs them, they will get the credit for all damage taken by the opponent, with each hit counting as a new attack.