#0647
Keldeo
Colt Pokémon
They say that Keldeo must survive harsh battles and fully develop the horn on its forehead before this Pokémon’s true power will awaken.
Details
Height1.4 m
Weight48.5 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time80 cycles · ~20,655 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP261
Abilities
Base stats
HP
91
Attack
72
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
129
Sp. Def
90
Speed
108
Total
580
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Choice Specs
OU
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Keldeo can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Secret Sword Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense. | Fighting | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Work Up Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage each. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 7 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 14 | Quick Guard Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 21 | Double Kick Hits twice in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 28 | Retaliate Has double power if a friendly Pokémon fainted last turn. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 35 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 42 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 49 | Sacred Sword Ignores the target’s stat modifiers. | Fighting | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 56 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 63 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 70 | Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Keldeo.
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Cite this page
“Keldeo”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/keldeo-ordinary.
Species data from PokéAPI.