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Darkrai

Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #193
september 2026 · 67.3K battles
Darkrai
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Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Darkrai is ranked #193 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 2,917 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#193 of 230
Raw count2,917
Viability ceiling79
Month on month-0.01pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
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sets and counters from 67.3K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 600
HP
70
Atk
90
Def
90
SpA
135
SpD
90
Spe
125
Usage over time0.0%▼ 0.01pppeak 0.1% · Mar '26
0.10.10.10.1Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

28.3% of Darkrai teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityBad Dreams · 100.0%
ItemChoice Scarf · 27.9%
Tera typePoison · 43.2%
Moves
Dark Pulse96.0%
Ice Beam71.7%
Sludge Bomb54.4%
Nasty Plot32.5%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe26.4%
Bold252 Def / 252 SpA10.2%

Moves

14 tracked
Dark Pulse96.0%
Ice Beam71.7%
Sludge Bomb54.4%
Nasty Plot32.5%
Hypnosis32.2%
Trick24.8%
Psychic16.3%
Focus Blast11.9%
Dream Eater10.9%
Thunder10.9%
Dark Void8.2%
Will-O-Wisp4.6%
Shadow Ball4.6%
Knock Off4.3%

Items

Choice Scarf27.9%
Focus Sash14.4%
Assault Vest10.2%
Wide Lens9.5%
Blunder Policy8.4%
Life Orb7.0%
Leftovers6.9%
Black Glasses4.4%
Salac Berry4.4%
Choice Specs2.6%

Tera types

Poison43.2%
Dark21.7%
Ghost13.6%
Psychic11.0%
Ice5.6%

Abilities

Bad Dreams100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe28.3%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe26.4%
Bold252 Def / 252 SpA10.2%
Modest252 SpA / 252 Spe8.6%
Timid140 HP / 12 Def / 104 SpA / 252 Spe4.5%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpD / 252 Spe4.3%

Top teammates

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Best Darkrai build for Gen 9 Ubers

The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 67,302 battles in September 2026. Darkrai sits at rank #193 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.01 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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