And when that happens, Xerneas takes the non-Mega crown thanks to the power of Geomancy. While not available now, we can be basically sure that it will come at some point in the future.

When it comes right down to it, Shadow Gardevoir's Psychic sub-typing tends to be more of a hinderance than a help in a lot of raids, so Xerneas will definitely see some very real utility moving forward thanks to its mono-Fairy typing and the power of Geomancy, potentially even being an optimal Fairy Type choice in some raids.Īnd then we come to Shadow Xerneas. Not only does Xerneas have higher base TDO, it also has the advantage of being a pure Fairy Type. While Xerneas is definitely lower on the DPS side, there's actually more to the story than that. It's a bit below Shadow Granbull for DPS but with higher TDO, but the real comparison comes with Shadow Gardevoir. With access to Geomancy, Xerneas is slated to be the new top non-Shadow/Mega Fairy Type attacker in the game. Niantic can and frequently does change data initially found in datamines before release, so be aware of the tenuous nature of this information before diving in. It is all subject to change pre-release, so please don't take the statements given here as absolute predictions. The data in this article is based on unconfirmed, datamined information. While we don't absolutely know that the final stats on these moves will be, as Niantic has yet to make an official announcement beyond saying that Geomancy and Oblivion Wing are coming, we have enough to at least speculate on where the current stats will place these monsters in the near future. A recent datamine has shown us the stats for three upcoming signature moves: Geomancy, Oblivion Wing, and Water Shuriken. This trio of moves all originate from the Kalos region, and they mark a bright future for two of the region's key Legendary Pokemon, as well as its most popular Starter (sorry Delphox/Chesnaught fans, but only one of this trio made it into Smash Brothers and got a unique forme).

Here we go! Pokeminers is here to pull through for us again, as Niantic has given us a glimpse of the near future.

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