Gothitelle is a humanoid Pokémon with a primarily black body. Its head is teardrop-shaped, with a white, bow-like fixture attached to the base of its tip. The black skin on Gothitelle's head opens onto its purple face with a zig-zag pattern resembling bangs. Gothitelle has a large, heavy-lidded eyes with blue irises and white pupils, as well as a small mouth with red lips. Four flat, black disks flank each side of its head. Gothitelle's body is split into four progressively-larger tiers, with its head and arms being attached to the smallest, uppermost tier. Its arms are thin, ending in small, purple hands with white disks at the wrists. Each tier of Gothitelle's body has a white, bow-like fixture on its front.
Gothitelle is a black and purple bipedal Pokémon. Its head is black with a point on top with a white ribbon-like piece on either side of the point. Its "hair" resembles four disk like projections from each side of the head, imitating the curled ponytails often sported by girls in the gothic lolita fashion. Its face is colored purple and has pink lips and blue eyes. Gothitelle have a black, segmented outer layer, resembling a dress or stacked cones, with white ribbon bows on each segment. Inside its black outer layer are a pair of short, white, cylindrical legs with purple soles, connecting to a white body. It also has white "cuffs" or "bangles" on each of its arms, protruding from which are its tiny hands which are the same color as its face.
====Gender differences====
Gothitelle's immense psychic power can distort the space around it, showing visions of distant stars and [[BW021|past events]]. It can predict the future from the placement and movement of stars, and weeps when it discovers the lifespan of its Trainer.
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===Special abilities===
Gothitelle have the ability to foresee the future by using stars. They can see the lifespan of Trainers. It is said that space is distorted as an effect of its intense psychic powers, allowing stars thousands of light-years away to be visible.
===Behavior===
If a Gothitelle learns its Trainer's life span, it cries in sadness.
===Habitat===
===Diet===
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==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Caitlin Gothitelle.png|thumb|250px|Gothitelle in the anime]]
[[File:Caitlin Gothitelle.png|thumb|250px|left|Gothitelle in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
===Major appearances===
Gothitelle first appeared in ''[[BW021|The Lost World of Gothitelle!]]'' where it prevented {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} from crossing the [[Skyarrow Bridge]]. It then creates an illusion of how its life used to be before the bridge was built, which was serving those who rode the ferry that traveled to [[Castelia City]]. Gothitelle eventually lets the group cross the bridge after being reunited with its friend, [[Sally]].
Gothitelle first appeared in ''[[BW021|The Lost World of Gothitelle!]]'' where it prevented {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} from crossing the [[Skyarrow Bridge]]. It then creates an illusion of how its life used to be before the bridge was built, which was serving those who rode the ferry that traveled to [[Castelia City]]. Gothitelle eventually lets the group cross the bridge after being reunited with its friend, [[Sally]].
Gothitelle is a humanoid Pokémon with a primarily black body. Its head is teardrop-shaped, with a white, bow-like fixture attached to the base of its tip. The black skin on Gothitelle's head opens onto its purple face with a zig-zag pattern resembling bangs. Gothitelle has a large, heavy-lidded eyes with blue irises and white pupils, as well as a small mouth with red lips. Four flat, black disks flank each side of its head. Gothitelle's body is split into four progressively-larger tiers, with its head and arms being attached to the smallest, uppermost tier. Its arms are thin, ending in small, purple hands with white disks at the wrists. Each tier of Gothitelle's body has a white, bow-like fixture on its front.
Gothitelle's immense psychic power can distort the space around it, showing visions of distant stars and past events. It can predict the future from the placement and movement of stars, and weeps when it discovers the lifespan of its Trainer.
In the anime
Gothitelle in the anime
Major appearances
Gothitelle first appeared in The Lost World of Gothitelle! where it prevented Ash and his friends from crossing the Skyarrow Bridge. It then creates an illusion of how its life used to be before the bridge was built, which was serving those who rode the ferry that traveled to Castelia City. Gothitelle eventually lets the group cross the bridge after being reunited with its friend, Sally.
Gothitelle, the Astral Body Pokémon. Gothitelle's Psychic power is so great that it is said to warp space around it, and distort reality in the process.
In the manga
Gothitelle in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Gothitelle was used by a Team Plasma Grunt to capture Victini at Liberty Garden where it also used Hypnosis to drive people away from the island. It later was defeated by Black's Brav, which also undid the effects of the Hypnosis on the nearby people.
Another Gothitelle is seen in the possession of Caitlin. She uses its psychic abilities to discreetly communicate with the Unova Gym Leaders and Black.
Gothitelle appears to be based on a stylized depiction of a young woman wearing gothic lolita style clothing. It may also be based on the philosophical concept of the astral body. Its ability to predict the future using stars may allude to fortune tellers or Romani people.
Name origin
Gothitelle may be a combination of gothic and mademoiselle (French for the title of miss), tell, or stelle (Italian for stars, both stelle and tell referring to its ability to foretell the future through the movement of the stars).
Gothiruselle may be a combination of gothic and mademoiselle (French for the title of miss).
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Gothitelle images on Bulbagarden Archives.
