Pokemon Legends: Arceus

The Darksome Nightmare Guide (Request 93)

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Find out how to get Darkrai during the The Darksome Nightmare Request in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Read on for a walkthrough of the Request, including rewards, location, how to complete it, and the Pokemon you need!

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Unlock Location

Cael Location

Read the blackboard in Laventon's lab
Request Location in Map

Jubilife Village

Unlock Condition

This request will only be available after completing the main story of the game. You also need to have a save file from either Pokemon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl in your Nintendo Switch and load up Pokemon Legends: Arceus on the same account as that save data.

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The Darksome Nightmare Information

#93 The Darksome Nightmare
Requested By Cael
Description Get more details from Cael of the Pearl Clan about the terrifying Pokemon he saw saw and find out its location so you can survey it.
Recommended Rank 8

The Darksome Nightmare Rewards

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x1

The Darksome Nightmare Walkthrough

Mission Objectives

Steps to proceed through The Darksome Nightmare
1 Head to Galaxy Hall in Professor Laventon's Lab and accept the request on the blackboard.
2 Talk to Cael after getting the request on the board. He will ask you to go find Darkrai.
3 Go to the Clamberclaw Cliffs, north from Lonely Spring in Coronet Highlands to find the Darkrai.
4 Fight and capture the Darkrai to complete the request.

Prepare Pokemon BDSP Save Data

Pokemon Legends Arceus BDSP

You are required to have a save file from either Pokemon Brilliand Diamond or Shining Pearl on your Nintendo Switch to receive the request. Prepare it in advance and start Pokemon Legends: Arceus on the same account where you have the save data.

The game also has several other gifts and rewards for Pokemon BDSP players and players of other Pokemon games.

Special Gifts: List of Save File Bonuses

Darkrai Location

Head to the Clamberclaw Cliffs in Coronet Highlands to find Darkrai. Darkrai will only appear at nightfall, so you can rest at the nearby Base Camp to wait until the night. That will also be the best time to save your progress before taking on Darkrai.

How to Catch Darkrai

A short cutscene will play out once you reach Darkrai's location. Prepare to fight and weaken it to increase your chances of capturing it.

After encountering Darkrai, it will start to teleport around the area. Anticipate where Darkrai will pop up next by looking for the black vortexes on the ground. Throw a Poke Ball containing one of your partner Pokemon at the Darkrai before it teleports away again.

Darkrai's moveset consists of Psychic, Ghost, and Dark-type Special Moves, so it is best to send out Pokemon that can withstand these attacks. A few great choices for the battle are Snorlax and Dialga (Origin Form).

Darkrai Respawns if It Faints

If you accidentally cause Darkrai to faint, you can leave Coronet Highlands and come back. Darkrai will respawn at the same spot in Clamberclaw Cliffs.

The Darksome Nightmare Pokemon

Pokemon Required for the Quest

Pokemon Requirement
Pokemon Legends Arceus Dark Type
Battle and capture Darkrai

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No. Mission No. Mission
1 Wurmple Can Evolve 2 Adorable Starly
3 What Did Shinx's Ears Look Like? 4 Big Buizel, Little Buizel
5 What It Takes to Be Awesome 6 Mushroom Cake Marketing
7 Playing With Drifloon 8 Bothersome Bidoof
9 Zubat's Eyes 10 Wurmple's Evolved
11 The Timbre of the Fields 12 A Perfect Pickling Stone
13 Trees that Bear Berries 14 Berry Helpful
15 Balloon Race in the Fieldlands 16 Strange Happenings at Midnight
17 To Bloom or Not to Bloom 18 Please! Make Me a Pokeshi Doll!
19 A Peculiar Ponyta 20 The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp
21 Back-Alley Mr. Mime 22 Eerie Apparitions in the Night
23 Getting Ahold of New Wares 24 Inspiration from Hippopotas
25 The Pokemon in the Woodland Photo 26 Aim for the Big Leagues
27 Help Wanted: Plowing the Fields 28 Measuring Your Compatibility
29 The Search for Bitter Leaves 30 A Beautiful Rose...
31 Setting Up the Bogbound Camp 32 The Headache-Stricken Psyduck
33 What a Massive Mushroom! 34 Croagunk's Curative Poison
35 Battling with Pachirisu 36 Watering with Care
37 The Fragrance of Nostalgic Herbs 38 Gone Astray...in the Mirelands
39 All about Magikarp 40 The Charm Lost in the Swamp
41 An Elegant Tail 42 Help Wanted: Watering the Fields
43 More New Wares 44 The Pokemon in the Nighttime Photo
45 Shellos of the East and West 46 Setting Up the Coastlands Camp
47 Balloon Race in the Coastlands 48 The Taste of Home
49 Keep an Eye Out for Aipom! 50 Double the Tails, Double the Fun
51 Coming Up Roses 52 Eevee's Evolutions
53 Octillery's Ink 54 Serving Up Swap Snacks
55 Poor, Peckish Piplup 56 Getting Help from Machoke
57 The Taste of Honey 58 Gone Astray...in the Coastlands
59 Misdreavus the Hairstyle Muse 60 Help Wanted: Rock Smashing in the Fields
61 Even More New Wares 62 The Pokemon in the River Photo
63 Fancy, Fashionable Wormadam 64 Getting to Know the Ghosts
65 Setting Up the Mountain Camp 66 The Sea's Legend
67 The Clefairy's Moonlit Dance 68 A Nosepass to Guide the Way
69 Gone Astray...in the Highlands 70 Colorful New Looks
71 New Wares Yet Again 72 Pesselle's Easy Errand
73 Which is the Real Burmy? 74 A Bit of Help from Blissey
75 Kirlia the Hairstyle Muse 76 Mushroom Hunting with Swinub
77 Gone Astray...in the Fieldlands 78 Setting Up the Icepeak Camp
79 Balloon Race in the Icelands 80 The Perfect Pickle Recipe
81 In Search of a Fiery Pokemon 82 Traces of a Lost Village
83 Snow-White Vulpix in the Snow 84 The Bergmite Enthusiast
85 At Home under the Eaves 86 Gone Astray...in the Icelands
87 Rolling with Spheal 88 Steely Lucario
89 The Diamond Clan's Treasure 90 The Pearl Clan's Treasure
91 On the Trail of Giratina 92 A Token of Gratitude
93 The Darksome Nightmare 94 Incarnate Forces of Hisui
95 A New Anomaly 96 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Fieldlands
97 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Mirelands 98 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Coastlands
99 Tricky Treat Strategy 100 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Highlands
101 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Icelands 102 Daybreak
103 Digging for Tomorrow 104 Battling the Security Corps' Secret Weapon
105 The Ultimate Balloon Race 106 Adaman's Hope
107 Irida's Wish 108 Bidoof's Path of Solitude
109 Eevee's Path of Solitude 110 Wormadam's Path of Solitude
111 Abra's Path of Solitude 112 Blissey's Path of Solitude
113 Sneasel's Path of Solitude 114 Rotom's Path of Solitude
115 Bastiodon's Path of Solitude 116 Roselia's Path of Solitude
117 Magikarp's Path of Solitude 118 Roserade's Path of Solitude
119 Kleavor's Path of Solitude 120 Lilligant's Path of Solitude
121 Wurmple's Path of Solitude 122 Kricketot's Path of Solitude

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