Blacephalon (Pokémon)

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Blacephalon Fireworks Pokémon ズガドーン Zugadōn #806 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fire Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Beast Boost Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 30 (8.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 120 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 5'11" 1.8 m Blacephalon 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 28.7 lbs. 13.0 kg Blacephalon 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 257	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Blacephalon 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 3 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 File:F806.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Blacephalon (Japanese: ズガドーン Zugadōn) is a dual-type Fire/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation VII in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It is one of the Ultra Beasts and is known by the code name UB Burst (Japanese: ＵＢ：ＢＵＲＳＴ UB: Burst).

Biology

Blacephalon has a humanoid figure with a slender torso and wide hips. Its legs are white with balls on the front, a pink one on the left leg and a blue one on the right leg. Its feet are shaped as if it is wearing high-heeled boots with pointed tips. The main body is yellow with alternating pink and blue stripes. It has a white ball on its chest and one as a tail. Its right arm is pink and its left arm is blue. Its hands are white and have frills on the wrists. A larger frill is around its neck and in the middle is a hole — the shape of the ripples change slightly depending on Blacephalon's mood.

For a head, Blacephalon has a white ball with a multitude of pink and blue dots that can change color to reflect its emotions and are supposedly made of tiny sparks. On both sides of the ball are stars with an alternating pink and blue color pattern — the tapering on the ends of these also changes depending on Blacephalon's mood. In the middle of these stars are yellow spots which may be Blacephalon's eyes. Blacephalon's head is not attached to the body, and can grow or shrink in size when it attacks.

Blacephalon is known to to trick its targets through the foppish way it walks before blowing its head up without warning in order to steal their vitality.. This Ultra Beast can freely move its head around easily and regenerate after blowing it up.

Blacephalon is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Mind Blown.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Ultra Sun It slithers toward people. Then, without warning, it triggers the explosion of its own head. It's apparently one kind of Ultra Beast. Ultra Moon A UB that appeared from an Ultra Wormhole, it causes explosions, then takes advantage of opponents' surprise to rob them of their vitality.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Unavailable Ultra Sun Poni Grove (only two) Ultra Moon Trade

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 53		113 - 160	216 - 310
Attack: 127		118 - 196	233 - 388
Defense: 53		52 - 115	99 - 225
Sp. Atk: 151		140 - 223	276 - 441
Sp. Def: 79		75 - 144	146 - 282
Speed: 107		100 - 174	197 - 344
Total: 570	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 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ¼× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

SM   USUM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP N/AN/A 0011 Ember Fire Special 04040 100}}100% 25 N/AN/A 0011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100}}100% 15 N/AN/A 0077 Magic Coat Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 N/AN/A 01313 Stored Power Psychic Special 02020 100}}100% 10 N/AN/A 01717 Flame Burst Fire Special 07070 100}}100% 15 N/AN/A 02323 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 N/AN/A 02929 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 N/AN/A 03131 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 N/AN/A 03737 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 N/AN/A 04141 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 N/AN/A 04747 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 N/AN/A 05959 Mind Blown Fire Special 150150 100}}100% 5

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

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM03 TM03 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM04 TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM12 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM16 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM23 TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM29 TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM35 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM38 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM41 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM43 TM43 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM50 TM50 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM60 TM60 Quash Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM61 TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM64 TM64 Explosion Normal Physical 250250 100}}100% 5 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM97 TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20

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

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

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

By tutoring

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  S M US UM After You Normal Status — —% 15 S M US UM Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 S M US UM Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90% 10 S M US UM Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 S M US UM Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5 S M US UM Pain Split Normal Status — —% 20 S M US UM Recycle Normal Status — —% 10 S M US UM Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 S M US UM Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 S M US UM Trick Psychic Status — 100% 10 S M US UM Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10

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

Evolution

Unevolved Blacephalon  Fire  Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back

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

Trivia

Origin

Blacephalon may be based on clowns. It also shares similarities with fireworks and dandelions. Blacephalon's ability to make its head explode may also be based on Exploding Head Syndrome.

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).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ズガドーン Zugadōn From 頭 zu and ドーン dōn or a pun of 頭がドーン zu ga dōn French Pierroteknik From Pierrot (stock pantomime character) and pyrotechnique Spanish Blacephalon Same as English name German Kopplosio From Kopf and Explosion Italian Blacephalon Same as English name Korean 두파팡 Dupapang From 두 (頭) du and 파팡 papang Mandarin Chinese 砰頭小丑 / 砰头小丑 Pēngtóuxiǎochǒu From 砰 pēng, 頭 / 头 tóu, and 小丑 xiǎochǒu Cantonese Chinese 砰頭小丑 Pīngtàuhsíucháu From 砰 pīng, 頭 tàuh, and 小丑 síucháu

More languages

UB Burst

Language Title Chinese Cantonese ＵＢ：爆炸 UB: Baauja Mandarin ＵＢ：爆炸 UB: Bàozhà French UC-Détonation German UB Detonation Italian UC Fragor Korean UB버스트 UB Burst Russian УЧ Детонация UCH Detonatsiya Spanish UE Explosivo

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