Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

#647 (Unova)

#648 Meloetta ›

Pokémon type

Water

Fighting

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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Evolution

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

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 2.67 DPE	12	14.3	100%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Close Combat 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

What counters Keldeo (Ordinary Form)?

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

The best counter to Keldeo (Ordinary Form) is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Keldeo (Ordinary Form) counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	91%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	91%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		260
Defense		192
Stamina		209

Max HP

Level 40

177

Size

Height	1.4 m
Weight	48.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
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