Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 3.0 m
- Weight
- 215.0 kg
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship0None
Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP306
Base stats
HP
126
Attack
131
Defense
95
Sp. Atk
131
Sp. Def
98
Speed
99
Total
680
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Defensive
UBERS
Choice Scarf
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Xerneas
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Xerneas can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
19 of 19
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravity Disables moves and immunities that involve flying or levitating for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Aurora Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Ice | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Nature Power Uses a move which depends upon the terrain. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Aromatherapy Cures the entire party of major status effects. | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 30 | Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 35 | Horn Leech Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Misty Terrain For five turns, protects all Pokémon on the ground from major status ailments and confusion, and halves the power of incoming Dragon moves. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 45 | Ingrain Prevents the user from leaving battle. User regains 1/16 of its max HP every turn. | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 50 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 55 | Geomancy Takes one turn to charge, then raises the user’s Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 60 | Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 65 | Heal Pulse Heals the target for half its max HP. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 70 | Megahorn Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 75 | Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 80 | Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 85 | Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Xerneas.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Xerneas”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/xerneas.
Species data from PokéAPI.