Battle profile
#0716 · Generation 6
Xerneas
The Life Pokémon
Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival.
Traits
Abilities
Fairy Aura
Powers up the Fairy-type moves of all Pokémon on the field.
Battle matchups
Type effectiveness
Damage matchups for Xerneas — Neutral Mode based on its Fairy typing. Abilities may change some matchups.
Weak against
Takes increased damage
Resists
Takes reduced damage
Immune to
Takes no damage
Evolution family
Evolution chain
Xerneas does not evolve.
Learnset
Level-up moves
Moves Xerneas learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Gravity Enables Flying types or levitating Pokémon to be hit by Ground-type moves for five turns. Moves that involve flying can't be used. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 5 | Light Screen A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Aurora Beam The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. This may also lower the target's Attack stat. | Ice | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Nature Power This attack makes use of nature's power. Its effects vary depending on the user's environment. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Night Slash The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Aromatherapy The user releases a soothing scent that heals all status conditions affecting the user's party. | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 30 | Psych Up The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 35 | Horn Leech The user drains the target's energy with its horns. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. | Grass | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Misty Terrain This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves for five turns. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 45 | Ingrain The user lays roots that restore its own HP every turn. Because the user is now rooted, it can't switch out. | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 50 | Take Down A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 55 | Geomancy The user absorbs energy on the first turn, then sharply raises its Sp. Atk, Sp. Def and Speed stats on the next turn. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 60 | Moonblast Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 65 | Heal Pulse The user emits a healing pulse that restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 70 | Megahorn Using its tough and impressive horn, the user brutally rams into the target with no letup. | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 75 | Close Combat The user attacks by fighting the target up close without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 80 | Outrage The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 85 | Giga Impact The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn. | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
No egg moves are available for Xerneas.
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
61 moves available
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
61 moves available
- Block StatusNormal
- Body Slam PhysicalNormal
- Calm Mind StatusPsychic
- Close Combat PhysicalFighting
- Confide StatusNormal
- Cut PhysicalNormal
- Dazzling Gleam SpecialFairy
- Defog StatusFlying
- Double Team StatusNormal
- Draining Kiss SpecialFairy
- Echoed Voice SpecialNormal
- Endeavor PhysicalNormal
- Endure StatusNormal
- Facade PhysicalNormal
- Flash StatusNormal
- Flash Cannon SpecialSteel
- Focus Blast SpecialFighting
- Frustration PhysicalNormal
- Giga Impact PhysicalNormal
- Grass Knot SpecialGrass
- Gravity StatusPsychic
- Hail StatusIce
- Hidden Power SpecialNormal
- Hyper Beam SpecialNormal
- Hyper Voice SpecialNormal
- Laser Focus StatusNormal
- Light Screen StatusPsychic
- Megahorn PhysicalBug
- Mimic StatusNormal
- Misty Explosion SpecialFairy
- Misty Terrain StatusFairy
- Natural Gift PhysicalNormal
- Nature Power StatusNormal
- Outrage PhysicalDragon
- Play Rough PhysicalFairy
- Protect StatusNormal
- Psychic SpecialPsychic
- Psych Up StatusNormal
- Psyshock SpecialPsychic
- Rain Dance StatusWater
- Reflect StatusPsychic
- Rest StatusPsychic
- Return PhysicalNormal
- Roar StatusNormal
- Rock Slide PhysicalRock
- Round SpecialNormal
- Secret Power PhysicalNormal
- Sleep Talk StatusNormal
- Smart Strike PhysicalSteel
- Snore SpecialNormal
- Substitute StatusNormal
- Sunny Day StatusFire
- Swagger StatusNormal
- Swift SpecialNormal
- Terrain Pulse SpecialNormal
- Thunder SpecialElectric
- Thunderbolt SpecialElectric
- Thunder Wave StatusElectric
- Toxic StatusPoison
- Wonder Room StatusPsychic
- Zen Headbutt PhysicalPsychic
Species information
Training and breeding
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Gender ratio
- Genderless
- Egg groups
- Undiscovered
- Hatch steps
- 30,720
- Base happiness
- 0
- Color
- Blue
- Shape
- Quadruped
- Habitat
- None
Alternate appearances
Xerneas forms
Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Xerneas — Neutral Mode
Base stats
Total 680Abilities
Powers up the Fairy-type moves of all Pokémon on the field.

Xerneas — Active Mode
Base stats
Total 680Abilities
Powers up the Fairy-type moves of all Pokémon on the field.