Eternatus
Eternatus is a Poison/Dragon-type Pokémon, the Gigantic Pokémon, number 890 (#0890) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 20 m tall and weighs 950 kg.
Eternatus is the Gigantic Pokémon, a skeletal Poison and Dragon type that fell to Galar inside a meteorite and, the Pokédex says, seems to be connected to the Dynamax phenomenon. It is the final entry in Galar's regional Pokédex, and you face it at the end of Sword and Shield's story.
How to pronounce Eternatus
Eternatus is pronounced ee-ter-NAH-tus. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Eternatus said out loud:
In Japanese it is ムゲンダイナ (Mugendina).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Eternatus is a long, thin, dragon-like Pokémon, 20 m tall and 950 kg, with a dark purple body and red highlights. A cage of rib-like spars on its chest holds a glowing pink core, and a see-through red film stretches between five long spikes over its head. Bulbapedia says it is the tallest Pokémon apart from Dynamax and Gigantamax forms. The Pokédex says the core takes in energy from the land of Galar to keep it active, and that it arrived inside a meteorite 20,000 years ago.
Behaviour
The Pokédex describes no temperament, only a creature that needs Galar's energy to stay active. Bulbapedia says the anime and the manga Pokémon Adventures both show it as not truly malicious, its rampages partly down to being unable to control its own power; in the anime it later becomes calm and guards Galar.
Habitat
The Pokédex names no habitat. In Sword and Shield there is only one Eternatus, waiting at the Tower Summit. In Scarlet and Violet it arrives only from Pokémon HOME or an event, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Its only Ability is Pressure. Its signature move is Dynamax Cannon, which hits Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon harder and which Bulbapedia says only Eternatus can learn. It also learns Dragon Dance, Cross Poison, Flamethrower and Outrage, and picks up Cosmic Power and Recover late. Eternamax Eternatus, the swollen form fought in the final battle, has a base stat total of 1,125 but cannot be obtained. The normal form has 145 base Special Attack and 130 Speed, so it is a fast, tough special attacker.
Name origin
Eternatus may blend 'eternal', 'eternity' and the Latin aeternatus ('immortalised'), and perhaps Thanatos, the Greek personification of death. The Japanese name Mugendina (ムゲンダイナ) may combine mugendaina ('infinite') with Daimax, the Japanese form of Dynamax.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia suggests its skeletal dragon shape and arrival from space may nod to Uther Pendragon, who took his title after seeing a dragon-shaped comet, and its endless energy may echo nuclear power in monster fiction. Eternamax Eternatus, a coil topped by a hand-like head with five finger-heads, may recall the many-headed Hydra. These are fan readings, not official statements.
In the games
Eternatus is the villain you battle at the climax of Sword and Shield's story, in its Eternamax form, before you can catch it; those games introduced it. In Pokémon Masters EX it is Leon's sync pair partner, shown in its Eternamax form.
In the anime
Eternatus debuted in 'Flash of the Titans!', passing the plane carrying Ash and Goh, and Goh later caught it. It became Leon's Pokémon, as shown in 'Just a Scone's Throw From Here!'.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says its roars in Pokémon Journeys were built from sound effects of the movie monsters Gamera and Ebirah.
- Its Japanese category name, Kyodai Pokémon, is pronounced exactly like Regigigas's, and only the script differs: katakana for Eternatus, hiragana for Regigigas.
- In Sword and Shield's own model and in all 2D art, even its normal form has a red glow like Eternamax and Dynamaxed Pokémon, but the glow is missing from HOME, Scarlet and Violet and the spin-offs.
- A Shiny Eternatus was given away online in Sword and Shield from 16 September 2022 to 1 January 2023.
Base stats
- HP: 140
- Attack: 85
- Defense: 95
- Sp. Atk: 145
- Sp. Def: 95
- Speed: 130
Eternatus’s base stat total is 690. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Eternatus weak to?
Eternatus takes extra damage from Ice (2×), Ground (2×), Psychic (2×), Dragon (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (¼×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Fighting (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×).
Evolution
Eternatus does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Forms
- Eternamax Eternatus (Battle form): Poison/Dragon-type, base stat total 1125 (HP 255, Attack 115, Defense 250, Sp. Atk 125, Sp. Def 250, Speed 130). Ability: Pressure.
Abilities
- Pressure: Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
Moves
Moves Eternatus learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 1 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — |
| 1 | Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | 50 |
| 1 | Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 |
| 8 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — |
| 16 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 |
| 24 | Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — |
| 32 | Cross Poison | Poison | Physical | 70 |
| 40 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 |
| 48 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 |
| 56 | Dynamax Cannon | Dragon | Special | 100 |
| 64 | Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — |
| 72 | Recover | Normal | Status | — |
| 80 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 |
| 88 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (40)
Eternatus can learn 40 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Confuse Ray, Fire Spin, Facade, Poison Tail, Dragon Tail, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Poison Jab, Rest, Toxic Spikes, Flash Cannon, Fly, Dragon Dance, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Shadow Ball, Dragon Pulse, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Sludge Bomb, Giga Impact, Outrage, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Toxic, Gravity, Sludge Wave, Meteor Beam.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 HP effort values.
- Base experience yield: 345.
Pokédex entries
It was inside a meteorite that fell 20,000 years ago. There seems to be a connection between this Pokémon and the Dynamax phenomenon. (Shield)
The core on its chest absorbs energy emanating from the lands of the Galar region. This energy is what allows Eternatus to stay active. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ムゲンダイナ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Mugendina |
| French | Éthernatos |
| German | Endynalos |
| Spanish | Eternatus |
| Italian | Eternatus |
| Korean | 무한다이노 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 无极汰那 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 無極汰那 |
Trivia
- Tallest Pokémon: 20 m.
- Heaviest Poison type: 950 kg.
- Tallest Poison type: 20 m.
- Fastest Poison type: 130 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Highest HP among Poison types: 140.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Poison types: 145.
- Highest base stat total among Poison types: 690.
- Heaviest Dragon type: 950 kg.
- Tallest Dragon type: 20 m.
- Highest base stat total among Dragon types: 690.
- Heaviest Pokémon in Gen 8: 950 kg.
- Tallest Pokémon in Gen 8: 20 m.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Gen 8 Pokémon: 145, shared with 2 others.
- Highest base stat total among Gen 8 Pokémon: 690.
- Heaviest Poison type in Gen 8: 950 kg.
- Tallest Poison type in Gen 8: 20 m.
- Fastest Poison type in Gen 8: 130 Speed.
- Highest HP among Poison types in Gen 8: 140.
- Highest Defense among Poison types in Gen 8: 95, shared with 1 other.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Poison types in Gen 8: 145.
- Highest Sp. Def among Poison types in Gen 8: 95.
- Highest base stat total among Poison types in Gen 8: 690.
- Heaviest Dragon type in Gen 8: 950 kg.
- Tallest Dragon type in Gen 8: 20 m.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Dragon types in Gen 8: 145.
- Highest Sp. Def among Dragon types in Gen 8: 95.
- Highest base stat total among Dragon types in Gen 8: 690.
- Taller than 100% of all Pokémon (20 m).
- Heavier than 100% of all Pokémon (950 kg).
- Base stat total 690, ranked #2 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #11 of 1,025.
- One of 3 Pokémon that are both Poison and Dragon.
- One of 87 purple Pokémon.
- Number 81 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Can learn 44 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% 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: Eternatus (Pokémon), Serebii: Eternatus (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (ee-ter-NAH-tus): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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