Celesteela (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Celesteela (disambiguation).

Celesteela Launch Pokémon テッカグヤ Tekkaguya #0797 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Steel Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Beast Boost Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 120 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 30'02" 9.2 m Celesteela 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 2204.4 lbs. 999.9 kg Celesteela 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 257	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Celesteela 0 HP 1 Atk 1 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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, vaguely humanoid Ultra Beast with a bodily construction that resembles a cross between a space shuttle and a bamboo shoot. It has a small, white head with a tiny mouth and a skinny neck with three segments. On top of its head is a gray structure resembling a hat with long, flowing hair underneath. The hair reaches midway down its body and is rimmed with bright blue. The "hat" has two small blue dots and four white spikes arranged in an X-shape. These spikes resemble decorative hair sticks. On the very top of its hat is a long gray horn similar to a drill bit. It has large, disembodied gray arms that resemble bamboo stalks. At the end of each arm is a ring of bright blue, fin-like projections and a collection of eight smaller, black bamboo shoots. Each smaller stalk has a bright blue ring with a small line extending back up the stalk.

Its main body is conical and resembles a dress with four overlapping layers. The shortest and outermost layer is the shortest and appears metallic, while the inner layers are each a lighter shade of green, progressively longer, and seem to be cloth or plant material. Underneath all the layers is a white body with a light gray crisscross pattern covering it and a bright blue ring along the base. Below the dress is what appears to be a collection of eight black bamboo stalks. On the bottom of each stalk is a bright blue ring with a small line extending back up the stalk; this causes the stalks to also resemble solid rocket boosters. Celesteela is one of the heaviest Pokémon, tying with Cosmoem.

According to Wicke from 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. As seen in the anime, Celesteela can have a long lifespan, as one was buried in Alola for over 200 years.

In the anime

Main series

Celesteela in the anime

Major appearances

Celesteela (anime)

Celesteela debuted in Rise and Shine, Starship!, where Sophocles found it buried alive while camping at Bamboo Hill and believed it to be The Celestial Starship (Japanese 星舟かぐや Starship Kaguya), a figure 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

• 

  Baby Celesteela in the anime

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry SM069 Celesteela Rotom Pokédex Celesteela, the Launch Pokémon. A Steel and Flying type.

GOTCHA!

A Celesteela briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Celesteela in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Celesteela debuted as a silhouette in The Final Match and a Surprising Finale!.

Celesteela physically debuted in A Raid and Po Town. 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. It reappeared from Confusion and Monsters from Another World to The Truth and Island Kahuna Hapu, as well as Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar.

Multiple Celesteela appeared in Summon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun.

In the TCG

Main article: Celesteela (TCG)

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.
Generation VII Alola SM: #297 Alola USUM: #397 Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎. Sun It appeared from the Ultra Wormhole. Witnesses observed it flying across the sky at high speed. Moon One kind of Ultra Beast. Witnesses have seen it burn down a forest by expelling gas from its two arms. Ultra Sun One of the dangerous UBs, high energy readings can be detected coming from both of its huge arms. Ultra Moon Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives.
Generation VIII Galar #— Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VIII.
Generation IX Paldea #— Kitakami #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation IX.

Celesteela in the Alola PokédexSM	Celesteela in the Alola PokédexUSUM

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Trade Moon Haina Desert or Malie Garden (Only two for either location) Ultra Sun Trade Ultra Moon Ultra Crater Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield TradeVersion 1.3.0+ Expansion Pass Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure) (Only one, requires unlocking the They Came From The Ultra Beyond! adventure) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VII side games.
Generation VIII This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation Shuffle Event: Ultra Beasts appear GO Southern Hemisphere Masters EX Seasonal sync pair scout (Jasmine's (Special Costume)) Seasonal sync pair scout (Liza's (Summer 2023))

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 97		157 - 204	304 - 398
Attack: 101		95 - 168	186 - 331
Defense: 103		97 - 170	189 - 335
Sp. Atk: 107		100 - 174	197 - 344
Sp. Def: 101		95 - 168	186 - 331
Speed: 61		59 - 124	114 - 243
Total: 570	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 2× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 2× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 2× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ¼× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 2× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Poison-type  moves is 1×. If Gravity is in effect, this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball or a Ring Target, or it is affected by Smack Down or Ingrain, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 2×.

Learnset

Celesteela is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.3.0+.

By leveling up

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Absorb Grass Special 02020 100100% 25 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 055 Harden Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 1010 Wide Guard Rock Status 0000— 00——% 10 1515 Mega Drain Grass Special 04040 100100% 15 2020 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100100% 15 2525 Ingrain Grass Status 0000— 00——% 20 3030 Autotomize Steel Status 0000— 00——% 15 3535 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100100% 10 4040 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100100% 10 4545 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 08585% 40 5050 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00——% 15 5555 Leech Seed Grass Status 0000— 09090% 10 6060 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100100% 10 6565 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100100% 15 7070 Skull Bash Normal Physical 130130 100100% 10

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

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM20 TM20 Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200200 100}}100% 5 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM78 TM78 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM95 TM95 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM96 TM96 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10 TM97 TM97 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR02 TR02 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR15 TR15 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR28 TR28 Megahorn Bug Physical 120120 085}}85% 10 TR39 TR39 Superpower Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR52 TR52 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TR59 TR59 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR65 TR65 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR69 TR69 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TR70 TR70 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TR74 TR74 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR77 TR77 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR79 TR79 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10

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

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Celesteela 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 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

By tutoring

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Sw Sh EP BD SP Meteor Beam Rock Special 120 90% 10 Sw Sh EP BD SP Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95% 5 Sw Sh EP BD SP Steel Roller Steel Physical 130 100% 5

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 Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII Other generations: None

Gen.   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  VII Block Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 VII Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 VII Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 VII Explosion Normal Physical 250250 100}}100% 5 VII Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 VII Frustration × Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 VII Gravity Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 VII Hidden Power × Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 VII Magnet Rise Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 VII Return × Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 VII Shock Wave Electric Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 VII Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 VII Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10

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 Celesteela Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celesteela × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle Steel Attack Power: 70 - 116 7 #772 Eliminate Rarely removes all non-Support Pokémon. Swappable Skill(s): Beast Power

Pokémon GO Base HP: 219 Base Attack: 207 Base Defense: 199 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Smack Down, Air Slash Charged Attacks: Body Slam, Bulldoze, Iron Head, Heavy Slam

Evolution data

Unevolved Celesteela  Steel  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield 400px 400px
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Celesteela images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Celesteela has a catch rate of 25 and a base experience yield of 114.
• When not accounting for Abilities, Celesteela is the heaviest Steel-type Pokémon. It is also the heaviest Flying-type Pokémon.
• Celesteela is the only non-Grass-type Pokémon to learn Seed Bomb by leveling up.

Origin

Celesteela may be based on Princess Kaguya from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, which was said to have been discovered as a baby inside a bamboo stalk, and was revealed to hail from the Moon. This may be referenced with Celesteela's design, which seems to visually combine bamboo shoots and trunks with elements of a space shuttle, and a depiction of Princess Kaguya as a woman with long hair wearing a multilayered kimono. It may also be referenced with the fact that Celesteela is exclusive to Pokémon Moon and Ultra Moon.

Celesteela's 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 and Italian 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 Title Meaning Japanese テッカグヤ Tekkaguya From 鉄火 tekka, 鉄鋼 tekkō, and かぐや姫 Kaguya-hime French Bamboiselle From bambou and mademoiselle Spanish Celesteela Same as English name German Kaguron From Kaguya and iron Italian Celesteela Same as English name Korean 철화구야 Cheolhwaguya From 철 (鐵) cheol, 화 (火) hwa and 카구야 공주 Kaguya-gongju Mandarin Chinese 鐵火輝夜 / 铁火辉夜 Tiěhuǒhuīyè From 鐵 / 铁 tiě, 火 huǒ and 輝夜姬 / 辉夜姬 Huīyè-jī Cantonese Chinese 鐵火輝夜 Titfófāiyeh From 鐵 tit, 火 fó and 輝夜姬 Fāiyeh-gēi

More languages Russian Целестила Tselestila Transcription of English name Thai เท็คคากูยะ Thekkhakuya Transcription of Japanese name

UB-04 Blaster

Language Title Chinese Cantonese ＵＢ０４：噴射器 UB04: Pansehhei Mandarin ＵＢ０４：噴射器 / ＵＢ０４：喷射器 UB04: Pēnshèqì French UC-04 Réacteur German UB-04 Zündung Italian UC 04 Propulsus Korean UB04 블래스터 UB04 Blaster Russian УЧ-04 Взрывщик UCH-04 Vzryvshchik Spanish UE-04 Cohete

Related articles

• Ultra Beast
• Ultra Beasts (anime)

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