Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Darkrai ◇
Ultra Prism · #77 · Rare Prism Star · 2018
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Market reference
$22.84
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 77 / 178
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Prism Star
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Basic · Prism Star
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 491
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 30 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Darkrai ◇
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Darkrai ◇?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can lull people to sleep and make them dream. It is active during nights of the new moon."
Ability: Nightmare Star
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may attach 2 Darkness Energy cards from your hand to it.
DDDDAbyssal Sleep — 120
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Your opponent flips 2 coins instead of 1 between turns. If either of them is tails, that Pokémon is still Asleep.
◇ (Prism Star) Rule: You can't have more than 1 ◇ card with the same name in your deck. If a ◇ card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Darkrai ◇ was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6.40 | $22.35 | $102.64 | $22.84 | $23.64 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.94 |
| 7-day average | €6.03 |
| 30-day average | €5.05 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €6.73 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.87 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.39 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.56 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.51 |
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 $22.84; 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 "Ultra Prism" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Darkrai ◇?
Darkrai ◇ is a Rare Prism Star card in the Ultra Prism set.
