Darkrai

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Duels au Sommets
Rarity (source): Rare Holo LV.X
Illustrator: Shizurow
Source reference: dp4-104

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Darkrai can put humans and Pokémon approaching its territory to sleep, then fill their dreams with nightmares to drive them away. Another entry presents this faculty as a means of defence when it feels threatened. The Pokémon’s unsettling appearance thus conceals a logic of protection and distance. The Pokédex also places its appearances on nights of the new moon. Darkrai’s stories therefore combine a specific time of appearance with a power capable of affecting the sleep of those who approach.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Y places Darkrai’s appearances on nights of the new moon. This detail gives a setting to its stories of troubled sleep: its appearance is associated with a specific point in the lunar cycle. The Pokédex identifies a period of appearance without claiming that all nightmares come from it.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP: 100
Type (source): Obscurité
Stage (source): Niveau Sup
Evolves from (printed name): Niveau Sup
Pokédex number: 491
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Combat ×2
Resistance (source): Psy -20

Printed card text — French

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Ombre obscure

Poké-BODY

Chaque carte Énergie Darkness attachée à vos Pokémon Darkness possède maintenant l'effet 'si le Pokémon auquel Énergie Obscurité est attachée attaque, cette attaque inflige 10 dégâts supplémentaires au Pokémon Actif (avant application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance).' Vous ne pouvez pas utiliser plus d'1 Poké-Body Ombre obscure par tour.

Attacks

Obscurité infinie

Cost: Obscurité · Obscurité · Incolore

Damage: 40

Le Pokémon Défenseur est maintenant Endormi. Lancez 2 pièces au lieu d'1 entre deux tours. Si l'une d'elles est pile, le Pokémon Défenseur reste Endormi. Si ce sont deux piles, le Pokémon Défenseur est mis K.O.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

Holographic
Holo · Standard

View the TCGdex source ↗

Price history

No verified price observations are available for this printing. History will begin once reference matching has been validated; no past prices have been reconstructed.

No copies currently for sale

Sales, auctions and payments remain closed for this part of the catalogue.