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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

Locations

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

Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 48
Atk 208
Spe 252
Bulky Grassium Z
Item
Grassium Z
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 176
Atk 56
Def 24
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Kartana has a huge Attack stat, a good Speed stat, and decent physical bulk, allowing it to outspeed common Pokemon in the 1v1 metagame like Mega Gyarados, Mega Tyranitar, and Tapu Lele and hit them hard. It has access to setup moves like Iron Defense and Swords Dance, which work with its high Speed to take out Pokemon like Mega Metagross and Zygarde-C. Despite this, Kartana is weak to Fire and Fighting, meaning frequently used Pokemon like Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Lopunny can easily counter it. It has horrific special bulk and is easily OHKOed by even resisted attacks from some of the most common special attackers in the metagame, such as Choice Scarf Porygon-Z, Kommo-o, Magnezone, and Meloetta. It also finds itself outclassed by bulkier Steel-types like Magearna and Mega Metagross.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
20.4%
X-Scissor
18.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
16.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc