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Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all B+
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 2.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
235.00 kg Weight
3.00 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,041
Level 40: 3,575
Level 25: 2,553 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,042 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,532 (Research Tasks)
ATK 246
DEF 170
STA 245

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Dragon Breath
Draco Meteor
A-
Dragon Breath
Blizzard
B-
Dragon Breath
Glaciate*
A
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Dragon Breath and Glaciate is actually Kyurem's highest DPS option against Dragon-type Pokemon if they are weak to both of its moves.
  • Dragon Breath and Draco Meteor make for Kyurem's best same-type STAB moveset
  • Blizzard can also work Vs. Dragon Types, but it is severely outclassed by Glaciate
  • Dragon Claw can make it easier to dodge, but the damage-loss is substantial
  • Steel Wing is basically worthless.

PVE Overview

Reshiram and Zekrom are noted for being among the strongest and most useful Legendary Pokemon in raids given their types. But how about Kyurem? Kyurem basically has nothing to its name. It's a sub-par Dragon attacker, and lacks an Ice Type fast move which would have made it a very viable Ice attacker. As it sits, it's yet another worthless legendary. No wonder it wants to absorb its brothers!

As of December 2022, Kyurem received its signature move, Glaciate. Glaciate is an extremely powerful Charged Attack, and gives Kyurem comparable DPS to many other top (non-Shadow) Dragon-type Pokemon when it is facing against a boss weak to both its Fast and Charged Attacks. However, Kyurem's lack of an Ice-type Fast Attack still greatly cripples this move's potential. Nonetheless, Kyurem is at least a viable raid attacking choice now, though it still remains niche at best.

On that note; Kyurem has the ability to absorb Reshiram or Zekrom to transform into Kyurem - White or Kyurem - Black respectively in the main series. The black forme in particular has massive potential, and given the fact that we now have forme-change in the game, they could show up as an alternate Kyurem forme in the near future.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Dragon Breath
Dragon Claw
Glaciate*
A
Dragon Breath
Glaciate*
Draco Meteor
B-

PvP Moveset Explanation

Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw and Glaciate*

With the coveted Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw moveset, Kyurem is a spammy Dragon-type attacker in the same vein as Dragonite and Latios. Where it differs is its secondary Ice typing and access to its excellent signature move, Glaciate, for coverage and debuffing. Blizzard and Draco Meteor can serve as nuke options but aren't reliable or potent enough to justify using over Dragon Claw or Glaciate.

Steel Wing is useless, and should be TMed away as soon as possible.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: N/A

Kyurem is not accessible at Great League CPs.

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Kyurem's poor matchups against all of the top meta threats prevent it from shining in the Ultra League. Its typing leaves it weak to Charmers, Counter users, Steel-types, and other Dragons. While it's slightly bulkier than Dragonite, Ice is just not a great type to be in PvP, and struggles to stand out when Giratina is present. The addition of Glaciate to its movepool is very welcome, and can make Kyurem a viable pick in some Ultra League cups, but its performance in open Ultra League is still below average.

Master League: 3.5 / 5

Thanks to the addition of Glaciate in its movepool starting from December 2022, Kyurem can finally leave an impact in the Master League metagame. It now possesses a reliable means of denting its counters such as Zacian, Togekiss, and Excadrill, and it can be a general nuisance with its Attack debuffs. In general, Kyurem is a solid duelist and can 1v1 a lot of Pokemon thanks to both Dragon Claw's spamminess and Glaciate's amazing parameters and utility.

Despite Kyurem's generally amazing dueling prowess, its impact on the metagame is held back by two reasons: Competition with numerous other Dragon-type Pokemon in the Master League metagame, and vulnerability to common Pokemon. Many other Dragon-type Pokemon offer either superior defensive utility and/or more threatening potential with their Charged Attacks. Kyurem's struggles against Dialga, the aforementioned Zacian, Melmetal, and Metagross also limits how easily it can fit into teams. It pairs best with Ho-Oh, as Ho-Oh can check all of these Pokemon to some extent, while Kyurem can handle Kyogre and Giratina for it.

Keep in mind that Kyurem has two potent unreleased forms - Black and White Kyurem. Their frightening stats can easily propel them to the top of the metagame if they also receive strong movesets.

Fast Moves

6
Dragon Breath
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
8.00
12.00
15.00
11
Steel Wing
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.30
7.50
13.75
17.19

Charge Moves

50
Dragon Claw
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.70
0.20
0.00
 1.52
29.41
36.76
 44.56
130
Blizzard
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.10
1.40
0.00
 1.30
41.94
52.42
 54.52
150
Draco Meteor
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.60
0.50
0.00
 1.50
41.67
52.08
 62.50

Elite Charge Moves

160
Glaciate
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.50
1.00
0.00
 1.60
64.00
80.00
 102.40

Other

Flee Rate 10.0 %
Buddy Distance 20 km
Capture Rate2.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dragon Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Ice Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014450
2001.591104
2002139158
2002.5186212
4003233266
4003.5280320
4004328374
4004.5375428
6005422482
6005.5470536
6006517590
6006.5564644
8007612698
8007.5659752
8008706805
8008.5754859
10009801913
10009.5848967
1000108961021
100010.59401072
1300119851123
130011.510301174
13001210751226
130012.511201277
16001311641328
160013.512091379
16001412541430
160014.512991481
19001513431532
190015.513881583
19001614331634
190016.514781685
22001715231736
220017.515671787
22001816121838
220018.516571889
25001917021940
250019.517461991
25002017912042
250020.518362093
30002118812145
300021.519262196
30002219702247
300022.520152298
35002320602349
350023.521052400
35002421502451
350024.521952502
40002522392553
400025.522842604
40002623292655
400026.523742707
45002724192758
450027.524632809
45002825082860
450028.525532911
50002925982962
500029.526433013
50003026873064
500030.527103090
60003127323115
600031.527553141
60003227773166
600032.527993192
70003328223217
700033.528443243
70003428663268
700034.528893294
80003529113319
800035.529343345
80003629563370
800036.529783396
90003730013422
900037.530233447
90003830463473
900038.530683498
100003930903524
1000039.531133549
100004031353575
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