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No. 975 · National Pokédex

Cetitan

ハルクジラ · Hulkujira · Balbalèze
❄️ Ice
Height
4.5 m
Weight
700.0 kg
Category
Terra Whale Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Cetitan
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Cetitan

Type
Ice
Weaknesses
×2 Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel Table
Resistances
×½ Ice
Evolution
Cetoddle → Cetitan (Ice Stone)
Shiny
Shiny CetitanAlternate, 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 521 · top stat: HP (170) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Balbalèze in French · ハルクジラ, Hulkujira in Japanese · Kolowal in German All Languages

📋Overview

Cetitan is a Ice-type Pokémon, No. 975 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Terra Whale Pokémon. Height: 4.5 m, weight: 700 kg.

Cetitan evolves from Cetoddle and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Thick Fat and Slush Rush. Hidden Ability: Sheer Force. Cetitan is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#975
National Pokédex
Category
Terra Whale Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
170
255
Attack
113
255
Defense
65
255
Special Attack
45
255
Special Defense
55
255
Speed
73
255
Total
521
Min HP (Lv. 100)
450
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
544
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ice). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 4 types
Fire
×2
Fighting
×2
Rock
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 13 types
Normal
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 1 type
Ice
×½

✨Abilities

Thick Fat
Ability 1
The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Slush Rush
Ability 2
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in snow.
Sheer Force
Removes any additional effects from the Pokémon's moves, but increases the moves' power.

🌱Cetitan Evolution

Cetoddle
#974
Cetoddle
Ice
Ice Stone →
Cetitan
#975
Cetitan
Ice

🔮Cetitan Forms and Shiny

Cetitan
Standard Form
Ice
Shiny Availability
Shiny Cetitan
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Cetitan Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Powder Snow
Ice Spec.
100%
40
25
6
Growl
Normal Stat
100%
—
40
9
Echoed Voice
Normal Spec.
100%
40
15
12
Ice Shard
Ice Phys.
100%
40
30
15
Rest
Psychic Stat
—
—
5
19
Take Down
Normal Phys.
85%
90
20
25
Flail
Normal Phys.
100%
—
15
27
Avalanche
Ice Phys.
100%
60
10
31
Bounce
Flying Phys.
85%
85
5
36
Body Slam
Normal Phys.
100%
85
15
40
Amnesia
Psychic Stat
—
—
20
44
Ice Spinner
Ice Phys.
100%
80
15
49
Double-Edge
Normal Phys.
100%
120
15
53
Blizzard
Ice Spec.
70%
110
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field
Egg Cycles
25 cycles
≈ 6,425 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
HP
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 Cetitan

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
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

RU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
RarelyUsed
Usage rate: 2.6% · Position #58

📱Cetitan in Pokémon GO

Cetitan in Pokémon GO
  • 3,113Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,778Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
Pokémon GO entry: Cetitan →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“This Pokémon wanders around snowy, icy areas. It protects its body with powerful muscles and a thick layer of fat under its skin.”
Violet
“Ice energy builds up in the horn on its upper jaw, causing the horn to reach cryogenic temperatures that freeze its surroundings.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Balbalèze
🇬🇧 English
Cetitan
🇯🇵 漢字
ハルクジラ
🇯🇵 Kana
ハルクジラ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Hulkujira
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Kolowal
🇪🇸 Español
Cetitan
🇮🇹 Italiano
Cetitan
🇰🇷 한국어
우락고래
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
浩大鲸
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
浩大鯨
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Baleinapied
🇬🇧 EN
Terra Whale Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
りくくじらポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Landwal

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Cetitan

What type is Cetitan?

Cetitan is a Ice-type Pokémon.

Can Cetitan still evolve?

Cetitan is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Cetoddle, it does not evolve further.

What are Cetitan's weaknesses?

Cetitan is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Cetitan's Hidden Ability?

Cetitan's Hidden Ability is Sheer Force. Its regular Abilities are Thick Fat and Slush Rush.

Can you get a Shiny Cetitan in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Cetitan is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry