Is Kyurem Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Transfer-only. Kyurem can't be caught in Alola. No DNA Splicers access for Black/White Kyurem forms either.
Kyurem resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyurem has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Kyurem has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
Kyurem has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Kyurem resists most of Mallow's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyurem has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Kyurem resists most of Sophocles's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyurem has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kyurem has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Kyurem resists most of Totem Kommo-o's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyurem resists most of Hapu's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyurem has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Kyurem has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Kyurem resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyurem resists most of Kahili's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyurem cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Kyurem in Sun & Moon
No wild encounters for Kyurem in Sun & Moon. It's available in Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Kyurem cannot be caught in the wild in Sun & Moon, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Sun & Moon.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Kyurem Weakness
Type-wise, Kyurem takes extra damage from Fighting, Rock, Dragon, Steel, and Fairy. Kyurem's overall bulk (125/100/90) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass |
What is Kyurem Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Kyurem
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x52-63% Brick Break 2x34-42% | ||
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x45-54% Rock Slide 2x30-36% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x45-54% Rock Slide 2x30-36% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x45-54% Rock Slide 2x30-36% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Salamence builds →Dragon Tail 2x52-63% Brick Break 2x42-51% Rock Slide 2x42-51% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x41-49% Rock Slide 2x27-33% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x41-49% Rock Slide 2x27-33% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x41-49% Rock Slide 2x27-33% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Salamence builds →Dragon Tail 2x50-59% Brick Break 2x41-49% Rock Slide 2x41-49% | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Azumarill builds →Brick Break 2x21-26% Rollout 2x9-12% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x52-61% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x38-45% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x38-45% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Salamence builds →Dragon Tail 2x46-55% Brick Break 2x38-45% Rock Slide 2x38-45% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Azumarill builds →Brick Break 2x19-24% Rollout 2x9-11% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x52-62% Rock Slide 2x35-42% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Azumarill builds →Brick Break 2x18-22% Rollout 2x8-10% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x50-59% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x40-48% Rock Slide 2x27-32% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x50-59% Rock Slide 2x33-39% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 2x31-38% Brick Break 2x18-21% Rollout 2x9-11% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x40-48% Magnet Bomb 2x25-29% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x50-59% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x38-46% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x67-80% Brick Break 2x45-53% Dragon Tail 2x36-43% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Pangoro builds →Brick Break 2x53-63% Rock Slide 2x36-42% Bullet Punch 2x20-24% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x55-65% Rock Slide 2x36-43% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x51-61% Rock Slide 2x34-41% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x71-84% Rock Slide 2x30-35% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Bewear builds →Hammer Arm 2x68-80% Rock Slide 2x34-41% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x65-76% Brick Break 2x43-51% Dragon Tail 2x35-42% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Pangoro builds →Brick Break 2x51-61% Rock Slide 2x34-41% Bullet Punch 2x19-23% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x81-95% Rock Slide 2x33-40% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x33-40% Iron Head 2x28-33% Sacred Sword 2x21-25% | ||
Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x71-84% Stone Edge 2x40-47% | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Solgaleo builds →Sunsteel Strike 2x73-86% Stone Edge 2x49-58% Wake-Up Slap 2x35-41% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Conkeldurr builds →Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO Stone Edge 2x50-59% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x129-153%KO Brick Break 2x44-52% Dragon Tail 2x35-41% | ||
 Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Haxorus builds →Outrage 2x94-111%KO Brick Break 2x39-46% Rock Slide 2x39-46% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Bewear builds →Superpower 2x81-96% Dragon Claw 2x36-43% Rock Slide 2x34-40% | ||
In Sun & Moon, Conkeldurr's Drain Punch hits Kyurem for 71-84%. Rhyperior deals 36-42% with Earthquake.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemBlack Sludge NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Toxapex builds →Scald5-5% | ||
Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x71-84% Mach Punch 2x38-45% Knock Off20-24% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemAssault Vest NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Kyurem View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake36-42% Rock Blast 2x19-22% | ||
Kyurem Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Kyurem is a Dragon/Ice legendary with 700 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SM Kyurem Best Moveset
130 Attack and 130 Sp. Atk at 95 Speed with AbilityPressure doubling PP. Black Kyurem fires 170 Attack physical and White Kyurem fires 170 Sp. Atk special. Dragon/Ice TermStab covers most types. Z-MoveIce Beam fires a one-time nuke. The moveset earns B-tier through two formes that each maximize a different offensive stat.
Best Build
Kyurem best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Earth Power
- Roost
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Kyurem picks up Ice Beam and Fusion Bolt along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Rock and Normal coverage and more, but the foundation's already strong by then.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Kyurem Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Kyurem is a Legendary Pokemon rated S-Tier. At 700 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wall. Ice Beam with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Sun & Moon, Kyurem's biggest threats include Hitmonlee (Fighting), Tyranitar (Rock), and Garchomp (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Steel and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Kyurem has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Teravolt is the go-to ability for Kyurem. It bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent moves. It's Kyurem's only ability.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Kyurem is a special attacker with base 120 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a wall.
In Sun & Moon, the best way to handle Kyurem: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Black & White, Kyurem has been featured in 8 titles across 6 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves