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— Life Pokémon
LegendaryAbilities
Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival.
Xerneas does not evolve.
Select a generation to see the moves Xerneas can learn in those games
Learnset for Gen VIII games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status
In-game descriptions of Xerneas across different games
Other Fairy-type species — explore their stats and movesets
Xerneas is the Life Pokémon a Fairy type Pokémon and a Legendary Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 680 with Fairy Aura as its ability.
Xerneas is a Fairy-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Poison, Steel. It resists Fighting, Bug, Dark. It is immune to Dragon.
To counter Xerneas in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Poison or Steel moves and can withstand its Fairy STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.
Xerneas can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Xerneas on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.
Damage multipliers when attacked by each type