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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

uu Usage: 1.1%
SubRoost
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 56
SpA 200
Spe 252
Choice Specs
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Beefy attacking stats and a great offensive typing make Kyurem a formidable wallbreaker. Fantastic bulk for an offensive Pokemon also allows it multiple opportunities to come in on passive Pokemon and weaker attacks, making it a big threat to bulky teams. While Kyurem's base 95 Speed is certainly decent, it leaves it outpaced by a number of offensive threats, such as Hydreigon, Cobalion, and Terrakion. Its typing is also a double-edged sword, leaving it vulnerable to Steel-types, most notably Scizor, and weak to Stealth Rock. Furthermore, Kyurem faces stiff competition from Hydreigon, which is generally a better choice as a special Dragon-type wallbreaker due to it requiring less prediction and its superior defensive utility. However, Kyurem has a notable niche over Hydreigon in its Ice typing, which allows it to directly threaten typical checks to Dragon-types, such as Togekiss and Mega Altaria.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
99.7%
Roost
77.9%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
61.9%
Metronome
16.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc