It awakens at night near towns and invades the dreams of anyone asleep, resulting in the victims having horrible nightmares. It used to be a Dreamare that became corrupted after being exposed to otherworldly energy. It's speculated that it eats Dreamare in hopes of fixing its body.
If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, or the opponent has Scrappy, the effectiveness of Normal-type moves is 1× and the effectiveness of Fighting-type moves is 2×.
If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent, the effectiveness of Psychic-type moves is 1×.
Mairkura's typing directly counters Dreamare's, with its Ghost-typing being immune to Dreamare's Normal-typing, and its Dark-typing being immune to Dreamare's Psychic-typing.
Design origin[]
Mairkura resembles a sheep and a ripped body pillow. Its design is also related to Dreamare, with its horns and ears having the same shape, and its purple coloring being a combination of Dreamare's male and female colors. Its more canine and monstrous appearance compared to Dreamare also suggest that it is based on the concept of nightmares, as well as the wolf in sheep's clothing idiom.