Is Blacephalon Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Ultra Moon exclusive Fire/Ghost Ultra Beast. Available postgame via Ultra Wormhole. 151 Special Attack with AbilityBeast Boost snowballing. MoveMind Blown is a self-destructing Fire nuke. Postgame glass cannon.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Blacephalon resists most of Kiawe's coverage and hits back hard.
Blacephalon resists most of Mallow's coverage and hits back hard.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Blacephalon resists most of Sophocles's coverage and hits back hard.
Blacephalon resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Blacephalon resists most of Molayne's coverage and hits back hard.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Blacephalon resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Blacephalon has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui's team.
Catch Blacephalon on Poni Grove (walking, Lv 60). LIMITED; After beating Elite Four.
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Blacephalon Locations
Blacephalon starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 1 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations to Catch Blacephalon in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Blacephalon Weakness
Type-wise, Blacephalon takes extra damage from Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 7 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Blacephalon's special bulk (base 79 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Poison, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Blacephalon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Blacephalon
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x57-68% Water Gun 2x47-57% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Sudowoodo builds →Smack Down 2x74-89% Thief 2x60-72% | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Murkrow builds →Thief 2x81-96% Astonish 2x28-34% | ||
 Vullaby Dark | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Sableye builds →Thief 2x74-89% Shadow Sneak 2x53-64% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x56-68% Water Gun 2x45-53% | ||
 Popplio Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x82-97% Rock Tomb 2x55-65% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Tomb 2x82-97% Feint Attack 2x55-65% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x61-74% Water Gun 2x49-58% | ||
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x93-111%KO Rock Tomb 2x61-74% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Tomb 2x93-111%KO Feint Attack 2x61-74% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x135-159%KO Rock Tomb 2x59-70% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x103-123%KO Assurance 2x68-82% | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x59-70% Water Gun 2x45-55% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Lycanroc builds →Rock Tomb 2x100-118%KO Bite 2x67-79% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Marowak builds →Bulldoze 2x76-91% Brutal Swing 2x51-61% Rock Tomb 2x51-61% | ||
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Poliwrath builds →Bubble Beam 2x57-67% Bulldoze 2x55-66% Thief 2x55-66% Rock Tomb 2x55-66% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x143-170%KO Shadow Claw 2x79-93% Bulldoze 2x67-80% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x122-143%KO Shadow Ball 2x72-85% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x88-104%KO Shadow Claw 2x63-75% Night Slash 2x42-50% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x127-150%KO Shadow Ball 2x62-74% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x149-176%KO Shadow Ball 2x67-80% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x136-161%KO Shadow Claw 2x75-88% Bulldoze 2x64-75% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x116-137%KO Shadow Ball 2x68-81% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x83-98% Shadow Claw 2x60-71% Night Slash 2x39-47% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x154-182%KO Dig 2x129-153%KO Shadow Claw 2x75-89% Rock Slide 2x82-96% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Vaporeon builds →Muddy Water 2x103-121%KO Shadow Ball 2x61-72% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x137-162%KO Shadow Claw 2x75-89% Bulldoze 2x66-77% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x115-136%KO Shadow Ball 2x68-80% | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Lunala builds →Moongeist Beam 2x137-162%KO Night Daze 2x78-92% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x104-123%KO Shadow Ball 2x62-73% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x165-195%KO Foul Play 2x156-184%KO Stone Edge 2x110-130%KO Shadow Claw 2x78-92% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x334-393%KO Earthquake 2x149-176%KO Assurance 2x90-106%KO Surf 2x46-55% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x121-143%KO Stone Edge 2x80-95% Brutal Swing 2x49-59% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x182-214%KO Crunch 2x97-115%KO Stone Edge 2x121-143%KO Shadow Claw 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x174-205%KO Earthquake 2x97-115%KO Stone Edge 2x97-115%KO Dark Pulse 2x58-68% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x140-165%KO Earthquake 2x109-128%KO Shadow Claw 2x76-90% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Jirachi builds →U Turn11-13% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon32-38% Thunderbolt72-85% Volt Switch56-66% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemBlack Sludge NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Blacephalon View Amoonguss builds →Giga Drain11-14% Sludge Bomb14-16% | ||
Blacephalon Evolutions
No chain, no eggs. Blacephalon is a standalone Fire/Ghost type with 570 stats that falls outside normal breeding mechanics. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
USUM Blacephalon Best Moveset
151 Sp. Atk at 107 Speed with Fire/Ghost TermStab and AbilityBeast Boost raising the highest stat on each KO. MoveMind Blown deals Fire damage at 150 power at the cost of half its HP. 53/79 defenses crumble but the offensive power obliterates targets before they respond. The moveset holds S-tier through explosive special power and Beast Boost acceleration.
Best Build
Blacephalon best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- Trick
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Blacephalon's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Mind Blown and Overheat, but Psychic and Dark and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It slithers toward people. Then, without warning, it triggers the explosion of its own head. It’s apparently one kind of Ultra Beast.
A UB that appeared from an Ultra Wormhole, it causes explosions, then takes advantage of opponents’ surprise to rob them of their vitality.
Blacephalon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Blacephalon works as a sweeper with 570 BST behind it. B-Tier on our list: a solid option in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon for the right team. Shadow Ball with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Blacephalon's biggest threats include Starmie (Water), Garchomp (Ground), and Terrakion (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Blacephalon's base 107 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Beast Boost is the go-to ability for Blacephalon. It raises this Pokémon's highest stat by one stage when it faints another Pokémon. It's Blacephalon's only ability.
Blacephalon is a special attacker with base 151 Sp. Atk. Speed tells the real story. Base 107 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, the core moveset is Shadow Ball, Flamethrower, Trick, and Fire Blast. Shadow Ball leads at 0% usage. Flamethrower provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since Sun & Moon, Blacephalon has been obtainable in 2 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Blacephalon has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves