Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

#647 (Unova)

#648 Meloetta ›

Pokémon type

Water

Fighting

Boosted in Rain and Cloudy weather

Keldeo (Ordinary Form) weaknesses

Keldeo (Ordinary Form) is weak to Flying, Grass, Electric, Psychic and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Keldeo (Ordinary Form) is resistant to Rock, Bug, Steel, Fire, Water, Ice and Dark-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

The best moves for Keldeo (Ordinary Form) are Low Kick and Sacred Sword when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Low Kick and Close Combat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Low Kick

12DPS

Sacred Sword

60DPS

Defending

Poison Jab

13DPS

Sacred Sword

60DPS

Trainer Battles

Low Kick

4EPT

Close Combat

2.67DPE

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Evolutions and form changes

Keldeo (Ordinary Form) currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Changing between Keldeo (Ordinary Form) and Keldeo (Resolute Form) costs 50 Keldeo Candy and 10,000 Stardust each way.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Keldeo:

Ordinary Form

Resolute Form

Game images

Keldeo (Ordinary Form), with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Keldeo (Ordinary Form) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Events

Final Justice

25th Nov 2025

Summary

Keldeo (Ordinary Form) is a mythical Water & Fighting Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Grass, Electric, Psychic and Fairy moves. Keldeo's best moveset is Low Kick & Sacred Sword and it has a Max CP of 4,181.

About

"When it is resolute, its body fills with power and it becomes swifter. Its jumps are then too fast to follow."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Poison Jab	13	9	13
Low Kick	5	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sacred Sword	50	3	1.82
Aqua Jet	45	3	1.64
Hydro Pump	135	1	1.62
X-Scissor	45	3	1.36
Close Combat	105	1	1.26

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Low Kick	6	2	3.6	4
Poison Jab	7	2	3.5	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Close Combat ▼▼ def	100	45	2.67
Aqua Jet	70	40	2.1
Hydro Pump	130	75	2.08
Sacred Sword	60	35	2.06
X-Scissor	65	40	1.63

Learns Secret Sword when it changes into Keldeo (Resolute Form).

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Low Kick 12 DPS	Sacred Sword 60 DPS	14.9	100%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Sacred Sword 60 DPS	14.4	97%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Hydro Pump 46.3 DPS	13.3	89%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Hydro Pump 46.3 DPS	12.9	87%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12.6	85%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12.3	83%
Low Kick 12 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	11.4	77%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	11.3	76%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Aqua Jet 21.6 DPS	10.4	70%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Aqua Jet 21.6 DPS	10.3	69%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Sacred Sword 60 DPS	4.8	100%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Hydro Pump 46.3 DPS	4.7	97%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.3	88%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Aqua Jet 21.6 DPS	4.1	85%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	4	84%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Sacred Sword 60 DPS	3.3	68%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Hydro Pump 46.3 DPS	3.2	66%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Aqua Jet 21.6 DPS	2.9	60%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	2.9	59%
Low Kick 12 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	2.7	57%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Low Kick 4 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	12	14.3	100%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	14	12.8	90%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Aqua Jet 2.1 DPE	10	12	84%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Hydro Pump 2.08 DPE	20	11.9	84%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Sacred Sword 2.06 DPE	10	11.8	83%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Aqua Jet 2.1 DPE	12	10.9	76%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Hydro Pump 2.08 DPE	22	10.8	76%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Sacred Sword 2.06 DPE	10	10.7	75%
Low Kick 4 EPT	X-Scissor 1.63 DPE	10	10.1	71%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	X-Scissor 1.63 DPE	12	9.2	64%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Keldeo (Ordinary Form) counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Keldeo (Ordinary Form) Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Psycho Cut

Psystrike

1.54
2
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

1.74
3
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

1.77
4
Salamence (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Fly

1.82
5
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wildbolt Storm

1.83

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo Y with Psycho Cut and Future Sight+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		260
Defense		192
Stamina		209

Max HP

Level 40	177
Level 50	188

Average size

Height	1.4 m
Weight	48.5 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,585
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,113
Level 30 Max wild	3,170
Level 40	3,698
Level 50	4,181

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,641
Level 35 (wild)	3,434