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| * Kartana has the highest base {{stat|Attack}} stat of all {{type|Grass}} and {{type|Steel}} Pokémon and is tied with {{p|Ferrothorn}} for the highest base {{stat|Defense}} stat of all {{type|Grass}} Pokémon. | | * Kartana has the highest base {{stat|Attack}} stat of all {{type|Grass}} and {{type|Steel}} Pokémon and is tied with {{p|Ferrothorn}} for the highest base {{stat|Defense}} stat of all {{type|Grass}} Pokémon. |
| * Kartana also has the highest base Attack [[Statistic|stat]] of all non-Legendary, non-transformed Pokémon, and has the highest Attack stat of all Ultra Beasts. | | * Kartana also has the highest base Attack [[Statistic|stat]] of all non-Legendary, non-transformed Pokémon, and has the highest Attack stat of all Ultra Beasts. |
| * Kartana has the lowest base {{stat|Special Defense}} stat of all {{type|Steel}} Pokémon. | | * Kartana has the lowest base {{stat|Special Defense}} stat of all {{type|Steel}} Pokémon, and the lowest Special Defense of all Ultra Beasts. |
| * In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], Kartana has a catch rate of 255 and a base [[experience]] yield of 114. | | * In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], Kartana has a catch rate of 255 and a base [[experience]] yield of 114. |
| ** Due to [[Beast Ball]]s having a 5× catch rate modifier against Ultra Beasts, this means that one can never fail to catch a Kartana in Sun and Moon. | | ** Due to [[Beast Ball]]s having a 5× catch rate modifier against Ultra Beasts, this means that one can never fail to catch a Kartana in Sun and Moon. |
Revision as of 19:50, 15 February 2020
- If you were looking for the Scizor belonging to Shingo whose nickname is Blade, see Shingo.
Kartana (Japanese: カミツルギ Kamiturugi) is a dual-type Grass/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
It is one of the Ultra Beasts and is known by the code name UB-04 Blade (Japanese: UB04 Slash).
Biology
Kartana is a small Ultra Beast that resembles an origami human. It appears to be folded out of a sheet of paper which is white on one side and red on the other. Its head is folded slightly inside its body and has a four-sided star in the center, but no discernible facial features. On top of its head are two short antennae or horns that are wider at the top. It has long, thin arms that resemble katanas with a yellow, sheath-like structure around the upper area. The sheath connects to a red, slightly raised hexagon on its torso. Extending up and out from the base of each sheath are three yellow projections that are nearly as long as its arms. Its legs appear creased with areas of red visible along the edges. Its light, thin build makes it one of the lightest Pokémon, tying with Gastly, Haunter, Flabébé, and Cosmog.
Despite its small size compared to the other Ultra Beasts, Kartana is extremely dangerous, as every edge of its body is incredibly sharp. It is able to cut down a gigantic steel tower with one stroke of the blades on its arms, and any opponents that try to attack it will be similarly cut apart. According to Wicke of the Aether Foundation, its light, paper-like body allows it to evade most attacks by simply floating out of the way, but it also makes it highly vulnerable to fire and moisture. As seen in the anime, Kartana can open Ultra Wormholes. For a brief time, it was the only Pokémon that could learn Cut by leveling up.
In the anime
Major appearances
Kartana debuted in Living on the Cutting Edge!, appearing in Alola through an Ultra Wormhole. It started slicing through various objects across Melemele Island, prompting Ash and his classmates to embark on their eighth mission as the Ultra Guardians. Their efforts to catch it ended in failure, and were soon overshadowed by a meteor falling towards the Pokémon School. Unexpectedly, Kartana sliced the meteor into small, harmless pieces before it could hit the building, saving the school from being damaged. Afterwards, it created itself a new Ultra Wormhole by repeatedly slicing the air in rapid succession, and then returned itself home.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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SM124
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Kartana
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Rotom Pokédex
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Kartana, the Drawn Sword Pokémon. A Grass and Steel type. Its paper-like body can change into swords capable of cutting anything.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Kartana debuted as a silhouette in The Final Match and a Surprising Finale!.
Kartana physically debuted in a flashback in Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, where it attacked Kahili at Melemele Meadow. It reappeared in additional flashbacks in Flash and Cosmog's Secret and Confusion and Monsters from Another World. It later physically appeared in PASM21, where it attacked Hala, Olivia, and Nanu at Iki Town.
A silhouetted Kartana appeared in a fantasy in Truth and the Mastermind Behind Team Skull.
Multiple Kartana appeared in PASM25.
In the TCG
- Main article: Kartana (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Alola SM: #298
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Alola USUM: #398
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Sun
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This Ultra Beast came from the Ultra Wormhole. It seems not to attack enemies on its own, but its sharp body is a dangerous weapon in itself.
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Moon
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One of the Ultra Beast life-forms, it was observed cutting down a gigantic steel tower with one stroke of its blade.
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Ultra Sun
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This Ultra Beast's body, which is as thin as paper, is like a sharpened sword.
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Ultra Moon
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Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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59
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119 - 166
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228 - 322
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181
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167 - 256
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330 - 507
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131
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122 - 201
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240 - 397
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59
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57 - 122
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110 - 238
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31
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32 - 91
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60 - 177
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109
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102 - 177
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200 - 348
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Total: 570
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kartana
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kartana
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kartana
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kartana
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Kartana in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Kartana in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kartana
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kartana
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Kartana can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Kartana cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kartana
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kartana
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Trivia
- Kartana has the highest base Attack stat of all Grass-type and Steel-type Pokémon and is tied with Ferrothorn for the highest base Defense stat of all Grass-type Pokémon.
- Kartana also has the highest base Attack stat of all non-Legendary, non-transformed Pokémon, and has the highest Attack stat of all Ultra Beasts.
- Kartana has the lowest base Special Defense stat of all Steel-type Pokémon, and the lowest Special Defense of all Ultra Beasts.
- In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Kartana has a catch rate of 255 and a base experience yield of 114.
- Due to Beast Balls having a 5× catch rate modifier against Ultra Beasts, this means that one can never fail to catch a Kartana in Sun and Moon.
- Despite being called "UB Slash" in Japanese, Kartana cannot learn the move Slash.
- In the anime, Kartana speaks the human language, but in reverse.
Origin
Kartana may be based on origami and samurai. In particular, it may be based on noshi, a ceremonial origami attached to gifts for congratulatory occasions as a token of good luck, or shikigami, paper figurines cut into the shape of a person or animal and imbued with spiritual power, often used by priests to ward off negative energy. Its sharp, paper-like qualities may be a reference to paper cuts.
Name origin
Kartana may be a combination of katana and charta (Latin for paper). It may also involve Curtana (British ceremonial sword used at the coronations for kings and queens) and कर्तन kartana (Sanskrit for cutting).
Kamiturugi may be a combination of 紙 kami (paper), 神 kami (deity), and 剣 tsurugi (sword).
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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カミツルギ Kamiturugi
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From 紙 kami, 神 kami and 剣 tsurugi
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French
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Katagami
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From katana and origami
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Spanish
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Kartana
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Same as English name
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German
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Katagami
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From katana and origami
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Italian
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Kartana
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Same as English name
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Korean
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종이신도 Jong-isindo
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From 종이 jong-i and 신도 (神刀) sindo
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Mandarin Chinese
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紙御劍 / 纸御剑 Zhǐyùjiàn
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From 紙 / 纸 zhǐ and 御劍 / 御剑 yùjiàn
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Cantonese Chinese
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紙御劍 Jíyuhgim
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From 紙 jí and 御劍 yuhgim
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More languages
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Russian
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Картана Kartana
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Transcription of English name
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UB-04 Blade
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Title
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Chinese
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Cantonese
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UB04:劈斬 UB04: Pīkjáam
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Mandarin
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UB04:劈斬 / UB04:劈斩 UB04: Pǐzhǎn
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French
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UC-04 Lame
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German
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UB-04 Schwerthieb
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Italian
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UC 04 Sectio
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Korean
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UB04 슬래시 UB04 Slash
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Russian
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УЧ-04 Лезвие UCH-04 Lezviye
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Spanish
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UE-04 Tajo
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Related articles
External links
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