Is Xerneas Good in Legends: Z-A Playthrough?
Legendary Fairy-type Xerneas from the Lumiose story content. Fairy coverage shuts down Dragon encounters entirely and Fighting matchups across factions. The Kalos box legendary hits hard with massive Special Attack. When you get it depends on story progression, but it dominates once on the team.
Xerneas resists most of Zach's coverage and hits back hard.
Xerneas has the type edge here and should clean up Yvon's team.
Xerneas has the type edge here and should clean up Xavi's team.
Xerneas has the type edge here and should clean up Rintaro's team.
Xerneas resists most of Vinnie's coverage and hits back hard.
Xerneas has the type edge here and should clean up Canari's team.
Xerneas resists most of Ivor's coverage and hits back hard.
Xerneas trades roughly evenly with Corbeau's team.
Xerneas has the type edge here and should clean up Jacinthe's team.
Xerneas resists most of Grisham's coverage and hits back hard.
Xerneas trades roughly evenly with L's team.
Catchable
Catch Xerneas in Wild Zone 11 (interact, Lv 75). Catch Xerneas at Wild Zone 11 during the postgame Z-A Royale mission The One That Gives.
How to Get Xerneas in Legends: Z-A
You'll find Xerneas at Wild Zone 11 as a set encounter. It's always there at that location, so come prepared for the battle. The location details below cover exact positioning.
1 location to catch Xerneas
How to Get Xerneas in Legends: Z-A
How to Get Shiny Xerneas in Legends: Z-A
Shiny Xerneas cannot be hunted in Legends: Z-A — it is Shiny-locked here and must be brought in from another game.
Shiny Xerneas Evolution
Does Not EvolveXerneas Weakness
Xerneas is weak to Poison and Steel. On the flip side, it's immune to Dragon-type moves entirely. Xerneas's overall bulk (126/95/98) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Xerneas Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Xerneas
 Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xerneas View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x47-56% Iron Tail 2x39-46% | ||
 Arbok Poison | C | |
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | C | |
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Xerneas Evolutions
Xerneas is a single-stage Fairy type. There's nothing to evolve, so its 680 base stats are what you build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
LZA Xerneas Best Moveset
Legendary stats at 131/131 balanced offenses with 126 HP and 95/98 defenses. Fairy TermStab fires at 99 Speed cooldowns with elite power from either offensive side. The moveset doesn't need Mega access. These base stats outclass most Mega forms on sheer numbers.
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 9.
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Moves List
Take Down and Moonblast bring the raw damage. But Xerneas also picks up coverage across 10 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When the horns on its head shine in seven colors, it is said to be sharing everlasting life.
Xerneas Legends: Z-A Guide
Xerneas is a static encounter at Lumiose Wild Zone 11 in Legends: Z-A. Xerneas appears at level 75. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Xerneas has appeared in 6 games. Legendary Pokemon like Xerneas are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
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 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
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
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