Xerneas

ゼルネアス Zeruneasu

Generation

Generation VI

Pokédex

Index

Mountain Kalos

N/A

148

Evolves

From

None

Into

None

Footprint

Cry

Xerneas (ゼルネアス Zeruneasu) is a Fairy-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VI. It is the mascot for Pokémon X. It is Yveltal's counterpart and is a member of the Aura Trio alongside Yveltal and Zygarde.

Biology

Physiology

Xerneas is a quadrupedal stag-like Pokémon with a blue and black coat. Along its back, it has multicolored spots that glow when it is in battle. It has long, gleaming yellow antlers that shine with all of the colors of the spectrum; its antlers resemble the roots of a tree. Its yellow-lined hooves are pointed, and it has a long blue and black tail. When Xerneas is not active, its multicolored antlers stop glowing and turn cyan blue. In the glint of its eyes is the shape of the letter "X", hence the title of the game and when it stands, its body seems to be in the shape of an "X".

Game info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
X and Y	Team Flare HQ (X only), Trading	One
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None
Sun and Moon	Transfer	None
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Ultra Space Wilds (Rocky World; Ultra Sun only)	One
SWSH The Crown Tundra	Dynamax Adventures^SW	One

Pokédex entries

X
Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival.
Y
When the horns on its head shine in seven colors, it is said to be sharing everlasting life.
Omega Ruby
Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival.
Alpha Sapphire
When the horns on its head shine in seven colors, it is said to be sharing everlasting life.

Stats

Xerneas's Stats
HP	126
Attack	131
Defense	95
Sp. Atk	131
Sp. Def	98
Speed	99
Total	680

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Heal Pulse	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
1	Aromatherapy	—	—%	5	Grass	Status
1	Ingrain	—	—%	20	Grass	Status
1	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical
5	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
10	Aurora Beam	65	100%	20	Ice	Special
18	Gravity	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
26	Geomancy	—	—%	10	Fairy	Status
35	Moonblast	95	100%	15	Fairy	Special
44	Megahorn	120	85%	10	Bug	Physical
51	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical
55	Horn Leech	75	100%	10	Grass	Physical
59	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
63	Misty Terrain	—	—%	10	Fairy	Status
72	Nature Power	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
80	Close Combat	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
88	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
93	Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1	Heal Pulse	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
1	Aromatherapy	—	—%	5	Grass	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
1	Ingrain	—	—%	20	Grass	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
1	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
5	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
10	Aurora Beam	65	100%	20	Ice	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
18	Gravity	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
26	Geomancy	—	—%	10	Fairy	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
35	Moonblast	95	100%	15	Fairy	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
44	Megahorn	120	85%	10	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
51	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
55	Horn Leech	75	100%	10	Grass	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
59	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
63	Misty Terrain	—	—%	10	Fairy	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
72	Nature Power	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
80	Close Combat	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
88	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
93	Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM03	Psyshock	80	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM91	Flash Cannon	80	100%	10	Steel	Special
TM96	Nature Power	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM03	Psyshock	80	100%	10	Psychic	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM91	Flash Cannon	80	100%	10	Steel	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret Power^ORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM96	Nature Power	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Xerneas learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Block ^USUM	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
Defog ^USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Endeavor ^USUM	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Gravity ^USUM	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
Hyper Voice ^USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Laser Focus ^USUM	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Outrage ^USUM	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Wonder Room ^USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Zen Headbutt ^USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Block ^ORAS	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Endeavor ^ORAS	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Gravity ^ORAS	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Hyper Voice ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Outrage ^ORAS	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Wonder Room ^ORAS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Zen Headbutt ^ORAS	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Appearances

Anime

Main article: Xerneas (MS017)

Xerneas made its first anime appearance in Diancie and the Cocoon of Description along with Yveltal and Diancie.

A Xerneas appeared in XY040: Foggy Pokémon Orienteering! where it was first seen by Bonnie and Pikachu. After they were saved by the remaining Team Froakie members and Team Squirtle, the two groups saw it again before it retreated to the forest shadows.

Xerneas (XY141)

Manga

Main article: Xerxer

Trivia

Xerneas is the only legendary Pokémon whose name starts with X.
Xerneas resembles the Forest Spirit from Hayao Miyazaki's film, Princess Mononoke.
Xerneas is the first legendary Fairy-type Pokémon.
Xerneas represents life and Yveltal represents destruction.
Its X-shaped pupils are rather ironic as in many cartoons crossed-out eyes indicate death.
Xerneas has its own signature move, Geomancy, which is the only signature move of a game mascot to be a status move.
Xerneas moves along the ground. This could be a reference to the x axis on a graph, being horizontal.
Similar to Kyogre, Xerneas' moveset has an advantage over all other members of its trio. Fairy attacks on Yveltal and Zygarde are super effective.
In Super Smash Bros., Xerneas is one of the Pokémon that can be freed from Poké Balls. During this time, it uses the move Geomancy.
Xerneas is one of the collectable spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Origin

Xerneas may be inspired by a deer, most notably the stag that grazes upon Yggdrasil or perhaps the Cernian Hind of Greek Mythology. It also shares aspects of the Tree of Life. It may also take inspiration from Cernunnos, a deity that is often associated with antlers and life-replenishing properties. Cernunnos is also often depicted sitting with legs crossed, furthering this connecting with how an X-shape is often referred to as a 'cross'.

Etymology

Its name is pronounced very similarly to the Celtic "Horned god", Cernunnos. Its form may be a reference to Norse mythology guardians of the Yggdrasil tree: a bird-like creature that protects the top of the tree, which may be Yveltal, a deer-like creature that protects the soil and trunk of the tree, which may be Xerneas, and a snake-like creature that protects the underworld below the tree, which may be Zygarde.

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