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Celesteela (Japanese: テッカグヤ Tekkaguya) is a dual-type Steel/Flying 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 Blaster (Japanese: UB04 Blaster).
Biology
Celesteela is a large, humanoid Pokémon that is mainly green, with a bodily construction that closely resembles that of a bamboo shoot. It has a horn, that resembles a drill bit that appears to be atop of a structure that is similar to a hat with two small green spots. There is another structure that stems from the "hat" that resembles hair. The lower half of its head is small, with a tiny mouth. Its long neck is divided into three segments; each one of the segments resembles a long, individual neck. Its lower body consists of a structure that is similar to a dress colored in different shades of green. Below the dress, there is what appears to be bamboo stalks. Its huge, disembodied arms resemble stalks of bamboo, with similar projections surrounding a larger opening.
According to the Aether Foundation, its most distinctive feature is the energy that it stores within itself: a flammable gas that it can shoot from its two huge arms. This is mostly used to propel itself in flight and for battle, but it is thought to have sufficient power and lift to even fly into space. Celesteela's rocket thrust is powerful enough to destroy an entire bamboo forest. Despite being a Steel type, Celesteela's body is plantlike and can absorb nutrients from the soil. Celesteela is known to have a long lifespan, as one was buried in Alola for over 200 years. Celesteela originates from the Ultra Crater dimension in Ultra Space.
In the anime
Major appearances
Celesteela debuted in Rise and Shine, Starship!, where Sophocles found it while camping at Bamboo Hill and believed it to be The Celestial Starship (Japanese 星舟かぐや Starship Kaguya) from a folktale. He and his classmates decided to dig it out of the ground, and although the Ultra Guardians failed to catch it due to the fact that it was rooted down, it eventually flew off back into space. Unlike the other Ultra Beasts in the anime so far, this Celesteela had been growing in Alola for more than 200 years.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Celesteela debuted in PASM17. It was one of the Ultra Beasts used by Guzma to attack the invading Trial Captains and Hau at Po Town before later escaping to cause havoc on the rest of Ula'ula Island.
In the TCG
- Main article: Celesteela (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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It appeared from the Ultra Wormhole. Witnesses observed it flying across the sky at high speed.
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Moon
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One kind of Ultra Beast. Witnesses have seen it burn down a forest by expelling gas from its two arms.
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Ultra Sun
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One of the dangerous UBs, high energy readings can be detected coming from both of its huge arms.
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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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97
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157 - 204
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304 - 398
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101
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95 - 168
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186 - 331
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103
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97 - 170
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189 - 335
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107
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100 - 174
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197 - 344
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101
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95 - 168
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186 - 331
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61
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59 - 124
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114 - 243
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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 Celesteela
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celesteela
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Celesteela
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celesteela
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Celesteela 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 Celesteela in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Celesteela
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celesteela
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Celesteela can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Celesteela cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Celesteela
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celesteela
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Trivia
Origin
Celesteela is likely based on Princess Kaguya from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: its body resembles bamboo shoots, its arms resemble cut bamboo trunks, and overall it resembles a mixture of elements of a space shuttle and a depiction of Princess Kaguya as a woman with long hair wearing a multilayered kimono. Its body may also incorporate similarities to the spacecraft SELENE (nicknamed "Kaguya" in Japan), which orbited the Moon between 2007 and 2009. The combination of bamboo and spacecraft elements may also reference bamboo rockets.
Name origin
Celesteela may be a combination of celestial, steel, and stella (Latin for star).
Tekkaguya may be a combination of 鉄火 tekka (gunfire), 鉄鋼 tekkō (steel), and かぐや姫 Kaguya-hime (Princess Kaguya).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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テッカグヤ Tekkaguya
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From 鉄火 tekka, 鉄鋼 tekkō, and かぐや姫 Kaguya-hime
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French
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Bamboiselle
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From bamboo and mademoiselle
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Spanish
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Celesteela
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Same as English name
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German
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Kaguron
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From Kaguya and iron
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Italian
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Celesteela
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Same as English name
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Korean
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철화구야 Cheolhwaguya
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From 철 (鐵) cheol, 화 (火) hwa and 카구야 공주 Kaguya-gongju
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Mandarin Chinese
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鐵火輝夜 / 铁火辉夜 Tiěhuǒhuīyè
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From 鐵 / 铁 tiě, 火 huǒ and 輝夜姬 / 辉夜姬 Huīyè-jī
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Cantonese Chinese
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鐵火輝夜 Titfófāiyeh
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From 鐵 tit, 火 fó and 輝夜姬 Fāiyeh-gēi
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More languages
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Russian
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Целестила Tselestila
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Transcription of English name
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UB-04 Blaster
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Title
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Chinese
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Cantonese
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UB04:噴射器 UB04: Pansehhei
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Mandarin
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UB04:噴射器 / UB04:喷射器 UB04: Pēnshèqì
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French
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UC-04 Réacteur
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German
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UB-04 Zündung
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Italian
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UC 04 Propulsus
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Korean
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UB04 블래스터 UB04 Blaster
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Russian
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УЧ-04 Взрывщик UCH-04 Vzryvshchik
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Spanish
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UE-04 Cohete
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