Cetitan (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Cetitan Terra Whale Pokémon ハルクジラ Hulkujira #0975 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ice Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Thick Fat or Slush Rush Cacophony Cacophony Sheer Force Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 50 (12.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 25 cycles
Height 14'09" 4.5 m Cetitan 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 1,543.2 lbs. 700.0 kg Cetitan 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 182	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Cetitan 2 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Cetitan (Japanese: ハルクジラ Hulkujira) is an Ice-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Cetoddle when exposed to an Ice Stone.

Biology

Cetitan with its mouth open

Cetitan is a large cetacean Pokémon. It has a white piscine body with large forelimbs and legs, and pink accents around its eyes, forepaws, and tail. The tail has two pairs of fins protruding from either side. Cetitan also has a gray underside with circular white accents, as well as gray accents on its armpits, and two large gray claws on each foot. It has five horns: two on the top of its head, and three around its large, wavy mouth. The singular horn on its upper jaw allows it to gather ice energy and freeze its surroundings. When Cetitan opens its mouth, rows of long, teeth-like plates can be seen lining its jaws.

Cetitan has tough muscles, which allow it to support its weight and attack with immense physical power. It also has a thick layer of subcutaneous fat, which helps it migrate around snowy areas. It lives in pods and shares habitats with Avalugg. As mentioned in Pokémon: Paldean Winds, in Paldea, Cetitan mainly live on top of Glaseado Mountain, and their main diet consists of snow and ice. The anime also mentions that Cetitan can use echolocation to find and communicate with others of its kind through sound waves, and that the sounds it makes is said to be similar to that of a flute.

Cetitan and its pre-evolved form, Cetoddle, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Ice Spinner by leveling up.

Evolution

Cetitan evolves from Cetoddle.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Cetoddle  Ice

→

First evolution Cetitan  Ice

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #362 Kitakami #— Blueberry #— Scarlet This Pokémon wanders around snowy, icy areas. It protects its body with powerful muscles and a thick layer of fat under its skin. Violet Ice energy builds up in the horn on its upper jaw, causing the horn to reach cryogenic temperatures that freeze its surroundings.

Cetitan in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet North Province: Glaseado Mountain Tera Raid Battles (5★, 6★)

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation Masters EX Poké Fair sync pair scout: Grusha & Cetitan

In events

Games	Event	Language/Region	Location	Level	Distribution period
SV	Glaseado Mountain Cetitan	All	Online	50	September 6, 2023 to August 31, 2024

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 170		230 - 277	450 - 544
Attack: 113		106 - 181	207 - 357
Defense: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Atk: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Def: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Speed: 73		70 - 137	135 - 269
Total: 521	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 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

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

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

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

Notes: If this Pokémon has Thick Fat, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is ¼×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Powder Snow Ice Special 04040 100100% 25 066 Growl Normal Status 0000— 100100% 40 099 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100100% 15 1212 Ice Shard Ice Physical 04040 100100% 30 1515 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 5 1919 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 2525 Flail Normal Physical 0000— 100100% 15 2727 Avalanche Ice Physical 06060 100100% 10 3131 Bounce Flying Physical 08585 08585% 5 3636 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100100% 15 4040 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 20 4444 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100100% 15 4949 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100100% 15 5353 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 07070% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cetitan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cetitan

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM010 TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM046 TM046 Avalanche Ice Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM052 TM052 Snowscape Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM110 TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM124 TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM128 TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM186 TM186 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10 TM187 TM187 Icicle Spear Ice Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM225 TM225 Hard Press Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cetitan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Cetitan

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Belly Drum Normal Status — —% 10 Entrainment Normal Status — 100% 15 Icicle Crash Ice Physical 85 90% 10 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 * Yawn Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cetitan Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cetitan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cetitan

By a prior evolution

Generation IX Other generations: None

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cetitan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cetitan

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 347 Base Attack: 208 Base Defense: 123 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Ice Shard, Tackle Charged Attacks: Body Slam, Avalanche, Heavy Slam

Evolution data

Unevolved Cetoddle  Ice

Ice Stone →

First evolution Cetitan  Ice

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In the anime

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Cetitan in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

A wild Cetitan appeared in Breathe Out. It lived in Glaseado Mountain and chased Arven around while he was walking the mountain path, until it was calmed down by the sound of Ohara's flute.

In the TCG

Main article: Cetitan (TCG)

Trivia

• Cetitan is the tallest Ice-type Pokémon.
• Cetitan has the highest base HP stat of all Ice-type Pokémon.
• Cetitan has the longest cry of any Pokémon, being 4.007 seconds long.
• Cetitan and its pre-evolution were designed by Yusuke Kozaki.

Origin

Cetitan appears to be based on various species of cetaceans, especially the right whale. Like Cetitan, right whales have highly arched mouths, round bodies without a dorsal fin, and torsos without ventral grooves. Cetitan's horns resemble the callosities (thick, hardened patches of skin) on the heads of right whales.

A notable species for inspiration might be the North Atlantic right whale, whose scientific name, Eubalaena glacialis, means "true whale of ice", corresponding to Cetitan's type. Cetitan debuted in the Paldea region; the real-world inspiration for Paldea, the Iberian Peninsula, is known for its history of whaling of North Atlantic right whales — especially by its indigenous Basque people — for their blubber and meat, causing their near-extinction.

Cetitan also resembles the bowhead whale, a close relative of the right whale. The bowhead whale lives in the Arctic, and is also known as the "polar whale" or the "icewhale". Other Arctic cetaceans may also have inspired the Pokémon; Cetitan's white coloration and large head may be inspired by the beluga, and its horns may draw inspiration from the narwhal.

Cetitan may also draw inspiration from the ニンゲン ningen, a Japanese cryptid whose appearance is that of a pale, whale-like being that supposedly inhabits the Antarctic oceans and walks on land using its two legs.

Name origin

Cetitan may be a combination of cetacean or Cetus (a sea monster in Greek mythology whose name became the etymology for the word cetacean) and titan.

Hulkujira may be a combination of hulk, 歩く aruku (to walk), and 鯨 kujira (whale). It may be a pun on 歯鯨 hakujira (toothed whale).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ハルクジラ Hulkujira From hulk, 歩く aruku, 鯨 kujira, and 歯鯨 hakujira French Balbalèze From baleine and balèze Spanish Cetitan Same as English name German Kolowal From kolossal and Wal Italian Cetitan Same as English name Korean 우락고래 Urakgorae From 우락부락하다 urakburakhada and 고래 gorae Mandarin Chinese 浩大鯨 / 浩大鲸 Hàodàjīng From 浩大 hàodà and 鯨 / 鲸 jīng Cantonese Chinese 浩大鯨 Houhdaaihkìhng From 浩大 houhdaaih and 鯨 kìhng

More languages Hindi वेलार्जर Whalarger From whale and larger Thai ฮัลค์จิระ Hanchira Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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