The Essentials on Blacephalon
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Dark Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Bug · ×½ Fire, Grass, Ice, Poison, Steel, Fairy · immune: Normal, Fighting
- Evolution
- Blacephalon does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 570 · top stat: Special Attack (151) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Pierroteknik in French · ズガドーン, Zugadoon in Japanese · Kopplosio in German All Languages
Overview
Blacephalon is a Fire and Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 806 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 7. Category: Fireworks Pokémon. Height: 1.8 m, weight: 13 kg.
Ability: Beast Boost. Blacephalon is weak to Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Blacephalon takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.
Generation
Generation 7
Sun / Moon
National No.
#806
National Pokédex
Category
Fireworks Pokémon
Status
Ultra Beast
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
53
255
Attack
127
255
Defense
53
255
Special Attack
151
255
Special Defense
79
255
Speed
107
255
Total
570
Min HP (Lv. 100)
216
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
310
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fire / Ghost). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 5 types
Water
×2
Ground
×2
Rock
×2
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 4 types
Electric
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Dragon
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 6 types
Fire
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Poison
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Bug
×¼
Immune (×0) — 2 types
Normal
×0
Fighting
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
The Pokémon boosts its most proficient stat each time it knocks out a Pokémon.
Blacephalon Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Blacephalon Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Fire · Ghost
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Blacephalon Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Fire Spin
Fire
Spec.
85%
35
15
1
Astonish
Ghost
Phys.
100%
30
15
5
Light Screen
Psychic
Stat
—
—
30
10
Ember
Fire
Spec.
100%
40
25
13
Stored Power
Psychic
Spec.
100%
20
10
15
Night Shade
Ghost
Spec.
100%
—
15
17
Flame Burst
Fire
Spec.
100%
70
15
20
Confuse Ray
Ghost
Stat
100%
—
10
25
Magic Coat
Psychic
Stat
—
—
15
30
Incinerate
Fire
Spec.
100%
60
15
35
Hypnosis
Psychic
Stat
60%
—
20
40
Mystical Fire
Fire
Spec.
100%
75
10
45
Shadow Ball
Ghost
Spec.
100%
80
15
50
Calm Mind
Psychic
Stat
—
—
20
55
Will-O-Wisp
Fire
Stat
85%
—
15
60
Trick
Psychic
Stat
100%
—
10
65
Fire Blast
Fire
Spec.
85%
110
5
70
Mind Blown
Fire
Spec.
100%
150
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Egg Cycles
120 cycles
≈ 30,840 steps
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Blacephalon
Available in 2 games, 4 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun
Generation VII
Ultra Moon 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Haina Desert (Blacephalon)
Lv. 60 100%
Ultra Sun 3 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(2)
Poni Grove
Lv. 65 15%
Poni Grove
Lv. 65 15%
Tall grass
(1)
Poni Grove
Lv. 60 100%
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Ultra Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Blacephalon in Pokémon GO
- 3,297Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,884Perfect CP in Raids
- 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Ultra Sun
“It slithers toward people. Then, without warning, it triggers the explosion of its own head. It’s apparently one kind of Ultra Beast.”
Ultra Moon
“A UB that appeared from an Ultra Wormhole, it causes explosions, then takes advantage of opponents’ surprise to rob them of their vitality.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Pierroteknik
🇬🇧 English
Blacephalon
🇯🇵 漢字
ズガドーン
🇯🇵 Kana
ズガドーン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Zugadoon
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Kopplosio
🇪🇸 Español
Blacephalon
🇮🇹 Italiano
Blacephalon
🇰🇷 한국어
두파팡
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
砰头小丑
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
砰頭小丑
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Artificier
🇬🇧 EN
Fireworks Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
はなびポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Feuerwerks-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Blacephalon
What type is Blacephalon?
Blacephalon is a Fire and Ghost-type Pokémon.
What are Blacephalon's weaknesses?
Blacephalon is weak to Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Blacephalon takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.
Can you get a Shiny Blacephalon in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Blacephalon is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
