Competitive Information for Kyurem (black) [Sword/Shield]
Dragon / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Kyurem-black? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Kyurem is a phenomenal Dragon and Ice-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Kyurem out in the 8th generation battlefield. Kyurem is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Kyurem is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Teravolt
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Fusion Bolt
- Freeze Shock
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Kyurem-Black (Teravolt)
Kyurem is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Kyurem's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Kyurem's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Teravolt, Kyurem's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Fusion Bolt is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (power doubles if used after fusion flare this turn).
◆ Freeze Shock is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Ice-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. 30% paralyze).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Teravolt
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 56 Atk / 208 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Fusion Bolt
- Earth Power / Dragon Claw
- Roost
- Ice Beam
Kyurem-Black Mixed Sweeper (The Frost Drake)
Kyurem is a legendary Mixed Sweeper for single battles. Life Orb boosts the power of Kyurem's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Teravolt, Kyurem's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. Flying-type removed until turn ends).
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Kyurem-black? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Teravolt
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Breaking Swipe
- Rock Slide
- Fusion Bolt
- Freeze Shock
Doubles Physical Sweeper Kyurem-Black (Teravolt)
Kyurem is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Kyurem's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Kyurem's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Teravolt, Kyurem's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
◆ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Fusion Bolt is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (power doubles if used after fusion flare this turn).
◆ Freeze Shock is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Ice-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. 30% paralyze).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Kyurem-black learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Kyurem-black can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Kyurem-black
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Body Press + Steel Wing
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Kyurem-black's stats
- Ancient Power
- Dragon Dance
- Hone Claws
- Scale Shot
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Kyurem-black
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Kyurem-black in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Kyurem-black's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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