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Kyurem (Japanese: キュレム Kyurem) is a dual-type Dragon/Ice Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any Pokémon, Kyurem has two other forms, which are activated by using the DNA Splicers on it and either Reshiram or Zekrom, resulting in a process called Absofusion that removes Reshiram or Zekrom from the party until the fusion is undone. It will then become White Kyurem (with Reshiram) or Black Kyurem (with Zekrom). However, it is impossible to own a White Kyurem and a Black Kyurem at the same time legitimately, as the game rejects the second fusion of Kyurem with Reshiram/Zekrom, and Kyurem cannot be traded or placed in Pokémon Bank or Pokémon HOME while fused.

Along with Reshiram and Zekrom, Kyurem is a member of the Tao trio, which exists in the legends of the Unova region.

As both Black Kyurem and White Kyurem, it is the game mascot of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, respectively.

Biology

Kyurem is a gray and blue, bipedal Pokémon of indefinable but seemingly draconic basis. Kyurem has a blue head and snout and has yellow eyes without pupils, has a pair of pointed light bluish horns on its head and a yellow crest on its skull. Three pointed teeth jut out the bottom of either side of its jaws, which are frozen shut by the ice covering its head. Its long, gray neck has lines running around its whole body, legs, arms and tail. It has two arms, each with its own claw and each arm is jointed together from its oddly shaped blue wings, which are believed to be used for flying and storing cold air. Each wing has two spikes of ice. The ice covering the wings can break, revealing gray tendril-like appendages on Kyurem's back. The right side of its body seems to be damaged in some way, as the wing and horn on its head on that side are shorter; the right side of its head also has a spiked edge near its jaw hinge that is absent from its left. Its legs are somewhat slender, and has three sharp ice-like claws on each enormous foot. Its tail has three blue conical spikes on its tip, and appears to be some sort of propulsion device or a container of energy; exactly what it is based on is unclear, but it may be a damaged turbine.

Kyurem has two alternate forms, White Kyurem and Black Kyurem, which are formed by combining with Reshiram and Zekrom, respectively, and share many aspects of their designs with them. It can use Absofusion on their respective Dragon Stones to change to White or Black Kyurem. The reason for this is due to Kyurem retaining the gene of the other dragons which allows said fusion. When transformed into either, its legs are just like before, but shorter and the middle toe becomes ice. As White Kyurem, it has some extra icy details on the legs. Its tail resembles that of Reshiram or Zekrom, but they are attached to the body with three gray parts of skin. The tail is capable of movement and contains four holes: they are horizontal on White Kyurem and vertical on Black Kyurem. The torsos of each form are similar, but White Kyurem's torso is more slim than Black Kyurem's bulky torso. Its shoulders are covered in 'squares' of ice with two pins protruding from each which can come out and 'plug in' the aforementioned holes. As White Kyurem, it has thin arms with two rings and three claws each, wings between the rings on its forearms, and its right arm and wing are frozen. As Black Kyurem, it has Zekrom's arms, but more muscular and without wings, and its left arm and wing are frozen. Its neck is the same shape, but becomes upright; White Kyurem uses Reshiram's fur and Black Kyurem uses Zekrom's skin. In both forms, the ice covering one of Kyurem's jaws (upper for White Kyurem, lower for Black Kyurem) has partially disappeared, allowing it to move its mouth. During battle, Black Kyurem and White Kyurem enter Overdrive mode and tubes sprout from its back to its tail. In White Kyurem's case, the ends of its hair and wings become fiery and its tail acquires fiery highlights. In Black Kyurem's case, parts of its right arm and the tip of the horn on the back of its head turn blue, while its tail lights up with electricity. In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, Kyurem can also change into Black Kyurem or White Kyurem without fusing by channeling the power of powers of both Reshiram and Zekrom it has within itself.

Kyurem generates a powerful, freezing energy inside itself, but its body became frozen when the energy leaked out. By keeping its body frozen, the cellular structure will remain stable. It is said to have power that exceeds that of Reshiram and Zekrom but its kept at bay by the extreme cold. Kyurem also shares Reshiram's or Zekrom's beliefs in truth or ideals when fused with either of the two dragons. Due to an old legend, it may be assumed Kyurem may be hostile towards Pokémon and humans, due to the fact it supposedly ate them if they were found outside at night. It is said to be an extraterrestrial Pokémon according to folklore. Kyurem is the only Pokémon that can learn Glaciate, while its alternate forms White Kyurem and Black Kyurem can respectively learn Ice Burn and Freeze Shock instead. White Kyurem and Black Kyurem can also learn Reshiram's and Zekrom's signature moves Fusion Flare and Fusion Bolt, respectively.

Black Kyurem in Overdrive mode

White Kyurem in Overdrive mode

In the anime

In the main series

Major appearances

Kyurem debuted in all three of its forms in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. It was challenged by Keldeo, who wasn't ready to fight it, but arrogantly claimed that he was a Sword of Justice. After the terrified Keldeo fled during the middle of the fight, Kyurem relentlessly pursued Keldeo in order to finish the battle they had started. Along with the other Legendary Pokémon present in the movie, Kyurem can speak through telepathy.

Other

Kyurem appeared in all three of its forms in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages as one of six Legendary Pokémon summoned and hypnotized by the shadow Hoopa Unbound as its reinforcements. It and its teammates engaged in a battle against the Latios, Latias, and Shiny Rayquaza summoned to protect the real Hoopa in Dahara City. Eventually, after the shadow Hoopa was sealed in a Prison Bottle, the hypnosis on Kyurem and the other Legendary Pokémon was lifted, and Kyurem departed for its home.

White Kyurem in the anime

Black Kyurem in the anime

Minor appearances

In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Kyurem appeared in both of its alternate forms at the end of the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, where Black Kyurem used Thunderbolt and White Kyurem used Flamethrower.

In Pokémon Generations

White Kyurem in Pokémon Generations

Kyurem first appeared in The Frozen World. It was controlled by Colress, being used by Team Plasma to power up a cannon to freeze Opelucid City. This was part of a larger plan to get the DNA Splicers to Zinzolin.

Kyurem reappeared in The King Returns, this time under the control of Ghetsis. It was used as part of his final attempt to freeze Unova, but was challenged by N and his Reshiram. However, Ghetsis used the DNA Splicers to fuse the two Pokémon into White Kyurem. It was last seen being challenged by Hilbert and his Zekrom.



In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Monta caught a Kyurem in the Giant Chasm in Pokédex Complete!.



In the movie adaptations

A Kyurem appeared in the manga adaptation of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.

Another Kyurem appeared in the manga adaptation of Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.





In the Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~ manga

Kyurem appeared in ANL5 in its Black Kyurem form.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Kyurem debuted in a fantasy in Mr. Perfect. It was the subject of a conversation between Cheren and Drayden.

In Cold Storage Battle, Kyurem was revealed to have been captured by Zinzolin. It was later taken control of by Colress and placed inside the Plasma Frigate to act as its power source.

Black Kyurem in the Pokémon Adventures manga

White Kyurem in the Pokémon Adventures manga





In the TCG

Other appearances

Kyurem appears in its Normal Form as a Master Ball Pokémon. Upon summoning, it releases Icy Wind from its sides to freeze any caught opponents.

Trophy information

NA: While this Dragon/Ice-type Pokémon is definitely a Pokémon, some believe it is what remained after Reshiram and Zekrom were split apart. In battle, it will generate incredibly cold energy and then unleash it using Icy Wind. This move will deal constant damage before freezing opponents.

PAL: Kyurem is thought to be an empty shell left behind when Reshiram and Zekrom split into two. Its icy energy is so powerful that it can freeze its own body. When Kyurem has built up enough energy, it can unleash Icy Wind, shooting spirals of cold left and right. After damaging fighters, this attack with leave them frozen.

Kyurem returns as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, retaining its behavior from the previous game. All three of its forms also appear as Spirits.

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Kyurem is a major character in the main story line.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. Generation V Unova

B W : #152 Unova

B2 W2 : #297 Black It generates a powerful, freezing energy inside itself, but its body became frozen when the energy leaked out. White It can produce ultracold air. Its body is frozen. Black 2 This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals. White 2 Generation VI Kalos

#— Hoenn

#— X This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals. Y It generates a powerful, freezing energy inside itself, but its body became frozen when the energy leaked out. Omega Ruby This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals. Alpha Sapphire It generates a powerful, freezing energy inside itself, but its body became frozen when the energy leaked out. Generation VII Alola

#— Kanto

#— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII. Generation VIII Galar

#— Kyurem Sword Dwelling within it is a power even greater than that of Reshiram or Zekrom, but the extreme cold keeps that power bound. Shield It appears that this Pokémon uses its powers over ice to freeze its own body in order to stabilize its cellular structure. White Kyurem Sword The sameness of Reshiram's and Kyurem's genes allowed Kyurem to absorb Reshiram. Kyurem can now use the power of both fire and ice. Shield It has foreseen that a world of truth will arrive for people and Pokémon. It strives to protect that future. Black Kyurem Sword It's said that this Pokémon battles in order to protect the ideal world that will exist in the future for people and Pokémon. Shield The sameness of Zekrom's and Kyurem's genes allowed Kyurem to absorb Zekrom. Kyurem can now use the power of both electricity and ice.

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Kyurem

White Kyurem

Black Kyurem

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is: Damaged

normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Learnset

Kyurem

White Kyurem

Black Kyurem

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII Parent Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding. Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Kyurem in Generation VIII

onto Kyurem in Generation VIII 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 Kyurem in that game.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kyurem

indicates a move that gets when used by Kyurem Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Kyurem

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Kyurem Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Kyurem

White Kyurem

Black Kyurem

Evolution

Forms

Sprites

Trivia

No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Kyurem.

White Kyurem and Black Kyurem both have the highest base stat total of all Ice-type Pokémon.

White Kyurem has the highest Special Attack stat of all Ice-type Pokémon, while Black Kyurem has the highest Attack stat of all Ice-type Pokémon.

White Kyurem is the tallest Ice-type Pokémon and the tallest Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Kyurem in its base form is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 660.

Kyurem has the most separate cries used in-game, with a total of five. It has one for each form and two longer cries that play in stereo.

Kyurem's effort value yield of 1 HP, 1 Attack, and 1 Special Attack in its base form is unique.

Origin

Kyurem and its two counterparts Reshiram and Zekrom are based on the concept of yin and yang in Taoism. Kyurem, however, symbolizes wuji, the absence of yin and yang. In regards to overall design, it appears to be based on a theropod and a European dragon, similar to Zekrom. Its arms in particular seem to be influenced by Tyrannosaurus. Kyurem's type, Ice, may allude to the absence of energy and the concept of absolute zero. Kyurem's rock-like body and its origin story of arriving on Earth like a meteor are references to comets, which are largely composed of ice crystals.

Given that its Japanese name contains mu, it may be based on the kōan mu.

Name origin

Kyurem may be a combination of 冷 rei (cold), 急冷 kyuurei (rapid cooling), or 雪 yuki (snow) with the kana reversed, and 無 mu (nothing). It may also derive from 零 rei (zero). Rem may also mimic the rom of Zekrom and the ram of Reshiram.

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