Darkness Pokémon in Standard

82 Darkness Pokémon have 280 cards legal in the 2026–27 Standard format. 241 Standard Pokémon cards are weak to Darkness attacks. Most Darkness Pokémon are weak to Grass.

Darkness stat charts

Darkness: Highest-damage attacksBase damage printed on the card. Attacks marked + or × can do more, depending on their effect.Darkness: Highest-HP PokémonMore HP means more hits to Knock Out — but check how many Prize cards the Pokémon gives up.Darkness: Best damage for each EnergyPrinted damage divided by the number of Energy in the cost. Cheap, hard-hitting attacks let you attack sooner.Darkness: Pokémon with free retreatFree-retreat Pokémon can switch out of the Active Spot without discarding Energy. Sorted by HP.

Hardest-hitting Darkness attacks

#	Card	Set	Stat	Prizes
1	Team Rocket's Nidoking ex 119/182	Destined Rivals	Kingly Impact DDDC 240	2
2	Mega Gengar ex 56/94	Phantasmal Flames	Void Gale DD 230	3
3	Paldean Clodsire ex 94/159	Journey Together	Giga Impact DDC 220	2
4	Arven's Mabosstiff ex 139/182	Destined Rivals	Boss Headbutt CCC 210	2
5	Mabosstiff 58/84	Pitch Black	Plunging Headbutt DDD 210	1
6	Yveltal ex 53/88	Perfect Order	Dark Strike DDC 210	2
7	Hydreigon ex 119/191	Surging Sparks	Crashing Headbutt DC 200	2
8	Hydreigon ex 67/86	White Flare	Dark Bite DDDCC 200	2
9	Mega Absol ex 86/132	Mega Evolution	Claw of Darkness DDC 200	3
10	Munkidori ex 37/64	Shrouded Fable	Dirty Headbutt DDC 190	2

All Darkness Pokémon

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