Is Xerneas viable in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Xerneas is ranked #5 in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons with 30.47% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

What beats Xerneas in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

The best counter for Xerneas in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons is Groudon-Primal with a 70.9% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Xerneas include Groudon-Primal, Mewtwo-Mega-X, Rayquaza-Mega, Slaking, Deoxys-Speed.

What is the best counter for Xerneas in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Groudon-Primal is the best counter for Xerneas in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons, KOing or forcing it out in 70.9% of their encounters.

Xerneas counters

Gen 6 Pure Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

#0716 Xerneas

Fairy

USAGE 30.5% #5

ABILITYWonder Guard

BASE STATS

HP 126

ATK 131

DEF 95

SPA 131

SPD 98

SPE 99

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

PoisonSteel

½×

FightingBugDark

0×

Dragon

Moves

Moonblast 53.4% Shell Smash 46.6% Freeze-Dry 44.0% Judgment 35.3% Baton Pass 28.1% Substitute 24.0% Secret Sword 20.3% Lava Plume 13.9%

Items

Leftovers 47.4% Iron Plate 29.9% Pixie Plate 8.3% Shed Shell 7.9% Choice Scarf 2.0% Toxic Orb 0.9% Power Herb 0.7% Quick Claw 0.7%

Abilities

Wonder Guard78.6%Mold Breaker13.4%Pixilate3.9%Huge Power1.6%Poison Heal0.9%Magic Bounce0.7%Teravolt0.3%No Guard0.3%

Common Teammates

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK

27.999

70.9% dies 8.59%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mold Breaker Groudon-Primal V-create vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Xerneas: 432-508 (94.7 - 111.4%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

View Groudon-Primal counters → Teams with Groudon-Primal →

Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK

150.299

56.6% dies 5.70%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Huge Power Mewtwo-Mega-X Gear Grind (2 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Xerneas: 668-788 (146.4 - 172.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Rayquaza-Mega

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK

87.576

54.2% dies 7.43%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Mold Breaker Rayquaza-Mega Dragon Ascent vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Xerneas: 204-240 (44.7 - 52.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Slaking

Normal SOFT CHECK

27.062

52.1% dies 9.60%

Deoxys-Speed

Psychic SOFT CHECK

89.777

48.2% dies 7.27%

Xerneas

Fairy SOFT CHECK

52.58

43.9% dies 9.62%

Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK

113.778

43.0% dies 6.45%

Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK

26.53

40.1% dies 9.52%

Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK

56.552

37.4% dies 8.84%

Audino-Mega

NormalFairy SOFT CHECK

25.015

23.9% dies 8.52%

Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK

21.019

18.3% dies 8.44%

Gyarados-Mega

WaterDark SOFT CHECK

62.699

16.3% dies 6.55%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Huge Power Gyarados-Mega Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Xerneas: 316-372 (69.2 - 81.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Gyarados-Mega counters → Teams with Gyarados-Mega →

Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK

64.055

15.6% dies 6.36%

Ranked #5 with 30.47% usage. Sorted by reliability score.