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Keldeo, a Water and Fighting type Pokémon, official artwork

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Keldeo: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

WaterFightingUU

Keldeo is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (129) and Speed (108), with a base stat total of 580. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. It currently appears on 2.3% of OU teams.

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What is Keldeo weak to?

How much damage Keldeo takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricFairyFlyingGrassPsychic
0.5×ResistsDarkBugFireIceRockSteelWater

Keldeo takes super-effective damage from Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Psychic. It resists Dark, Bug, Fire, Ice, Rock, Steel, Water.

Best moveset for Keldeo

The most-used moves on Keldeo in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • SurfWater9024.1%
  • Vacuum WaveFighting4023.5%
  • Secret SwordFighting8520.9%
  • Flip TurnWater6012.6%
  • Calm MindPsychic-9.7%
  • Aura SphereFighting804.7%

Best nature for Keldeo

Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/0/252/4/252 EVs (52% of sets).

Abilities

  • JustifiedThis Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a Dark-type move.

Best counters for Keldeo

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Keldeo:

Best teammates for Keldeo

Pokémon most often paired with Keldeo on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (58 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
Sacred SwordFighting90100%Physical
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Secret SwordFighting85100%Special
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
RetaliateNormal70100%Physical
Smart StrikeSteel70-Physical
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
Upper HandFighting65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Aqua JetWater40100%Physical
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
Double KickFighting30100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CoachingFighting--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Quick GuardFighting--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Work UpNormal--Status