Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Darkrai
Great Encounters · #4 · Rare Holo · 2008
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Market reference
$30.39
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 4 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 491
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Darkrai plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Sleep Hole) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Darkrai
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Darkrai?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon."
CDarkness Roar — 10
You may have your opponent switch the Defending Pokémon with 1 or his or her Benched Pokémon.
DDCSleep Hole — 40+
If the Defending Pokémon is Asleep, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage. If the Defending Pokémon is not Asleep, that Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:F+20
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $20.00 | $33.95 | $418.92 | $30.39 | $242.89 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $100.00 | $200.00 | $220.00 | $16.68 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.00 |
| 7-day average | €3.75 |
| 30-day average | €4.61 |
| Low | €0.14 |
| Trend price | €3.58 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.45 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.87 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.55 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.72 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.42 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Darkrai is real?
Darkrai is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Darkrai worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Darkrai is $30.39; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Darkrai from?
Darkrai is from the Pokémon set "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Darkrai?
Darkrai is a Rare Holo card in the Great Encounters set.
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