Xerneas counters

Gen 8 National Dex Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Xerneas
#0716 Xerneas
Fairy
USAGE 45.6% #1
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 100.0% Geomancy 96.2% Focus Blast 44.6% Substitute 39.5% Psyshock 24.7% Thunder 23.2% Hidden Power Rock 19.4% Hidden Power Fire 11.4%
Items
Power Herb 92.5% Fairium Z 3.6% Choice Scarf 3.1% Leftovers 0.7% Expert Belt 0.1% Kebia Berry 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Choice Band 0.0%
Common Teammates
Lunala66.1%Arceus56.1%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane49.8%Smeargle42.0%Yveltal41.8%Diancie-Mega34.6%Mewtwo-Mega-X25.5%Tapu Lele25.1%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #1 with 45.58% usage. Sorted by reliability score.