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Kyurem, a Dragon and Ice type Pokémon, official artwork

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Kyurem: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Kyurem is a bulky attacker, led by its Attack (130) and Sp. Atk (130), with a base stat total of 660. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 17.6% of OU teams.

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What is Kyurem weak to?

How much damage Kyurem takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDragonFairyFightingRockSteel
0.5×ResistsElectricGrassWater

Kyurem takes super-effective damage from Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Rock, Steel. It resists Electric, Grass, Water.

Best moveset for Kyurem

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

  • Earth PowerGround9027.1%
  • Freeze-DryIce7025.4%
  • Ice BeamIce9014.7%
  • Draco MeteorDragon1307.9%
  • SubstituteNormal-7.5%
  • Icicle SpearIce256.1%

Best nature for Kyurem

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 (53% of sets).

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.

Best counters for Kyurem

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

Best teammates for Kyurem

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

Full learnset (62 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Draco MeteorDragon13090%Special
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Freeze-DryIce70100%Special
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
GlaciateIce6595%Special
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
Icicle SpearIce25100%Physical
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Sheer ColdIce?30%Special
Dragon CheerDragon--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Noble RoarNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status