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'''Keldeo''' (Japanese: '''ケルディオ''' ''Keldeo'') is one of the featured {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''. Keldeo is friends with the {{mov|Swords of Justice|Swords of Justice|15}} and trains to become an official member. 
'''Keldeo''' (Japanese: '''ケルディオ''' ''Keldeo'') is one of the featured {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''. Keldeo is friends with the {{OBP|Swords of Justice|M15}} and is training to become an official member.


==History==
==In the movies==
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
Keldeo was training to become part of the Swords of Justice where it battled with {{p|Virizion}}, {{p|Terrakion}} and {{p|Cobalion}}. Virizion was the first opponent Keldeo battled. Keldeo had trouble keeping up with Virizion at first since they were battling in a grassy field. However, Keldeo uses its hearing to find out where Virizion is hiding and pushes it out with {{m|Hydro Pump}}. With Virizion out of its hiding place, the Grassland Pokémon uses {{m|Sacred Sword}}. Keldeo tries to use the move but the Colt Pokémon had trouble with its horn. Keldeo defends itself with its horn from Virizion's Sacred Sword.
Keldeo first appeared in a grassy plain, where it trained with {{DL|Swords of Justice (M15)|Virizion}}. By listening to the voice of the grass, Keldeo managed to get Virizion out of its hiding place. Pleased with Keldeo's progress, Virizion forced Keldeo to chase after it. Keldeo and Virizion ended up by a lake, where Virizion summoned its {{m|Sacred Sword}} technique and prepared to face Keldeo. Keldeo tried to summon its own sword to counter Virizion, but was unable to and instead used its horn to clash with it.
[[File:Keldeo M15 Resolute.png|thumb|250px|left|Keldeo in its Resolute Form]]
Terrakion was the next opponent and their battle takes place in a rocky field. Terrakion manages to dodge most of Keldeo's attacks due to the Cavern Pokémon being very fast. However, one of Keldeo's attacks hits a nearby rock which lands on top of Terrakion. Terrakion manages to lift it back up and destroy it with its Sacred Sword. Once again, Keldeo clashes with Sacred Sword with its own horn since Keldeo had trouble with performing the move.


Cobalion was the last of the Swords of Justice to battle Keldeo. They raced to a forest area in stormy weather. Cobalion warns Keldeo about its recklessness as Keldeo didn't want to stop the battle. When Keldeo extinguished the flames from a fallen tree and attacked with {{m|Focus Blast}}, Cobalion ended up clashing with Keldeo with Sacred Sword.
Later, Keldeo trained with {{DL|Swords of Justice (M15)|Terrakion}} in a mountainous area. Although Terrakion proved to be powerful, Keldeo managed to be much faster than it and used its speed to land a blow in. This caused a rock to fall on Terrakion, who simply shrugged it off and destroyed the rock with Sacred Sword before the two Pokémon clashed at each other with their swords.


Keldeo was then evaluated by the three with Cobalion mentioning that it is not ready to battle {{mov|Kyurem|Kyurem|15}} as Keldeo is too inexperienced to do so. Convinced that it was ready to face Kyruem, Keldeo walks off to the [[Full Court]] mountain mine to battle the Boundary Pokemon. The Colt Pokemon challenged Kyurem to a battle, claiming to be a Sword of Justice, and the Boundary Pokemon accepts the challenge. Although Keldeo managed to land a few hits on Kyurem, the Boundary Pokemon proved to be too much for the Colt Pokemon, and the battle escalated with Kyurem slashing off a piece of Keldeo's horn using {{m|Shadow Claw}}. Upon seeing its broken horn, Keldeo becomes petrified with fear as Kyurem advances to continue their battle. The Swords of Justice, having watched the battle nearby, attempted to stop the fight between Keldeo and Kyurem. Enraged, Kyurem did not want them to interfere and froze Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion in a block of ice using {{m|Ice Burn}}. Keldeo then gives into its fear after seeing its friends frozen and the Colt Pokemon runs off with Kyurem and its {{p|Cryogonal}} allies in pursuit.
Some time after that, Keldeo trained with {{DL|Swords of Justice (M15)|Cobalion}} in a forest area during a storm. Despite Cobalion warning Keldeo that the storm would get worse, Keldeo simply ignored it and continued running through the area. After Keldeo nearly got hurt by a felled tree, Cobalion called Keldeo reckless. Keldeo took offense to this statement and immediately denied it. During their fight, Keldeo demanded to know when it would be allowed to battle {{OBP|Kyurem|M15}}. Cobalion didn't answer, and instead faced Keldeo with its Sacred Sword and then shared a clash between their weapons.
[[File:Keldeo horn broken.png|thumb|250px|left|Keldeo seeing his broken horn]]
Later, Keldeo overheard a conversation between the Swords of Justice about whether or not Keldeo was ready enough to face Kyurem in battle. While Terrakion believed it was and Virizion was unsure, Cobalion stated that Keldeo was not ready yet. Keldeo tried to convince Cobalion otherwise, but to no avail. Later that night, when the Swords of Justice were asleep, Keldeo snuck out to face Kyurem. Keldeo traveled to [[Full Court]], where it announced to Kyurem that it is a Sword of Justice and that it intended to face Kyurem in battle. After stepping into the gate created by Kyurem, Keldeo faced it in battle. When the Swords of Justice found out Keldeo had gone and entered the mines to stop it, they found that they had arrived too late.


Keldeo ran all the way to [[Windy Station]] where {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} were on their way to [[Roshan City]]. Keldeo met them when it jumped on the train after it got worn out from running away from Kyurem. As Keldeo was too scared to fight Kyurem, Ash, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} did their best to prevent Keldeo from getting hurt. Being far away from Kyurem and Cryogonal, Keldeo dines in on the {{p|Darumaka}} {{wp|bentou|boxed lunches}} that the group bought from [[Malin]] earlier. Keldeo explains about its friends, the Swords of Justice, and its encounter with Kyurem. Ash then promises Keldeo that it will be returned to the Swords of Justice. Just then, Kyurem and Cryogonal appear again and Keldeo along with the group get chased. They head to a train station with Cryogonal surrounding Keldeo, Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}}. Keldeo escapes by using Hydro Pump to jump in the air, carrying the young Trainer along with Pikachu. With Iris and Cilan distracting the {{type|Ice}} despite the former having a fear of them, Ash goes with Keldeo to Full Court to free the Swords of Justice. When they arrived, Keldeo stays behind when Kyurem returned to the mines and the Colt Pokemon lost the courage to face Kyurem.
Despite Keldeo's best efforts, Kyurem proved to be far too powerful for Keldeo to handle, as none of Keldeo's attacks seemed to hurt it. The battle soon escalated with Kyurem breaking off Keldeo's horn, and the Colt Pokémon became terrified by its powerful foe. Terrakion tried to stop the fight, but Cobalion stopped Terrakion from interfering with the fight. This annoyed Kyurem, who transformed into White Kyurem to freeze the Swords of Justice solid. Seeing its friends frozen in ice, Keldeo was overcome with more fear and ran away. Angered that its opponent would run away rather than fight, Kyurem chased after Keldeo with its {{p|Cryogonal}} allies.


As Ash and his Pokémon attempted to free the trapped Swords of Justice from the ice, Keldeo returns as Kyurem was about to attack Ash. Keldeo admits to Kyurem that it lied about being a Sword of Justice, but Kyurem reveals it knew about the lie all along and demand they end their battle. As it crosses the gate once more to finish its battle with Kyurem, Keldeo starts to regain the courage using the advice the Swords of Justice gave to the Colt Pokémon during their training, and transforms into its Resolute Form. Kyurem was not convinced that the Colt Pokémon will be able to win this time with the current condition of Keldeo's sword, but Keldeo managed to stay in the battle using its improved techniques, recalling the teachings of Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion. As it seemed that Kyurem won the battle by shifting into Black Kyurem and freezing Keldeo solid, the Colt Pokemon breaks free and learned the move, {{m|Secret Sword}}, landing a direct hit on Kyurem and blocking its {{m|Dragon Pulse}} attack with its sword with relative ease. Pleased at seeing Keldeo's true power, Kyurem attacks at full strength by unleashing another {{m|Freeze Shock}} attack, to which Keldeo blocks, but the attack strays and threatens Ash and company along with the Swords of Justice. Keldeo jumps in and blocks the attack from hitting its friends, but takes heavy damage in the process and collapses, allowing Kyurem to pin Keldeo down by its horn. Keldeo admits defeat, and Kyurem spares the Colt Pokemon, seeing that Keldeo was worthy to become a member of the Swords of Justice due to its noble act of saving its friends over winning the battle. Kyurem then compliments that Keldeo has a fine sword, before departing back for its lair. The Full Court starts collapsing from the damage it sustained from the battle, and Keldeo along with the others managed to get out safely, while Kyurem shifts into White Kyurem and simply uses Ice Burn to freeze the collapsing pieces of the mine into place. With Keldeo now a member of the Swords of Justice, it joins the others to recite the oath.
Later, an injured Keldeo ended up near the [[Windy Station]] where it was found by {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} on a train heading towards [[Roshan City]]. Due to still being shaken up and injured from the battle, Keldeo tried to escape again but collapsed from its injuries. Kyurem quickly arrived on the train and began to attack Keldeo once more. Ash and the others were saved when the train went through a tunnel, forcing Kyurem to jump off. Later, they took Keldeo to the Roshan City [[Pokémon Center]] so that it could be healed. After being healed, Keldeo revealed to Ash and his friends about what had happened to it. Sympathizing with Keldeo, Ash and his friends decided to help it face Kyurem in battle and rescue the Swords of Justice. When they headed off again, Kyurem suddenly appeared and began attacking again. Using {{m|Hydro Pump}} to fly in the air, Keldeo, Ash, and {{AP|Pikachu}} managed to escape from the Cryogonal that Kyurem sent to attack.


==Personality and characteristics==
They managed to escape, and eventually ended up in a museum for old vehicles. {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} decided to use the vehicles to distract Kyurem and the Cryogonal long enough for Ash and Keldeo to escape and make it to Full Court. As Ash and Keldeo traveled to Full Court, Keldeo asked why Ash was helping it. Ash simply replied that they were friends. They soon reached Full Court where Kyurem now had returned to, which caused Keldeo to shake in fear after remembering its earlier defeat. Ash, realizing that Keldeo was too scared to continue, decided to go and rescue the Swords of Justice with Pikachu instead. While Ash and his Pokémon worked to free the Swords of Justice from the ice, Kyurem came back and began attacking him. This gave Keldeo the courage to stand up and fight.
Keldeo is a young Pokémon training to be a member of the Swords of Justice, a group of Pokémon it greatly respects. Although powerful, Keldeo is reckless and arrogant, which tends to get Keldeo to try and take on challenges that are far too tough for it. 
[[File:Keldeo defeated.png|thumb|250px|Keldeo after being defeated by Kyurem]]
Keldeo revealed to Kyurem that it wasn't a Sword of Justice and was only training to be one. Kyurem replied that it knew that Keldeo was lying the entire time, and simply created another gate for Keldeo to step through. Although scared, some words of encouragement from Ash and memories of its training with the Swords of Justice gave Keldeo the courage to pass through the gate. Realizing that it had never been alone, Keldeo transformed into its Resolute Form and faced Kyurem a second time.


==Moves used==
The transformation allowed Keldeo to use its true strength and gave it the move {{m|Secret Sword}}, making Keldeo a match for Kyurem's power. The battle did intense damage to Full Court, which eventually caused the ice holding the Swords of Justice to break, freeing them in the process. However, a stray attack forced Keldeo to jump in the way to save its friends. Although it succeeded, Keldeo became far too injured to continue battling, making Kyurem the victor.
{{anmov/h|water|fighting|Keldeo {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Double Team|1=M15 Hydro Pump|2=Focus Blast}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Double Team<br>as Resolute|1=Hydro Pump<br>as Ordinary|2=Focus Blast<br>as Ordinary}} Keldeo}}
 
Although Keldeo admitted defeat, Kyurem spared Keldeo for choosing to save its friends instead of continuing the fight. Surprised at Kyurem's praise, Keldeo reverted back into its Ordinary Form. Cobalion and the other Swords of Justice praised Keldeo as well for finally learning the true weight of its sword. Suddenly, Full Court began collapsing because of the strain it took from the battle earlier. Keldeo, the Swords of Justice, and Ash and his friends managed to escape in time, while Kyurem used its powers to freeze the collapsing mine and created an ice castle to live in. With everyone safe, Cobalion called Keldeo a true Sword of Justice. After transforming back into its Resolute Form, Keldeo recited the Swords of Justice oath with its teammates. During the ending credits, Keldeo bade farewell to Ash and his friends, and later joined the other Swords of Justice in a rescue mission involving a forest fire.
 
===Personality and characteristics===
Keldeo is a young Pokémon training to become a member of the Swords of Justice, a group of Pokémon that it greatly respects. Although it is powerful, Keldeo is also reckless and arrogant, having a tendency to try and take on challenges that are beyond its level.
 
===Moves used===
====Ordinary Form====
{{anmov/h|water|fighting|Keldeo {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Hydro Pump|1=Focus Blast|2=Double Team}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Hydro Pump|1=Focus Blast|2=Double Team}}}}
{{anmov|water|Hydro Pump|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|water|Hydro Pump|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|fighting|Focus Blast|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|fighting|Focus Blast|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|normal|Double Team|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|normal|Double Team|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov/f|fighting}}
====Resolute Form====
{{anmov/h|water|fighting|Keldeo Resolute Form {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Focus Blast Double Team|1=Hydro Pump|2=Secret Sword}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Focus Blast and Double Team|1=Hydro Pump|2=Secret Sword}}}}
{{anmov|fighting|Focus Blast|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|normal|Double Team|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|water|Hydro Pump|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|fighting|Secret Sword|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|fighting|Secret Sword|M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov/f|fighting}}
{{anmov/f|fighting}}
===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{water color light}}|bordercolor={{fighting color}}
|ja=中川翔子 ''[[Shōko Nakagawa]]''
|en=[[Vic Mignogna]]
|it=Stefano Pozzi
|fr_eu=Thibaut Delmotte
|da=Sebastian Ellefsen
|fi=Henri Piispanen
|pt_br=Bruno Mello
|es_la=Javier Olguín
|es_eu=Rodri Martín
|pl=Adam Pluciński
|de=Tobias John von Freyend}}
==In the games==
===In the spin-off games===
====[[Pokémon Tretta]]====
Keldeo appears in [[Pokémon Tretta]].
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{{TrettaExpansionList/entry|P|{{OBP|Keldeo|Movie 2012}} ({{tretta|Promotional Tretta}})|Fighting|Super}}
{{TrettaExpansionList/footer|Fighting}}


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
===Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo manga===
===Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice manga===
<!--[[File:Keldeo M15 manga.png|thumb|Keldeo in the manga]]-->
<!--[[File:Keldeo M15 manga.png|thumb|Keldeo in the manga]]-->
Keldeo appears in the {{ma|Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo|manga adaptation}} of the fifteenth movie where it plays the same role as it did in the film.
Keldeo appears in the {{ma|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice|manga adaptation}} of the fifteenth movie where it plays the same role as it did in the film.
 
====Moves used====
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{{anmov|water|Hydro Pump|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice (manga)|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov|fighting|Secret Sword|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice (manga)|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{anmov/f|fighting}}
 
==Trivia==
* Keldeo appears as a figure in the [[MC Fifth Generation|fifth generation]] of [[Monster Collection]].
* Keldeo was featured in a [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Skins#C-Gear skins|promotional C-Gear]] skins.
* Keldeo appeared as a [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Dream World|Dream World promotion]] [[Pokémon Doll Catalogue|Pokémon Doll]].
 
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Ordinary Keldeo C-Gear skin.png|Keldeo's C-Gear skin
Resolute Keldeo C-Gear skin.png|Resolute Keldeo's C-Gear skin
</gallery>
 
==References==
<references/>


==Related articles==
==Related articles==
{{animespecies|Keldeo}}
{{animespecies|Keldeo}}
* [[Swords of Justice (M15)]]
* [[Kyurem (M15)]]
* [[Swords of Justice]]


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Keldeo
ケルディオ Keldeo
Keldeo anime.png
Keldeo in its Ordinary Form
Keldeo M15 Resolute.png
Keldeo in its Resolute Form
Debuts in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
Gender Gender unknown, referred to as Male[1]
Ability Unknown
Current location With the Swords of Justice
HOME647.png
This Pokémon is fully evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Keldeo Shōko Nakagawa Vic Mignogna

Keldeo (Japanese: ケルディオ Keldeo) is one of the featured Pokémon in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. Keldeo is friends with the Swords of Justice and is training to become an official member.

In the movies

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Keldeo first appeared in a grassy plain, where it trained with Virizion. By listening to the voice of the grass, Keldeo managed to get Virizion out of its hiding place. Pleased with Keldeo's progress, Virizion forced Keldeo to chase after it. Keldeo and Virizion ended up by a lake, where Virizion summoned its Sacred Sword technique and prepared to face Keldeo. Keldeo tried to summon its own sword to counter Virizion, but was unable to and instead used its horn to clash with it.

Later, Keldeo trained with Terrakion in a mountainous area. Although Terrakion proved to be powerful, Keldeo managed to be much faster than it and used its speed to land a blow in. This caused a rock to fall on Terrakion, who simply shrugged it off and destroyed the rock with Sacred Sword before the two Pokémon clashed at each other with their swords.

Some time after that, Keldeo trained with Cobalion in a forest area during a storm. Despite Cobalion warning Keldeo that the storm would get worse, Keldeo simply ignored it and continued running through the area. After Keldeo nearly got hurt by a felled tree, Cobalion called Keldeo reckless. Keldeo took offense to this statement and immediately denied it. During their fight, Keldeo demanded to know when it would be allowed to battle Kyurem. Cobalion didn't answer, and instead faced Keldeo with its Sacred Sword and then shared a clash between their weapons.

Keldeo seeing his broken horn

Later, Keldeo overheard a conversation between the Swords of Justice about whether or not Keldeo was ready enough to face Kyurem in battle. While Terrakion believed it was and Virizion was unsure, Cobalion stated that Keldeo was not ready yet. Keldeo tried to convince Cobalion otherwise, but to no avail. Later that night, when the Swords of Justice were asleep, Keldeo snuck out to face Kyurem. Keldeo traveled to Full Court, where it announced to Kyurem that it is a Sword of Justice and that it intended to face Kyurem in battle. After stepping into the gate created by Kyurem, Keldeo faced it in battle. When the Swords of Justice found out Keldeo had gone and entered the mines to stop it, they found that they had arrived too late.

Despite Keldeo's best efforts, Kyurem proved to be far too powerful for Keldeo to handle, as none of Keldeo's attacks seemed to hurt it. The battle soon escalated with Kyurem breaking off Keldeo's horn, and the Colt Pokémon became terrified by its powerful foe. Terrakion tried to stop the fight, but Cobalion stopped Terrakion from interfering with the fight. This annoyed Kyurem, who transformed into White Kyurem to freeze the Swords of Justice solid. Seeing its friends frozen in ice, Keldeo was overcome with more fear and ran away. Angered that its opponent would run away rather than fight, Kyurem chased after Keldeo with its Cryogonal allies.

Later, an injured Keldeo ended up near the Windy Station where it was found by Ash and his friends on a train heading towards Roshan City. Due to still being shaken up and injured from the battle, Keldeo tried to escape again but collapsed from its injuries. Kyurem quickly arrived on the train and began to attack Keldeo once more. Ash and the others were saved when the train went through a tunnel, forcing Kyurem to jump off. Later, they took Keldeo to the Roshan City Pokémon Center so that it could be healed. After being healed, Keldeo revealed to Ash and his friends about what had happened to it. Sympathizing with Keldeo, Ash and his friends decided to help it face Kyurem in battle and rescue the Swords of Justice. When they headed off again, Kyurem suddenly appeared and began attacking again. Using Hydro Pump to fly in the air, Keldeo, Ash, and Pikachu managed to escape from the Cryogonal that Kyurem sent to attack.

They managed to escape, and eventually ended up in a museum for old vehicles. Iris and Cilan decided to use the vehicles to distract Kyurem and the Cryogonal long enough for Ash and Keldeo to escape and make it to Full Court. As Ash and Keldeo traveled to Full Court, Keldeo asked why Ash was helping it. Ash simply replied that they were friends. They soon reached Full Court where Kyurem now had returned to, which caused Keldeo to shake in fear after remembering its earlier defeat. Ash, realizing that Keldeo was too scared to continue, decided to go and rescue the Swords of Justice with Pikachu instead. While Ash and his Pokémon worked to free the Swords of Justice from the ice, Kyurem came back and began attacking him. This gave Keldeo the courage to stand up and fight.

Keldeo after being defeated by Kyurem

Keldeo revealed to Kyurem that it wasn't a Sword of Justice and was only training to be one. Kyurem replied that it knew that Keldeo was lying the entire time, and simply created another gate for Keldeo to step through. Although scared, some words of encouragement from Ash and memories of its training with the Swords of Justice gave Keldeo the courage to pass through the gate. Realizing that it had never been alone, Keldeo transformed into its Resolute Form and faced Kyurem a second time.

The transformation allowed Keldeo to use its true strength and gave it the move Secret Sword, making Keldeo a match for Kyurem's power. The battle did intense damage to Full Court, which eventually caused the ice holding the Swords of Justice to break, freeing them in the process. However, a stray attack forced Keldeo to jump in the way to save its friends. Although it succeeded, Keldeo became far too injured to continue battling, making Kyurem the victor.

Although Keldeo admitted defeat, Kyurem spared Keldeo for choosing to save its friends instead of continuing the fight. Surprised at Kyurem's praise, Keldeo reverted back into its Ordinary Form. Cobalion and the other Swords of Justice praised Keldeo as well for finally learning the true weight of its sword. Suddenly, Full Court began collapsing because of the strain it took from the battle earlier. Keldeo, the Swords of Justice, and Ash and his friends managed to escape in time, while Kyurem used its powers to freeze the collapsing mine and created an ice castle to live in. With everyone safe, Cobalion called Keldeo a true Sword of Justice. After transforming back into its Resolute Form, Keldeo recited the Swords of Justice oath with its teammates. During the ending credits, Keldeo bade farewell to Ash and his friends, and later joined the other Swords of Justice in a rescue mission involving a forest fire.

Personality and characteristics

Keldeo is a young Pokémon training to become a member of the Swords of Justice, a group of Pokémon that it greatly respects. Although it is powerful, Keldeo is also reckless and arrogant, having a tendency to try and take on challenges that are beyond its level.

Moves used

Ordinary Form

Keldeo Double Team.png
Using Double Team
Move First Used In
Hydro Pump Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
Focus Blast Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
Double Team Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Resolute Form

Keldeo Resolute Form Secret Sword.png
Using Secret Sword
Move First Used In
Focus Blast Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
Double Team Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
Hydro Pump Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
Secret Sword Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 中川翔子 Shōko Nakagawa
English Vic Mignogna
Danish Sebastian Ellefsen
Finnish Henri Piispanen
European French Thibaut Delmotte
German Tobias John von Freyend
Italian Stefano Pozzi
Polish Adam Pluciński
Brazilian Portuguese Bruno Mello
Spanish Latin America Javier Olguín
Spain Rodri Martín


In the games

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Tretta

Keldeo appears in Pokémon Tretta.

Tretta No. Name Type Class
P Keldeo (Promotional Tretta) Fighting Tretta Super class.png
 



In the manga

Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice manga

Keldeo appears in the manga adaptation of the fifteenth movie where it plays the same role as it did in the film.

Moves used

Move First Used In
Hydro Pump Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
Secret Sword Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

References

  1. Although Keldeo is gender unknown in the games, it is referred to as male by its Japanese voice actor, Shōko Nakagawa, in the pamphlet for the sixteenth movie, as well as the English and Brazilian Portuguese dub of the movie.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Keldeo.


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AliceAsh Ketchum (M20)AudreyBarazBiancaCallahanCarlitaCoreyDamosDianaDianeEricFergusHarrietJack WalkerJuanita
KarlKathrynKidd SummersKimiaKokoLisaLizabethLorenzoMannesMarenMargoMelodyMerayNeeshaNewton Graceland
Professor LundRafeRaleighRebeccaRisaRowenaSamSheenaSidSir AaronSorrelTonioTorenTory LundTowaVerityYuko
Human antagonists
AlvaAnnieArgus SteelButlerCherieCrossDamonDoctor ZedGalenGooneGrings KodaiIron-Masked MarauderLawrence IIILeviMarcus
MerilynMillis SteelMolly HaleOakleyPokémon huntersPokémon poacherRiotThe PhantomZero
Pokémon
ArceusArticunoCarbinkCelebi (M04)Celebi (M13)CobalionDadaDarkraiDeoxysDialgaDiancieEntei (M03)Entei (M13)GenesectGiratina
Ho-OhHoopaJirachiKeldeoKyuremLatiasLatiosLucarioLugiaMagearnaManaphyMarshadowMew (M01)Mew (M08)Mewtwo (M01)
Mewtwo (M16)MoltresPalkiaPikachu (M20)PikachutwoRaikouRayquazaRegiceRegirockRegisteelReshiramShayminSlowking
Spiky-eared PichuSuicune (M04)Suicune (M13)TerrakionUnownVictiniVirizionVolcanionXerneasYveltalZapdosZekrom
ZeraoraZoroarkZorua
Others
AliciaAllegraAstridBanksBaron AlbertoBlock BotBogieBonjiCarolChrom MolybdenumCTV news crewDabuDavidDionaDonuke
Dr. FujiDundeeFlamelFreddyGabuGhrisGlacineGodeyGurūHeroes of Truth and IdealsHoytInfiJasonJennyJoeJudy
KaiKakoKanataKatoKellieKevinKikoKing of the People of the ValeKyleLaylaLeekuLucianneLuisLuisaMakoMalin
ManukeMarcus's soldiersMauryMayor OliverMeredithMeta GroudonMewtwo's creatorsMiaMilesMimiMirandaMisakiMoose
Mother and daughterMr. WhiteNevaNikolaOld Man DomŌyamaPegPeople of the WaterPhossa MolybdenumPokémon Baccer teams
Queen IleneQueen RinRavineRaymondRickRossSchuylerSharonShepShunSpencer HaleSylvanTakaTammyTanner
TappTatsukiThe Marina GroupTobiasTownesUschiZabu


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