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kyurem
#646

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

Snow Assault Vest
Moves
Freeze-Dry / Glaciate
Flash Cannon / Glaciate / Draco Meteor
Item
Assault Vest
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 92
Def 88
SpA 128
SpD 4
Spe 196
Tera Type
SteelFairy
Snow Choice Specs
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Tera Type
GhostFairyIce

Strategy Overview

Kyurem boasts monstrous stats, powerful attacks, and a surprisingly useful typing to act as a terrifying threat in the DOU metagame. Its STAB Ice-type attacks hit common threats and utility Pokemon alike, such as Landorus, Rillaboom, and Tornadus, for super effective damage, and Freeze-Dry forces the format's few Water-types to stay on their toes. Earth Power and Flash Cannon both serve as effective coverage moves to keep Ice- and Dragon-resistant Pokemon at bay. Meanwhile, Ice / Dragon is an excellent defensive typing when combined with Kyurem's natural bulk, allowing it to stand strong in the face of Pokemon like Ogerpon-W. Kyurem's Speed stat, while falling short of the format's faster threats, is still high enough to outrun and threaten Pokemon such as Glimmora and Gholdengo. Kyurem's biggest downfall, however, is its utter reliance on snow. Without the 50% boost to its Defense and perfect accuracy on Blizzard, Kyurem struggles to stand out compared to other juggernauts like Iron Hands and Raging Bolt. In addition, many of Kyurem's checks also have strong matchups against the snow setters of the format, turning Pokemon like Gholdengo, Diancie, and Tyranitar from annoyances into serious threats to the team.

Most Used Moves

Blizzard
67.8%
Glaciate
30.2%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc