Celesteela (Japanese: テッカグヤ Tekkaguya) is a dual-type Steel/Flying Ultra Beast introduced in Generation VII.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
It is code named 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.
Celesteela live in another world named Ultra Crater. It appears to grow out of the ground like a plant in its homeworld, before exploding the ground around itself, and flying away into space for unknown reasons. According to Wicke from the Aether Foundation, Celesteela's 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 has sufficient power and lift to even fly into space. Its bodily construction closely resembles that of a plant, and it absorbs nutrients from the soil.
Wicke also claims that like all Ultra Beasts, Celesteela stores Z-Power, the same energy possessed by Totem Pokémon, within its body, which takes the form of a red, flaring aura[1]. Celesteela's rocket thrust is powerful enough to destroy an entire bamboo forest. As seen in Rise and Shine, Starship!, Celesteela have a long lifespans, as one was buried in Alola, growing for over 200 years.
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 : #297
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Alola US UM : #397
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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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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
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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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
Celesteela 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 Celesteela
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Celesteela
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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 Celesteela
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Celesteela
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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 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
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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 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
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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 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
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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
A baby Celesteela in
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Main series
Major appearances
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 animated series so far, this Celesteela had been growing in Alola for more than 200 years.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
GOTCHA!
A Celesteela briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
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)
Trivia
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
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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 bambou 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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Hindi
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सेलेस्टीला Celesteela
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Целестила Tselestila
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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เท็คคากูยะ Thekkhakuya
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Transcription of Japanese 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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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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