What is a good counter to Xearnes?

So Xearnes is quite the powerhouse, having acess to Geomancy, lots of coverage options and a good typing in Uber. So, what is a good way to dispose of it? Suggest any Pokemon from tier using any strategy, as long as it works.

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Xerneas is a deal. However, some help to counter it:

I hope this helps.

There are actually a few Pokemon who can counter Xerneas well without being a horrible Pokemon to use in Ubers. It all depends on the coverage Xerneas has. Most Xerneas will be using Fairy+Fighting coverage along with Geomancy. But the last move they have is unable to cover everything.

Arceus-Poison: Xerneas needs Psyshock/Psychic in order to have a chance against Arceus, as it can only 3HKO it with Thunder. Meanwhile, Arceus has Poison Jab which gets the 2HKO on Xerneas without any investment. Judgement gets only a 3HKO though, so Special Arceus-Poison should probably not be used.

Ho-oh: As long as Xerneas does not use Thunderbolt/Thunder, you’ll be fine, as Ho-oh is for the most part (93% of the time) 3HKOd by Psyshock, and if it uses Flash Cannon as its coverage, it stands no chance against Ho-oh. Ho-oh can 2HKO Xerneas with both Sacred Fire and Brave Bird. Beware Rocks though.

Scizor: Choice Band 252 Attack Adamant Technician Scizor with Bullet Punch OHKOs Xerneas.

These are basically the best counters to Xerneas. There are a few others, but they aren’t nearly as good as these guys or would need to run sets that are not standard.

xerneas is a very formidable opponent and I’d say that it rules the ubers. dialga might stand a chance but since it is part dragon it wouldn’t be the best to tackle xerneas. wobuffet might beat it with a mirror coat but give it a focus sash so it definitely survives xerneas`s attack. with geomancy xerneas is unstoppable.

Aggron can be a boos in taking out xerneas although it has rubbish s.defence it can ohko it with a steel gem STAB iron tail.

I found Mega Scizor Bullet punch to work great! 100% chance of death with one attack buff from baton pass ninjask.

Hope I helped. The High pointed users have already gotten to the question before I did e-e

I, personally, find defensive Lugia with Toxic (which is what I use) to work most of the time, depending on what that particular Xerneas is running, but it will check or counter most common variants.

Aegislash is probably the most reliable counter, but otherwise isn’t that great in Ubers. Aegislash’s fully invested Iron Head will OHKO common Xerneas (4 HP EVs) after Stealth Rock, and has a small (6.25%) chance to OHKO without rocks.