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kartana
#798

Kartana

Drawn Sword Pokémon

GrassSteel

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.

Base Stats

HP 59
Attack 181
Defense 131
Sp. Atk 59
Sp. Def 31
Speed 109
Total 570

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Drawn Sword Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 0.1 kg
Base Exp 257
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

kartana Front Front
kartana Back Back
kartana Front Shiny Front Shiny
kartana Back Shiny Back Shiny
kartana Official Art Official Art
kartana Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Swords Dance
Item
Protective Pads
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Kartana is one of the tier's most potent wallbreakers thanks to its titanic Attack and a Speed tier that allows it to outspeed a significant portion of the unboosted metagame. Beast Boost compounds Kartana's offensive capabilities, letting it take advantage of weakened foes to get Attack boosts and tear through opposing teams. Swords Dance and Choice Band sets let it threaten even switch-ins like Zapdos and Corviknight, while Choice Scarf sets utilize its already-high Speed to make it a threatening revenge killer and late-game sweeper. Despite its huge offensive presence, Kartana is extremely frail, especially specially, making finding opportunities to set up a potential challenge and requiring pivot support, since it shouldn't be switching into attacks. Additionally, Choice Band and Choice Scarf sets are vulnerable to being punished by contact-based abilities like Ferrothorn's Iron Barbs, Heatran's Flame Body, and Zapdos's Static, all of which have the ability to severely hinder Kartana's wallbreaking capabilities.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
98.4%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc