--- title: "Jellicent (#0593): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/jellicent" description: "Jellicent (#0593): Water/Ghost-type Floating Pokémon from Unova. Base stat total 480. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0593 · Unova · Generation 5 # Jellicent Floating Pokémon · Water/Ghost-type ![Jellicent official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/593.webp) Jellicent is a [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water)/[Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost)-type Pokémon, the Floating Pokémon, number 593 (#0593) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the [Unova](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/unova) region. It is 2.2 m tall and weighs 135 kg. Jellicent is the Floating Pokémon whose body is mostly sea water, a regal jellyfish that fishers dread. The Pokédex says it is rumoured to drag them under, favours life energy as a meal and is said to keep a castle of sunken ships on the seabed. ## How to pronounce Jellicent Jellicent is pronounced **JEL-ih-sent**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Jellicent said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/593.mp3) In Japanese it is ブルンゲル (Burungel). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Jellicent is a large jellyfish, 2.2 m tall and 135 kg. Both genders have five tentacles: two long ones ending in petal shapes and three short, tapered ones. Males are blue and wear a stubby white crown over a white collar with a moustache-like front; females are pink with a tall white crown, a puffy collar and a red heart-shaped mark under the eyes. Bulbapedia says its crown grows bigger the more life energy it drains. ### Behaviour Jellicent travels by taking in sea water and squirting it out of its body. The Pokédex says schools gather near the surface under a full moon, waiting for prey, and that ships and crews wandering into its waters are lost without trace. ### Habitat The Pokédex says it makes sunken ships its lair and mentions a castle of wrecks it has built on the seafloor. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or in Legends: Z-A. ### Diet The Pokédex says its favourite food is life energy. ### Powers Jellicent has Water Absorb or Cursed Body, with Damp hidden. It recovers with Recover, hits with Scald and Shadow Ball, and can take a foe down with it using Destiny Bond, while base Special Defense of 105 and 100 HP make it a durable defender. ### Name origin Jellicent may combine 'jellyfish' with 'magnificent' or 'translucent'. The Japanese name is Burungel (ブルンゲル), possibly from burunburun (shaking) and 'gel'. ### Design inspiration Bulbapedia suggests its bulk comes from the giant phantom jelly, its frills from royal dress (a king for the male, a queen for the female) and its ship-sinking reputation from sea monsters like the Kraken. These are fan readings. ### Evolution notes Jellicent evolves from Frillish at level 40 and does not evolve further. ### In the games Jellicent turns up by surfing in rippling water on Routes 4, 17 and 18 in Black and White, where it debuted. It returns in Sword and Shield, including the Lake of Outrage, and appears in the Basin Pokédex of Pokémon Pokopia. ### In the anime Rizzo's male and female Jellicent debuted in 'Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!', where Brycen's Beartic beat them. In 'The Road to Humilau!' Marlon's male Jellicent lost to Cameron's Ferrothorn in a Gym battle. ### Fun facts - Among Water types introduced in Generation V, Jellicent is both the tallest and the heaviest. - In the opening scenes of the two Victini films, the Zekrom version shows a female Jellicent and the Reshiram version a male one. - In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Shauntal's female Jellicent is used to provoke Thundurus and Tornadus into fighting each other. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Jellicent (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Jellicent_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Jellicent (Sword/Shield Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-swsh/jellicent/) ## Base stats - HP: **100** - Attack: **60** - Defense: **70** - Sp. Atk: **85** - Sp. Def: **105** - Speed: **60** Jellicent’s base stat total is **480**. Its highest stat is Sp. Def. ## Type matchups ### What is Jellicent weak to? Jellicent takes extra damage from [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (2×), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (2×), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) (2×), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) (2×) moves. It resists [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (½×), [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (½×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (½×), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×). It is immune to [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) moves. ## Evolution ### What does Jellicent evolve from? Jellicent evolves from [Frillish](https://pokee.si/pokemon/frillish) at level 40. Jellicent is the final stage of its evolution family. The whole family: [Frillish](https://pokee.si/pokemon/frillish), **Jellicent**. ## Abilities - [Water Absorb](https://pokee.si/abilities/water-absorb): Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP. - [Cursed Body](https://pokee.si/abilities/cursed-body): Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon. - [Damp](https://pokee.si/abilities/damp) (hidden ability): Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle. ## Moves ### Moves Jellicent learns by level up in Sword / Shield | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Acid Armor](https://pokee.si/moves/acid-armor) | Poison | Status | — | | 1 | [Absorb](https://pokee.si/moves/absorb) | Grass | Special | 20 | | 1 | [Water Gun](https://pokee.si/moves/water-gun) | Water | Special | 40 | | 1 | [Poison Sting](https://pokee.si/moves/poison-sting) | Poison | Physical | 15 | | 1 | [Night Shade](https://pokee.si/moves/night-shade) | Ghost | Special | — | | 12 | [Water Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/water-pulse) | Water | Special | 60 | | 16 | [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance) | Water | Status | — | | 20 | [Hex](https://pokee.si/moves/hex) | Ghost | Special | 65 | | 24 | [Brine](https://pokee.si/moves/brine) | Water | Special | 65 | | 28 | [Recover](https://pokee.si/moves/recover) | Normal | Status | — | | 32 | [Shadow Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-ball) | Ghost | Special | 80 | | 36 | [Whirlpool](https://pokee.si/moves/whirlpool) | Water | Special | 35 | | 43 | [Hydro Pump](https://pokee.si/moves/hydro-pump) | Water | Special | 110 | | 48 | [Destiny Bond](https://pokee.si/moves/destiny-bond) | Ghost | Status | — | | 54 | [Water Spout](https://pokee.si/moves/water-spout) | Water | Special | 150 | ### TM moves (39) Jellicent can learn 39 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Safeguard](https://pokee.si/moves/safeguard), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Snore](https://pokee.si/moves/snore), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Icy Wind](https://pokee.si/moves/icy-wind), [Giga Drain](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-drain), [Attract](https://pokee.si/moves/attract), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Hail](https://pokee.si/moves/hail), [Whirlpool](https://pokee.si/moves/whirlpool), [Will-O-Wisp](https://pokee.si/moves/will-o-wisp), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Imprison](https://pokee.si/moves/imprison), [Dive](https://pokee.si/moves/dive), [Brine](https://pokee.si/moves/brine), [Trick Room](https://pokee.si/moves/trick-room), [Round](https://pokee.si/moves/round), [Hex](https://pokee.si/moves/hex), [Hydro Pump](https://pokee.si/moves/hydro-pump), [Surf](https://pokee.si/moves/surf), [Ice Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-beam), [Blizzard](https://pokee.si/moves/blizzard), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic), [Waterfall](https://pokee.si/moves/waterfall), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Sludge Bomb](https://pokee.si/moves/sludge-bomb), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Shadow Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-ball), [Taunt](https://pokee.si/moves/taunt), [Trick](https://pokee.si/moves/trick), [Muddy Water](https://pokee.si/moves/muddy-water), [Dark Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/dark-pulse), [Energy Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/energy-ball), [Sludge Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/sludge-wave), [Scald](https://pokee.si/moves/scald), [Dazzling Gleam](https://pokee.si/moves/dazzling-gleam). Egg moves (6), which Frillish can hatch knowing:[Acid Armor](https://pokee.si/moves/acid-armor), [Bubble Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/bubble-beam), [Confuse Ray](https://pokee.si/moves/confuse-ray), [Mist](https://pokee.si/moves/mist), [Pain Split](https://pokee.si/moves/pain-split), [Strength Sap](https://pokee.si/moves/strength-sap). Move tutor moves (1): [Poltergeist](https://pokee.si/moves/poltergeist). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 50% male, 50% female. - Egg groups: Amorphous. - Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560). - Catch rate: 60 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 Sp. Def effort values. - Base experience yield: 168. ## Pokédex entries Whenever a full moon hangs in the night sky, schools of Jellicent gather near the surface of the sea, waiting for their prey to appear. *(Shield)* Most of this Pokémon's body composition is identical to sea water. It makes sunken ships its lair. *(Sword)* Fishermen are terrified of Jellicent. It's rumored to drag them into the sea and steal their lives away. *(Ultra Moon)* Jellicent is always hanging around fancy cruise ships and tankers, hoping to drag away its prey. *(Ultra Sun)* The fate of the ships and crew that wander into Jellicent's habitat: all sunken, all lost, all vanished. *(Black, Y, Alpha Sapphire)* Its body is mostly seawater. It's said there's a castle of ships Jellicent have sunk on the seafloor. *(Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: ブルンゲル - **Romaji**: Burungel - **French**: Moyade - **German**: Apoquallyp - **Spanish**: Jellicent - **Italian**: Jellicent - **Korean**: 탱탱겔 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 胖嘟嘟 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 胖嘟嘟 ## Trivia - Heaviest Water type in Gen 5: 135 kg. - Tallest Water type in Gen 5: 2.2 m. - Highest Sp. Def among Water types in Gen 5: 105. - Highest HP among Ghost types in Gen 5: 100. - Highest Sp. Def among Ghost types in Gen 5: 105, shared with 1 other. - Taller than 91% of all Pokémon (2.2 m). - Heavier than 88% of all Pokémon (135 kg). - Base stat total 480, ranked #405 of 1,025. - Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #94 of 1,025. - One of 3 Pokémon that are both Water and Ghost. - One of 88 white Pokémon. - Number 100 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova). - Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon. - Can learn 54 different moves in Sword / Shield. - Catch rate 60: about 7.8% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 7 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Jellicent (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Jellicent_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Jellicent (Sword/Shield Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-swsh/jellicent/). - Pronunciation (JEL-ih-sent): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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