Physiology
Kyurem is a gray and blue colored, bipedal Pokémon of indefinable but seemingly draconian basis. Kyurem has a unique blue head and snout and has yellow eyes, has a pair of pointed light bluish horns on its head and a yellow crest on its skull. Its face has a bit of resemblance to Giratina right down to its jaws. Kyurem's neck is long and gray in color with lines running around its whole body, legs, arms and tail. Kyurem has two arms, each with its own claw and each arm is jointed together from its blue oddly shaped wings, believed to be used for flying as well as storing cold air. Each of its wings are oddly proportioned and have two icicles each. Its legs are somewhat slender unlike Reshiram or Zekrom and its tail has three blue icicle-shaped spikes on its tip.
Gender differences
Kyurem is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Kyurem can store powerful cold air onto its wings and tail and breathe with it, but it will also freeze itself in the process. It can unleash several blizzards and hailstorms and also can freeze its surroundings in a flash, referencing to its signature move, Frozen World.
Behavior
Habitat
Kyurem resides in the Giant Hole, which is in the Unova region.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
An old legend in Kagome Town describing Kyurem claims that it would take people and Pokémon away from the town and eat them. It is unknown how much credence there is to this story, however.
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Kyurem.
- Kyurem is the only Ice-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V which isn't pure Ice-type.
- No other Pokémon has the same base stat total as Kyurem.
- Kyurem has the highest base stat total of all Ice-type Pokémon.
- Kyurem is the only Generation V legendary Pokémon that has Pressure as its ability.
- Despite its Pokédex entries saying that it can emit cold air, but freeze itself in the process, it can not learn Ice Breath, nor can it be frozen.
- Oddly for a Pokémon with no evolutionary relatives, Kyurem can learn Imprison twice, neither of which are at level 1.
- Kyurem is the last Dragon-type and Ice-type Pokémon in National Pokédex order.
Origin
Kyurem and its two counterparts Reshiram and Zekrom are based on the concept of yin and yang in Taoism. Kyurem, however, symbolizes wuji, the absence of yin and yang. Appearance wise, like Zekrom, it seems to be based off a theropod and a European dragon. Kyurem's type, Ice, may allude to the absence of energy and the concept of absolute zero. Kyurem's origin story of arriving on Earth like a meteor are references to comets, which are largely composed of ice crystals.
Name origin
Kyurem's name may be derived from 急冷 kyuurei (rapid cooling, 冷 rei meaning "cold") or ゆき yuki (雪, snow) with the kana reversed. May also be from 零 rei (zero) and 無 mu (nothing).