Xerneas, the life Pokémon, is the first Gen 6 legendary Pokémon to arrive in Pokémon Go.
If you want to add this magical stag to your collection, you'll need to have a good understanding of Xerneas' counters and weaknesses before you meet it in battle.
Like all legendary Pokémon, Xerneas appears in five-star raids and, to ensure its defeat, you'll want to battle it alongside a group of trainers, which, thanks to the Remote Raid passes, you can now do at home.
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Xerneas counters and weaknesses in Pokémon Go
Below you can find Xerneas' weaknesses and some counter ideas which will help you defeat it in Pokémon Go:
- Xerneas type - Fairy-type
- Xerneas is weak against - Poison and steel-types
- Xerneas counters - Gengar, Scizor, Metagross, Jirachi, Roserade, Toxicroak, Dialga, Excadrill and Genesect
- Other Xerneas counters - Thanks to being a pure fairy-type Pokémon, planning your counters for Xerneas can be quite easy if you've already built up a varied team of Pokémon; simply focus on both poison and steel-type Pokémon, ensuring they have a strong moveset focused on hitting Xerneas' weaknesses, and you'll be able to defeat the stag.
Xerneas CP in Pokémon Go
Here are the CP ranges you can expect to see when battling or attempting to catch Xerneas in Pokémon Go:
- Raid Boss CP - 45,899 CP
- CP when being caught - 2073 to 2160 CP
- Weather boosted CP (Cloudy) when being caught - 2591 to 2701 CP
Thank you to Bryanrobledo6 from reddit for the help with this information.
