Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Kyurem. While not stellar on its own, it is REQUIRED to have Kyurem for the infinitely better Black Kyurem and White Kyurem, so it is definitely worth catching. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

Course Schedule

This raid will take place from July 29th to August 4th. It is preceded by Solgaleo and Mega Salamence, coincides with Mega Aggron, and will be followed by Mega Blaziken, Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie.

Both Ice and Dragon mean that there are a good few weaknesses on Kyurem. It also only has moves within its Ice Dragon typing, so there’s no surprise.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	—
Resist (0.6x)	Water Grass Electric
Neutral	Normal Flying Poison Ground Bug Ghost Fire Psychic Ice Dark
Super Effective (1.6x)	Fighting Rock Steel Dragon Fairy
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	—

Kyurem’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Blizzard
• Dragon Claw
• Draco Meteor
• Glaciate

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Kyurem. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Zacian - Crowned Sword A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Metal Claw	Behemoth Blade	100%
Metal Claw	Play Rough	82%
Air Slash	Behemoth Blade	74%
Metal Claw	Close Combat	70%
Metal Claw	Giga Impact	65%
Air Slash	Play Rough	63%

Zamazenta - Crowned Shield A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Metal Claw	Behemoth Bash	100%
Ice Fang	Behemoth Bash	91%
Metal Claw	Close Combat	60%
Metal Claw	Moonblast	53%
Metal Claw	Giga Impact	50%
Ice Fang	Close Combat	42%

Necrozma - Dusk Mane A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike	100%
Psycho Cut	Sunsteel Strike	93%
Shadow Claw	Sunsteel Strike	73%
Metal Claw	Iron Head	66%
Metal Claw	Outrage	62%
Metal Claw	Future Sight	57%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Blizzard	🛡	🛡	🛡
Draco Meteor	🛡🛡	🛡	🛡
Dragon Claw	🛡🛡	🛡	🛡

Eternatus A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Lucario A

Best Moveset: Force Palm / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Blaziken

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Counter / Focus Blast

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Keldeo A

Best Moveset: Low Kick / Secret Sword

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Metagross A

Best Moveset: Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Metagross A

Best Moveset: Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Rayquaza A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Kyurem. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Mega Mewtwo YDialga - OriginLucarioMega LatiosMega GarchompMetagrossMega GardevoirTerrakionPrimal GroudonMega HeracrossMega LatiasMega DiancieShadow ConkeldurrMega TyranitarShadow BlazikenBlack KyuremBlazikenShadow HaxorusShadow Rhyperior

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Cloudy

Mega Blaziken (1.2)Mega Mewtwo X (1.2)Keldeo (1.3)

Snow

Mega Metagross (1.3)Shadow Metagross (1.3)

Overall, Kyurem is an accessible raid. Having so many weaknesses, and a simple charge move pool makes it easy to know what to bring. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!