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Keldeo (Japanese: ケルディオ Keldeo) is a dual-type Water/Fighting Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any Pokémon, it has a second form, which is activated by triggering an event in the Pledge Grove, where Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion teach it Secret Sword, and it changes its form permanently as long as it knows Secret Sword. Its original form, Ordinary Form, will then become Resolute Form.

Keldeo was leaked on a photo of a page from CoroCoro magazine on February 13, 2012, and it was officially revealed on February 15, 2012. Its Resolute Form was officially revealed June 13, 2012.

Along with Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, Keldeo is a member of the Swords of Justice.

Biology

Keldeo is a quadruped, colt-like Pokémon with a cream-colored body. It has a short, rounded snout with large nostrils, and blue eyes. It has a large, feathery red mane, long, dark blue, ridged eyebrow-like protrusions, and a single cream-colored horn that curves slightly. The back of its head, as well as its neck, is covered with fluffy, light blue fur. Keldeo has blue hooves, which are capable of ejecting water. Its tail is light blue with white spots and resembles an elaborate feather in a cap.

Upon learning Secret Sword, Keldeo transforms into its Resolute Form. The dark blue protrusions become shorter and lighter in color, resembling ears. Its horn becomes dark blue, and grows larger and ridged. On the side of its head are three feathers colored aqua blue, green and orange.

Keldeo tends to cross the world, and often appears at beautiful watersides. It can walk across water by ejecting water from its hooves. It is thought that when Keldeo becomes resolute, its body fills with power and it becomes swifter.

History

Long ago, a fire started in the Moor of Icirrus because of a war among people. In this fire, Keldeo was separated from its parents, but together, Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion took care of Keldeo. They acted as its parents, and they taught it knowledge and moves for survival. Keldeo eventually grew and even surpassed the three Pokémon. One day, Keldeo took off from the forest with no one knowing why.

When the four meet again, they teach Keldeo the move Secret Sword.

In the anime

Ordinary Form Keldeo in the anime

Resolute Form Keldeo in the anime

Major appearances

Keldeo debuted in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, being one of its stars alongside Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, and Kyurem. In the movie, it was training in order to learn how to use Sacred Sword so it could become one of the Swords of Justice. However, it arrogantly picked a fight with Kyurem before it could learn the move. During the course of the battle, Keldeo became terrified and eventually fled, but it was pursued relentlessly by Kyurem, who was determined to finish their battle. Along with the other Legendary Pokémon present in the movie, Keldeo can speak through telepathy.

Minor appearances

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

Keldeo appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Keldeo makes its first formal appearance at the Pledge Grove, where it awaited Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion to arrive and teach it Sacred Sword. After acquiring the move, Keldeo follows its mentors to where they would confront the Shadow Triad who tried to capture the trio earlier, which was near the P2 Laboratory. There, the Shadow Triad are locked in combat with Cilan, Chili and Cress, the Striaton Gym Leaders. It first appeared in The Shadow Triad.

In the Black 2 & White 2 chapter, it was recruited by Blake and nicknamed Kelden.

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

A Keldeo appears in PMBW30 of Pocket Monsters BW.

In the Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~ manga

Keldeo appeared in ANL1.



In the TCG

Other appearances

Resolute Form Keldeo appears as a Poké Ball summon in both the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game. It slashes opponents with Secret Sword.

Trophy information

NA: This Water/Fighting-type Pokémon is a lot like a multicolored unicorn. In its Resolute Form, its horn will grow longer and its vision is keener. It is this Form that appears on the battlefields of Smash Bros. Be wary of its Secret Sword attack—Keldeo's charge will send anyone hit flying.

PAL: The Mythical Pokémon Keldeo looks a lot like a multicoloured unicorn. In its Resolute form, its horn grows longer and its vision improves. It can also use Secret Sword in that Form, and that's what it will do in this game. If Keldeo starts charging after you, watch out - that huge horn will send you flying!

Keldeo returns as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, retaining its behavior from the previous game.



Game data

NPC appearance

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Keldeo is an important character in the storyline where he was a friend of Virizion , and a Magnagate savant. He was imprisoned in Glacier Palace, and there he wrote a letter to Virizion telling her that they weren't friends anymore. This letter caused Virizion to stop believing in friends. After being rescued by Umbreon and Espeon , he apologizes to Virizion for writing the letter. He joins the player's team after the player Pokémon returns to the human world..

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. Generation V Black By blasting water from its hooves, it can glide across water. It excels at using leg moves while battling. White It crosses the world, running over the surfaces of oceans and rivers. It appears at scenic waterfronts. Black 2 When it is resolute, its body fills with power and it becomes swifter. Its jumps are then too fast to follow. White 2 Generation VI X It crosses the world, running over the surfaces of oceans and rivers. It appears at scenic waterfronts. Y When it is resolute, its body fills with power and it becomes swifter. Its jumps are then too fast to follow. Omega Ruby It crosses the world, running over the surfaces of oceans and rivers. It appears at scenic waterfronts. Alpha Sapphire When it is resolute, its body fills with power and it becomes swifter. Its jumps are then too fast to follow.

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100 HP : 91 151 - 198 292 - 386 Attack : 72 69 - 136 134 - 267 Defense : 90 85 - 156 166 - 306 Sp.Atk : 129 120 - 199 236 - 392 Sp.Def : 90 85 - 156 166 - 306 Speed : 108 101 - 176 198 - 346 Total: 580 Other Pokémon with this total Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs , IVs of 0, and a hindering nature , if applicable.

Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.





Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VII, this Pokémon is: Damaged

normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 2× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Learnset

Generation VII Other generations: V - VI Parent Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding. Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Keldeo in Generation VII

onto Keldeo in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.

Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Keldeo in that game.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Keldeo

indicates a move that gets when used by Keldeo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Keldeo

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Keldeo Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Ordinary Form

Resolute Form

Pokémon Shuffle Fighting Attack Power: 60 - 135 20 #168

Power of 4+ Deals even more damage when you make a match of four. Skill Swapper: Cross Attack+

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Keldeo in its Ordinary Form

As the fourth member of the Swords of Justice, it shares several traits with them, but is somewhat different in a number of ways: Unlike the others, Keldeo is unable to learn Quick Attack. Instead, it is capable of learning Aqua Jet, a variation of Quick Attack. The moves that Keldeo learns by level have higher base powers than the moves learned by the other Swords of Justice. Keldeo learns Sacred Sword at a higher level than the others. Its legs seem to be stylized after animal legs and hooves, unlike the others, which seem to have boots. Keldeo isn't listed near the other three in National Pokédex order. Keldeo's name doesn't end with -ion.

Keldeo, along with Meloetta, are the only Mythical Pokémon to learn their signature moves from an external source.

Keldeo has the lowest base stat total of all Mythical Pokémon, excluding Phione, whose Mythical status is disputed.

Its trait of running across water mirrors Suicune, another quadrupedal Water-type Pokémon.

Due to Keldeo not being legitimately available in Pokémon Black and White outside of events, the Legendary Pokémon battle theme and the Swords of Justice intro can only play when Keldeo is battled in-game via cheating.

Keldeo is the lightest and smallest of the Swords of Justice.

Origin

Keldeo is most likely based on the legend of the kelpie, a supernatural water horse that sometimes appeared as a lost pony. Keldeo is also likely based on the kirin also referred to as the "Chinese unicorn" which are often depicted with a single backwards curving horn and possess the ability to walk on water. Keldeo also draws inspiration from the character of d'Artagnan from the novel The Three Musketeers. Like d'Artagnan, it is the latest and youngest addition to the group. Keldeo's tail also resembles d'Artagnan's trademark feathered cap.

Name origin

Keldeo may be derived from kelda (Old Norse for spring/fountain) or may be a combination of kelpie (a water horse from Celtic folklore) and rodeo (a sport involving skills with horses, cows, and other livestock). It may also involve deo (Latin for god).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ケルディオ Keldeo From kelpie and possibly rodeo French Keldeo Same as English/Japanese name Spanish Keldeo Same as English/Japanese name German Keldeo Same as English/Japanese name Italian Keldeo Same as English/Japanese name Korean 케르디오 Keldeo Transliteration of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 凱路迪歐 Hóilouhdihk'āu Mandarin-based transliteration of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 凱路迪歐 / 凯路迪欧 Kǎilùdí'ōu Transliteration of Japanese name More languages Russian Кельдио Kel'dio Transcription of English name





Ordinary Form Language Title Japanese いつものすがた Usual Form Mandarin Chinese 普通的樣子 Pǔtōng-de Yàngzi French Aspect Normal German Standardform Italian Forma Ordinaria Korean 평소의 모습 Usual Form Spanish Forma Habitual

Resolute Form Language Title Japanese かくごのすがた Resolution Form Chinese Cantonese 覺悟姿態 Gokngh Jītaai Mandarin 覺悟的樣子 Juéwù-de Yàngzi French Aspect Décidé German Resolutform Italian Forma Risoluta Korean 각오의 모습 Resolution Form Polish Rezolutna Forma Spanish Forma Brío Vietnamese Dạng Giác Ngộ



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