#796

Xurkitree

Glowing Pokémon

Electric

One of the mysterious life-forms known as Ultra Beasts. Astonishing electric shocks emanate from its entire body, according to witnesses.

Base Stats

HP 83

Attack 89

Defense 71

Sp. Atk 173

Sp. Def 71

Speed 83

Total 570

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

ground 2x

Resistant to

flying ½x steel ½x electric ½x

Abilities

Beast Boost

Evolution Chain

Xurkitree

Moves

Locations

Memorial Hill

Ultra Space Ultra Plant

Lush Jungle All Areas

Details

Category Glowing Pokémon

Height 3.8 m

Weight 100.0 kg

Base Exp 257

Growth Rate Slow

Capture Rate 45

Base Happiness 0

Gender Genderless

Habitat —

Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

monotype Usage: 0.9%

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Choice Scarf

Moves

Item

Choice Scarf

Nature

Timid

EVs

SpA 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Z-Hypnosis

Moves

Item

Psychium Z

Nature

Timid

EVs

SpA 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Xurkitree possesses insanely high Special Attack along with access to Tail Glow, which allows it to boost its Special Attack by three stages in a single turn.
Its plethora of coverage moves makes it hard to wall.
Its absurd Special Attack allows it to serve as a powerful revenge killer when equipped with a Choice Scarf.
Xurkitree's frail bulk limits its chances of getting a Tail Glow up, as most decently strong attacks tend to do a large amount of damage.
Furthermore, it suffers from a low Speed stat. This means that Tail Glow sets are going to be outsped and taken care of with ease by most Pokemon.
It does, however, get access to certain Z-moves that can increase its Speed stat by one stage, including Z-Hypnosis and Z-Electric Terrain. Z-Hypnosis is more notable because of its ability to provide Xurkitree with an extra turn to set up a Tail Glow, something it really appreciates because of its poor bulk.
This makes Xurkitree one of the only Pokemon on Electric teams that can actually boost its Speed alongside Alolan Raichu.
However, it's impossible to fit Hypnosis, Tail Glow, Thunderbolt, and its coverage moves into one moveset. This is why most Tail Glow sets either run only one coverage move or forgo Z-Hypnosis.
With Beast Boost raising its Special Attack every time it gets a KO, it's still a potent late-game cleaner. This works well with a way to boost Speed, such as a Z-move or Choice Scarf.