How to Get Darkrai: Darkrai's Nightmare Periphery Challenge Guide

Darkrai's Nightmare Periphery Challenge is an event in Pokemon UNITE for the Nintendo Switch and Mobile! Learn how to get Darkrai's UNITE License for free, tips on how to complete this event, the start and end dates, the rewards, and more!

Darkrai Pages
Darkrai Release Date	Darkrai Builds & Guide
Support Log-In Bonus (Expired)	Coin Collection Challenge (Expired)
Get Darkrai Trial Unite License here: Darkrai's Nightmare Periphery Challenge (Expired)

How to Play Miraidon's Sandwich Challenge

Core Gameplay Loop

[1] Roll the Dice to Start Moving

To dictate how many squares you're going to move, roll a die. A Tile Mission will start where you'll need to complete missions to further roll more dice.

Players can also reroll a die for 100 Aeos Coins to get a higher result. You can only roll a die for a maximum of 5 times.

Get 1 Die from Nightmare Periphery Coin Collection Challenge

Players can get 1 Die by completing missions in the Nightmare Periphery Coin Collection Challenge

Get More Dice From Nightmare Periphery Support Log-In Bonus

Players can also get Dice by participating in the Periphery Support Log-In Bonus event.

[2] Complete Tile Missions

When assigned a mission, players will have to finish at least one of them to get rewards and continue rolling more dice. Completing one mission will provide players with 10 Aeos Sandwiches. They can access the Tile Missions by pressing the button at the lower right section of the screen.

If you want to fast-track things by rolling more dice, you may instantly finish one Tile Mission for 5 Aeos Gems. You only have to finish one tile mission so spend only what you need.

Land on a Lucky Square to Advance More

Landing on a lucky square will enable players to advance further by 1-3 squares. This is random so it all comes down to luck in the lucky square!

[3] Rinse and Repeat

Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you reach the end of the map. Reaching the end will reward you with Nightmare Periphery that you can use to exchange for Darkai's UNITE license in the Exchange Shop!

Jump to the Adventure Exchange Shop

[4] Reach The End to Obtain Nighmare Periphery Coins

As mentioned earlier, reaching the end of the map will reward you with Nightmare Periphery Coins that you can use to exchange for Darkrai's license in the Exchange Shop. Each map would require 16 steps to reach the end from the starting point.

The number of Nightmare Periphery Coins that players will get at the end of the map is random. Here are the drop rates:

Nightmare Periphery Coins Reward	Obtain Chance
Coins x100	90%
Coins x150	10%

Instantly Clear a Map for 195 Aeos Gems

If you cannot wait to get Darkrai, you can clear a map and obtain Nightmare Periphery Coins for 195 Aeos Gems. This also ensures that you will get the maximum sandwich count of 150 each time you clear the map this way!

How to Get Darkrai:
Nightmare Periphery Exchange

All Nightmare Periphery Coins received from Darkrai's Sandwich Challenge can be exchanged here. This is where players get the Darkrai UNITE Licenses for FREE!

Notes from Game8

We recommend not using Nightmare Periphery Coins to obtain rewards other than Darkrai's license. Only spend on other things if you have extra Nightmare Periphery Coins.

Nightmare Periphery Exchange

Rewards	Coins Needed
Darkrai UNITE License	Coins x1000
Snapshot Frame	Nightmare Periphery Coins x50
Snapshot Background	Nightmare Periphery Coins x100
Costume Party Style: Darkrai	Nightmare Periphery Coins x1,100
Item Enhancer x300	Nightmare Periphery Coins x80
7-Day Battle Point Boost Card	Nightmare Periphery Coins x80
7-Day Aeos Coin Boost Card	Nightmare Periphery Coins x160
3-Day Battle Point Boost Card	Nightmare Periphery Coins x40
3-Day Aeos Coin Boost Card	Nightmare Periphery Coins x80
Aeos Ticket x30	Nightmare Periphery Coins x10

How Long To Get Darkrai's UNITE License?

Around 15 Days to Get Darkrai's UNITE License

To get Darkrai's UNITE License, we estimate that players will need to faithfully log in and roll the daily log-in die for 15 days and complete 8 map rounds.

This is considering players get 10 Nightmare Periphery Coins every time they roll a six (6) & complete a Tile Mission, get 100 Nightmare Periphery Coins everytime they reach the end of the map, and used the 10 free dice from the Support Log-In Bonus and Nightmare Periphery Coin Collection Challenge events.

Can Be Finished Earlier If You're Lucky

Darkrai can be obtained earlier if you managed to luck out and get multiple 150 Nightmare Periphery Coins at the end of maps or a bunch of lucky squares throughout the challenge. The estimation above is the worst case scenario so just keep playing if you really like Darkrai!

Always Aim For a Six (6) Roll

Do note though to always spend Aeos Coins to get a six (6) roll else you run the risk of not getting enough sandwiches to clear the exchange before the event ends. This is important especially if you're completely free to play.

Fast Track Everything with Aeos Gems

If you really cannot wait to play Darkrai as early as possible, you can skip maps and obtain 150 Nightmare Periphery Coins instantly for 195 Aeos Gems.

Players will need to skip stages 7 times to get 1,050 Nightmare Periphery Coins - enough to obtain the Darkrai's Unite License.

This will require players to spend a whopping 1,365 Aeos Gems!

Darkrai's Nightmare Periphery Challenge Duration

Pokemon UNITE Related Guides

List of Events

Psyduck Commemorative Events

Event Name	End Date
Psyduck Commemorative Event Pass	November 28, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Event Pass Missions	November 28, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Eevee Festival Events

Event Name	End Date
Eevee Appeal-o-rama	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Eevee Festival Challenge	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Holowear Bonus Event	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Eevee's Daily Walk	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Battle Challenge	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Pokemon TCG Pocket Event

Event Name	End Date
Pokemon TCG Pocket Release Commemorative Event	December 5, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Palace Events

Event Name	End Date
Palace Challenge Missions	December 5, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Darkrai Events

Event Name	End Date
Darkrai's Nightmare Periphery Challenge	November 12, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Support Log-In Bonus	November 12, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Coin Collection Challenge	November 12, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Solo Challenge Events

Event Name	End Date
Solo Challenge	December 5, 2024 4:00AM UTC

Current Ranked and Battle Pass Seasons

Event Name	End Date
Ranked Season 23	December 5, 2024 3:30AM UTC
Battle Pass S27	December 5, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Repeating Events

Event Name	Duration
Daily Missions	Resets daily. Available everyday.
Score Challenge	Available during weekends from Saturday to Monday.
Intense Battle Training	Available This Week
Total Score Challenge	Available in 2 Weeks
Assist Crash Course!	Available Next Week
UNITE Day Weekend	Available every first wekeend of the month

Permanent Events

Event Name	Duration
Gift Code Exchange	Available on all platforms. Codes can be redeemed.
Returning Player Event	Available for 14 days after returning from a 14 days or more absence from UNITE
14-Day Welcome Gifts	Log in for 14 days after account creation.
Beginner Challenge	Activates after Trainer level 3 for only 30 days.
Super Item Enhancement Missions Event Guide	Available from September 22, 2021 (no deadline)
Zeraora Mission	Available from September 22, 2021 (no deadline)
Held Item Enhancement Support Missions	Available from September 22, 2021 (no deadline)
Max-Grade Trial Campaign Guide	Available from September 22, 2021 (no deadline)
You can link your account and claim a reward!	Available from November 16, 2021 (no deadline)
Weekly Log-In Bonus	Log In at least once every week