# Darkrai #DP52 — DP Black Star Promos

## Summary

Darkrai was the Sinnoh mythical that fans embraced right away, and this Black Star promo is a Diamond & Pearl-era entry in a series that never made rarity the main draw. Its Poke-Body rewards pairing with Cresselia, a deckbuilding hook that gave it real tournament flavor. The modelled guide sits at $45, up 6% over 30 days on 25 copies traded, with 121 days of inventory on the board; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $13,025 and a 11% observed gem rate putting about $1,100 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | DP Black Star Promos |
| Number | DP52 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Wataru Kawahara |
| Release date | 2007-05-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Darkness |
| Ability: Darkness Aura | If you have Cresselia in play, each of Darkrai's attacks does 20 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Attack: Hypnoblast | cost Darkness/Darkness/Colorless — damage 60 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Darkrai #491](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/darkrai) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$45.29** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Floor delivered ask: $45.93 — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Quant score: 37/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2007-05-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-11T00:40:04.072Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-11T00:40:03.857Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-10T01:44:34.363Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-11T00:40:03.856Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-17T19:10:08.080Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dp-black-star-promos/darkrai-dp52)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adpp-DP52%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)