Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Darkrai
Lost Origin · #120 · Rare Holo · 2022
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Market reference
$0.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 120 / 217
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 491
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Darkrai plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Pitch-Black Blade) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Darkrai
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Darkrai?
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About this card
"On a moonless night, a strange incident occurred in which every one of a village's inhabitants suffered nightmares. The villagers attested that Darkrai appeared before them in these nightmares."
DCNightmare — 30
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
DDCPitch-Black Blade — 130
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Darkrai or Lost Origin.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Darkrai was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #22 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Rare Candy Club Showdown #39 (50 CODES)
today
Deep Sea Draw - Sei's Community Tourney (8/2026)
today
Kearney Free Entry Standard Tournament #2
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ITA Weekly #3
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/13| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.14 | $0.40 | $29.99 | $0.36 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.19 | $0.43 | $19.98 | $0.43 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.16 |
| 30-day average | €0.26 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.36 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.34 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Darkrai is real?
Darkrai is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Darkrai worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Darkrai is $0.36; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Darkrai from?
Darkrai is from the Pokémon set "Lost Origin" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Darkrai?
Darkrai is a Rare Holo card in the Lost Origin set.
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