Cetitan (Pokémon)

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Cetitan (Japanese: ハルクジラ Hulkujira) is an introduced in Generation IX.
It evolves from when exposed to an Ice Stone.
==Biology==
Cetitan is a large . It has a white piscine body with large forelimbs and legs, and pink accents around its eyes, forepaws, and tail. The tail has two pairs of fins protruding from either side. Cetitan also has a gray underside with circular white accents, as well as gray accents on its armpits, and two large gray claws on each foot. It has five horns: two on the top of its head, and three around its large, wavy mouth. The singular horn on its upper jaw allows it to gather ice energy and freeze its surroundings.Cetitan — Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website When Cetitan opens its mouth, rows of long, teeth-like plates can be seen lining its jaws.
Cetitan has tough muscles, which allow it to support its weight and attack with immense physical power. It also has a thick layer of subcutaneous fat, which helps it migrate around snowy areas. It lives in pods and shares habitats with . As mentioned in Breathe Out, in Paldea, Cetitan mainly live on top of Glaseado Mountain, and their main diet consists of snow and ice. It's also mentioned that Cetitan can use echolocation to find and communicate with others of its kind through sound waves, and that the sounds it makes is said to be similar to that of a flute. In Ice Battle! Cold-Eyed Grusha, Cetitan is shown to be able to slide around ice and snow on its belly to move faster across said terrain.
Cetitan and its pre-evolved form, , are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move by leveling up.
===Evolution===
Cetitan evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Cetitan made its animated series debut in Ice Battle! Cold-Eyed Grusha, under the ownership of Grusha. He used it in Liko's Tera Training Implementation battle against him, taking on her and , beating the latter before being recalled for .
====Minor appearances====
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
A Cetitan appeared in Breathe Out. It chased Arven around Glaseado Mountain until it was soothed by the sound of Ohara's flute. It briefly reappeared in Breathe Together, during Ohara, Aliquis, and Hohma's video presentation about Naranja Academy.
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==Trivia==
* Cetitan is the tallest Pokémon.
* Cetitan has the highest base stat of all Ice-type Pokémon.
* Cetitan has the longest cry of any Pokémon, being 4.007 seconds long.
* Cetitan and its pre-Evolution were designed by Yusuke Kozaki.Tweet by コザキユースケ/Yusuke Kozaki (@kymg). Posted on January 10, 2023.
===Origin===
Cetitan appears to be based on various species of s, especially the . Like Cetitan, right whales have highly arched mouths, round bodies without a dorsal fin, and torsos without ventral grooves. Cetitan's horns resemble the callosities (thick, hardened patches of skin) on the heads of right whales.
A notable species for inspiration might be the , whose scientific name, Eubalaena glacialis, means "true whale of ice", corresponding to Cetitan's type. Cetitan debuted in the Paldea region; the real-world inspiration for Paldea, the , is known for its of of North Atlantic right whales — especially by its indigenous — for their blubber and meat, causing their near-extinction.
Cetitan also resembles the , a close relative of the right whale. The bowhead whale lives in the , and is also known as the "polar whale" or the "icewhale". Other Arctic cetaceans may also have inspired the Pokémon; Cetitan's white coloration and large head may be inspired by the , and its horns may draw inspiration from the .
====Name origin====
Cetitan may be a combination of or (a sea monster in Greek mythology whose name became the etymology for the word cetacean) and titan.
Hulkujira may be a combination of hulk, 歩く aruku (to walk), and 鯨 kujira (whale). It may be a pun on 歯鯨 hakujira ().
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