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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Keldeo (disambiguation).

Keldeo Colt Pokémon ケルディオ Keldeo #647 Ordinary Form Resolute Form Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Fighting	Ability Justified
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 3 (1.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 20560 - 20816 steps Egg not obtainable
Height 4'07" 1.4 m	Weight 106.9 lbs. 48.5 kg
Base experience yield 261	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 3 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint
Pokédex color   Yellow	Base friendship 35
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Keldeo (Japanese: ケルディオ Keldeo) is a dual-type Water/Fighting Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any Pokémon, Keldeo has a second form from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 onward, which requires it to know the move Secret Sword. Its original form, Ordinary Form, will then become Resolute Form.

Keldeo was leaked on a photo of a page from CoroCoro magazine on February 13, 2012, and it was officially revealed on February 15, 2012. Its Resolute Form was officially revealed on June 13, 2012.

Along with Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, Keldeo is a member of the Swords of Justice.

Biology

Keldeo is a quadrupedal, colt-like Pokémon with a cream-colored body. It has a short, rounded snout with large nostrils and blue eyes. It has a large, feathery red mane, long, dark blue, ridged eyebrow-like protrusions, and a single cream-colored horn that curves slightly. The back of its head, as well as its neck, is covered with fluffy, light blue fur. Keldeo has blue hooves, which are capable of ejecting water. Its tail is light blue with white spots and resembles an elaborate feather in a cap.

Upon learning Secret Sword, Keldeo transforms into its Resolute Form. The dark blue protrusions become shorter and lighter in color, resembling ears. Its horn becomes dark blue and grows larger and ridged. On the side of its head are three feathers colored aqua blue, green, and orange.

Keldeo was trained by the other members of the Swords of Justice. Keldeo tends to cross the world and often appears at beautiful watersides. Keldeo also travels in order to further improve itself through training. It can walk across the water by ejecting water from its hooves. It is said Keldeo must endure harsh battles in order for the forehead horn to develop, which then its true power will be awakened.

It is thought that when Keldeo becomes resolute, its body fills with power and it becomes swifter. The horn on its forehead is filled with hidden power. The horn can change into a sword that can cut through anything.

History

Long ago, a fire started in the Moor of Icirrus because of a war among people. In this fire, Keldeo was separated from its parents, but together, Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion took care of Keldeo. They acted as its parents, and they taught it knowledge and moves for survival. Keldeo eventually grew and even surpassed the three Pokémon. One day, Keldeo took off from the forest with no one knowing why.

When the four meet again, they teach Keldeo the move Secret Sword.

In the anime

Main series

 

Ordinary Form Keldeo in the anime

 

Resolute Form Keldeo in the anime

Major appearances

Keldeo (M15)

Keldeo debuted in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. In the movie, it was training in order to learn how to use great Sword so it could become one of the Swords of Justice. Along with the other Legendary Pokémon present in the movie, Keldeo can speak through telepathy.

Minor appearances

GOTCHA!

A Keldeo briefly appeared in its Ordinary Form as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

 

Keldeo in Pokémon Adventures

 

Resolute Form Keldeo in Pokémon Adventures

Movie adaptations

Main article: Keldeo (M15)

Keldeo appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.

Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~

A Keldeo appeared in ANL1.

Pocket Monsters BW

A Keldeo appeared in PMBW30.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Kelden

Main article: Swords of Justice (Adventures)

Keldeo debuted at the Pledge Grove, where it waited for Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion to arrive and teach it great Sword. After acquiring the move, Keldeo follows its mentors to where they would confront the Shadow Triad who tried to capture the trio earlier, which was near the P2 Laboratory. There, the Shadow Triad are locked in combat with Cilan, Chili, and Cress, the Striaton Gym Leaders. It first appeared in The Shadow Triad.

In the Black 2 & White 2 chapter, it was recruited by Blake and nicknamed Kelden.

In the TCG

Main article: Keldeo (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

 

Keldeo in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS.

 

Keldeo using Secret Sword in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS.

Resolute Form Keldeo appears as a Poké Ball summon in both the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game. It slashes opponents with Secret Sword.

 

Keldeo trophy in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

Keldeo also appears in Resolute Form as a trophy in both versions of the game.

Trophy information

NA: This Water/Fighting-type Pokémon is a lot like a multicolored unicorn. In its Resolute Form, its horn will grow longer and its vision is keener. It is this Form that appears on the battlefields of Smash Bros. Be wary of its Secret Sword attack—Keldeo's charge will send anyone hit flying.

PAL: The Mythical Pokémon Keldeo looks a lot like a multicoloured unicorn. In its Resolute Form, its horn grows longer and its vision improves. It can also use Secret Sword in that Form, and that's what it will do in this game. If Keldeo starts charging after you, watch out - that huge horn will send you flying!

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Keldeo returns as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, retaining its behavior from the previous game. Keldeo also appears as a Spirit in both its Ordinary and Resolute Forms.

Game data

NPC appearance

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Keldeo is an important character in the storyline where he was a friend of Virizion, and a Magnagate savant. He was imprisoned in Glacier Palace, and there he wrote a letter to Virizion telling her that they weren't friends anymore. This letter caused Virizion to stop believing in friends. After being rescued by Umbreon and Espeon, he apologizes to Virizion for writing the letter. He joins the player's team after the player Pokémon returns to the human world...

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Events*		PP Max (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5 TM18 Reflect Psychic Status — —% 20 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status — —% 25 TM21 Rest Psychic Status — —% 10 TM24 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 TM25 Protect Normal Status — —% 10 TM27 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status — —% 5 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status — —% 5 TM35 Hail Ice Status — —% 10 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 TM40 Swift Normal Special 60 —% 20 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 TM42 Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100% 10 TM43 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15 TM52 Bounce Flying Physical 85 85% 5 TM76 Round Normal Special 60 100% 15 TM79 Retaliate Normal Physical 70 100% 5 TM94 False Swipe Normal Physical 40 100% 40 TM95 Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 15 TM96 Smart Strike Steel Physical 70 —% 10 TR00 Swords Dance Normal Status — —% 20 TR03 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5 TR04 Surf Water Special 90 100% 15 TR07 Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100% 20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status — —% 10 TR21 Reversal Fighting Physical — 100% 15 TR26 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 TR28 Megahorn Bug Physical 120 85% 10 TR37 Taunt Dark Status — 100% 20 TR39 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 TR45 Muddy Water Water Special 90 85% 10 TR49 Calm Mind Psychic Status — —% 20 TR53 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 TR56 Aura Sphere Fighting Special 80 —% 20 TR57 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20 TR60 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100% 15 TR64 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70% 5 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5 TR84 Scald Water Special 80 100% 15 TR85 Work Up Normal Status — —% 30 TR98 Liquidation Water Physical 85 100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Keldeo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Keldeo Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

By tutoring

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Ordinary Form

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 58   Base Attack: 83 Base Defense: 57 Base Speed: 70
Pokémon Battle Trozei Water Attack Power: ★★★★★ Power of Six Increases the damage dealt by matching six Pokémon.			Pokémon Shuffle Water Attack Power: 60 - 105  5 #168 Block Smash Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail. Skill Swapper: Flash Mob
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 209 Base Attack: 260 Base Defense: 192 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Poison Jab, Low Kick Charged Attacks: Aqua Jet, Close Combat, Hydro Pump, X-Scissor

Resolute Form

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 58   Base Attack: 83 Base Defense: 57 Base Speed: 70

Pokémon Shuffle Fighting Attack Power: 60 - 135  20 #168 Power of 4+ Deals even more damage when you make a match of four. Skill Swapper: Cross Attack+

Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 209 Base Attack: 260 Base Defense: 192 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Poison Jab, Low Kick Charged Attacks: Aqua Jet, Close Combat, Hydro Pump, X-Scissor

Evolution

Unevolved Keldeo  Water  Fighting

Forms

Without Secret Sword Ordinary Form Keldeo  Water  Fighting

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With Secret Sword Resolute Form Keldeo  Water  Fighting

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V   Black White   Black 2 White 2   Front Back     Front Back         Front Back
Generation VI   X Y   Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire         Front Back   Front Back
Generation VII   Sun Moon   Ultra Sun Ultra Moon         Front Back   Front Back
Generation VIII   Sword Shield   HOME

 For other sprites and images, please see Keldeo images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

 

Keldeo in its Ordinary Form

• As the fourth member of the Swords of Justice, Keldeo shares several traits with them, but is somewhat different in a number of ways:
  • Unlike the others, Keldeo can't learn Quick Attack. Instead, it can learn Aqua Jet, a variation of Quick Attack.
  • The moves that Keldeo learns by level have higher base powers than the moves learned by the other Swords of Justice.
  • Prior to Generation VIII, Keldeo learned great Sword at a higher level than the others.
  • Its legs seem to be stylized after animal legs and hooves, unlike the others, which seem to have boots.
  • Keldeo isn't listed near the other three in National Pokédex order.
  • Keldeo's name doesn't end with -ion.
• Keldeo, along with Meloetta, are the only Mythical Pokémon to learn their signature moves from an external source.
• Keldeo shares its trait of running across water with Suicune, another quadrupedal Water-type Pokémon.
• Keldeo is the lightest and smallest of the Swords of Justice.
• Keldeo's Attack and Special Attack stats are the reverse of Terrakion's, while their other stats are identical.
• In Generation VIII, if Keldeo learns or forgets Secret Sword while deposited in a box, it will not change forms even if taken out of the box afterward. It will change into the correct form after the player completes or runs away from a battle.
• Keldeo is one of the three Mythical Pokémon that can be obtained in-game without an event or distribution.

Origin

Keldeo is most likely based on the Scottish legend of the kelpie, a supernatural water horse that sometimes appeared as a lost pony. This is further evidenced by the fact that Keldeo appears in the Crown Tundra, an area based on Scotland. Keldeo is also likely based on the kirin, also referred to as the "Chinese unicorn" which are often depicted with a single backward curving horn and possess the ability to walk on water.

Story-wise, Keldeo draws inspiration from the character of d'Artagnan from the novel The Three Musketeers. Like d'Artagnan, it is the latest and youngest addition to the group. Keldeo's tail also resembles the D'Artagnan trademark feathered cap.

Name origin

Keldeo may be derived from kelda (Old Norse for spring/fountain) or may be a combination of kelpie (a water horse from Celtic folklore) and rodeo (a sport involving skills with horses, cows, and other livestock).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese ケルディオ Keldeo From kelpie and possibly rodeo  French Keldeo Same as English/Japanese name  Spanish Keldeo Same as English/Japanese name  German Keldeo Same as English/Japanese name  Italian Keldeo Same as English/Japanese name  Korean 케르디오 Keldeo Transliteration of Japanese name  Cantonese Chinese 凱路迪歐 Hóilouhdihk'āu Mandarin-based transliteration of Japanese name  Mandarin Chinese 凱路迪歐 / 凯路迪欧 Kǎilùdí'ōu Transliteration of Japanese name

[hide]More languages  Russian Кельдио Kel'dio Transcription of English name  Thai เคลดิโอ Khledio Transcription of Japanese name

Ordinary Form Language Title  Japanese いつものすがた Usual Form Chinese Cantonese 平常的樣子 Pìhngsèuhng-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 平常的樣子 / 平常的样子 Píngcháng-de Yàngzi  French Aspect Normal  German Standardform  Italian Forma Normale  Korean 평상시 모습 Usual Form  Spanish Forma Habitual  Thai ฟอร์มปกติ

Resolute Form Language Title  Japanese かくごのすがた Resolution Form Chinese Cantonese 覺悟的樣子 Gokngh-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 覺悟的樣子 / 觉悟的样子 Juéwù-de Yàngzi  Finnish Resolute Forme  French Aspect Décidé  German Resolutform  Italian Forma Risoluta  Korean 각오의 모습 Resolution Form  Polish Rezolutna Forma  Spanish Forma Brío  Thai ฟอร์มแน่วแน่  Vietnamese Dạng Giác Ngộ

Related articles

• Kelden
• Keldeo (M15)
• Keldeo (Gates to Infinity)
• Swords of Justice
• Swords of Justice (Adventures)
• List of Pokémon with form differences
• Mythical Pokémon

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