Kartana (Pokémon)

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Kartana (Japanese: カミツルギ Kamiturugi) is a dual-type Ultra Beast Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
It is code-named UB-04 Blade (Japanese: ).
==Biology==
Kartana is a small Ultra Beast that resembles an 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. Kartana's light, thin build makes it one of the lightest Pokémon in existence.
Kartana live in another world named Ultra Forest. According to Wicke from the Aether Foundation, Kartana's most distinctive feature is its thin and razor-sharp body, of which every edge has as cruel a cutting edge as any well-honed blade. The edges on its arms are particularly in a class of their own. Any opponent who tries to attack it will be cut down with a single strike of its blades. Its thin body also allows it to evade attacks by dancing lightly out of the way. This is a very dangerous creature, considering its excellent offensive and defensive capabilities, but due to the nature of its body, it is also highly vulnerable to fire and moisture.
Wicke also claims that like all Ultra Beasts, Kartana stores Z-Power, the same energy possessed by Totem Pokémon, within its body, which takes the form of a red, flaring auraWicke, :"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.". In the episode Living on the Cutting Edge!, Kartana can open Ultra Wormholes and has the ability to speak the human language, albeit in reverse.
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
The same Pokédex entry is shared by , , and in Pokémon Ultra Sun, and by , , and Kartana in Pokémon Ultra Moon.
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Kartana is available in Version 1.3.0+.
====By leveling up====
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====By ====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
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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 and to embark on their eighth mission as the Ultra Guardians. Their efforts to 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.
====Minor appearances====
====Pokédex entries====
===GOTCHA!===
A Kartana briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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==
==Trivia==
* Kartana has the highest base stat of all and , and is tied with for the highest base stat of all Grass-type Pokémon.
* Kartana is the lightest Grass-type and Steel-type Pokémon.
* Kartana has the lowest base 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.
===Origin===
Kartana may be based on and . In particular, it may be based on , a ceremonial origami attached to gifts for congratulatory occasions as a token of good luck, or , 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 s.
====Name origin====
Kartana may be a combination of and , art, or charta (Latin for paper). It may also involve (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==
UB-04 Blade
==Related articles==
* Ultra Beast
* Ultra Beasts (anime)
* Weaponry in the Pokémon world
==References==
==External links==
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