Biology
Blacephalon is a colorful, humanoid Ultra Beast. Its slender torso and wide hips are yellow with alternating blue and pink stripes. There is a white sphere in the middle of its body and another on its back in place of a tail. It has thin arms with white frills on its wrists and teardrop-shaped hands. The right arm is pink, while the left is blue. Each arm has a spherical bulge near the shoulder. Its legs are shaped like white high-heeled boots with curled toes. Each foot has a sphere on it: blue on the left and pink on the right. Around its neck is a white frill with a hole in the center.
Blacephalon's head is a white ball with a multitude of pink and blue dots, which are a collection of tiny sparks. On either side of the ball are stars that are blue on the outside, pink on the inside, and have a yellow dot in the center. The head is not attached to the body and can be removed for use as a weapon. As seen in Pokémon Refresh, the color of the sparks and the color and shape of the stars change with Blacephalon's mood. As seen in the anime, this Ultra Beast can freely move its head around easily and regenerate after blowing it up. It is known to trick its targets through the silly way it walks before blowing its head up without warning. It then steals their vitality to use as energy.[1] Blacephalon is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Mind Blown.
In the anime
Major appearances
Blacephalon debuted in Twirling with a Bang!. Ash and his classmates first encountered it performing during a fireworks show. The next day, they learned that it was an Ultra Beast and set out as the Ultra Guardians to capture it. However, they also ran into a Xurkitree while trying to find it, and soon, the two Ultra Beasts ended up in a performance showdown, each trying to outperform the other with their moves. Thanks to a distraction from the Ultra Guardians, they were able to distract, weaken, and subsequently capture the two Ultra Beasts at the same time, allowing them to be returned home wherever they come from. It reappeared in a flashback in Securing the Future!.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Alola USUM: #393
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Ultra Sun
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It slithers toward people. Then, without warning, it triggers the explosion of its own head. It's apparently one kind of Ultra Beast.
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Ultra Moon
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A UB that appeared from an Ultra Wormhole, it causes explosions, then takes advantage of opponents' surprise to rob them of their vitality.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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In side games
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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53
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113 - 160
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216 - 310
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127
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118 - 196
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233 - 388
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53
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52 - 115
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99 - 225
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151
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140 - 223
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276 - 441
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79
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75 - 144
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146 - 282
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107
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100 - 174
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197 - 344
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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
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Blacephalon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Blacephalon
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Blacephalon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Blacephalon
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Blacephalon in Generation VII
- 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 Blacephalon in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Blacephalon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Blacephalon
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Blacephalon can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Blacephalon cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Blacephalon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Blacephalon
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Trivia
Origin
Blacephalon may be based on clowns. It also shares similarities with fireworks and dandelions. Its ability to remove its head is similar to the yōkai Nukekubi, as well as the Dullahan of Celtic mythology.
Name origin
Blacephalon may be a combination of blast and cephalo- (prefix relating to the head).
Zugadōn literally means "head goes boom" (頭がドーン zu ga dōn).
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