Xerneas

Xerneas has 680 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (131) and a Speed of 99. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 319, which makes it a bulky physical attacker. It is a legendary or mythical Pokémon, so it is rarely allowed in casual in-game teams.

Build a team with Xerneas

What Xerneas is weak to

Weak to: Poison, Steel. Resists: Fighting, Bug, Dark. Immune to: Dragon (×0).

Base stats

Best teammates for Xerneas

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Xerneas: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

1. Camerupt FireGround

   Resists poison, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, grass super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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2. Iron Treads GroundSteel

   Resists poison, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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3. Steelix SteelGround

   Resists poison, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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4. Excadrill GroundSteel

   Resists poison, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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5. Celesteela SteelFlying

   Resists poison, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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6. Corviknight FlyingSteel

   Resists poison, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Xerneas

1. Revavroom

   Steel and Poison STAB hits Xerneas super effectively and it resists everything Xerneas can hit it with by type.

2. Kartana

   Steel STAB hits Xerneas super effectively and it resists everything Xerneas can hit it with by type.

3. Iron Moth

   Poison STAB hits Xerneas super effectively and it resists everything Xerneas can hit it with by type.

4. Gengar

   Poison STAB hits Xerneas super effectively and it resists everything Xerneas can hit it with by type.

5. Excadrill

   Steel STAB hits Xerneas super effectively and it resists everything Xerneas can hit it with by type.

6. Nihilego

   Poison STAB hits Xerneas super effectively and it resists everything Xerneas can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Xerneas

Xerneas is in the regional Pokédex of 2 games we cover: