Kartana (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Kartana (disambiguation).

Kartana Drawn Sword Pokémon カミツルギ Kamiturugi #798 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Steel 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 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 120 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Kartana 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 0.2 lbs. 0.1 kg Kartana 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 Kartana 0 HP 3 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 File:F798.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Kartana (Japanese: カミツルギ Kamiturugi) is a dual-type Grass/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

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-04 Blade (Japanese: ＵＢ０４　Ｓｌａｓｈ).

Biology

Kartana is a small Ultra Beast that resembles an origami human. It appears to be folded out of a sheet of paper which is white on one side and orange on the other. Its head is folded slightly inside its body and has a four-sided star in the center, but no discernible facial features. Its head opens and closes similar to a paper fortune teller and seems to function as both an eye and a mouth. On top of its head are two short antennae or horns that are wider at the top. It has long, thin arms that resemble katanas with a yellow, sheath-like structure around the upper area. The sheath connects to a red, slightly raised hexagon on its torso. Extending up and out from the base of each sheath are three yellow projections that are nearly as long as its arms. Its legs appear creased with areas of red visible along the edges. Its light, thin build makes it one of the lightest Pokémon, tying with Gastly, Haunter, Flabébé, and Cosmog.

Despite its small size compared to the other Ultra Beasts, Kartana is extremely dangerous, as every edge of its body is incredibly sharp. It is able to cut down a gigantic steel tower with one stroke of the blades on its arms, and any opponents that try to attack it will be similarly cut apart. According to Wicke of the Aether Foundation, its light, paper-like body allows it to evade most attacks by simply floating out of the way, but it also makes it highly vulnerable to fire and moisture. As seen in the anime, Kartana can open Ultra Wormholes. For a brief time, it was the only Pokémon that could learn Cut by leveling up.

In the anime

Kartana in the anime

Major appearances

Kartana (anime)

Kartana debuted in Living on the Cutting Edge!, appearing in Alola through an Ultra Wormhole. It started slicing through various objects across Melemele Island, prompting Ash and his classmates to embark on their eighth mission as the Ultra Guardians. Their efforts to catch it ended in failure, and were soon overshadowed by a meteor falling towards the Pokémon School. Unexpectedly, Kartana sliced the meteor into small, harmless pieces before it could hit the building, saving the school from being damaged. Afterwards, it created itself a new Ultra Wormhole by repeatedly slicing the air in rapid succession, and then returned itself home.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry SM124 Kartana Rotom Pokédex Kartana, the Drawn Sword Pokémon. A Grass and Steel type. Its paper-like body can change into swords capable of cutting anything.

In the manga

Kartana in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Kartana debuted as a silhouette in The Final Match and a Surprising Finale!.

Kartana physically debuted in a flashback in Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, where it attacked Kahili at Melemele Meadow. It reappeared in additional flashbacks in Flash and Cosmog's Secret and Confusion and Monsters from Another World. It later physically appeared in Thieving and Boss Crabominable, where it attacked Hala, Olivia, and Nanu at Iki Town.

A silhouetted Kartana appeared in a fantasy in Truth and the Mastermind Behind Team Skull.

Multiple Kartana appeared in Summon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun.

In the TCG

Main article: Kartana (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Alola SM: #298 Alola USUM: #398 Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎. Sun This Ultra Beast came from the Ultra Wormhole. It seems not to attack enemies on its own, but its sharp body is a dangerous weapon in itself. Moon One of the Ultra Beast life-forms, it was observed cutting down a gigantic steel tower with one stroke of its blade. Ultra Sun This Ultra Beast's body, which is as thin as paper, is like a sharpened sword. Ultra Moon Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives.
Generation VIII Galar #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VIII.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Route 17, Malie Garden (only four for either location) Moon Trade Ultra Sun Ultra Forest Ultra Moon Trade Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield Unobtainable

In side games

Cross-Generation Shuffle Event: Kartana Appears

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 59		119 - 166	228 - 322
Attack: 181		167 - 256	330 - 507
Defense: 131		122 - 201	240 - 397
Sp. Atk: 59		57 - 122	110 - 238
Sp. Def: 31		32 - 91	60 - 177
Speed: 109		102 - 177	200 - 348
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 ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 0× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 4× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 0× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 4× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 0× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 4× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 0× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 4× Water ½× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Poison-type  moves is 2×.

Learnset

Generation IX Other generations: VII - VIII - IX
This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII. Click on the generation numbers above to see Kartana's learnsets from other generations.

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 70 - 116 7 #773 Extinction Rarely deals a ton of damage when you make a match of five. Swappable Skill(s): Beast Power

Evolution

Unevolved Kartana  Grass  Steel

Sprites

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

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

Trivia

• Kartana has the highest base Attack stat of all Grass-type and Steel-type Pokémon and is tied with Ferrothorn for the highest base Defense stat of all Grass-type Pokémon.
  • Kartana also has the highest base Attack stat of all non-Legendary, non-transformed Pokémon.
• Kartana has the lowest base Special Defense stat of all Steel-type Pokémon.
• In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Kartana has a catch rate of 255 and a base experience yield of 114.
  • Due to Beast Balls having a 5× catch rate modifier against Ultra Beasts, this means that one can never fail to catch a Kartana in Sun and Moon.
• Despite being called "UB Slash" in Japanese, Kartana cannot learn the move Slash.
• In the anime, Kartana speaks the human language, but in reverse.

Origin

Kartana may be based on origami and samurai. In particular, it may be based on noshi, a ceremonial origami attached to gifts for congratulatory occasions as a token of good luck, or shikigami, paper figurines cut into the shape of a person or animal and imbued with spiritual power, often used by priests to ward off negative energy. Its sharp, paper-like qualities may be a reference to paper cuts.

Name origin

Kartana may be a combination of katana and card or charta (Latin for paper). It may also involve Curtana (British ceremonial sword used at the coronations for kings and queens) and कर्तन kartana (Sanskrit for cutting).

Kamiturugi may be a combination of 紙 kami (paper), 神 kami (deity), and 剣 tsurugi (sword).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カミツルギ Kamiturugi From 紙 kami, 神 kami and 剣 tsurugi French Katagami From katana and origami Spanish Kartana Same as English name German Katagami From katana and origami Italian Kartana Same as English name Korean 종이신도 Jong-isindo From 종이 jong-i and 신도 (神刀) sindo Mandarin Chinese 紙御劍 / 纸御剑 Zhǐyùjiàn From 紙 / 纸 zhǐ and 御劍 / 御剑 yùjiàn Cantonese Chinese 紙御劍 Jíyuhgim From 紙 jí and 御劍 yuhgim

More languages Russian Картана Kartana Transcription of English name Thai คามิทซึรูกิ Kamitsurugi Transcription of original Japanese name

UB-04 Blade

Language Title Chinese Cantonese ＵＢ０４：劈斬 UB04: Pīkjáam Mandarin ＵＢ０４：劈斬 / ＵＢ０４：劈斩 UB04: Pǐzhǎn French UC-04 Lame German UB-04 Schwerthieb Italian UC 04 Sectio Korean UB04 슬래시 UB04 Slash Russian УЧ-04 Лезвие UCH-04 Lezviye Spanish UE-04 Tajo

Related articles

• Ultra Beast
• Ultra Beasts (anime)

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