#0879 · Galar · Generation 8

Copperajah

Copperderm Pokémon · Steel-type

Copperajah is a Steel-type Pokémon, the Copperderm Pokémon, number 879 (#0879) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 3 m tall and weighs 650 kg.

Copperajah is the Copperderm Pokémon, a green copper elephant so strong that, according to the Pokédex, it can easily pull an airplane. It is also proud: the greener and more vivid its skin, the more respect it commands in the herd.

How to pronounce Copperajah

Copperajah is pronounced kop-er-AH-juh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Copperajah said out loud:

In Japanese it is ダイオウドウ (Daioudou).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Copperajah is a large, boxy, elephant-like Steel type, 3 m tall and 650 kg. Its body is dark green with a light teal belly; Bulbapedia reads Cufant's Pokédex entries as hinting that the green is tarnished copper, with bright untarnished copper showing on its face and in patterns on its ears, feet, trunk and back. Short blunt tusks, rocky skull lumps and a broad trunk with three claw-like points complete the look. The Pokédex says the trunk can crush giant rocks into powder and that the green skin resists water.

Behaviour

Copperajah lives in herds and is prideful and cantankerous; Bulbapedia says the more vibrant its skin, the prouder it is. According to the Pokédex, its kind arrived from a distant region ages ago to work alongside people.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says neither Copperajah nor Cufant is native to Galar or Paldea. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in Paldea's North Province, around Casseroya Lake, Dalizapa Passage and Glaseado Mountain.

Powers

Its Ability is Sheer Force, which makes moves with extra effects 1.3 times stronger but removes those effects, or the hidden Heavy Metal. It slams with Heavy Slam, learned on evolving, and hits hard with Iron Head, Play Rough and Superpower. Gigantamax Copperajah rears up on its hind legs, is listed at 23 m tall, and the Pokédex says its trunk could level mountains; it alone can use G-Max Steelsurge, which sets a hazard that hurts each foe switching in. With 130 base Attack and 122 HP it hits like a lorry, but its Speed of 30 makes it painfully slow.

Name origin

Copperajah combines 'copper' with 'maharajah', the Indian title for a great king, and may also borrow gajah, the Malay and Indonesian word for elephant. The Japanese name is Daioudou (ダイオウドウ), which may blend daiō ('great king') with dō ('copper').

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia reads Copperajah as possibly an Indian elephant with a backhoe's digging bucket for a trunk, citing Asia's history of working elephants, and notes the copper and bronze elephant statues of Indian and Thai art. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Cufant evolves into Copperajah at level 34.

In the games

Copperajah turns up around the Lake of Outrage and in Max Raid Battles in Sword and Shield, the games that introduced it, and Wild Area News events in 2020 handed out Copperajah with the Gigantamax Factor. In Scarlet and Violet it also appears in 5 star Tera Raid Battles. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Rose's Copperajah debuted in 'Sword and Shield: From Here to Eternatus!', taking on Leon and Ash and then pairing up with Rose's Ferrothorn, and it lost in the next episode. Poppy's Copperajah, nicknamed Rajah, fights alongside her Tinkaton against Dot and Iono in 'Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four'.

Fun facts

• With the Heavy Metal Ability its weight would be 1,300 kg, which Bulbapedia notes is past the 999.9 kg limit normally placed on a Pokémon's weight.
• Raichu's Pokédex entry in Legends: Arceus mentions Copperajah, even though Copperajah cannot be obtained in that game.
• Its German name, Patinaraja, blends 'patina', the green film on aged copper, with 'maharaja'.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Copperajah (Pokémon) · Serebii: Copperajah (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex) · Bulbapedia: G-Max Steelsurge (move)

Base stats

• HP: 122
• Attack: 130
• Defense: 69
• Sp. Atk: 80
• Sp. Def: 69
• Speed: 30

Copperajah’s base stat total is 500. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Copperajah weak to?

Copperajah takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Fighting (2×), Ground (2×) moves.

It resists Normal (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Flying (½×), Psychic (½×), Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dragon (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

It is immune to Poison moves.

Evolution

What does Copperajah evolve from?

Copperajah evolves from Cufant at level 34.

Copperajah is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Cufant, Copperajah.

Forms

• Gigantamax Copperajah (Gigantamax): Steel-type, base stat total 500 (HP 122, Attack 130, Defense 69, Sp. Atk 80, Sp. Def 69, Speed 30). Abilities: Sheer Force, Heavy Metal (hidden).

Abilities

• Sheer Force: Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.
• Heavy Metal (hidden ability): Doubles the Pokémon's weight.

Moves

Moves Copperajah learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Copperajah learns the move the moment it evolves: Heavy Slam.

TM moves (45)

Copperajah can learn 45 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Facade, Bulldoze, Snarl, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Fling, Endure, Sandstorm, Dig, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Rock Blast, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Body Press, Flash Cannon, Iron Head, Substitute, Iron Defense, Stealth Rock, Heavy Slam, Play Rough, Earth Power, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Outrage, Hyper Beam, Steel Beam, Tera Blast, Smack Down, Knock Off, High Horsepower, Heat Crash, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Supercell Slam, Curse, Hard Press.

Egg moves (8), which Cufant can hatch knowing:Belch, Curse, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Fissure, Slam, Swagger, Whirlwind.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field, Mineral.
• Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
• Catch rate: 90 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 175.

Pokédex entries

These Pokémon live in herds. Their trunks have incredible grip strength, strong enough to crush giant rocks into powder. (Shield)

They came over from another region long ago and worked together with humans. Their green skin is resistant to water. (Sword)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Steel type in Gen 8: 650 kg.
• Tallest Steel type in Gen 8: 3 m.
• Slowest Steel type in Gen 8: 30 Speed.
• Highest HP among Steel types in Gen 8: 122.
• Highest Attack among Steel types in Gen 8: 130.
• Taller than 95% of all Pokémon (3 m).
• Heavier than 99% of all Pokémon (650 kg).
• Base stat total 500, ranked #278 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #36 of 1,025.
• One of 65 Steel-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 130 green Pokémon.
• Number 70 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 58 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• 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: Copperajah (Pokémon), Serebii: Copperajah (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex), Bulbapedia: G-Max Steelsurge (move).
• Pronunciation (kop-er-AH-juh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

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

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