Darkrai's best moves in Pokémon GO

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#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Snarl	Foul Play	16.92	354.8	15.13
2.	Sucker Punch	Foul Play	16.44	344.8	14.70
3.	Snarl	Shadow Ball	16.09	337.5	14.39
4.	Feint Attack	Foul Play	15.87	332.7	14.19
5.	Sucker Punch	Shadow Ball	15.73	329.8	14.06
6.	Snarl	Dark Pulse	15.66	328.5	14.01
7.	Snarl	Sludge Bomb *	15.66	328.4	14.00
8.	Sucker Punch	Dark Pulse	15.31	321.0	13.69

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Darkrai's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Darkrai has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Sucker Punch, Feint Attack, and Snarl), which cover Dark-type attacks. When using Sucker Punch, Feint Attack, and Snarl you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Sucker Punch560.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	7

Effects

Sucker Punch has no special effects.

See Sucker Punch details page ↗

Feint Attack11101.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	11
Energy	10
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	6

Effects

Feint Attack has no special effects.

See Feint Attack details page ↗

Snarl11131.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	11
Energy	13
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	13

Effects

Snarl has no special effects.

See Snarl details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Feint Attack	11	11.00	10	10.00	1.0s	6	6	-
Snarl	11	11.00	13	13.00	1.0s	5	13	-
Sucker Punch	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	8	7	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Darkrai's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6

Darkrai's Charged Attacks Guide

Moves

Darkrai has access to 5 Charged Attacks (Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball, Sludge Bomb, Focus Blast, and Foul Play), which cover Dark, Ghost, Poison, and Fighting-type attacks. When using Dark Pulse and Foul Play you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Dark Pulse80503.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	45

Effects

Dark Pulse has no special effects.

See Dark Pulse details page ↗

Shadow Ball100503.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50

Effects

Shadow Ball has no special effects.

See Shadow Ball details page ↗

Sludge Bomb *85502.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	85
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Sludge Bomb has no special effects.

See Sludge Bomb details page ↗

Focus Blast1401003.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Normal
- Rock
- Steel
- Ice
- Dark

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Psychic
- Fairy

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	75

Effects

Focus Blast has no special effects.

See Focus Blast details page ↗

Foul Play70502.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.7s - 1.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

Foul Play has no special effects.

See Foul Play details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	26.67	50	1.60	3.0s	80	45	-
Focus Blast	140	40.00	100	1.40	3.5s	150	75	-
Foul Play	70	35.00	50	1.40	2.0s	65	40	-
Shadow Ball	100	33.33	50	2.00	3.0s	90	50	-
Sludge Bomb *	85	34.00	50	1.70	2.5s	80	50	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Darkrai moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Darkrai's Charged Attacks Type Coverage


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6