Is Kartana Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Ultra Sun exclusive Grass/Steel Ultra Beast. Ultra Wormhole postgame. 181 Attack, the highest of any Pokemon. Paper-thin special defenses. Postgame only.
Kartana resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Kartana has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Kartana has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Kartana trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Kartana resists most of Mallow's coverage and hits back hard.
Kartana resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Kartana has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Kartana resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Kartana resists most of Nanu's coverage and hits back hard.
Kartana has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Kartana resists most of Hapu's coverage and hits back hard.
Kartana has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Kartana resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Kartana has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kartana has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Kartana has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui's team.
Catch Kartana on Ultra Space (interact, Lv 60). LIMITED. Encounter in Ultra Space during the Ultra Beast side quest
How to Get Kartana in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Kartana is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to Ultra Space when your team is ready for the fight.
How to Get Kartana in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Kartana Weakness
Type-wise, Kartana takes extra damage from Fire and Fighting. Watch out for Fire attacks, those deal 4x damage. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 9 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Kartana's physical bulk (base 131 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Water, Electric, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Kartana Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Kartana
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Charmeleon builds →Ember 4x135-159%KO Brick Break 2x31-37% | ||
 Litten Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Litten builds →Fire Fang 4x82-98% Double Kick 2x12-16% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x255-300%KO Brick Break 2x34-41% | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x88-103%KO Double Kick 2x16-19% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x95-112%KO Double Kick 2x17-20% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x265-313%KO Brick Break 2x33-41% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x88-104%KO Double Kick 2x14-17% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x271-319%KO Brick Break 2x34-41% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x84-99% Double Kick 2x14-18% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Incineroar builds →Overheat 4x426-501%KO Brick Break 2x40-47% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 4x141-167%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Infernape builds →Flare Blitz 4x166-197%KO Close Combat 2x83-98% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Charizard builds →Overheat 4x544-640%KO Brick Break 2x29-35% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Blaziken builds →Overheat 4x548-645%KO High Jump Kick 2x103-121%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 4x538-633%KO Focus Blast 2x144-169%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 4x182-214%KO Brick Break 2x39-46% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 4x554-653%KO Focus Blast 2x148-174%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 4x191-225%KO High Jump Kick 2x102-121%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Gigalith's Earthquake hits Kartana for 38-45%.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemSmoothrock NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Gigalith builds →Earthquake38-45% Stone Edge19-22% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemMental Herb NatureCalm Moves View Shuckle builds →
| ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterbubble ItemFocus Sash NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Araquanid builds →Liquidation10-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Gastrodon builds →Scald25-29% Earthquake19-22% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Kartana View Seismitoad builds →Scald20-24% Earthquake21-25% | ||
Kartana Evolutions
No chain, no eggs. Kartana is a standalone Grass/Steel type with 570 stats that falls outside normal breeding mechanics. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
USUM Kartana Best Moveset
181 Attack is the highest of any Pokemon in the format, and AbilityBeast Boost raises it further on each KO. Grass/Steel TermStab resists nine types. 131 Defense adds physical bulk. MoveLeaf Blade and MoveSacred Sword provide physical coverage. The moveset holds S-tier through the highest Attack stat ever combined with Beast Boost snowballing.
Best Build
Kartana best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Knock Off
- Smart Strike
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Kartana develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Sacred Sword and Leaf Blade show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
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
This Ultra Beast’s body, which is as thin as paper, is like a sharpened sword.
Although it’s alien to this world and a danger here, it’s apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives.
Kartana Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Kartana has a 570 base stat total and ranks as A-Tier: a strong pick in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon's competitive scene. It works best as a sweeper. Leafblade with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
Kartana is a static encounter at Alola Ultra Space in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Kartana appears at level 60. Prerequisite: LIMITED. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Beast Boost is the go-to ability for Kartana. It raises this Pokémon's highest stat by one stage when it faints another Pokémon. It's Kartana's only ability.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Kartana fills the sweeper role. It's a physical attacker with base 181 Attack. Base 109 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Introduced in Sun & Moon, Kartana has appeared in 3 games across 4 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
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