Darkrai’s appearance and abilities suggest it is based on the concept of nightmares. Resembling a shadow, it may also have been inspired by the bogeyman, the Greek god Morpheus, genies (or jinn), or the Oneiroi, namely Phobetor.
Darkrai is a combination of dark, and 暗い kurai (dark) or “rai” (Hindi for king).
No: 491
English Name: Darkrai
Japanese Name: Dakurai
Generation: 4
Type: Dark
Species: Pitch-Black Pokémon
Abilities: Bad Dreams
Evolution:-
Darkrai’s legs
Darkrai is a black, shadow-like Pokémon. It has a small head with a white fog-like ghostly plume billowing from its head covering one of its bright blue eyes, with the portion on its face resembling hair. It also has a red spiky growth around its neck. It has skinny arms and long black tatters hanging from its shoulders. It also has black, claw-like hands. It has the slight appearance of an hourglass figure and appears to be wearing an old, ripped cloak. It normally does not have any sort of legs, but it is able to extend stilt-like appendages in their place. In self-defense, Darkrai can retract its head and white “plume” into the pit atop its torso fringed by the aforementioned red growth.
Darkrai is known to “inhabit” dreams and causes the target to have unending nightmares, which can be stopped if exposed to a Lunar Wing from Cresselia. However, the “unleashing of nightmares” is actually a defense mechanism, instead of an intentionally malicious act. It can become a shadow and escape danger or contact of humans. It is also capable of little human speech. In The Rise of Darkrai, it was shown its power was little of that of Dialga and Palkia. As seen in an anime episode, Darkrai does not only cause nightmares; it is also attracted to them. It can also go around objects it is attracted to several times, as seen in the mentioned episode and Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. Darkrai possibly feeds off dreams, characterized by its association with never-ending nightmares. Darkrai is the only known Pokémon that learns Dark Void.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Diamond: It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.
Pokemon Pearl: Folklore has it that on moonless nights, this Pokémon will make people see horrific nightmares.
Pokemon Platinum: To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.
Pokemon HeartGold: It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.
Pokemon SoulSilver: It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.
Pokemon Black: To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.
Pokemon White: To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.
Pokemon Black 2: To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.
pokemon White 2: To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.
Pokemon X: It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.
Pokemon Y: It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon.
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