Darkrai (DP Promo 52)

Darkrai LV.61
ダークライ Darkrai

Illus. Wataru Kawahara

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

90

weakness ×2	resistance -20	retreat cost

English expansion	DP Black Star Promos
English card no.	DP52
Japanese expansion	DPt-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	046/DPt-P

Japanese expansion	L-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	021/L-P

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Darkrai.

Darkrai (Japanese: ダークライ Darkrai) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the DP Black Star Promos.

Card text

Darkness Aura
あんこくのオーラ

If you have Cresselia in play, each of Darkrai's attacks does 20 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

	Hypnoblast さいみんはどう	60

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Pokédex data

Darkrai - Pitch Black Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
491	4'11" (1.5 m)	111.3 lbs. (50.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
To protect itself, it afflicts those around it with nightmares. However, it means no harm.
じぶんをまもるためにまわりのひとやポケモンにあくむをみせるがダークライにわるぎはないのだ。

Release information

This card was one of two cards available in the Arceus Three Pack Blisters, released on November 4, 2009. In Japan, it was released as a DPt-P Promotional card and available as a Super Rank prize to members of the Pokémon Daisuki Club. To achieve a Super Rank, players had to accumulate at least 3,200 Action Points (AP). As the TCG transitioned into the LEGEND Era in Japan, the card was reprinted as a L-P Promotional card, which also required 3,200 AP to earn. Due to the relatively short timeframe in which to accumulate the requisite number of points, many members would have been awarded the card after the transition, making the DPt-P print considerably rarer than the L-P print. The DPt-P print can be distinguished by the grey borders and "LV. 61" designation next to the name of the Pokemon.

Trivia

Origin

Hypnoblast is an attack that first appeared on Rocket's Mewtwo from Gym Challenge. Darkness Aura's effect is inspired by the relationship between Darkrai and Cresselia. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Platinum.

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