Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Xerneas-Neutral Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Xerneas-Neutral's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Fairy typing.

Xerneas-Neutral
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Resistances (3)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Xerneas-Neutral's Fairy typing is best attacked with Poison (2x), Steel (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Dragon, Fighting, Bug, Dark attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Xerneas-Neutral resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon counters
Defensive typing summary
Xerneas-Neutral's base defensive typing is Fairy. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Xerneas-Neutral weak to?
Xerneas-Neutral is weak to Poison (2x), Steel (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Xerneas-Neutral?
Poison is the strongest listed attacking type against Xerneas-Neutral at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.
Does Xerneas-Neutral's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.