Strong point: Sp. Atk — higher than 95% of species. Overall it is one of the stronger species — above 94% of the Pokédex. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. On defense it has 3 weaknesses and 2 resistances. This is a Legendary Pokémon: one per game, no offspring. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (127) is 20 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 64% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 2
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Alola | #300 | Sun / Moon |
|---|---|---|
| Alola | #400 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
Abilities
- Prism Armor Reduces super-effective damage to 0.75×.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 130 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.22% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
Reminiscent of the Ultra Beasts, this life-form, apparently asleep underground, is thought to have come from another world in ancient times.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Necrozma takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
Sprite taken straight from the game in which Necrozma appeared.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (16)
All Necrozma cards →Necrozma has 16 cards in 6 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Necrozma does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Where to catch it (3)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Moves (90)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (75 via TM/TR, 19 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90% | 10 |
| 1 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95% | 35 |
| 1 | Mirror Shot | Steel | Special | 65 | 85% | 10 |
| 1 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Morning Sun | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 8 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 24 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 32 | Psycho Cut | Psychic | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 40 | Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 |
| 48 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90% | 10 |
| 56 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 64 | Power Gem | Rock | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 67 | Wring Out | Normal | Special | — | 100% | 5 |
| 72 | Photon Geyser | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100% | 5 |
| 80 | Autotomize | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 80 | Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 88 | Prismatic Laser | Psychic | Special | 160 | 100% | 10 |