Xurkitree (Japanese: デンジュモク Denjyumoku) is an Electric-type Ultra Beast introduced in Generation VII.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
It is code named UB-03 Lighting (Japanese: UB03 Lightning).
Biology
Xurkitree absorbing electricity from the ground in its tree-like state
Xurkitree is a very tall Ultra Beast that resembles a vaguely humanoid mass of electrical wiring. Its "head" is a white, brightly glowing electric spark with numerous points and no visible face. Below its head is a mass of black cables for its torso and limbs; there are white bands resembling zip ties throughout its body as well. Its arms have ties where its shoulders, elbows, and wrists would be. The upper arms have two cables, while the lower have three. At the ends of its arms are copper structures that resemble hands, each with six flat "fingers". The legs have ties at the hips, knees, and ankles and are composed of four cables fused together for the whole length. The feet have four toes possessing "claws" of exposed copper; each foot has two fused toes pointing forward and two separate toes pointing backward. Finally, its tail has three ties and four cables, one of them loose in two sections. The tail ends in what resembles a three-pronged plug.
Xurkitree live in another world named Ultra Plant. There, many have been seen unmoving, with their arms and legs stuck to the ground, similar to trees as they absorb electricity from the ground. Xurkitree vary greatly in size, from being a little bigger than a human to being the size of a mountain. Because this Ultra Beast reportedly raided a power plant, it is speculated to sustain itself with electricity. Witnesses claim that its entire body crackles with astonishing electrical power. According to Wicke from the Aether Foundation, Xurkitree's most distinctive feature is an organ that can generate power. This UB's bodily makeup is highly reminiscent of electric wiring, thus enabling it to conduct electricity with great efficiency.
It can discharge as much as a million volts of power at a time. When it begins to run out of power, it stabs its legs and tail into the soil, entering a treelike state as it absorbs electricity from the ground.
Wicke also claims that like all Ultra Beasts, Xurkitree stores the same energy possessed by Totem Pokémon within its body, which takes the form of a red, flaring aura[1]. This energy is called Z-Power. Xurkitree and Blacephalon have a rivalry with each other, often completing in contests to see who can shine the brightest as depicted in Twirling with a Bang!.
Game data
Pokédex entries
The same Pokédex entry is shared by Buzzwole, Xurkitree, and Guzzlord in Pokémon Ultra Sun, and by Pheromosa, Celesteela, and Kartana in Pokémon Ultra Moon.
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Alola S M : #296
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Alola US UM : #396
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Sun
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One of the mysterious life-forms known as Ultra Beasts. Astonishing electric shocks emanate from its entire body, according to witnesses.
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Moon
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It appeared from the Ultra Wormhole. It raided a power plant, so people think it energizes itself with electricity.
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Ultra Sun
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Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives.
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Ultra Moon
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They've been dubbed Ultra Beasts. Some of them stand unmoving, like trees, with their arms and legs stuck into the ground.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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Held items
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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83
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143 - 190
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276 - 370
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89
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84 - 155
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164 - 304
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71
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68 - 135
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132 - 265
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173
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160 - 247
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315 - 489
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71
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68 - 135
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132 - 265
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83
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79 - 148
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153 - 291
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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
Xurkitree is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.3.0+.
Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VII - IX
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Xurkitree
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Xurkitree
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VII - IX
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Xurkitree
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Xurkitree
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VII - IX
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Xurkitree in Generation VIII
- 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 Xurkitree in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Xurkitree
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Xurkitree
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VII - IX
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Xurkitree
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Xurkitree
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Xurkitree
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Xurkitree
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.5 seconds
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Base HP: 56
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Base Attack: 84
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Base Defense: 53
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Base Speed: 60
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Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
Xurkitree debuted in Twirling with a Bang!, where it first emerged from an Ultra Wormhole on Melemele Island. The next day, the Ultra Guardians set out to return it home, only for it to wind up clashing with a Blacephalon. After distracting both Xurkitree and Blacephalon, the Ultra Guardians managed to weaken and catch both Pokémon at the same time, allowing them to be sent back home. It reappeared in a flashback in Securing the Future!.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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SM078
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Xurkitree
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Lusamine
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Xurkitree is the Glowing Pokémon, and as you can tell by the look, it's an Electric type that unleashes powerful electric shocks using stored electricity.
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GOTCHA!
A Xurkitree briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Xurkitree debuted as a silhouette in The Final Match and a Surprising Finale!.
Xurkitree physically debuted in True Identity and the Totem Pokémon of Brooklet Hill, where it was seen emerging from an Ultra Wormhole above Lush Jungle while battling Tapu Lele. Moon attempted to capture it with her Poké Ball arrow, but she failed and it retreated back into the wormhole. Xurkitree reappeared in flashbacks from Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer to Flash and Cosmog's Secret, as well as Confusion and Monsters from Another World.
A Xurkitree appeared in Truth and the Mastermind Behind Team Skull, where it came through another Ultra Wormhole opened by Guzma in Po Town. Like the other Ultra Beasts summoned by Guzma, Xurkitree later escaped the town and started wreaking havoc around Ula'ula Island. It reappeared in Thieving and Boss Crabominable, Battle in Vast Poni Canyon, and Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar; and in a flashback in An Urgent Task and the Capture of an Ultra Beast.
Multiple Xurkitree appeared in Summon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun.
In the TCG
- Main article: Xurkitree (TCG)
Trivia
Origin
Xurkitree appears to be based on sparking electrical wires and power-lines. The three prongs on the end of its tail resemble a power plug, while its long "fingers" resemble copper wiring. Its design also shares some small aspects of a tree, especially Christmas trees; its head resembles a Moravian star or a tree-topper, while the white bands on its limbs may be based on fairy lights, though they could also refer to cable ties, which are used to hold multiple cables together.
The design of Xurkitree may also be based on a visual pun of the term "live wire"; as in "a wire carrying an electric current" and "a wire that is literally alive".
Name origin
Xurkitree may be a combination of a corruption of circuitry and tree.
Denjyumoku may be a combination of 電気 denki (electricity) or 電磁 denji (electromagnetism) and 樹木 jumoku (tree).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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デンジュモク Denjyumoku
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From 電気 denki or 電磁 denji and 樹木 jumoku
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French
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Câblifère
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From câble and conifère
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Spanish
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Xurkitree
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Same as English name
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German
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Voltriant
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From Volt, tree, and plant or power plant
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Italian
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Xurkitree
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Same as English name
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Korean
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전수목 Jeonsumok
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From 전 (電) jeon and 수목 (樹木) sumok
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Mandarin Chinese
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電束木 / 电束木 Diànshùmù
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From 電 / 电 diàn, 束 shù and 樹木 / 树木 shùmù
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Cantonese Chinese
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電束木 Dihnchūkmuhk
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From 電 dihn, 束 chūk and 樹木 syuhmuhk
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More languages
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Hindi
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ब्रिक्षली Brikshalee
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From बिजली bijlī and वृक्ष vŕkṣ / व्रिक्ष vrikṣ
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Thai
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เด็นจูโมคุ Denchumokhu
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Transcription of Japanese name
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UB-03 Lighting
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Title
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Chinese
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Cantonese
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UB03:雷電 UB03: Lèuihdihn
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Mandarin
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UB03:雷電 / UB03:雷电 UB03: Léidiàn
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French
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UC-03 Éclair
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German
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UB-03 Lichtblitz
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Hungarian
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UB-03 Villámlás
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Indonesian
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UB-03 Cahaya
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Italian
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UC 03 Lumen
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Korean
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UB03 라이트닝 UB03 Lightning
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Russian
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УЧ-03 Освещение UCH-03 Osveshcheniye* UB-03 Молния UB-03 Molniya*
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Spanish
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UE-03 Resplandor
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Related articles
References
- ↑ Wicke, Pokémon Sun and Moon:"When the UBs pass through the Ultra Wormhole, they are bathed in a great deal of this energy and likely store it within their bodies."
External links
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