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kyurem
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Kyurem

Boundary Pokémon

DragonIce

This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals.

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

almostanyability Usage: 4.3%
Choice Specs
Item
Choice Specs
Ability
Tinted Lens / Adaptability
Nature
Modest / Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Mixed Refrigerate
Moves
Earth Power / Focus Blast
Roost / Focus Blast
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Refrigerate
Nature
Mild / Hasty
EVs
Atk 40
SpA 252
Spe 216

Strategy Overview

Kyurem is one of the best wallbreakers in Almost Any Ability: nothing can reliably switch in on it due to its great power and movepool. It has excellent mixed attacking stats, although its movepool favors special attacking. Kyurem is far from frail as well: 125 / 90 / 90 bulk is fantastic for an offensive Pokemon. Ice is also a great offensive typing, hitting many Pokemon super effectively. However, it is poor defensively, giving Kyurem weaknesses to common Fighting moves as well as a weakness to Stealth Rock. In fact, Kyurem hates all entry hazards, so Rapid Spin or Defog support is mandatory. Average-to-low Speed hampers Kyurem against offensive teams, and it faces stiff competition from Latios and Latias as an offensive Dragon-type, as they both are much faster and have better defensive typing. However, Kyurem has STAB Ice Beam and an easier time against Steel-types due to Earth Power and Focus Blast to set itself apart from the Eon twins.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
72.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
34.3%
Nothing
0.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc