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* In the [[Generation VII]] games, Blacephalon can learn {{m|Magic Coat}} by [[level]]ing up but cannot learn it via [[Move Tutor]]. | * In the [[Generation VII]] games, Blacephalon can learn {{m|Magic Coat}} by [[level]]ing up but cannot learn it via [[Move Tutor]]. | ||
* Blacephalon can be seen as a counterpart to fellow [[Ultra Beast]] {{p|Stakataka}}. Both have high {{stat|Attack}} stats and the same [[Base stats|base stat]] total, but Blacephalon has high {{stat|Special Attack}} and {{stat|Speed}} stats and low defenses, while Stakataka is extremely slow but has a very high {{stat|Defense}}. Additionally, both were introduced in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]] as [[version-exclusive Pokémon]] that both appear in [[Poni Grove]] at the same point in the story, with Blacephalon appearing in Ultra Sun and Stakataka appearing in Ultra Moon. | * Blacephalon can be seen as a counterpart to fellow [[Ultra Beast]] {{p|Stakataka}}. Both have high {{stat|Attack}} stats and the same [[Base stats|base stat]] total, but Blacephalon has high {{stat|Special Attack}} and {{stat|Speed}} stats and low defenses, while Stakataka is extremely slow but has a very high {{stat|Defense}}. Additionally, both were introduced in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]] as [[version-exclusive Pokémon]] that both appear in [[Poni Grove]] at the same point in the story, with Blacephalon appearing in Ultra Sun and Stakataka appearing in Ultra Moon. | ||
* Blacephalon | * Blacephalon is one of the three Pokémon that can learn {{m|Expanding Force}} that is not a {{type|Psychic}}, alongside {{p|Wigglytuff}} and {{p|Darmanitan}}. | ||
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Based on its appearance and its movements in the {{pkmn|anime}}, Blacephalon may be based on {{wp|clown}}s or {{wp|circus}} performers. Based on its behavior of startling people in order to drain them of their vitality, it may specifically take inspiration from the {{wp|evil clown}} trope found in fiction. Its head being made of sparks and able to explode may be inspired by various things, such as {{wp|fireworks}}, {{wp|sparklers}}, {{wp|balloon}}s, {{wp|dandelion}}s, and the {{wp|Clown Face Nebula}}. Its ability to remove its head is similar to the ''{{wp|yōkai}}'' {{wp|Rokurokubi#Head flight|Nukekubi}}, as well as the {{wp|Dullahan}} of {{wp|Celtic mythology}}. | Based on its appearance and its movements in the {{pkmn|anime}}, Blacephalon may be based on {{wp|clown}}s or {{wp|circus}} performers. Based on its behavior of startling people in order to drain them of their vitality, it may specifically take inspiration from the {{wp|evil clown}} trope found in fiction. Its head being made of sparks and able to explode may be inspired by various things, such as {{wp|fireworks}}, {{wp|sparklers}}, {{wp|balloon}}s, {{wp|dandelion}}s, and the {{wp|Clown Face Nebula}}. Its ability to remove its head is similar to the ''{{wp|yōkai}}'' {{wp|Rokurokubi#Head flight|Nukekubi}}, as well as the {{wp|Dullahan}} of {{wp|Celtic mythology}}. | ||