Xerneas #0716

Fairy

Max CP	L403781L504275L51 · Best Buddy4326
Buddy Distance	20 km per Candy
Released	May 4, 2021Oct 8, 2022

Type Effectiveness

Xerneas takes 160% from Poison and Steel moves.

Weak ×1.6

PoisonSteel

Resists ×0.6

FightingBugDark

Resists ×0.4

Dragon

Xerneas is a Fairy-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Poison and Steel.

It reaches 4275 CP at level 50, or 4326 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Geomancy with Giga Impact, which needs an Elite TM.

Base Stats

Attack250

Defense185

Stamina246

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#	Fast Move	Charged Move	DPS	TDO
	FairyGeomancy	NormalGiga Impact	14.2	346
2	FairyGeomancy	FairyMoonblast	12.9	314
3	FairyGeomancy	BugMegahorn	12.7	308
4	PsychicZen Headbutt	NormalGiga Impact	12.6	306
5	NormalTackle	NormalGiga Impact	12.4	302
6	FairyGeomancy	FightingClose Combat	12.2	297
7	FairyGeomancy	ElectricThunder	12.0	291
8	PsychicZen Headbutt	FairyMoonblast	11.3	273

7 More Pairings

#	Fast Move	Charged Move	DPS	TDO
9	NormalTackle	FairyMoonblast	11.0	266
10	PsychicZen Headbutt	BugMegahorn	10.7	260
11	PsychicZen Headbutt	FightingClose Combat	10.3	251
12	NormalTackle	BugMegahorn	10.3	251
13	PsychicZen Headbutt	ElectricThunder	10.1	245
14	NormalTackle	FightingClose Combat	9.9	240
15	NormalTackle	ElectricThunder	9.6	234

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	DPS	EPS
GeomancyE	Fairy	20	14	1.5s	13.3	9.3
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	11	9	1.0s	11.0	9.0
Tackle	Normal	5	5	0.5s	10.0	10.0

Charged Moves

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	DPS	DPE
Megahorn	Bug	105	100	2.0s	52.5	1.05
Giga Impact	Normal	200	100	4.5s	44.4	2.00
Close Combat	Fighting	105	100	2.5s	42.0	1.05
Thunder	Electric	100	100	2.5s	40.0	1.00
Moonblast	Fairy	130	100	4.0s	32.5	1.30

Fast Moves

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Turns	DPT	EPT
Tackle	Normal	3	3	1	3.0	3.0
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	8	6	3	2.7	2.0
GeomancyE	Fairy	8	13	3	2.7	4.3

Charged Moves

Move	Type	Power	Energy	DPE
Close Combat	Fighting	100	45	2.22
Megahorn	Bug	110	55	2.00
Giga Impact	Normal	150	80	1.88
Thunder	Electric	100	60	1.67
Moonblast	Fairy	90	50	1.80

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

Elite TM: only an Elite TM teaches it now.

Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

1Crowned Sword ZacianSteelMetal ClawSteelBehemoth Blade37.7 eDPS
2Crowned Shield ZamazentaSteelMetal ClawSteelBehemoth Bash37.1 eDPS
3Dusk Mane NecrozmaSteelMetal ClawSteelSunsteel Strike36.8 eDPS
4Shadow MetagrossSteelBullet PunchSteelMeteor MashE31.7 eDPS
5Mega LucarioSteelBullet PunchSteelMeteor Mash30.8 eDPS
6Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+29.2 eDPS

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Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 2 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

GuzzlordTier 5 RaidFairyGeomancyEFairyMoonblast+1.2% Gainover Gardevoir
Mega SableyeMega RaidFairyGeomancyEFairyMoonblast+1.0% Gainover Gardevoir

CP by Level

Encounter	Level	Guaranteed CP	Max CP
Research	15	155510/10/10	162015/15/15
Raids & Eggs	20	207310/10/10	216015/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids	25	259110/10/10	270115/15/15
L40	40	33310/0/0	378115/15/15
L50	50	37650/0/0	427515/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy	51	38100/0/0	432615/15/15

All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)

Level	15/15/15	0/0/0
Level 15	1620	1427
Level 20	2160	1903
Level 25	2701	2379
Level 30	3241	2855
Level 35	3511	3093
Level 40	3781	3331
Level 45	4024	3545
Level 50	4275	3765
Level 51	4326	3810

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move	100 Candy · 100,000 Stardust
Height / Weight	3 m · 215 kg
Gender Ratio	Genderless
Trading	TradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Xerneas in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap

Best IVs0/9/131500 CP at level 15

Rank	IVs	CP	Level	% of Best
#1	0/9/13	1500	15	100.00%
#2	0/13/8	1500	15	99.77%
#3	4/15/14	1498	14.5	99.74%
#4	0/7/15	1498	15	99.70%
#5	5/14/14	1500	14.5	99.63%
#6	1/6/15	1500	15	99.58%
#7	0/11/10	1499	15	99.52%
#8	0/14/6	1498	15	99.51%
#9	0/8/13	1496	15	99.48%
#10	0/8/14	1499	15	99.48%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2891 of 4,096, with 93.95% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap

Best IVs0/15/152497 CP at level 24.5

Rank	IVs	CP	Level	% of Best
#1	0/15/15	2497	24.5	100.00%
#2	1/14/15	2500	24.5	99.89%
#3	1/15/13	2497	24.5	99.81%
#4	0/14/15	2491	24.5	99.50%
#5	0/15/13	2487	24.5	99.41%
#6	0/15/14	2492	24.5	99.41%
#7	1/13/15	2494	24.5	99.39%
#8	0/12/9	2499	25	99.34%
#9	1/14/13	2491	24.5	99.31%
#10	1/14/14	2496	24.5	99.31%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1045 of 4,096, with 96.61% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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Xerneas #0716

Type Effectiveness

Base Stats

Best Movesets

Moves

Fast Moves

Charged Moves

Fast Moves

Charged Moves

Top Counters

Worth Powering Up?

CP by Level

Dex Details

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

Ultra League