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| * Xerneas is the only single-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in [[Generation VI]]. | | * Xerneas is the only single-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in [[Generation VI]]. |
| ** Xerneas is also the only Fairy-type Legendary Pokémon.
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| * Xerneas has the highest Attack base stat and the highest base stat total of all Fairy-type Pokémon. | | * Xerneas has the highest Attack base stat and the highest base stat total of all Fairy-type Pokémon. |
| * Xerneas has the same stat distribution as {{p|Yveltal}}. | | * Xerneas has the same stat distribution as {{p|Yveltal}}. |
Revision as of 06:09, 28 April 2014
Xerneas (Japanese: ゼルネアス Xerneas) is a Fairy-type Legendary Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Along with Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, and Yveltal, it was the first Generation VI Pokémon to be revealed to the public on January 8, 2013 as part of the Pokémon Direct broadcast.
Xerneas is the version mascot of Pokémon X, appearing on the boxart.
Biology
Xerneas is a blue and black, quadrupedal, cervine Pokémon with an eight-horned set of antlers extending out from its head, four on each side. Xerneas's coloration changes slightly depending on what mode it is in: Active Mode or Neutral Mode. In Active Mode, each horn is pale gold and adorned with a colorful, three-part glowing protrusion twining through the horn (orange, red, purple, and teal-blue), one side mirroring the other. The colors gradually turn lighter to darker when moving from base to tip. In Neutral Mode, the horns are pale blue and the protrusions the same blue as its upper body. Xerneas's head is blue with two horns on either side of its head, and the root of its horns mark its face, just below the eye and over the nose. Its eyes are the same color as its fur, and its pupils are X-shaped. The blue portion of its body ends at the chest area where the "fur" juts outward to the side, similar to the blue horns on its face. On its breast is an inverted V-shape that is also pale gold in Active Mode and pale blue in Neutral Mode. The inside of the V-shape is black and extends into its lower body.
The rest of its body is black with a blue stripe running along its spine; when it is in Active Mode, the shine from its horns decorate its back in small, multicolored spots. It has a slim, fluffy black tail where the blue stripe ends. Its legs are fashioned like blades with forward-pointing "hooks" at the tips, creating a cross shape, with the main "edges" trimmed with the same color as the horns (pale gold in Active Mode, pale blue in Neutral Mode); the trim on its forelegs further map a crude sword-like pattern: a long blade, a cross-guard, and a hilt.
Xerneas has the power to share eternal life; this occurs as the horns on its head shine in seven colors. When Xerneas is at the end of its life, it releases all of its life energy into all the living things in around it and transforms into a tree to sleep for 1,000 years. Xerneas also has the power to create forests, making Xerneas a benevolent force in nature.
In the anime
Major appearances
A Xerneas is set to appear in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, alongside Yveltal.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Xerneas (TCG)
Other appearances
Xerneas is set to appear as a Poké Ball Pokémon.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Generation VI
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X
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Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival.
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Y
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When the horns on its head shine in seven different colors, it is said to be sharing everlasting life.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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126
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186 - 233
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362 - 456
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131
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122 - 201
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240 - 397
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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131
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122 - 201
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240 - 397
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98
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92 - 165
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180 - 324
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99
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93 - 166
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182 - 326
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Total: 680
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Xerneas
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Xerneas
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Xerneas
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Xerneas
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Xerneas in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Xerneas in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Xerneas
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Xerneas
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Xerneas can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Xerneas cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Xerneas
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Xerneas
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Xerneas is the only single-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.
- Xerneas has the highest Attack base stat and the highest base stat total of all Fairy-type Pokémon.
- Xerneas has the same stat distribution as Yveltal.
- Xerneas is the only version mascot whose signature move is a status move.
- Xerneas, along with Yveltal, was designed by art designers Ken Sugimori and Yusuke Ohmura. Initial design for the two Legendary Pokémon was started by Sugimori, but he encountered 'artist's block', having a hard time coming up with concepts. For the first time, he gave the work over to another designer, Ohmura. Ohmura furthered the designs, after which Sugimori resumed to finish them.[1]
Origin
Xerneas's appearance is based on a cervid in the shape of the letter X (known as a saltire in heraldry) or an X mark. It may incorporate elements of Eikþyrnir and the four stags Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór. Eikþyrnir resides in Valhalla eating the foliage of Læraðr with glowing horns that drip with dew. According to the Poetic Edda, the four stags resided in the trunk of the World Tree Yggdrasil and ate its branches and fresh shoots. Xerneas's tree form may be based on Yggdrasil itself.
Name origin
Xerneas comes from the letter X. It may be derived from cervus (Latin for deer), Cernunnos (horned Celtic god), and Ceryneian Hind.
In other languages
Related articles
Notes
External links
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