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xerneas
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Xerneas

Life Pokémon

Fairy

Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival.

Base Stats

HP 126
Attack 131
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 131
Sp. Def 98
Speed 99
Total 680

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Life Pokémon
Height 3.0 m
Weight 215.0 kg
Base Exp 306
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

xerneas Front Front
xerneas Back Back
xerneas Front Shiny Front Shiny
xerneas Back Shiny Back Shiny
xerneas Official Art Official Art
xerneas Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Geomancy
Moves
Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ground
Thunder / Aromatherapy
Item
Power Herb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 176
Def 28
SpA 252
Spe 52
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 72
SpA 252
Spe 184
All-out Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Rash
EVs
Atk 84
SpA 240
Spe 184
Defensive
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
Spe 4

Strategy Overview

Xerneas's extremely well-rounded stats and great Special Attack allow it to become a powerful attacker, and it is able to further boost its offensive prowess with Fairy Aura and Geomancy. These qualities let Xerneas serve numerous roles both offensively and defensively, making it difficult to switch into. It has many coverage options like Focus Blast and Psyshock to deal with some of its checks. Despite having more options for offensive sets, Xerneas can also utilize its high HP stat paired with its nice defensive typing for more defensive sets or act as a cleric with moves like Aromatherapy and Roar. However, Xerneas lacks reliable recovery and relies on Rest to regain health, which leaves it vulnerable. Xerneas also struggles against Steel- and Fire-types and has very few options to deal with them outside of Focus Blast. Multiple priority users can also overwhelm Xerneas and revenge kill it.

Most Used Moves

Moonblast
99.2%
Geomancy
93.2%
Thunder
17.2%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc