Kyurem VGC Guide
Black Kyurem & White Kyurem — Complete Form Analysis
Regulation I Dual-Restricted | Dragon/Ice Type | Turboblaze Ability
Form Comparison: Black vs White Kyurem
Black Kyurem
Physical powerhouse with Fusion Bolt coverage
White Kyurem
Special powerhouse with Fusion Flare spread threat
EV Spread Recommendations
Black Kyurem (Physical)
AdamantMax Atk + bulk HP, speed creeps base 85s. Fusion Bolt OHKOs most Water-type restricteds.
White Kyurem (Special)
ModestMax SpA for Fusion Flare damage. Blizzard under Hail offers near-perfect accuracy spread.
Black Kyurem (Trick Room)
BraveMin Speed (0 IVs) for Trick Room sweeping. Fusion Bolt + Dragon Claw STAB combo.
Recommended Movesets
Black Kyurem Moveset
Signature physical Electric — counters Water restricteds
Reliable Dragon STAB with no drawbacks
Fairy coverage, crucial against Zacian
Standard doubles Protect for turn reading
White Kyurem Moveset
Signature special Fire — deals damage to adjacent foe in doubles
Never misses in Hail, hits both opponents
Nuke single target; switch out to reset SpA drop
Standard doubles Protect
Tera Type Options
Boosts Draco Meteor/Dragon Claw; Turboblaze ignores some resistances anyway
White Kyurem Tera Fire massively boosts Fusion Flare against Steel-types
Black Kyurem Tera Electric maximizes Fusion Bolt and removes Dragon weakness
Shifts weaknesses and beats Dragon opponents at cost of Dragon STAB
Recommended Partners
Intimidate pressure + Fake Tears amplifies Kyurem Dragon moves
Ice Rider sets Trick Room; Brave Black Kyurem sweeps under it
Spore locks down one opponent so Kyurem attacks freely
Tailwind doubles White Kyurem speed for priority Fusion Flare
Key Battle Tips
Turboblaze makes Black Kyurem immune to Incineroar’s Intimidate — Fusion Bolt fires at full power even against Intimidate leads.
White Kyurem paired with Hail (Abomasnow / Snow Warning) makes Blizzard never miss and hits both opponents simultaneously.
Black Kyurem has a 4× Fairy weakness. Against Zacian, verify your Tera or consider positioning before committing to an attack.
Fusion Flare doubles in power if Thunder (Fusion Bolt) was used the same turn — a key dual-Kyurem combo worth building around.
Type Weaknesses
Kyurem base (Dragon/Ice) weaknesses:
* Black Kyurem replaces Ice weakness with Electric weakness (Dragon/Electric); White Kyurem keeps Dragon/Ice structure. Tera can shift weaknesses significantly.