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** To be introduced mid-[[generation]] instead of at said generation's beginning.
** To be introduced mid-[[generation]] instead of at said generation's beginning.
* Written in katakana, '''ステラタイプ''' (''Sutera type'') is an anagram of '''テラスタイプ''' (''Terasu Type''), the Japanese word for Tera Type.
* Written in katakana, '''ステラタイプ''' (''Sutera type'') is an anagram of '''テラスタイプ''' (''Terasu Type''), the Japanese word for Tera Type.
* Stellar-type moves can only be resisted by the {{a|Tera Shell}} and {{a|Wonder Guard}} Abilities, the latter of which is unavailable in Scarlet and Violet.
* Stellar-type moves can only be resisted by the {{a|Tera Shell}} and {{a|Wonder Guard}} Abilities, the latter of which is unavailable in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.
* Stellar-type moves have some similarity to [[Shadow move]]s.
* Stellar-type moves have some similarity to [[Shadow move]]s.
** They are both exclusive to a single pair of games.
** They are both exclusive to a single pair of games.

Latest revision as of 06:26, 27 March 2024

The Stellar type (Japanese: ステラタイプ Stella type) is a type that exists only in Generation IX. Unlike other types, no Pokémon or moves bear it naturally, being exclusive to Terastallized Pokémon. Stellar-type moves are super effective against other Tera Pokémon.

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, it was revealed that the Stellar type and the Terastal phenomenon were created by Terapagos. Pokémon gain the Stellar Tera Type due to the influence of the crystals found in the Area Zero Underdepths.

Battle properties

Offensive properties of Stellar icon.png Stellar-type moves
Super effective (×2): Not very effective (×½): No effect (×0):
Terastallized Pokémon None None

Uniquely, the Stellar type has no defensive properties, as a Stellar-type Tera Pokémon will always retain its original typing's defensive properties. Outside of Terastallizing, any attempts to change a Pokémon's type into the Stellar type (such as the moves Conversion 2 or Reflect Type) will fail. As such, Stellar-type Pokémon are in practice always weak to Stellar-type moves, in addition to any weaknesses of their original typing.

Additional effects

When a Pokémon Terastallizes into the Stellar type, it gains an attack boost for every move type, but only once per type; 2× for the Pokémon's original types and 1.2× (4915/4096) for every other type, including Stellar. After a move is used, no other moves of that same type will receive this boost from being Terastallized. In Tera Raid Battles, all moves will be boosted in this manner without limit. In its Stellar Form, Terapagos similarly retains this boost at all times.

Stellar-type Tera Blast gains increased base power at the cost of lowering the user’s Attack and Special Attack stats by one stage, and Stellar-type Tera Starstorm changes to hit multiple opponents. Other moves cannot be changed into the Stellar type.

Pokémon

No Pokémon is naturally Stellar-type. All Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet except Ogerpon can gain the Stellar type through Terastallization, but defensively, they are treated as their base type.

Unique Terastallized states

Terapagos cannot have any other Tera Type than Stellar.

# Name Base type
1024 Terapagos Terapagos
Stellar Form
Normal

Moves

These moves are naturally Normal-type, but they become Stellar-type and have additional effects if the user Terastallizes into the Stellar type.

Gen Move Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Description
IX Tera Blast Special 100 100% 10 (max 16)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
Inflicts damage with the user’s Attack or Sp. Atk stat— whichever is higher. Super effective against Terastallized targets. This lowers the user’s Attack and Sp. Atk stats.
IX Tera Starstorm Special 120 100% 5 (max 8)
     
     
All adjacent foes
With the power of its crystals, the user bombards and eliminates the target. When used by Terapagos in its Stellar Form, this move damages all opposing Pokémon.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.

Items

Name Description
Stellar Tera Shard Stellar Tera Shard On rare occasions, these shards form when a Tera Pokémon falls in battle and its Tera Jewel shatters.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.

Icons

Core series

Stellar icon SV.png StellarIC SV.png StellarIC Tera.png TeraGem Stellar.png
Symbol icon from
Scarlet and Violet
Icon from
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Tera icon from
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Tera symbol icon from
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Trivia

  • The Stellar type is the most recent type to be introduced.
  • The Stellar type's icon is similar to Terastal Form Terapagos's shell. This is likely due to the shell displaying all of the other types's icons on it, similar to how the Stellar type can be considered a "mix" of all other types.
  • The Stellar type is the only type:
  • Written in katakana, ステラタイプ (Sutera type) is an anagram of テラスタイプ (Terasu Type), the Japanese word for Tera Type.
  • Stellar-type moves can only be resisted by the Tera Shell and Wonder Guard Abilities, the latter of which is unavailable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
  • Stellar-type moves have some similarity to Shadow moves.
    • They are both exclusive to a single pair of games.
    • They are both exclusive to a variation of a Pokémon created for those games (Terastal phenomenon and Shadow Pokémon).
    • They both have special type interactions with that variation.
    • Neither has any special interactions with other types.
    • Pokémon who can use these moves have the same type interactions as their original forms, except for against the moves themselves.

In other languages

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese ステラ Stella
Chinese Cantonese 星晶 Sīngjīng
Mandarin 星晶 Xīngjīng
France Flag.png French Stellaire
Germany Flag.png German Stellar
Italy Flag.png Italian Astrale
South Korea Flag.png Korean 스텔라 Stella
Spain Flag.png Spanish Astral