#0491 · Generation IV
What Animal Is Darkrai Based On?
Darkrai is not cleanly based on a single real animal. The best answer is that it is a fantasy design with no single animal counterpart.
Closest animal
no single real animal
Confidence
No single real animal
Why this comparison?
The official category is "Pitch-Black Pokemon", and the design does not point cleanly to one real animal.
Official category: Pitch-Black Pokemon. This page is an AnimalDex comparison for real-animal resemblance, not an official design-origin claim.
More no single real animal comparisons in Generation IV
| No. | Pokemon | Closest animal | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| #0387 | Turtwig | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0388 | Grotle | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0389 | Torterra | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0396 | Starly | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0397 | Staravia | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0398 | Staraptor | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0401 | Kricketot | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0402 | Kricketune | no single real animal | no clear animal |