Pkmn:Darkrai (character)

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Darkrai
ダークライ
Darkrai

Explorers TD Source Book - Darkrai.png
Explorers TD source book artwork.
Character's information
Species
Darkrai
Gender
Male
Status
Alive
Background information
Earliest Mystery Dungeon appearance
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness (2007)
Most recent Mystery Dungeon appearance
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (2015)


Darkrai (Japanese: ダークライ, Darkrai) is a character in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. He made his debut appearance in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness in 2007.

Darkrai is the true main antagonist of the Explorers Titles, preferring to operate in secrecy and shadows. Darkrai pulls strings like a puppet master, instead of getting his own hands dirty.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Physical appearance[edit | edit source]

Personality[edit | edit source]

Darkrai is a mysterious character in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, he's cunning smart, and does whatever it takes to reach his goal of turning the world in darkness and ruling it. He doesn't feel emotion for others nor does care what happens to Pokémon after the world is turned to darkness. Darkrai is a mastermind of events, so he likes to stay behind the scenes. Through he's not afraid to take matters into his own hands.

History[edit | edit source]

Explorers Titles[edit | edit source]

Darkrai wants to turn the world into darkness by destroying Temporal Tower and destroying time itself, though not seen in the main story, he later explains that he was the one behind it all. Darkrai also was the one that turned the Hero into a Pokémon, and also separated Grovyle and the hero during their time travel before the start of the story.

In the Post-credits story, he tries to destroy space. He disguises himself as Cresselia, to make Palkia believe that the hero and the Partner are the enemies only to be saved by the real Cresselia. The next time he's seen is in Dark Crater Pit, where he tries to mind control, the Hero only for them to resist. After his failed mind-control attempt, a fight is started. After being defeated in the fight by the Hero, their Partner, and Cresselia, Darkrai tries to escape, only for Palkia to attack. Palkia's attack causes Darkrai to lose his memory. He can later be found in dungeons and recruited, with no memory of his past or actions.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Media
Games Anime Manga
RT EoT/D Sky AS GtI SMD RTDX RT EoT&D BT&D GtI Ginji's Blazing Guide SMD
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Games[edit | edit source]

He can join the player's team. He's not connected to anyone in the Connection Orb.


Gallery[edit | edit source]

For all of the Darkrai art used across the wiki see: Category:Darkrai

  • (2007)
    Darkrai in Explorers of Time and Darkness.

  • (2007)
    Darkrai Portrait in Explorers of Time and Darkness.

  • Explorers of Sky guidebook official artwork.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Despite being referred to as a male in the story of the Explorers titles, Dialga doesn't have a gender, as most Legendary Pokémon don't.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language Name
English Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of the United States.svg 		Darkrai
Japanese Flag of Japan.svg ダークライ Darkrai
French Flag of France.svg Darkrai
Spanish Flag of Spain.svg Darkrai
German Flag of Germany.svg Darkrai
Italian Flag of Italy.svg Darkrai
Korean Flag of South Korea.svg 다크라이 Darkrai

See Also[edit | edit source]

v • d • e
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon - Characters
Anime Charmander • Chimchar (Anime • Blazing • Explorers Guide) • Pichu • Pikachu (Go-Getters • Gates Anime) • Piplup • Oshawott • Squirtle
Elders Kecleon (elder) • Slowking (elder) • Torkoal (elder) • Whiscash (elder)
Heroes Hero Characters (Rescue Team • Explorers • Gates • Super MD)
Manga FireUnofficial Translation symbol.png • Froakie • Ginji • Mudkip • Riolu • TotodileNot Translated symbol.png
Partners Partner Characters (Rescue Team • Explorers • Gates • Super MD)
Teams Gates to Infinity Team (Pikachu's Team) • Team A.C.T. • Team AWD • Team Charm • Team Constrictor • Team Ebony • Team Flame • Team Frontier • Team Glee • Team Go Getters • Team Hydro • Team Poochy • Team Pokémon • Team PokéPals • Team Meanies • Team Raider • Team Razor Wind • Team Rogue • Team Rumblerock • Team Seedgey • Team Shiftry • Team Slacker • Team Skull • Team Tasty • Super MD Team (Riolu's TeamUnofficial Translation symbol.png)
Individual Alakazam • Ampharos • Archen • Azumarill • Beedrill • Bidoof • Budew • Buizel • Bunnelby • Celebi • Celebi • Chatot • Chimecho • Cinccino • Cofagrigus • Combee • Corphish • Cresselia • Croagunk • Darkrai • Dark Matter • Dedenne • Deerling • Dialga • Diglett • Ducklett • Dugtrio • Dunsparce • Dusknoir • Emolga • Entei • Espurr • Gardevoir • Gengar • Goomy • Grovyle • Guildmaster Wigglytuff • Gurdurr • Hawlucha • Igglybuff • Jirachi • Kangaskhan • Kecleon Bros. (Kecleon (Big Brother) • Kecleon (Little Brother)) • Keldeo • Klefki • Lapras • Latias • Latios • Litwick • Lopunny • Loudred • Magnemite • Magneton • Magnezone • Mawile • Meowth • Mew • Munna • Nuzleaf • Ninetales • Pancham • Quagsire • Raikou • Rampardos • Roselia • Scizor • Scraggy • Shaymin • Shelmet • Skarmory • Suicune • Sunflora • Swanna • Swirlix • Timburr brothers • TsubugorouUnofficial Translation symbol.png • Vespiqueen • Virizion • Voice of Life • Wooper • Xatu • Xearneas • Yveltal

References[edit | edit source]

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