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#0976 · Paldea · Generation 9

# Veluza

Jettison Pokémon · Water/Psychic-type

![Veluza official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/976.webp)

Veluza is a [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water)/[Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic)-type Pokémon, the Jettison Pokémon, number 976 (#0976) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the [Paldea](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/paldea) region. It is 2.5 m tall and weighs 90 kg.

Veluza is the Jettison Pokémon, a Water and Psychic type that peels off its own flesh to become faster and sharper. The Pokédex adds that the discarded flesh tastes mild but delicious.

## How to pronounce Veluza

Veluza is pronounced **veh-LOO-zuh**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Veluza said out loud:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/976.mp3)

In Japanese it is ミガルーサ (Migalusa).

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## Lore

### Biology

Veluza is a grey fish with translucent magenta fins, red eyes, thin blue lines running from its eyes along its body, and a mouth that hangs open to show sharp teeth. Inside, a row of diamond-shaped spikes runs along each side like a backbone, and three of them are longer and poke out through the flesh. It is 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 90 kg (198.4 lb). The Pokédex says it regenerates so well that the flesh it discards grows back.

### Behaviour

Veluza hunts by shedding spare flesh to boost its agility, then charging at prey. The Pokédex says discarding the flesh also hones its mind and strengthens its psychic power.

### Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it swims in the North and West Paldean Sea and Casseroya Lake, and it appears in 4 star Tera Raid Battles.

### Powers

Veluza's signature move is Fillet Away, which sharply boosts its Attack, Special Attack and Speed by using its own HP. It has Mold Breaker, which lets its moves ignore Abilities that would block them, or the hidden Sharpness, which strengthens slicing moves such as Aqua Cutter, Psycho Cut and Night Slash. With 102 base Attack and only 70 base Speed, it relies on Fillet Away to outpace its opponents.

### Name origin

Veluza may combine veloz (Spanish and Portuguese for 'fast') with merluza ('hake'). The Japanese name is Migalusa (ミガルーサ), possibly from migaru ('nimble') and merluza.

### Design inspiration

Veluza's name and shape suggest the hake, especially fish of the Merlucciidae family. Bulbapedia notes that hake is a staple of Spanish cooking, which would suit Paldea's Iberian-inspired setting. These are fan readings.

### In the games

Veluza is a wild Water Pokémon of Paldea's seas and lakes in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

### Fun facts

- Gym Leader Kofu has a catchphrase built on it: "Vaultin' Veluza!"
- Bulbapedia thinks the Smoked Fillet and Fried Fillet sandwich ingredients may be Veluza's shed flesh, since its signature move is called Fillet Away.
- In the manga Pokémon Adventures, a wild Veluza attacks Violet and Arven as they travel through Casseroya Lake, and they quickly fend it off.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Veluza (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Veluza_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Veluza (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/veluza/) · [Bulbapedia: Fillet Away (move)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Fillet_Away_(move))

## Base stats

- HP: **90**
- Attack: **102**
- Defense: **73**
- Sp. Atk: **78**
- Sp. Def: **65**
- Speed: **70**

Veluza’s base stat total is **478**. Its highest stat is Attack.

## Type matchups

### What is Veluza weak to?

Veluza takes extra damage from [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (2×), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (2×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (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×), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (½×), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×).

## Evolution

Veluza does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

## Abilities

- [Mold Breaker](https://pokee.si/abilities/mold-breaker): Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
- [Sharpness](https://pokee.si/abilities/sharpness) (hidden ability): Powers up slicing moves.

## Moves

### Moves Veluza learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Tackle](https://pokee.si/moves/tackle) | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | [Aqua Jet](https://pokee.si/moves/aqua-jet) | Water | Physical | 40 |
| 7 | [Pluck](https://pokee.si/moves/pluck) | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 11 | [Water Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/water-pulse) | Water | Special | 60 |
| 15 | [Focus Energy](https://pokee.si/moves/focus-energy) | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | [Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/slash) | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 25 | [Aqua Cutter](https://pokee.si/moves/aqua-cutter) | Water | Physical | 70 |
| 30 | [Fillet Away](https://pokee.si/moves/fillet-away) | Normal | Status | 0 |
| 35 | [Night Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/night-slash) | Dark | Physical | 70 |
| 40 | [Psycho Cut](https://pokee.si/moves/psycho-cut) | Psychic | Physical | 70 |
| 45 | [Liquidation](https://pokee.si/moves/liquidation) | Water | Physical | 85 |
| 50 | [Crunch](https://pokee.si/moves/crunch) | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 55 | [Final Gambit](https://pokee.si/moves/final-gambit) | Fighting | Special | — |

### TM moves (36)

Veluza can learn 36 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Ice Fang](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-fang), [Water Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/water-pulse), [Chilling Water](https://pokee.si/moves/chilling-water), [Icy Wind](https://pokee.si/moves/icy-wind), [Stored Power](https://pokee.si/moves/stored-power), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Snowscape](https://pokee.si/moves/snowscape), [Zen Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/zen-headbutt), [Psychic Fangs](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic-fangs), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Waterfall](https://pokee.si/moves/waterfall), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Drill Run](https://pokee.si/moves/drill-run), [Crunch](https://pokee.si/moves/crunch), [Liquidation](https://pokee.si/moves/liquidation), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic), [Surf](https://pokee.si/moves/surf), [Ice Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-beam), [Psychic Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic-terrain), [Hydro Pump](https://pokee.si/moves/hydro-pump), [Blizzard](https://pokee.si/moves/blizzard), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Flip Turn](https://pokee.si/moves/flip-turn), [Scale Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/scale-shot), [Pain Split](https://pokee.si/moves/pain-split), [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge), [Endeavor](https://pokee.si/moves/endeavor), [Expanding Force](https://pokee.si/moves/expanding-force).

Egg moves (2):[Recover](https://pokee.si/moves/recover), [Thrash](https://pokee.si/moves/thrash).

## Breeding & training

- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 2.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 100 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 167.

## Pokédex entries

Veluza has excellent regenerative capabilities. It sheds spare flesh from its body to boost its agility, then charges at its prey. *(Violet)*

When Veluza discards unnecessary flesh, its mind becomes honed and its psychic power increases. The spare flesh has a mild but delicious flavor. *(Scarlet)*

## Names around the world

- **Japanese**: ミガルーサ
- **Romaji**: Migalusa
- **French**: Délestin
- **German**: Agiluza
- **Spanish**: Veluza
- **Italian**: Veluza
- **Korean**: 가비루사
- **Chinese (Simplified)**: 轻身鳕
- **Chinese (Traditional)**: 輕身鱈

## Trivia

- Taller than 93% of all Pokémon (2.5 m).
- Heavier than 80% of all Pokémon (90 kg).
- Base stat total 478, ranked #426 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Water and Psychic.
- One of 107 gray Pokémon.
- Number 71 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Can learn 48 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 100: about 13.1% 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](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Veluza (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Veluza_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Veluza (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/veluza/), [Bulbapedia: Fillet Away (move)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Fillet_Away_(move)).
- Pronunciation (veh-LOO-zuh): 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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