Can you solo defeat Darkrai in Pokemon GO 5-star raids?

Players wondering if it is possible to solo defeat Darkrai in Pokemon GO 5-star raids would be disappointed as it is impossible to take down this Mythical Pokemon from the Sinnoh region on your own. Darkrai has been around in the title since Halloween 2019, and makes its annual appearance in 2024 from 10 am local time on October 28 until 10 am local time on November 4.

Darkrai is a formidable beast, and this article will elaborate on why it is impossible to solo defeat Darkrai in Pokemon GO 5-star raids. It will also give you insight on what you must do to take it down with the least possible challengers.

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Why is it impossible to solo defeat Darkrai in Pokemon GO 5-star raids?

It is impossible to solo defeat Darkrai in Pokemon GO 5-star raids for the following reasons:

• Darkrai is a mono-Dark-type Pocket Monster and has no double weaknesses.
• While Darkrai is not known for its bulk generally. But combine the fixed 15,000 HP health bar for tier 5 bosses and its base 198 Defense, and you get quite a bulky 'mon.
• Darkrai has an incredibly high Attack stat of 285, which means your team of attackers will be taking a ton of damage, and fainting multiple times throughout the battle. This eats away at the precious 300-second timer.

Darkrai in the anime (Image via TPC)

Even with newly released powerful Fighting-type Mega Evolutions like Mega Lucario and Mega Heracross, you cannot solo defeat Darkrai in Pokemon GO 5-star raids.

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Minimum number of trainers needed to take down 5-star Darkrai raids in Pokemon GO

With no weather boost in play, and using only level 40 Pokemon, you can take down Darkrai comfortably with two trainers — as long as you have the best counters. These are your options if you wish to achieve this feat:

• Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere
• Mega Heracross with Counter and Megahorn
• Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
• Shadow Conkeldurr with Counter and Dynamic Punch
• Mega Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
• Mega Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Dragon Ascent

However, this will require a substantial resource deployment in the form of Revives and Max Potions as your attackers will faint approximately 20 times over the course of the battle.

In case the weather is Rainy, the following Bug-type Mega Evolutions can come handy:

• Mega Pinsir with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
• Mega Beedrill with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
• Mega Scizor with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor

Cloudy weather make the following Fairy-types viable:

• Mega Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
• Enamorus with Fairy Wind and Dazzling Gleam
• Togekiss with Charm and Aura Sphere
• Tapu Bulu with Bullet Seed and Nature's Madness

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Overall, while it is impossible to solo defeat Darkrai in Pokemon GO 5-star raids, you can take it down with two trainers with a wide variety of creatures — as long as you are meeting the required conditions.

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