Keldeo pokemon

This is a page on the Pokemon Keldeo, including its learnable moves and where it can be found in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for information on its evolutions, abilities, type advantages, and location.

How to Get Keldeo

Catch the Other 3 Swords of Justice

①	In order to find Keldeo you must first find 50 footprints around the island for each Sword of Justice, Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, and catch all three of them. Location of All Footprints
②	Once you've done this, head to Ballimere Lake and go to the island south of Dyna Tree Hill with all three Pokemon in your party. Any Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion will do, even if they are not the same ones you caught in Step 1.
③	There you will find a new Footprint and a pot next to a tree. Examine the footprint, then open up Pokemon camp and make curry (flavor and quality don't matter).
③	Once done, exit out of Pokemon camp and Keldeo will spawn on the island.
④	Simply approach it to challenge it to a battle and catch it!

Available Through Pokemon HOME

You can also obtain a Keldeo by transferring it from Pokemon's new cloud service, Pokemon HOME, to the game.

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To obtain Keldeo, you'll first need to have caught all three Swords of Justice Pokemon - Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion by investigating their footprints for Professor Sonia.

After you've caught all three, make sure you have Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion in your party and fly to Dyna Tree Hill.

There's a small island on the water next to the large tree where you encountered the Galarian Legendary Birds.

Hop on your bicycle and enter the water, heading towards the island with two trees on it.

Approach the tree on the left and you'll see a set of orange footprints as well as a cooking pot.

When interacting with the footprints it will inform you that "There's Pokemon evidence unlike any you've found before!"

While you can't interact with the cooking pot itself, it's a subtle hint that you should cook some curry.

Set up your Pokemon Camp near the pot and cook some curry. It doesn't matter what type of curry you cook for this specific encounter. Once you and your Pokemon are nice and full, exit your camp.

At this time, Keldeo should have spawned near the center of the island and will begin roaming around.

Approach Keldeo to start the battle. Make sure you're equipped with a capable team and have enough Poke Balls for the encounter.

Keldeo is a Level 65 Water and Fighting-type Pokemon.

Keldeo is not shiny locked in the Crown Tundra.

Check out the full list of Crown Tundra Legendary Pokemon available.

Video Guide

Keldeo (Japanese: ケルディオKeldeo) is a dual-type Water/FightingMythical 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 Sacred 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

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.

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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 Sacred 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

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...

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Keldeo, the Colt Pokémon, is hiding out in the Crown Tundra in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

To track it down, you must first catch the other members of the Swords of Justice quartet - Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion.

Once you've caught these three legendary Pokémon, it's time to find and catch Keldeo in the Crown Tundra.

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How to find Keldeo in Pokémon Sword and Shield Crown Tundra

Before you can find Keldeo in the Crown Tundra DLC for Pokémon Sword and Shield, you must first catch the other members of the Swords of Justice quartet - Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in your team.

Once you've done that you need to head to Ballimere Lake in the southern region of the Crown Tundra. The quickest way to reach this area is to fly to Dyna Tree Hill.

When you reach Ballimere Lake, you need to head onto the lake itself by going down one of the two inclines around its shore. Once you're out on the water, head to the small island in the lake.

There you'll find two trees and a cooking pot next to one of these trees.

If you head over to the cooking pot, you'll notice a set of footprints that are for a Pokémon that you've never seen before. I think you know, however, which Pokémon they belong to.

Before you can summon Keldeo, however, you need to ensure that you have Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in your team.

Next, you need to set up camp, ideally next to the cooking pot, and make a curry; it doesn't matter what kind of curry you make.

After eating the curry, leave your campsite and Keldeo will appear on the island.

Take the time to organise your team and save your game, so you can reload your save file if something goes wrong in the battle, before fighting Keldeo. You can battle Keldeo without having Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in your team, so feel free to switch them out if you want.

How to catch Keldeo in Pokémon Sword and Shield Crown Tundra explained

The Keldeo you encounter in the Crown Tundra DLC will be level 65 and is a water and fighting-type Pokémon.

Keldeo is weak against fairy, flying, grass, electric and psychic-type Pokémon.

Before you attempt to catch Keldeo, make sure that you've brought healing items for your team and enough PokéBalls; we recommend around 50 Ultra Balls just to be safe, but you can always use a Master Ball for a guaranteed catch. Just remember - you can't buy more Master Balls!

You should also take the time to organise your team, especially since you, while you need Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in your team to find Keldeo, you don't need them to battle it. This means that you can easily switch out these legendary Pokémon for your preferred team.

Though, if you want to keep one, we'd recommend Virizion, because, as long as it's level is close to 65, it's Leaf Blade attack will cause excellent opening damage to Keldeo.

For your team, we recommend having a couple of Pokémon that are around level 65 and have an advantage over Keldeo. This will allow you to cause quick and effective damage, with a reduced risk of knocking Keldeo out.

The rest of your team should be filled with higher level Pokémon that are not weak against Keldeo, so that they can act as a buffer while you throw PokéBalls. Ghost-type Pokémon are great buffer options as the majority of Keldeo's attacks don't work on them, so, if you're lucky, you can easily throw PokéBalls without taking any damage.

Paralysing or putting Keldeo to sleep will also ensure that it causes less damage to your team, making it easy to catch. Just make sure you don't poison or overpower Keldeo to the point of it fainting!

It may take some time to catch Keldeo, but, if you're careful and keep throwing those PokéBalls, you'll get there eventually!

With it finally in the wild, here's how to start the Crown Tundra DLC and our full Pokémon Crown Tundra walkthrough. Plus, here's how to catch Calyrex, Glastrier and Spectrier, the Regieleki and Regidrago puzzle solution and Regirock, Regice, Registeel locations, details on how to catch Legendary Birds Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres in the Crown Tundra, the Ultra Beasts and Necrozma adventure, Dynamax Adventures, including the legendries you can catch on these adventures, and the new Crown Tundra Pokédex and returning Pokémon explained. For Isle of Armor players, here's how to find the Slowpoke, where to find Max Mushroom locations, and how to get Kubfu, become best friends and evolve it, plus all Diglett locations too! For the base game, here's info on the ability to transfer Pokémon to Pokémon Home, the Wild Area, lists of all TM locations and TRs, all Galarian forms and finally our main Pokémon Sword and Shield walkthrough for the whole game.

Keldeo moveset in Pokémon Sword and Shield Crown Tundra explained

The Keldeo you catch in the Crown Tundra DLC for Pokémon Sword and Shield will be level 65.

It's a water and fighting-type Pokémon and has the Justified ability, which will boost Keldeo's attack stat whenever an opponent uses a dark-type move.

Keldeo will also know the following moves when you catch it:

• Secret Sword (Fighting)
• Sacred Sword (Fighting)
• Swords Dance (Normal)
• Hydro Pump (Water)

With Keldeo in your collection, you should get to work finishing the Crown Tundra Pokédex!