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kyurem
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Kyurem

Boundary Pokémon

DragonIce

It generates a powerful, freezing energy inside itself, but its body became frozen when the energy leaked out.

Base Stats

HP 125
Attack 130
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 130
Sp. Def 90
Speed 95
Total 660

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Boundary Pokémon
Height 3.0 m
Weight 325.0 kg
Base Exp 297
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

kyurem Front Front
kyurem Back Back
kyurem Front Shiny Front Shiny
kyurem Back Shiny Back Shiny
kyurem Official Art Official Art
kyurem Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 1.5%
SubRoost
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 56
SpA 200
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Kyurem is a decent wallbreaker against balance teams thanks to its high Special Attack and fantastic Ice- + Ground-type coverage, which hits a majority of the metagame hard and forces a lot of switches. Its bulk and resistances are also excellent, letting it easily set up Substitute on common defensive Pokemon like Tentacruel, Rotom-W, Politoed lacking Encore, and Ferrothorn lacking Gyro Ball. It can also take a hit from other Pokemon like Starmie and Heatran. Kyurem's Speed tier lets it outpace some offensive Pokemon, like Dragonite, Excadrill, Breloom, and Heatran. However, it's outsped by Pokemon like Keldeo, Garchomp, Latios, and Alakazam, all of which are incredibly common and hit it super effectively. Kyurem is also reliant on having Substitute up to wallbreak properly, as it's otherwise forced out or crippled by Pokemon like Jellicent, Heatran, and Politoed. By extension, it must be careful when coming in on these bulky Pokemon. It can also struggle to break through bulky offensive threats that threaten it, like Tyranitar, Reuniclus, and Volcarona. Kyurem is very vulnerable to residual damage due to not healing with Leftovers in sand and being weak to Stealth Rock, forcing it to spend turns using Roost instead of attacking. Kyurem also faces competition as a Dragon-type wallbreaker from Pokemon like Latios, Dragonite, and especially Kyurem-B, due to them more easily fitting on teams, relying less on setup to wallbreak, and having more defensive utility.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
96.2%
Roost
91.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
90.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc