Cetitan

Cetitan (Japanese: ハルクジラ, Hepburn: Harukujira) (sih-TYE-tun^[1]) is an Ice-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

Biology

Physiology

Cetitan is a white whale-like Pokémon. It has a spherical body with five horns protruding from it, two of which are on the top of its head and three of which come from the front of its face. The three protruding from its face are split into a single white horn on its upper jaw and two gray ones on its lower jaw. Its lower jaw is also gray with a white dot pattern that covers its stomach. It has pink highlights that appear around its eyes, fins, and fluke-like tail. It also has two-toed feet.

Behavior

Due to their large bodies, Cetitan require strong muscles to move themselves around. They also use these muscles to dish out hard-hitting physical attacks. Cetitan also require thick blubber, as they often migrate around Paldea's snowy regions.

To keep up with their sizes, they eat a lot of snow and ice to fuel themselves and eat much more than a Cetoddle pod could in one day. When rival Cetitan encounter one another in the wild, the individual with the smaller horns will yield to the one with the larger ones.

They are avoided by other large Pokémon due to their might, like Avalugg for example. But despite this, they are quite the gentle giants and act like parents to young Cetoddle.

Natural Abilities

The white horns on their upper jaws are capable of collecting ice energy, which can turn the surrounding environment freezing cold.

Evolution

Cetitan evolves from Cetoddle by use of an Ice Stone.

Game Info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Scarlet and Violet	Glaseado Mountain, 5-star and 6-star Raids	Rare

Pokédex entries

Stats

Stats
HP	170
Attack	113
Defense	65
Sp. Atk	45
Sp. Def	55
Speed	73
Total	521

Learnset

Leveling

Generation IX
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Tackle		Physical	40	100%	35
1	Powder Snow		Special	40	100%	25
6	Growl		Status	—	100%	40
9	Echoed Voice		Special	40	100%	15
12	Ice Shard		Physical	40	100%	30
15	Rest		Status	—	—%	5
19	Take Down		Physical	90	85%	20
25	Flail		Physical	—	100%	15
27	Avalanche		Physical	60	100%	10
31	Bounce		Physical	85	85%	5
36	Body Slam		Physical	85	100%	15
40	Amnesia		Status	—	—%	20
44	Ice Spinner		Physical	80	100%	15
49	Double-Edge		Physical	120	100%	15
53	Blizzard		Special	110	70%	5
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM

Generation IX
Machine	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
TM001	Take Down		Physical	90	85%	20
TM002	Charm		Status	—	100%	20
TM007	Protect		Status	—	—%	10
TM010	Ice Fang		Physical	65	95%	15
TM011	Water Pulse		Special	60	100%	20
TM022	Chilling Water		Special	50	100%	20
TM025	Facade		Physical	70	100%	20
TM028	Bulldoze		Physical	60	100%	20
TM034	Icy Wind		Special	55	95%	15
TM046	Avalanche		Physical	60	100%	10
TM047	Endure		Status	—	—%	10
TM050	Rain Dance		Status	—	—%	5
TM052	Snowscape		Status	—	—%	10
TM066	Body Slam		Physical	85	100%	15
TM069	Ice Punch		Physical	75	100%	15
TM070	Sleep Talk		Status	—	—%	10
TM084	Stomping Tantrum		Physical	75	100%	10
TM085	Rest		Status	—	—%	5
TM089	Body Press		Physical	80	100%	10
TM103	Substitute		Status	—	—%	10
TM110	Liquidation		Physical	85	100%	10
TM117	Hyper Voice		Special	90	100%	10
TM121	Heavy Slam		Physical	—	100%	10
TM124	Ice Spinner		Physical	80	100%	15
TM127	Play Rough		Physical	90	90%	10
TM128	Amnesia		Status	—	—%	20
TM130	Helping Hand		Status	—	—%	20
TM135	Ice Beam		Special	90	100%	10
TM143	Blizzard		Special	110	70%	5
TM149	Earthquake		Physical	100	100%	10
TM152	Giga Impact		Physical	150	90%	5
TM163	Hyper Beam		Special	150	90%	5
TM171	Tera Blast		Special	80	100%	10
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Cetitan can learn, refer to Cetoddle.

Tutoring

Generation IX
Games	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Trivia

• Yusuke Kozaki revealed himself to be the designer of both Cetoddle and Cetitan, as well as Varoom and Revavroom.^[2]
• Cetitan's HP stat equals to that of Wailord, another Pokémon inspired by baleen whales.
• Cetitan currently has the longest cry of any Pokémon, clocking around 4.007 seconds.

Origin

Cetitan appears to be inspired by different cetaceans, most notably right whales based on their highly arched mouth, round body without dorsal fin, belly without ventral grooves, and horns near their jaw (which may be based on the callosities found on the head and mouth of right whales). Right whales were heavily hunted for thick blubber and oils and were named because they were "right whales to hunt" due to their inquisitiveness and calm natures. These correspond with that of Cetitan and Cetoddle to be friendly by nature and possess thick fats and drop Cetoddle Grease on occasions, and North Atlantic Right Whales were heavily hunted in Iberian Peninsula, the inspiration source of Paldea, and were called "Balea Vasca" ("whales of Basque"), and is now virtually extinct in European and African waters. North Atlantic right whale's scientific name (Eubalaena glacialis) means "true whales of ice", somewhat corresponding to the type of Cetitan.

Additionally, Cetitan's Ice type may allude to the bowhead whale, which are close relatives to right whales and are also known as "Arctic whales" or "Ice whales" or "Polar whales"　or "Greenland right whales". Its white coloration brings to mind a beluga whale or Moby Dick, an albino sperm whale that appears in a novel of the same name. Its horns may also make it inspired by a narwhal. Furthermore, Cetitan's anatomy to possess hind-legs may be based on prehistoric, four-limbed cetaceans.

Cetitan may also be based on the ningen (ニンゲン), a creature from modern Japanese folklore that is said to live in subantarctic oceans (which may be another explanation for its Ice typing). The creature is often described as being both human- and whale-like in appearance and is often depicted as bipedal (which may explain Cetitan's legs). The ningen is also described to be completely pale white in color.

Etymology

Cetitan comes from "cetus" (Latin for "whale") or "Cetacea" (the order of animals including whales and dolphins) and "titan".

Gallery

References

v · d · e List of Generation IX Pokémon
#001–025 (#906–930)	Sprigatito Floragato Meowscarada Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Quaxly Quaxwell Quaquaval Lechonk Oinkologne Tarountula Spidops Nymble Lokix Pawmi Pawmo Pawmot Tandemaus Maushold Fidough Dachsbun Smoliv Dolliv Arboliva
#026–050 (#931–955)	Squawkabilly Nacli Naclstack Garganacl Charcadet Armarouge Ceruledge Tadbulb Bellibolt Wattrel Kilowattrel Maschiff Mabosstiff Shroodle Grafaiai Bramblin Brambleghast Toedscool Toedscruel Klawf Capsakid Scovillain Rellor Rabsca Flittle
#051–075 (#956–980)	Espathra Tinkatink Tinkatuff Tinkaton Wiglett Wugtrio Bombirdier Finizen Palafin Varoom Revavroom Cyclizar Orthworm Glimmet Glimmora Greavard Houndstone Flamigo Cetoddle Cetitan Veluza Dondozo Tatsugiri Annihilape Clodsire
#076–100 (#981–1005)	Farigiraf Dudunsparce Kingambit Great Tusk Scream Tail Brute Bonnet Flutter Mane Slither Wing Sandy Shocks Iron Treads Iron Bundle Iron Hands Iron Jugulis Iron Moth Iron Thorns Frigibax Arctibax Baxcalibur Gimmighoul Gholdengo Wo-Chien Chien-Pao Ting-Lu Chi-Yu Roaring Moon
#101–120 (#1006–1025)	Iron Valiant Koraidon Miraidon Walking Wake Iron Leaves Dipplin Poltchageist Sinistcha Okidogi Munkidori Fezandipiti Ogerpon Archaludon Hydrapple Gouging Fire Raging Bolt Iron Boulder Iron Crown Terapagos Pecharunt
See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII
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