National Pokédex #491 · Generation 4
Darkrai is National Pokédex #491, a Dark-type mythical associated with Sinnoh and Generation 4. It is released in Pokémon GO. It has no outgoing evolution route recorded in DexJourney.
At a glance
These facts combine DexJourney's National Pokédex, Pokémon GO metadata, release, form and costume catalogs.
Evolution Journey
Direct incoming and outgoing evolution routes are shown with every Candy, item, buddy, time, gender, trade or task requirement recorded by DexJourney.
Darkrai has no mapped evolution route in Pokémon GO. See How to obtain for any special encounter method recorded by DexJourney.
Evolution requirements reviewed July 10, 2026.
Acquisition
Darkrai is released, but DexJourney does not currently record one permanent acquisition method. Availability can rotate through wild encounters, raids, Eggs, research, events, regional access or trades.
Check the current in-game Today view and official Pokémon GO announcements before planning a hunt.
Live schedule
Snapshot checked 2026-10-27. Confirmed structured raid and Spotlight listings; check the exact form and local schedule in each event.
Cresselia and Darkrai in 5-star Raid Battles2026-11-16 – 2026-11-24 · Check local times and accessBrowse all events, research and regional opportunities → · Plan a hunt →
Form Dex
No separate forms and variants entries are recorded for this species in the catalog reviewed 2026-07-15.
Costume Dex
No separate costumes entries are recorded for this species in the catalog reviewed 2026-07-17.
Costume entries are historical released appearances, not a promise of current availability.
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darkrai#491+darkraimissing&released&darkraishiny&darkraidarkPvP & raids
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Battle sources checked recently
Sources checked October 27, 2026; PvPoke source updated 2026-10-26 22:08:07. Recommendations use the last validated snapshot.
1,500 CP
Darkrai
Darkrai is not ranked in the current open-league simulation; this fallback favors energy generation, damage efficiency and coverage.
2,500 CP
Darkrai
Overall open-league recommendation for Darkrai.
No CP limit
Darkrai
Overall open-league recommendation for Darkrai.
Dark-type attacker
Darkrai
Use this as a starting point for Darkrai. The actual best raid set depends on the boss's weaknesses, weather, Party Power and available forms.
PvP sets are open-league starting points, not guarantees for every team or matchup. Ranked sets come from PvPoke simulations; unranked Pokémon receive a clearly labeled DexJourney estimate. The raid set is a neutral same-type cycle estimate rather than a boss-specific counter ranking.
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Battle sources checked October 27, 2026. Recommendations use the last validated source check; moves can change between checks. Raid sets are estimates, not boss-specific simulations.
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This species-level move-name list supports collection search, not a claim that every form can learn every move. Use the named form on each recommendation and verify unscoped sets before investing. Moves marked Elite TM / legacy may require an Elite TM or a limited event.