#0975 · Paldea · Generation 9

Cetitan

Terra Whale Pokémon · Ice-type

Cetitan is a Ice-type Pokémon, the Terra Whale Pokémon, number 975 (#0975) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 4.5 m tall and weighs 700 kg.

Cetitan, the Terra Whale Pokémon, is an Ice type whose upper-jaw horn collects so much ice energy that it freezes the air around it. It is a huge, heavily built whale that wanders snowy mountains with its pod.

How to pronounce Cetitan

Cetitan is pronounced SEE-tih-tan. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Cetitan said out loud:

In Japanese it is ハルクジラ (Hulkujira).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Cetitan is a bulky white whale with pink rings around its eyes, big forelimbs and legs, and a grey underside spotted with white circles. Horns grow from the top of its head and around its wavy mouth. It is 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) tall and weighs 700 kg (1,543.2 lb). The Pokédex says ice energy gathers in the horn on its upper jaw until it reaches cryogenic temperatures, and that strong muscles and a thick fat layer beneath its skin protect its body.

Behaviour

Cetitan wanders snowy, icy areas. Bulbapedia, citing the series Pokémon: Paldean Winds, says it lives in pods, uses echolocation to talk to others of its kind, and makes sounds like a flute. In the anime it moves faster over snow by sliding on its belly.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it wanders snowy, icy areas. In Scarlet and Violet it lives on Glaseado Mountain in Paldea's North Province.

Powers

Cetitan has Thick Fat, which halves damage from Fire and Ice moves, or Slush Rush, which doubles its Speed in snowy weather, with Sheer Force hidden. Its moves include Ice Spinner, Avalanche, Blizzard, Bounce and Double-Edge. With 170 base HP and 113 base Attack it is a sturdy, hard-hitting Ice type.

Name origin

Cetitan appears to combine 'cetacean' or Cetus with 'titan'. The Japanese name is Hulkujira (ハルクジラ), which may blend 'hulk', aruku ('to walk') and kujira ('whale'), and may pun on hakujira (歯鯨), the toothed whale.

Design inspiration

Cetitan appears to be based mainly on the right whale, which has a highly arched mouth, a round body with no dorsal fin, and horn-like skin patches on its head. Bulbapedia notes that the North Atlantic right whale is called Eubalaena glacialis, roughly 'true whale of ice', and that the Ningen, a Japanese modern legend of a huge white whale-like creature with limbs, could also have inspired it. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Cetitan is what Cetoddle becomes when an Ice Stone is used on it.

In the games

In Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted, Cetitan is a 5 and 6 star Tera Raid Battle opponent. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Cetitan debuted in 'Ice Battle! Cold-Eyed Grusha', where Grusha used it against Liko's Floragato and Hattrem in a Tera Training battle and beat Hattrem. In the Pokémon: Paldean Winds episode 'Breathe Out', a wild Cetitan chases Arven around Glaseado Mountain until Ohara's flute soothes it.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia lists its cry as the longest of any Pokémon, at 4.007 seconds.
• An online event Glaseado Mountain Cetitan at level 50 could be claimed from 6 September 2023 to 31 August 2024.
• At 700 kg it is the heaviest Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, beating Ting-Lu by just 0.3 kg.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Cetitan (Pokémon) · Serebii: Cetitan (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 170
• Attack: 113
• Defense: 65
• Sp. Atk: 45
• Sp. Def: 55
• Speed: 73

Cetitan’s base stat total is 521. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Cetitan weak to?

Cetitan takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Fighting (2×), Rock (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Ice (½×).

Evolution

What does Cetitan evolve from?

Cetitan evolves from Cetoddle (Ice Stone).

Cetitan is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Cetoddle, Cetitan.

Abilities

• Thick Fat: Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.
• Slush Rush: During snow (or hail in earlier games), this Pokémon has double Speed.
• Sheer Force (hidden ability): Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

Moves

Moves Cetitan learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (39)

Cetitan can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Protect, Ice Fang, Water Pulse, Chilling Water, Facade, Bulldoze, Icy Wind, Avalanche, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Body Slam, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Body Press, Substitute, Liquidation, Hyper Voice, Heavy Slam, Ice Spinner, Play Rough, Amnesia, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Tera Blast, Knock Off, High Horsepower, Icicle Spear, Double-Edge, Curse, Hard Press.

Egg moves (5), which Cetoddle can hatch knowing:Belly Drum, Entrainment, Icicle Crash, Superpower, Yawn.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
• Catch rate: 50 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 182.

Pokédex entries

Ice energy builds up in the horn on its upper jaw, causing the horn to reach cryogenic temperatures that freeze its surroundings. (Violet)

This Pokémon wanders around snowy, icy areas. It protects its body with powerful muscles and a thick layer of fat under its skin. (Scarlet)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Tallest Ice type: 4.5 m.
• Highest HP among Ice types: 170.
• Heaviest Pokémon in Gen 9: 700 kg.
• Highest HP among Gen 9 Pokémon: 170.
• Heaviest Ice type in Gen 9: 700 kg.
• Tallest Ice type in Gen 9: 4.5 m.
• Highest HP among Ice types in Gen 9: 170.
• Taller than 98% of all Pokémon (4.5 m).
• Heavier than 99% of all Pokémon (700 kg).
• Base stat total 521, ranked #211 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #6 of 1,025.
• One of 48 Ice-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 70 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 51 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 50: about 6.5% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Cetitan (Pokémon), Serebii: Cetitan (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (SEE-tih-tan): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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