Biology

Darkrai's extendable stilt-like appendages. Darkrai is a black, shadow-like Pokémon. It has a small head with a white fog-like ghostly plume billowing from its head covering one of its bright blue eyes, with the portion on its face resembling hair. It also has a red spiky growth around its neck. It has skinny arms and long black tatters hanging from its shoulders. It also has black, claw-like hands. It has the slight appearance of an hourglass figure and appears to be wearing an old, ripped cloak. It normally does not have any sort of legs, but it is able to extend stilt-like appendages in their place. In self-defense, Darkrai can retract its head and white "plume" into the pit atop its torso fringed by the aforementioned red growth. Darkrai is known to "inhabit" dreams and causes the target to have unending nightmares, which can be stopped if exposed to a Lunar Wing from Cresselia. However, the "unleashing of nightmares" is actually a defense mechanism, instead of an intentionally malicious act. It can become a shadow and escape danger or contact with humans. It is also capable of some human speech. In The Rise of Darkrai, it was shown its power was weaker than that of Dialga and Palkia. As seen in an anime episode, Darkrai does not only cause nightmares; it is also attracted to them. It can also go around objects it is attracted to several times, as seen in the mentioned episode and Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. Darkrai possibly feeds off dreams, characterized by its association with never-ending nightmares. Darkrai is the only known Pokémon that learns Dark Void.



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Language Title Meaning Japanese ダークライ Darkrai From dark and 暗い kurai (dark) French Darkrai Same as Japanese name Spanish Darkrai Same as Japanese name German Darkrai Same as Japanese name Italian Darkrai Same as Japanese name Korean 다크라이 Darkrai Transliteration of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 達克萊伊 Daat Haak Loi Yi Transliteration of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 達克萊伊 Dá Kè Lái Yī Transliteration of Japanese name More languages Russian Даркрай Darkray Transcription of English name Thai ดาร์กไร Darkrai Transcription of trademarked Japanese name



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