How to get Black Kyurem and White Kyurem with Fusion in Pokémon Go

Kyurem has officially gotten the Pokémon Go Fusion treatment, allowing you to combine it with Reshiram and Zekrom to turn it into White Kyurem or Black Kyurem, respectively.

This process works almost the exact same way as Necrozma’s fusions, so if you’re familiar with that already, you should be in a good place.

This made its debut during the Go Tour: Unova event, but even Kyurem obtained before the event can fuse — so long as it has the right move and you have the fusion energy, you can proceed.

Just like Necrozma’s fusions, these also come with their own Adventure Effects, making them powerful not just in battle, but out of battle as well.

How to get Black Kyurem and White Kyurem in Pokémon Go

To turn Kyurem into Black or White Kyurem, you’ll need to have the two Pokémon you want to fuse, along with its respective fusion energy:

• To get Black Kyurem, you need a Zekrom, a Kyurem, 1,000 Volt Fusion Energy, 30 Kyurem Candy, and 30 Kyurem Candy
• To get White Kyurem, you need a Reshiram, a Kyurem, 1,000 Blaze Fusion Energy, 30 Kyurem Candy, and 30 Reshiram Candy

Once you fuse your Reshiram or Zekrom with Kyurem, it won’t be available to use in battle. You can still see it on your Pokémon screen, though it’ll be greyed out to indicate that it’s busy being fused (of course).

To get the fusion energy, you’ll need to participate in raids against the respective version. Taking on Black Kyurem will give you Volt Fusion Energy and beating up White Kyurem will give you Blaze Fusion Energy. You can also get some from completing the “It’s Not Over Yet” branching research, as well as from free Fusion Energy codes before the event ends.

Keep in mind that if you want the very powerful and special moves that Black and White Kyurem know (and give them access to the Adventure Effects, as explained below), then your Kyurem must know the move Glaciate. Make sure it knows this move before you fuse it or risk wasting a ton of your resources. If you want to guarantee it has that move, then select the respective colour in the “It’s Not Over Yet” research choice.

Black Kyurem and White Kyurem Adventure Effects, explained

In addition to just being some of the strongest Pokémon in the game, Black and White Kyurem both have Adventure Effects, allowing you to use them outside of battle for some unique perks.

Note that you can only use these Adventure Effects if you have the right charged move. Kyurem needs to know Glaciate before fusing in order to give its fusions access to these effects. Once fused, Glaciate will turn into its fusion’s specialty move (Ice Burn or Freeze Shock).

If the Kyurem you caught does not have Glaciate, then you can teach it the move by using an Elite Charged TM.

The Adventure Effects for the two fusions are as follows:

• White Kyurem knows Ice Burn, which slows down the target ring when catching Pokémon for 10 minutes. This also makes the Pokémon “much easier to catch,” according to Niantic.
• Black Kyurem knows Freeze Shock, which locks the Pokémon you’re trying to catch in place, preventing it from moving around for 10 minutes. Just like the above move, it also makes the Pokémon “much easier to catch.”

Notably, Niantic makes it clear that Pokémon will be easier to catch “including with connected accessory devices,” so if Pokémon love to run from you while using your Go+ or other similar accessories, these effects may be worthwhile. While not confirmed directly by Niantic, the Pokémon Go Wiki has datamined information stating that White Kyurem increases catch rate by 50%, whereas Black Kyurem only increases catch rate by 25%. (Do what you want with that information.)

Both effects cost 5,000 Stardust and five Kyurem Candy to activate. You can extend the duration of the timers on these effects by spending the aforementioned amount of resources to make it last up to 24 hours total.

Can you unfuse Kyurem with Reshiram and Zekrom?

Yes, you can unfuse your Pokémon at any time you want from the Pokémon’s respective information screen. Just keep in mind that you will have to pay that whopping 1,000 energy cost again to fuse them again, so we recommending keeping them as is unless you really need them separated for some reason.

What else do we know about the Black Kyurem and White Kyurem Fusion in Pokémon Go?

As well as the above explainers, here’s some extra details and notes worth taking into account about the process:

• If you’re looking for a shiny Black or White Kyurem, you’re going to want the Kyurem to be shiny, not the Zekrom or Reshiram. The shiny is pretty dope!

• Just like the shiny above, the stats that your fused Kyurem has comes from the Kyurem, not from the Zekrom or Reshiram. That being said, you will want to fuse the strongest Kyurem you have with possibly the weakest Zekrom or Reshiram you have. (That way you can still use your stronger Zekrom and Reshiram in raids — they’re still very good when unfused.)
• As usual, you cannot use Freeze Shock or Ice Burn while using other Adventure Effects. Put those Necrozma and Origin Forme Dialga and Palkia away for now, as you cannot layer the effects.
• Black and White Kyurem also cannot be traded to other players, transferred to Pokémon Home, or sent off to the professor for candy.

If you’re diving deep into Pokémon Go’s Go Tour: Unova weekend event, we have the information you need. Check out our guides on redeeming free fusion energy codes, the rotating habitats and bonuses, the “It’s Not Over Yet” Special Research, the Go Tour Pass, and our Kyurem counters and weakness for raid battles.

While not 100% exclusive to Go Tour: Unova, we also have a guide with the Meloetta Masterwork Research steps.