Xurkitree

Xurkitree
Current
Information
Type	Electric
Gender	Genderless
Abilities	Regular Beast Boost
Species	Glowing Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 3.8 m / 12'06" Weight 100.0 kg / 220.5 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation VII
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Color Black Egg group(s) Undiscovered
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0796
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	296 / 396 (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name デンジュモク Denjumoku
Japanese	Name デンジュモク Denjumoku
English	Name Xurkitree
English	Name Xurkitree

Xurkitree (Japanese: デンジュモク, Hepburn: Denjumoku) (ZURK-ih-tree), code named UB-03 Lightning, is an Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII. It is one of the Ultra Beast introduced in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.

Biology

Physiology

Xurkitree's hands are made out of copper wiring, and it has feet that look like plugs. Its head resembles a spiky lamp or treetop of some sort. Xurkitree also has a tail that extremely resembles an ordinary household plug. Its white "leaves" are probably zip ties, used to hold various cables and cords together.

Behavior

Xurtitree possesses an internal organ that generates high amounts of electrical energy. It can release those energies in high amounts, reaching up to 1,000,000 volts. Xurkitree have been known to anchor its limbs on the ground, imitating a tree in order to absorb electricity.

Evolution

Xurkitree doesn't evolve.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Sun and Moon	Memorial Hill or Lush Jungle (Post Game Ultra Beast Sidequest)	Two
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Ultra Plant	One per visit

Pokédex entries

• Sun

  One of the mysterious life-forms known as Ultra Beasts. Astonishing electric shocks emanate from its entire body, according to witnesses.

• Moon

  It appeared from the Ultra Wormhole. It raided a power plant, so people think it energizes itself with electricity.

• Ultra Sun

  Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives.

• Ultra Moon

  They've been dubbed Ultra Beasts. Some of them stand unmoving, like trees, with their arms and legs stuck into the ground.

Stats

Stats
HP	83
Attack	89
Defense	71
Sp. Atk	173
Sp. Def	71
Speed	83
Total	570

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Tail Glow	—	—%	20	Bug	Status
1	Spark	65	100%	20	Electric	Physical
1	Charge	—	—%	20	Electric	Status
1	Wrap	15	90%	20	Normal	Physical
1	Thunder Shock	40	100%	30	Electric	Special
7	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
13	Shock Wave	60	—%	20	Electric	Special
19	Ingrain	—	—%	20	Grass	Status
23	Thunder Punch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
29	Eerie Impulse	—	100%	15	Electric	Status
31	Signal Beam	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
37	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
43	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status
47	Discharge	80	100%	15	Electric	Special
53	Electric Terrain	—	—%	10	Electric	Status
59	Power Whip	120	85%	10	Grass	Physical
67	Ion Deluge	—	—%	25	Electric	Status
73	Zap Cannon	120	50%	5	Electric	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM53	Energy Ball	90	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special
TM59	Brutal Swing	60	100%	20	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM72	Volt Switch	70	100%	20	Electric	Special
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Physical
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM93	Wild Charge	90	100%	15	Electric	Physical
TM96	Nature Power	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Xurkitree learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bind USUM	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical
Electroweb USUM	55	95%	15	Electric	Special
Gravity USUM	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
Magic Coat USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Magnet Rise USUM	—	—%	10	Electric	Status
Shock Wave USUM	60	—%	20	Electric	Special
Signal Beam USUM	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Thunder Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Anime

• Xurkitree (anime)

Trivia

• Xurkitree and Poipole are the only single-typed Ultra Beasts.
• Xurkitree, along with Xatu and Xerneas, is one of only three Pokémon whose name starts with "X".
• Xurkitree's spiky white head and black and white striped body bear a slight resemblance to Team Skull leader Guzma. This fits the theme of the Ultra Beasts resembling human characters in the story (with Pheromosa resembling Lusamine, Kartana resembling Gladion, Nihilego resembling Lillie and Buzzwole resembling Kiawe). It also resembles Steven Stone to some degree.
• Its attack animation consists of it planting all five of its limbs on the ground, thus resembling a plant of some sort. However, it normally walks on only two.
• Xurkitree is the tallest Electric-type Pokémon.
  • It also has the highest base Special Attack stat of all Electric-type Pokémon.
  • Because of the vast difference between its Attack (89) and Special Attack (173), Beast Boost will always boost Xurkitree's Special Attack no matter how its stats are augmented, since its maximum Attack (304) cannot surpass its minimum Special Attack (315).

Origin

Xurkitree seems to be based on tangled wires and a neuron. It also shares similarities to a tree, especially a Christmas Tree, as its body resembles Christmas lights and its head resemble a tree topper, often depicted as a star.

With the theory that the original seven Ultra Beasts are based on the Seven Deadly Sins, Xurkitree may be based on the sin of greed, as it is sometimes found invading the human world to sap power from electrical plants simply to generate itself.

Etymology

Xurkitree is a corruption of "circuitry" that incorporates "tree."

Denjumoku is a portmanteau of 電磁 (denji, electromagnetism) and 樹木 (jumoku, tree).

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