- 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 Ultra Beast introduced in Generation VII.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
It is code named UB-04 Blade (Japanese: UB04 Slash).
Biology
Kartana's body is made out of material similar to paper, but sharp enough to cut anything
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 orange 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. Its head opens and closes similar to a paper fortune teller and seems to function as both an eye and a mouth. 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. Kartana's light, thin build makes it one of the lightest Pokémon in existence.
Kartana live in another world named Ultra Forest. According to Wicke from the Aether Foundation, Kartana's most distinctive feature is its thin and razor-sharp body, of which every edge has as cruel a cutting edge as any well-honed blade. The edges on its arms are particularly in a class of their own. Any opponent who tries to attack it will be cut down with a single strike of its blades. Its thin body also allows it to evade attacks by dancing lightly out of the way. This is a very dangerous creature, considering its excellent offensive and defensive capabilities, but due to the nature of its body, it is also highly vulnerable to fire and moisture.
Wicke also claims that like all Ultra Beasts, Kartana stores Z-Power, the same energy possessed by Totem Pokémon, within its body, which takes the form of a red, flaring aura[1]. In the Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon episode Living on the Cutting Edge!, Kartana can open Ultra Wormholes and has the ability to speak the human language, albeit in reverse.
Game data
Pokédex entries
The same Pokédex entry is shared by Buzzwole, Xurkitree, and Guzzlord in Pokémon Ultra Sun, and by Pheromosa, Celesteela, and Kartana in Pokémon Ultra Moon.
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Alola S M : #298
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Alola US UM : #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
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VII side games.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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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
Kartana is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.3.0+.
Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VII - IX
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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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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VII - IX
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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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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VII - IX
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Kartana in Generation VIII
- 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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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VII - IX
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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
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- 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
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
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Side game data
Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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In animation
Main series
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
Episode
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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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GOTCHA!
A Kartana briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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 Thieving and Boss Crabominable, 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 Summon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun.
In the TCG
- Main article: Kartana (TCG)
Trivia
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 card or 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
Language
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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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Hindi
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काटागामी Kaatagaami
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From काटना kāṭnā and गामिनी gāminī
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Russian
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Картана Kartana
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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คามิทซึรูกิ Khamitsueruki
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Transcription of Japanese name
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UB-04 Blade
Language
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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
References
- ↑ Wicke, Pokémon Sun and Moon:"When the UBs pass through the Ultra Wormhole, they are bathed in a great deal of this energy and likely store it within their bodies."
External links
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