For the Sword & Shield meta, At 580 BST, Keldeo is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Secretsword with Choice Specs is the standard set.

What is Keldeo weak to?

In Sword & Shield, watch for Rotom (Electric), Venusaur (Grass), and Braviary (Flying) when using Keldeo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Keldeo?

Justified raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move. That's the one you want on Keldeo. It's the only ability Keldeo has.

What role does Keldeo play in battle?

Keldeo is a special attacker with base 129 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 108 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.

What counters Keldeo?

For Sword & Shield, Keldeo has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.

Keldeo - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Sweeper

ATier

108Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Keldeo's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 3 Sp. Atk EVs per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP91

Attack72

Defense90

Sp. Atk129

Sp. Def90

Speed108

Total580

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight48.5 kg

Base XP261

Abilities

JustifiedTop Pick

Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Keldeo has strengthened its resolve for battle, filling its body with power and changing its form.

Keldeo Weakness

Keldeo's Water/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. It resists 7 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.

Keldeo Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Bug, Rock, Dark, Steel

Type ChartAvg

5Weak

7Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass Flying Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Bug Rock Dark Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (7)

Fire Ground Rock Normal Ice Dark Steel

How to Beat Keldeo in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Tyranitar's Earthquake hits Keldeo for 62-73%. Hippowdon deals 41-48% with Earthquake.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
TyranitarExcellent bulk RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Keldeo Crunch 37-44% Stone Edge 46-55% Earthquake 62-73% View Tyranitar builds →
HippowdonWalls physical sets Ground	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Slack Off EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock ToxicUtility Damage vs Keldeo Earthquake 41-48% View Hippowdon builds →
SlowbroResists Water, recovers HP on switch via Regenerator, burns with Scald WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves TeleportUtility Future Sight ScaldSTAB Slack Off Damage vs Keldeo Scald 15-17% View Slowbro builds →
Bisharp DarkSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemBlackglasses NatureAdamant Moves Iron Head Sucker Punch Knock Off Swords Dance Damage vs Keldeo Sucker Punch 21-24% Knock Off 19-23% View Bisharp builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

A Water/Fighting-type mythical at 580 base stats, Keldeo can't breed or evolve. Event distribution is the standard way to obtain one. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#647KeldeoDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Sword & Shield Keldeo Best Moveset

Prediction matters here. Choice Specs means Keldeo can't change moves after clicking, but the payoff is boosted special damage with move lock. Max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs with Justified back that up. Water coverage prevents free switches.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Justified

Item

Choice SpecsPOWER

Best Nature for Keldeo

Timid+SPE

Keldeo best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

Secret SwordSTAB
ScaldCoverage
Hydro PumpSTAB
Flip TurnSTAB

Recommended Teammates

ExcadrillDecent

ScizorDecent

Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Keldeo's coverage across 7 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Close Combat and Focus Blast for same-type damage. Aqua Tail and Take Down are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Aqua Jet+1

D4010020Water

Lv 1

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Secret Sword

S8510010Fighting

Lv 1

Work Up

D——30Normal

Lv 7

Bubble Beam

B6510020Water

Lv 14

Quick Guard+3

———15Fighting

Lv 21

Double Kick

D3010030Fighting

Lv 28

Retaliate

D701005Normal

Lv 35

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Lv 42

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 49

Sacred Sword

C9010015Fighting

Lv 56

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Lv 63

Hydro Pump

A110805Water

Lv 70

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM95

Air Slash

A759515Flying

TR56

Aura Sphere

B80—20Fighting

TM52

Bounce

D85855Flying

TM43

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TR49

Calm Mind

S——20Psychic

TR53

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TR64

Focus Blast

B120705Fighting

TM09

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM35

Hail

C——10Ice

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TR03

Hydro Pump

A110805Water

TM08

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM27

Icy Wind

B559515Ice

TR98

Liquidation

C8510010Water

TR07

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TR28

Megahorn

C1208510Bug

TR45

Muddy Water

S908510Water

TR57

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM25

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM18

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM79

Retaliate

D701005Normal

TM42

Revenge-4

C6010010Fighting

TR21

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM76

Round

C6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TR84

Scald

S8010015Water

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM96

Smart Strike

D70—10Steel

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR75

Stone Edge

D100805Rock

TR20

Substitute

S——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TR39

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

TR04

Surf

B9010015Water

TM40

Swift

S60—20Normal

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

TR60

X-Scissor

D8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Keldeo doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Coaching

D——10Fighting

Tutor

Flip Turn

A6010020Water

How to Get Keldeo in Sword & Shield

Keldeo is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Keldeo Guide

For the Sword & Shield meta, At 580 BST, Keldeo is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Secretsword with Choice Specs is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, watch for Rotom (Electric), Venusaur (Grass), and Braviary (Flying) when using Keldeo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Justified raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move. That's the one you want on Keldeo. It's the only ability Keldeo has.
Keldeo is a special attacker with base 129 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 108 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
For Sword & Shield, Keldeo has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Keldeo shows up in 9 games across 6 generations. Mythical status keeps it locked behind events or specific story content in most appearances.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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