Darkrai is a fourth generation Mythical Pokemon from Sinnoh. He is a Dark type, who resides on New Moon Island. Darkrai's power comes in his ability to put people and Pokemon to sleep, where he causes them to experience unbearable nightmares. Unlike all the Mythical Pokemon so far this year, Dakrai does not have base 100 across all his stats. Instead, he has a 70 in HP, a 135 in Special Attack, a 125 in Speed, and a 90 in everything else. While most of his pokedex data claims that he means no real harm, I'm not so convinced. In fact I'm certain that Darkrai may be one of the most evil Pokemon to exist! Let's break it down and I'll show you why.
First, we need to take a look at his activities in the games, and what we know about him in that medium. In Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, there is a boy in Canalave City who appears to be in a coma, suffering from horrible nightmares. No matter what his parents do, he won't wake up. If you try to interact with the boy, he thrashes about in his sleep while muttering something along the lines of "DARK... is watching...me." His mother will worry over him, remarking how "We never thought our boy would fall into this endless nightmare."
As it turns out there is a way to wake him, and it involves encountering Cresselia on Full Moon Island. Once you've encountered Cresselia, the Lunar Pokemon and the only Pokemon who can stop Darkrai's nigthmares, you will find an item called the Lunar Wing. As it turns out, this is the ONLY item that can wake a person who is trapped in nightmares by Darkrai. If used on the boy, he will finally awaken.
There is also a special event item called the membership key, which allows you to get into the Harbor Inn in the North East corner of Canalave City, where you will find Darkrai waiting.
So Darkrai targeted a child. That's harsh enough, but after putting the child asleep, he haunts the child's nightmares, staying nearby, and forcing him to remain asleep. It's possible that without the help of the player, the child could have remained asleep forever. In fact, that has happened in a different Pokemon game.
In Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, there is this place called the Strange House just outside Lentimas Town. As it turns out it's a haunted house, with ruined furniture that moves around on its own. As you wander the house, you encounter the spirit of a little girl, who has some very interesting things to say.
An everlasting dark dream. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? But there's even more damning evidence than that. As you continue through the house, you encounter the spirit again, and she speaks of hearing her father's voice in the dream. saying...
Why would her 'father' tell her to stay, and forget the Lunar Wing? Because the Lunar Wing is the only item that can wake a child from the nightmares caused by Darkrai. This was a child who fell into Darkrai's nightmares, and never woke up. This is probably the first and only known case of a person dying because of a Pokemon.
You know, there is one last thing we haven't mentioned about Darkrai. He has a unique attack known as Dark Void. It's a 100% accuracy move that puts the opposing pokemon to sleep. Once they are asleep, Dakrai's ability Bad Dreams actually causes physical harm to the opposing pokemon through violent nightmares.
So let's recap. We have a Pokemon who tends to target children, putting them into an endless slumber. While they are asleep, he causes them violent nightmares, which can do actual physical harm to their bodies. Who does that sound like?
Freddy Kreuger perhaps?
They have a lot of similarities. Both of them target children. Both of them cause horrible nightmares to their victims. Both of them do actual physical harm to those who are trapped in those nightmares. Darkrai is Pokemon's Freddy Kreuger.
And that's just talking about Darkrai in the video games. If you look at him in the anime, he actually has legs. Very long, spindly legs.
He kind of almost looks like Slender Man here. Another white faced, black suited long limbed nightmare creature who preys on children.
So that's Darkrai. if you'd like to obtain this nightmare creature for yourself, be sure to stop by Gamestop and pick up your code card before May 24th. You'll have til August to redeem it, but quantities are limited and there's less than a week left, so go pick up yours now! And until next time: sweet dreams. >:3
