Special
Sweeper
ATier
108Speed · Fast

Nothing fancy in Keldeo's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 3 Sp. Atk EVs per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats
Pseudo
HP91
B
Attack72
C
Defense90
B
Sp. Atk129
A
Sp. Def90
B
Speed108
B
Total580
Details
Catch Rate
Legendary3 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.4 m
4'07"Average
Weight48.5 kg
106.9 lbsLight
Base XP261
High Yield
Abilities
JustifiedTop Pick
Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe
Strong Special Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

Keldeo has strengthened its resolve for battle, filling its body with power and changing its form.

Keldeo's Water/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. It resists 7 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.

Keldeo Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Water, Ice, Bug, Rock, Dark, Steel
Type ChartAvg
5Weak
7Resist
0Immune
Score-3
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricGrassFlyingPsychicFairy
½xResist
FireWaterIceBugRockDarkSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (7)
FireGroundRockNormalIceDarkSteel
How to Beat Keldeo (Best Counters)

Tyranitar's Earthquake hits Keldeo for 62-73%.

Incineroar
IncineroarDrops Attack via Intimidate
FireDark
S
Recommended Build
AbilityIntimidate
ItemSafetygoggles
NatureJolly
Moves
  • Fake Out
  • Knock Off
  • Flare Blitz
  • Parting Shot
Damage vs Keldeo
Knock Off
13-16%
Flare Blitz
25-29%
View Incineroar builds →

A Water/Fighting-type mythical at 580 base stats, Keldeo can't breed or evolve. Event distribution is the standard way to obtain one. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution
Keldeo
#647KeldeoDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

Secretsword is the main STAB option after a Calm Mind boost. Wateriumz gives Keldeo extra utility to survive the setup turn, and max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs make the boosted hits count. Water coverage catches resists.

Best Build

All 9 games
Highly recommended
Ability
Justified
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Keldeo
Timid+SPE

Keldeo best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Special Setup Sweeper Moveset

  • Secret SwordSTAB
  • SurfCoverage
  • Vacuum WaveSTAB
  • Calm Mind

Recommended Teammates

Excadrill
ExcadrillDecent

Moves

All 9 games

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Keldeo's coverage across 8 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Close Combat and Focus Blast for same-type damage. Aqua Tail and Take Down are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Aqua Jet+1
B4010020Water
Lv 1
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Secret Sword
S8510010Fighting
Lv 1
Work Up
C——30Normal
Lv 7
Bubble Beam
B6510020Water
Lv 14
Quick Guard+3
C——15Fighting
Lv 21
Double Kick
D3010030Fighting
Lv 28
Retaliate
D701005Normal
Lv 35
Aqua Tail
B909010Water
Lv 42
Take Down
D908520Normal
Lv 49
Sacred Sword
A9010015Fighting
Lv 56
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
Lv 63
Hydro Pump
A110805Water
Lv 70
Close Combat
B1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM
TM27
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM65
Air Slash
B759515Flying
TM112
Aura Sphere
B80—20Fighting
TM132
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
TM58
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM129
Calm Mind
A——20Psychic
TM22
Chilling Water
C5010020Water
TM167
Close Combat
B1201005Fighting
TM213
Coaching
C——10Fighting
TM204
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM57
False Swipe
—4010040Normal
TM196
Flip Turn
A6010020Water
TM158
Focus Blast
B120705Fighting
TM152
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM130
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TM142
Hydro Pump
A110805Water
TM163
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM34
Icy Wind
S559515Ice
TM110
Liquidation
B8510010Water
TM12
Low Kick
D—10020Fighting
TM209
Muddy Water
A908510Water
TM202
Pain Split
A——20Normal
TM83
Poison Jab
D8010020Poison
TM07
Protect+4
A——10Normal
TM203
Psych Up
C——10Normal
TM50
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM74
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM134
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
TM172
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM53
Smart Strike
D70—10Steel
TM150
Stone Edge
D100805Rock
TM103
Substitute
B——10Normal
TM49
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM123
Surf
S9010015Water
TM32
Swift
C60—20Normal
TM88
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM01
Take Down
D908520Normal
TM87
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM171
Tera Blast
A8010010Normal
TM20
Trailblaze
B5010020Grass
TM229
Upper Hand+3
C6510015Fighting
TM184
Vacuum Wave+1
S4010030Fighting
TM11
Water Pulse
C6010020Water
TM105
X-Scissor
D8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Keldeo doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Keldeo can't learn any Tutor moves
All 9 games

Keldeo is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

  • At 580 BST, Keldeo is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper.

  • Watch for Rotom (Electric), Venusaur (Grass), and Braviary (Flying) when using Keldeo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Justified raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move. That's the one you want on Keldeo. It's the only ability Keldeo has.

  • Keldeo is a special attacker with base 129 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 108 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.

  • Keldeo has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.

Introduced in Black & White, Keldeo shows up in 9 games across 6 generations. Mythical status keeps it locked behind events or specific story content in most appearances.

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