Eternatus (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Eternatus (disambiguation).

Eternatus Gigantic Pokémon ムゲンダイナ Mugendina #0890 Eternatus Eternamax Eternatus Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Dragon Unknown Unknown Eternamax Eternatus Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Pressure Cacophony Eternamax Eternatus Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Eternamax Eternatus Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 120 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 65'07" 20.0 m Eternatus 328'01" 100.0 m Eternamax Eternatus 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 2094.4 lbs. 950.0 kg Eternatus ??? lbs. ??? kg Eternamax Eternatus 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 345	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Eternatus 3 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Eternamax Eternatus 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape Other forms may have other shapes.	Footprint Eternamax Eternatus
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Eternatus (Japanese: ムゲンダイナ Mugendina) is a dual-type Poison/Dragon Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, the player battles a powered-up form of Eternatus known as Eternamax Eternatus in the climax of Pokémon Sword and Shield. Prior to Generation IX, this form could also briefly be seen when it uses its signature move, Eternabeam, but the form itself could not be acquired legitimately in-game.

It is associated with the hero duo and was responsible for the Darkest Day.

Biology

Eternatus is a gigantic, draconic alien Pokémon. Its body has a vaguely draconic shape and a skeletal appearance, and is largely dark violet with red highlights. Its main body and tail are long, thin, and resemble a spinal column, and it has four small, thin limbs ending in claws formed from spindly appendages attached at right angles. Its torso is formed from a cage of appendages resembling ribs, and inside is a glowing pink core that serves as Eternatus's energy source, absorbing energy to sustain it. The core can also project its absorbed energy into massive blasts when using Dynamax Cannon, one of its signature moves. Its head is triangular in shape and has a pair of white, eye-like markings in the form of three connected circles, as well as a spindly lower jaw with several diamond-shaped teeth. Over its head is a translucent red film held between five long spikes extending toward its body's rear. It also has a pair of thin tendrils extending from its back, formed from numerous triangular segments. Eternatus's gigantic size makes it the tallest known Pokémon to ever exist.

Eternatus serves as the source of the Dynamax and Gigantamax phenomena in Galar due to its power leaking out in the form of Galar Particles following its defeat thousands of years ago by Zacian and Zamazenta. Pieces of its body imbued with its power rain down throughout Galar in the form of Wishing Pieces and Wishing Stars. When it is awake, Eternatus causes a phenomenon dubbed the Darkest Day, in which the massive quantities of Dynamax energy it unleashes causes Pokémon to Dynamax and rampage uncontrollably. It can also sometimes keep other Pokémon from Dynamaxing in its presence. Despite this connection to the phenomenon, it cannot be Dynamaxed itself, as its Eternamax form replaces that effect. Eternatus has been referred to as the Darkest Day.

As seen in the anime, Eternatus can use its energy core to target a Pokémon and force it to Dynamax or Gigantamax. The anime also elaborates upon its ability to block other Pokémon from Dynamaxing, depicting this power as Eternatus absorbing the Galar Particles in the area to make them unavailable for other Pokémon to use. It is also shown to be capable of forcibly reverting other Pokémon that have already Dynamaxed or Gigantamaxed through the same process. As seen in the Pokémon Adventures Manga, its Poison also has the capability of changing someone's behavior, making them violent and selfish, as shown with Henry after he touched some of Eternatus's poison. According to Rose in the anime, he was the one to have coined Eternatus’s name.

Eternatus is an extraterrestrial Pokémon that came to Earth inside a meteor around 20,000 years ago.

Eternatus is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the moves Dynamax Cannon and Eternabeam. In Generation IX, Cross Poison is also one of its signature moves.

Forms

If Eternatus absorbs a massive amount of energy at once, it will enter its Eternamax form, which is said to be its true appearance and is far larger in size. Eternatus will also briefly enter this form when using Eternabeam, another one of its signature moves.

In this form, Eternatus's shape drastically changes. Its body becomes incredibly long and serpentine with most of its body forming a massive coil. Its entire body glows red in this form, and present at regular intervals across its length are black rings with spikes extending outward. Its back tendrils now curl around its main body. Its energy core rests at the center of the coil inside a cage of violet spikes. Eternatus's head takes on the form of a giant hand, with its fingers covered in black armor with spikes extending from the back of each segment. At the tip of each finger is a glowing pink eye.

Eternatus is at its full power when in the Eternamax state. In its Eternamax form, Eternatus's power grows so immense that it causes a great storm of Dynamax energy around it, ripping holes in spacetime in the midst of the storm as it releases a virtually infinite amount of energy. Its tremendous power can even prevent opposing Pokémon from attacking it as it gathers energy. This power can be countered by both Zacian and Zamazenta in their Crowned forms.

Eternamax Eternatus

In the anime

Main series

Eternatus in the anime

Eternamax Eternatus in the anime

Major appearances

Leon's Eternatus

Eternatus debuted in Flash of the Titans!, where it passed by the Galar-bound plane that Ash and Goh boarded, causing interference to it in the process.

In Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!", Eternatus emerged from the Energy Plant reactor, where it had been placed by Macro Cosmos, and began wreaking havoc as it started the Darkest Day. In Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!, it entered its Eternamax form after Leon's failed attempt at catching it. Ash and Goh proceeded to battle it with their Pokémon, along with Zacian and Zamazenta. They eventually managed to defeat Eternatus, who ended up getting caught by Goh and sealed away deep underground by Professor Magnolia. He later gave it to Leon. After Eternatus senses the intense energy created by Ash and Leon's battle and stabilizes Galar particles, it returns to the wild.

Minor appearances

Pokémon Evolutions

Eternatus in Pokémon Evolutions

Eternamax Eternatus in Pokémon Evolutions

Eternatus appeared in a flashback in The Champion, where it was battled against by Victor and Hop during the Darkest Day and subsequently caught by the former.

In the manga

Eternatus in Pokémon Adventures

Eternatus Eternamax in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Eternatus debuted in PASS25. It later entered its Eternamax form.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Main article: Leon's Eternatus

Eternatus debuted in Flash of the Titans!. It reappeared in Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! (Part 2), where it was caught by Goh, just like in the anime.

In the TCG

Main article: Eternatus (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
SwSh	Galar's Shiny Eternatus	All	Online	100	September 16, 2022 to January 1, 2023

Stats

Base stats

Eternatus

Eternamax Eternatus

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM024 TM024 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM026 TM026 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100}}100% 25 TM044 TM044 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM045 TM045 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM091 TM091 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM097 TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM100 TM100 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM169 TM169 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eternatus Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Eternatus

By breeding

Side game data

Eternatus

Eternamax Eternatus

Form data

During the climax of Pokémon Sword and Shield, the player confronts a powered-up version of Eternatus known as Eternamax Eternatus, which is fought in a semi-scripted Max Raid Battle and uses Max Moves like a Dynamaxed Pokémon.

This form is unobtainable, but briefly appeared in the move animation for Eternabeam prior to Generation IX. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the move is not treated as a form change internally, and Eternatus's stats and form index value remain unchanged. If Shiny Eternatus uses this move, the Shiny version of its Eternamax form will not be registered in the player's Pokédex. However, a Shiny Eternamax Eternatus can be registered in Pokémon HOME's Pokédex by depositing Shiny Eternatus into HOME's storage, as it automatically registers both forms.

Its cry and base stats are different to those of its regular form (with it having the highest base stats of any Pokémon to date). If a Pokémon targets Eternamax Eternatus with Transform or Imposter, it will instead transform into Eternatus's regular form.

Default Eternatus Eternatus  Poison  Dragon

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Unobtainable Eternamax Eternatus Eternatus  Poison  Dragon

Eternatus  Poison  Dragon  Pressure Default form HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 140 85 95 145 95 130

Eternatus Eternamax  Poison  Dragon  Pressure Unobtainable HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 255 115 250 125 250 130

Evolution data

Unevolved Eternatus  Poison  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Generation IX Scarlet Violet File:Spr 9s 0890.png File:Spr 9s 0890 s.png
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Eternatus images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Eternatus is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 690.
• Eternatus, in both of its forms, is the tallest Pokémon.
• Eternatus is the heaviest Poison-type and Dragon-type Pokémon, and also the heaviest Pokémon overall introduced in Generation VIII.
• Eternatus is the only Poison-type Legendary Pokémon, excluding Silvally holding a Poison Memory.
• Eternatus, Zacian, and Zamazenta are the only Pokémon available in Pokémon Sword and Shield that cannot Dynamax.
  • Pokémon transformed into Zacian, Zamazenta, or Eternatus will also be unable to Dynamax.
  • Despite this, Eternatus is still capable of using Max Moves in its Eternamax form. This makes it the only non-Dynamax Pokémon that can use Max Moves.
• If the player has no Poké Balls when they are prompted to capture Eternatus, one will appear in their bag.^[1]
  • If the player has no storage space, an extra box will be unlocked to make room for Eternatus.^[1]
• Eternatus is the first Legendary Pokémon that can be caught with any Poké Ball without the chance of failing.
• Eternamax Eternatus:
  • Is tied with Blissey for the highest base HP stat of all Pokémon.
  • Has the highest base Defense and Special Defense stats of all Pokémon.
    • A level 100 Eternamax Eternatus could reach 655 in one of these stats, which would cause the stat to overflow to 0, due to a quirk in the coding for Pokémon Sword and Shield which affects no other Pokémon.
  • Has the highest base stat total of all Pokémon, with 1125. This also makes it the only Pokémon with a four-digit base stat total.
• Eternatus and Regigigas have very similar category names in Japanese, with the only difference being in how they're written: Regigigas's category name is in hiragana (きょだいポケモン), while Eternatus's category name is in katakana (キョダイポケモン). In either case, the category name is pronounced the same: Kyodai Pokémon.
• Unlike other Pokémon in the anime, Eternatus is animated with 3D animation rather than 2D during the Sword and Shield arc. Currently, it is the only Pokémon to have this distinction.
  • Eternatus is the first Pokémon animated with either 2D or 3D animations outside of movies.
• In the anime, Chairman Rose is the one who named Eternatus. It had previously shared its name with the Darkest Day event.
• Eternatus is the first Legendary Pokémon caught by a main character or Champion in the anime.
• In Pokémon UNITE, if the language is set to Russian, Eternatus is referred to as both Итернатус Iternatus and Этернатус Eternatus, while Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online only use the latter spelling.

Origin

Eternatus's extraterrestrial nature and dragon-like appearance may be inspired by Uther Pendragon, King Arthur's father, who acquired his epithet and started using dragons on his standards after witnessing a dragon-shaped comet. Its abilities may also draw inspiration from nuclear power, particularly its seemingly endless supply of energy which Rose attempted to use as a power source for Galar and which leaks out in the form of particles and is the source of the Dynamax phenomenon. In fiction, nuclear radiation is often used as a catalyst for granting superpowers or creating kaiju, most famously Godzilla.

Its overall body shape resembles the skeletal remains of a European dragon, with the ribcage shaped like a cannon and the head resembling that of the common nawab or "dragonhead" caterpillar.

Eternamax Eternatus resembles a hand crossed with a serpent. It may be based on the Lernaean Hydra, a multi-headed serpentine monster from Greek mythology, known for its poisonous breath and blood, with Eternatus' "fingers" representing the Hydra's heads. It may also be based on the biblical Seven Headed Dragon that, in the Book of Revelation, throws one-third of all stars down to the Earth and is ultimately banished to Earth with the Nephilim, the Hebrew giants — an event that ultimately leads to the end of time. This account may also be the origin of the item Wishing Star and the Darkest Day. It may also be inspired by Ananta Shesha, the king of Nagas in Hindu mythology who is usually portrayed as a giant, coiled serpent with a thousand heads capable of spewing venom and fire, though some depictions simplify his appearance down to five heads, again reflected in Eternatus' five "fingers". Shesha bears the deity Vishnu on its coils, similar to how Eternamax Eternatus's core is mounted atop its coiled body.

Name origin

Eternatus may be derived from aether, eternal, aeternatus (Latin for immortalized), and Thanatus (Latin transliteration of Thanatos, the personification of death in Greek Mythology).

Mugendina may be a combination of 無限大 mugendai (infinity), ダイマックス Daimax (Dynamax) and possibly dynamic.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ムゲンダイナ Mugendina From 無限大 mugendai, ダイマックス Daimax, and possibly dynamic French Éthernatos From éternel, éther, and Thanatos Spanish Eternatus Same as English name German Endynalos From endlos or Ende and Dynamax Italian Eternatus Same as English name Korean 무한다이노 Muhandaino From 무한 (無限) muhan, 다이맥스 Daimax, and dino Mandarin Chinese 無極汰那 / 无极汰那 Wújítàinà From 無極 / 无极 wújí, 極巨化 / 极巨化 Jíjùhuà, and partial transcription of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 無極汰那 Mòuhgihktaaináh From 無極 mòuhgihk, 極巨化 Gihkgeuihfa, and partial transcription of Japanese name

More languages Russian Этернатус Eternatus Итернатус Iternatus* Transcription of English name Thai มุเก็นไดนา Mukendaina Transcription of Japanese name

Eternamax Language Title Japanese ムゲンダイマックス Mugendaimax Chinese Cantonese 無極巨化 Mòuhgihk Geuihfa Mandarin 無極巨化 / 无极巨化 Wújí Jùhuà French Infinimax German Unendynamax Italian Dynamax Infinito Korean 무한다이맥스 Muhandaimax Spanish Dinamax Infinito

Related articles

• List of Pokémon with form differences
• Dynamax
• Gigantamax
• Darkest Day
• Legendary Pokémon
• Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
• Leon's Eternatus

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