Darkrai

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

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

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Darkrai only appears as a trophy.

Trophy information

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. However, if the opponent is in the upper blast line, opponent will be KO'd instead.

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 information

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.

Trophy in for 3DS.

Trophy in 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.

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 and Pokémon Pearl (04/2007)

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

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Darkrai is set to reappear as a Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Its behavior appears to be unchanged from Smash 4.

Origin

Darkrai is a Dark-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation IV. 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.

Gallery

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  Darkrai putting Luigi and Donkey Kong to sleep.

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.