Is Xerneas viable in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Xerneas is ranked #10 in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons with 19.23% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Xerneas in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Groudon-Primal has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 63.3% of 69.65120815115102 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Xerneas matchup checks ranked in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Xerneas was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Xerneas counters

Gen 6 Pure Hackmons · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0716 Xerneas

Fairy

USAGE 19.2% #10

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 56.8% Baton Pass 41.6% Judgment 39.7% Substitute 36.7% Shell Smash 33.8% Freeze-Dry 22.9% Stealth Rock 22.5% Taunt 20.3%

Items

Leftovers 41.9% Iron Plate 35.8% Pixie Plate 10.2% Shed Shell 2.9% Choice Scarf 2.5% Mental Herb 2.1% Safety Goggles 1.9% Toxic Plate 1.3%

Abilities

Wonder Guard85.1%Pixilate7.8%Mold Breaker1.9%Teravolt1.1%Shadow Tag1.0%Arena Trap0.7%Huge Power0.6%Turboblaze0.5%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

69.651

31.3

63.3% Standard error 8.00 points

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

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Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

113.565

17.9

50.0% Standard error 8.01 points

Mewtwo-Mega-Y

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.549

11.1

55.0% Standard error 10.97 points

Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

27.823

0.3

36.8% Standard error 9.14 points

Slaking

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.991

-3.8

37.4% Standard error 10.32 points

Rayquaza-Mega

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.507

-4.2

34.2% Standard error 9.58 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Mold Breaker Rayquaza-Mega Oblivion Wing vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Xerneas: 135-159 (29.6 - 34.8%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Deoxys-Speed

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

50.167

-4.7

32.6% Standard error 9.31 points

Gyarados-Mega

WaterDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.864

-8.2

31.6% Standard error 9.94 points

Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

81.597

-8.3

23.7% Standard error 7.99 points

Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.676

-14.7

12.2% Standard error 6.72 points

Ranked #10 with 19.23% usage. Sorted by conservative score.