Darkrai counters

#0491

darkElite

Lobby CP

61,919

20,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

295

Defense

209

Difficulty

2.80

Pokebattler scale

Beating Darkrai should take 3 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 2,048-2,136.

Weak tofighting1.6xbug1.6xfairy1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

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Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear Rainy ★Partly cloudy Cloudy ★Windy Snow Fog

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Fighting Mega — most top counters attack with Fighting

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Darkrai counters are Mega Mewtwo X, Keldeo, Shadow Conkeldurr, Shadow Blaziken, Zacian (Crowned Sword) & Kartana.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Mewtwo X
Keldeo
S. Conkeldurr
S. Blaziken
Zacian (Crowned Sword)
Kartana

9 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendarypartyCounter / Dynamic Punch+2.2210:12
2Mega BlazikenMegaCounter / Aura Sphere2.7112:29
3Mega BeedrillMegaBug Bite / Fell Stinger+2.9013:20
4Mega FalinksMegaCounter / Brick Break+2.9113:24
5Mega LucarioMegaForce Palm / Aura Sphere2.9713:40
6Mega GalladeMegaLow Kick / Sacred Sword3.0614:04
7KeldeoLegendarypartyLow Kick / Secret Sword3.0814:11
8Mega HeracrossMegaFury Cutter / Megahorn3.2615:00
9Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryCounter / Focus Blast3.4615:54
10Shadow ConkeldurrShadowpartyForce Palm / Dynamic Punch3.4615:55
11Shadow BlazikenShadowpartyCounter / Aura Sphere3.4916:03
14Zacian (Crowned Sword)LegendarypartyMetal Claw / Play Rough3.7317:09
15KartanaLegendarypartyFury Cutter / Sacred Sword3.7717:20

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Top 15 Darkrai counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

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#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfightingjoint top pick	fightingCounterfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	10:12	2.22	6.0	49.7%
2	Mega Blazikenfirefighting	fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere	4,161	12:29	2.71	6.0	40.6%
3	Mega Beedrillbugpoison	bugBug BitebugFell Stinger+	3,383	13:20	2.90	6.0	38.0%
4	Mega Falinksfighting	fightingCounterfightingBrick Break+	3,670	13:24	2.91	6.0	37.8%
5	Mega Lucariofightingsteel	fightingForce PalmfightingAura Sphere	3,826	13:40	2.97	6.0	37.1%
6	Mega Galladepsychicfighting	fightingLow KickfightingSacred Sword	4,521	14:04	3.06	6.0	36.0%
7	Keldeowaterfighting	fightingLow KickfightingSecret Sword	3,698	14:11	3.08	6.0	35.7%
8	Mega Heracrossbugfighting	bugFury CutterbugMegahorn	4,814	15:00	3.26	6.0	33.8%
9	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	fightingCounterfightingFocus Blast	6,428	15:54	3.46	6.0	31.9%
10	Shadow Conkeldurrfighting	fightingForce PalmfightingDynamic Punch	3,337	15:55	3.46	6.0	31.8%
11	Shadow Blazikenfirefighting	fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere	2,848	16:03	3.49	6.0	31.6%
12	Mega Rayquazadragonflying	dragonDragon TailflyingDragon Ascent	5,713	16:38	3.61	6.0	30.5%
13	Mega Latiosdragonpsychic	dragonDragon BreathfightingAura Sphere	5,007	17:04	3.71	6.0	29.7%
14	Zacian (Crowned Sword)fairysteel	steelMetal ClawfairyPlay Rough	4,979	17:09	3.73	6.0	29.6%
15	Kartanagrasssteel	bugFury CutterfightingSacred Sword	3,677	17:20	3.77	6.0	29.3%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Darkrai.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Darkrai's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (3)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	44%	32%	33.5%	15:07	6.0	3.29
Sucker Punch / Focus Blast	33%	29%	29.6%	17:08	6.0	3.72
Snarl / Focus Blast	33%	29%	30.4%	16:41	6.0	3.62
Feint Attack / Focus Blast	33%	29%	30.4%	16:41	6.0	3.62
Snarl / Shadow Ball	36%	28%	33.7%	15:02	6.0	3.27
Feint Attack / Shadow Ball	36%	28%	33.7%	15:02	6.0	3.27
Sucker Punch / Shadow Ball	35%	28%	34.0%	14:55	6.0	3.24
Sucker Punch / Foul Play	51%	37%	34.9%	14:31	6.0	3.15
Snarl / Foul Play	51%	37%	35.1%	14:26	6.0	3.14
Feint Attack / Foul Play	53%	37%	35.1%	14:26	6.0	3.14
Sucker Punch / Dark Pulse	63%	40%	35.2%	14:23	6.0	3.13
Snarl / Dark Pulse	54%	39%	35.3%	14:21	6.0	3.12
Feint Attack / Dark Pulse	54%	39%	35.3%	14:21	6.0	3.12

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 3 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Darkrai weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

fighting1.6x bug1.6x fairy1.6x normal1x flying1x poison1x ground1x rock1x steel1x fire1x water1x grass1x electric1x ice1x dragon1x ghost0.63x dark0.63x psychic0.39x

Weak (3)
Neutral (12)
Resists (3)

It resists psychic0.39xghost0.625xdark0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Darkrai throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
darkSnarlSTAB	11	+13	1.0s	0.75s
darkFeint AttackSTAB	11	+10	1.0s	0.85s
darkSucker PunchSTAB	5	+6	0.5s	0.10s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
darkFoul PlaySTAB	70	-50	2.0s	1.70s
fightingFocus Blast	140	-100	3.5s	3.00s
ghostShadow Ball	100	-50	3.0s	2.40s
darkDark PulseSTAB	80	-50	3.0s	1.40s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	2,048	2,560
11/11/11	2,065	2,582
12/12/12	2,083	2,604
13/13/13	2,101	2,626
14/14/14	2,118	2,648
15/15/15hundo	2,136	2,671

Caught CP range 2,048 - 2,136, or 2,560 - 2,671 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Darkrai is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Elite: 20,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 295 / Defense 209 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.985).

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Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

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Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (3)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Counter / Dynamic Punch+	Counter / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	100%	49.7%	2.22	10:12	27.8	100%	6,112	34.8	694
2	Mega Blaziken firefightingmega Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	79%	40.6%	2.71	12:29	39.4	100%	4,161	28.7	502
3	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Bug Bite / Fell Stinger+	Bug Bite / Fell Stinger++23 more movesets	72%	38.0%	2.90	13:20	50.1	100%	3,383	27.4	394
4	Mega Falinks fightingmega Counter / Brick Break+	Counter / Brick Break++7 more movesets	74%	37.8%	2.91	13:24	37.0	100%	3,670	26.5	531
5	Mega Lucario fightingsteelmega Force Palm / Aura Sphere	Force Palm / Aura Sphere+23 more movesets	70%	37.1%	2.97	13:40	51.9	74%	3,826	27.2	437
6	Mega Gallade psychicfightingmega Low Kick / Sacred Sword	Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets	68%	36.0%	3.06	14:04	49.0	100%	4,521	25.7	393
7	Keldeo waterfighting Low Kick / Secret Sword	Low Kick / Secret Sword+11 more movesets	69%	35.7%	3.08	14:11	38.6	76%	3,698	25.1	518
8	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Fury Cutter / Megahorn	Fury Cutter / Megahorn+17 more movesets	66%	33.8%	3.26	14:60	35.9	66%	4,814	23.5	547
9	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Counter / Focus Blast	Counter / Focus Blast+26 more movesets	60%	31.9%	3.46	15:54	53.5	14%	6,428	22.8	377
10	Shadow Conkeldurr fightingshadow Force Palm / Dynamic Punch	Force Palm / Dynamic Punch+11 more movesets	60%	31.8%	3.46	15:55	51.8	10%	3,337	22.6	386
11	Shadow Blaziken firefightingshadow Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	58%	31.6%	3.49	16:03	69.1	72%	2,848	23.5	303
12	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	59%	30.5%	3.61	16:38	42.7	0%	5,713	21.3	448
13	Mega Latios dragonpsychicmega Dragon Breath / Aura Sphere	Dragon Breath / Aura Sphere+9 more movesets	55%	29.7%	3.71	17:04	60.8	0%	5,007	21.3	329
14	Zacian (Crowned Sword) fairysteel Metal Claw / Play Rough	Metal Claw / Play Rough+7 more movesets	57%	29.6%	3.73	17:09	40.9	0%	4,979	20.6	477
15	Kartana grasssteel Fury Cutter / Sacred Sword	Fury Cutter / Sacred Sword+14 more movesets	52%	29.3%	3.77	17:20	82.4	0%	3,677	21.7	252
16	Shadow Galarian Zapdos fightingflyingshadow Counter / Close Combat	Counter / Close Combat+7 more movesets	55%	29.2%	3.77	17:22	51.3	0%	3,548	20.6	376
17	Mega Gardevoir psychicfairymega Charm / Dazzling Gleam	Charm / Dazzling Gleam+19 more movesets	54%	29.1%	3.79	17:27	57.7	0%	4,512	20.7	368
18	Lucario fightingsteel Force Palm / Aura Sphere	Force Palm / Aura Sphere+23 more movesets	52%	28.8%	3.82	17:35	71.5	0%	2,703	21.2	303
19	Mega Pinsir bugflyingmega Fury Cutter / X-Scissor	Fury Cutter / X-Scissor+14 more movesets	53%	28.5%	3.87	17:48	55.2	0%	4,182	20.1	362
20	Shadow Vikavolt bugelectricshadow Bug Bite / X-Scissor	Bug Bite / X-Scissor+15 more movesets	51%	28.1%	3.92	18:01	74.6	0%	3,117	20.4	257
21	Terrakion rockfighting Double Kick / Sacred Sword	Double Kick / Sacred Sword+11 more movesets	51%	28.0%	3.93	18:05	68.1	0%	3,698	20.5	383
22	Mega Latias dragonpsychicmega Charm / Aura Sphere	Charm / Aura Sphere+14 more movesets	51%	27.8%	3.96	18:14	60.3	0%	4,801	19.7	335
23	Shadow Gallade psychicfightingshadow Low Kick / Sacred Sword	Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets	49%	27.7%	3.98	18:18	87.1	0%	3,093	21.0	263
24	Eternatus poisondragon Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon	Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon+7 more movesets	53%	27.6%	3.99	18:21	44.9	0%	4,429	19.2	427
25	Conkeldurr fighting Force Palm / Dynamic Punch	Force Palm / Dynamic Punch+11 more movesets	51%	27.0%	4.07	18:45	53.8	0%	3,337	19.0	367
26	Urshifu (Rapid Strike) fightingwater Counter / Dynamic Punch	Counter / Dynamic Punch+11 more movesets	51%	27.0%	4.08	18:47	53.0	0%	3,606	19.0	379
27	Mega Scizor bugsteelmega Fury Cutter / X-Scissor	Fury Cutter / X-Scissor+7 more movesets	49%	26.7%	4.13	18:60	60.1	0%	4,087	18.9	316
28	Blaziken firefighting Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	48%	26.7%	4.13	19:01	73.3	0%	2,848	19.7	308
29	Enamorus (Incarnate) fairyflying Fairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam	Fairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam+8 more movesets	50%	26.7%	4.13	19:01	53.4	0%	3,425	18.7	371
30	Mega Delphox firepsychicmega Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+	Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets	48%	26.3%	4.19	19:17	70.3	0%	4,783	18.9	280

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 1.9 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.