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Kartana

Drawn Sword Pokémon

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Kartana

Kartana (shiny)

Height: 0.3 m
Weight: 0.1 kg

Training & breeding details

GenderGenderless

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship0None

Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP257

Although it’s alien to this world and a danger here, it’s apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives.

In Pokémon GO · 3677 max CP 5 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

HP

59

Attack

181

Defense

131

Sp. Atk

59

Sp. Def

31

Speed

109

Total

570

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Raises this Pokémon's highest stat by one stage when it faints another Pokémon.

Egg groups: Undiscovered

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Rock½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Paper Cut

National Dex

Moves

Item

Normalium Z / Fightinium Z

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

EV spread

Atk252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Paper Plane

National Dex

Moves

Item

Choice Scarf

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

EV spread

Atk252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Paper Fan

National Dex

Moves

Item

Grassium Z

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

EV spread

HP136

Atk120

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Kartana

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Sun

Malie Garden Route 17

Ultra Sun

Crown Tundra (Sword)

Crown Tundra (Shield)

Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Kartana can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Solar BladeSTAB

Smart StrikeSTAB

Moves

Find a move19 of 19

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.	Bug	Physical	40	95	20
1	Vacuum Wave Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Fighting	Special	40	100	30
5	Razor Leaf Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Grass	Physical	55	95	25
10	False Swipe Cannot lower the target’s HP below 1.	Normal	Physical	40	100	40
15	Cut Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
20	Air Cutter Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Flying	Special	60	95	25
25	Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
30	Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Fighting	Status	—	—	5
35	Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
40	Synthesis Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather.	Grass	Status	—	—	5
45	Laser Focus Guarantees a critical hit with the user’s next move.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
47	X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Bug	Physical	80	100	15
50	Defog Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. Removes field effects from the enemy field.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
55	Leaf Blade Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Grass	Physical	90	100	15
59	Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Flying	Special	75	95	15
60	Sacred Sword Ignores the target’s stat modifiers.	Fighting	Physical	90	100	15
65	Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
67	Psycho Cut Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Psychic	Physical	70	100	20
70	Guillotine Causes a one-hit KO.	Normal	Physical	—	30	5

Sprites & renders

10 sprites & renders for Kartana.

Official artwork

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Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

Black · White

Menu Icons

Ultra Sun · Moon

Menu Icons

More Grass-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

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Community notes

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Cite this page

“Kartana”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/kartana.

Species data from PokéAPI.