Sword and Shield added some interesting legendary Pokemon, but none were more interesting in both design and gameplay as the dual poison/dragon type Eternatus. With its unique design and even more unique Eternamax form, this legendary is incredibly interesting and incredibly powerful.
About Eternatus
| First appearance in anime | In the Pokemon Journeys series episode ‘Flash of the Titans!’ |
| First appearance in game | Sword and Shield |
| Region | Galar |
| Evolution | None |
| Pokedex Entry | The core on its chest absorbs energy emanating from the lands of the Galar region. This energy is what allows Eternatus to stay active. It was inside a meteorite that fell 20,000 years ago. There seems to be a connection between this Pokémon and the Dynamax phenomenon. |
Eternatus’s Base Stats
| HP | 140 |
| Attack | 85 |
| Defense | 95 |
| Sp. Attack | 145 |
| Ap. Defense | 95 |
| Speed | 130 |
Eternamax Stats
| HP | 255 |
| Attack | 115 |
| Defense | 250 |
| Sp. Attack | 125 |
| Ap. Defense | 250 |
| Speed | 130 |
Appearance of Eternatus
Eternatus is a gigantic dragon Pokemon that resembles a dark black and red skeleton. It’s covered in spiked, bone-like structures as well with its wings looking like segmented tentacles. Its arms lead into a pitchfork-like claw that has points both forward and backward.
Behavior of Eternatus
Eternatus comes from space and like other alien legendaries, its motives are not well known. It's definitely powerful and will retaliate when attacked and is seen in the anime wandering the skies only being sighted as a large shadowy creature but otherwise, its intentions are not well known.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Eternatus is a dual poison/dragon type, which is a strong type combination. It's strong against seven different types. Eternatus takes half damage from fighting, poison, bug, fire, water, and electric type moves and takes an even lower 25% damage from grass type moves. Though it still has its weaknesses, taking double damage from the ground, psychic, ice, and dragon-type moves. Due to its poison type, it takes normal damage from Fairy-type moves despite its dragon typing.
Eternatus Vmax
Eternatus Vmax is the TCG version of Eternamax Eternatus. Eternatus Vmax is an incredibly powerful card and is even considered broken by some players. Though it is also rare, Eternatus Vmax cards can be sold for up to $20. Eternatus Vmax depicts the Eternamax form of Eternatus and some rarer versions of the card depict it in a black and gold silhouette form.
Eternamax Eternatus
Eternamax Eternatus is the ultimate form of the Pokemon. Like the Dynamax form of some Pokemon, Eternamax Eternatus is a massive, alternate design of the Pokemon. Eternamax Eternatus is a huge coiled worm creature that has its body spun in a circle around the core its normal form had in its chest. This form of the Pokemon is unbelievably powerful and Eternamax Eternatus is said to emit infinite power and punch holes in spacetime around it due to its sheer energy.
Shiny Eternatus
The rare Shiny Eternatus form is an interesting color choice. While difficult to obtain, it is possible to legitimately obtain a Shiny Eternatus in Sword and Shield, which isn’t common among legendary and mythical Pokemon. Shiny Eternatus is almost completely red and is far more saturated in its colors than its normal form. It appears as if Shiny Eternatus takes its colors from the core in its chest and expands them to be all over the body.
Eternatus Vmax Premium Collection
The Eternatus Vmax Premium Collection is a large collection of cards with its centerpiece being Eternatus V and Eternatus Vmax. The Eternatus Vmax Premium Collection contains a number of other items too. Rounding out the reward for the almost $100 price tag, the Eternatus Vmax Premium Collection comes with an oversized version of the Eternatus Vmax card, a metallic Eternatus themed coin, and six booster packs from the Sword & Shield Series or Sun & Moon Series.
Best Moveset for Eternatus
Defensive Wall: Eternatus’ incredibly high defense and health can make him last an entire match and with moves like Cosmic Power to increase those defenses further as well as recover to heal damage can make Eternatus near impossible to get off the field.
| Cosmic Power | Eternabeam |
| Recover | Cross Poison |
How to Catch Eternatus in Pokemon Go
Eternatus is not available in Pokemon Go and doesn’t yet appear in the game files like some other unadded Pokemon. However, when it does get added it will likely be like other legendaries. It could be obtained through a raid though it's more likely to have a special research event similar to Mew due to its sheer power and unique origins.
Trivia
Eternatus’ Eternamax form is still capable of using Max moves despite it not technically being a Dynamax form.
Eternatus is also the only poison type legendary, discounting the alternate legendary forms of Pokemon like Arceus holding a Toxic Plate and Silvally holding a Poison Memory.
Eternatus has a base stat total of 690, which it shares with no other Pokemon. Nice.
Eternamax Eternatus has the highest base stat total of any Pokemon ever, being the only Pokemon with a four-digit base stat total.
FAQs
Q. Is Eternatus the strongest Pokemon?
It’s possible Eternatus is the strongest Pokemon in the games to date. Especially when in its Eternamax form where it has the highest base stat total of any Pokemon ever.
Q. How do I catch Eternatus?
Eternatus is encountered during the main story during the fight with the Galar Champion Leon. The fight is interrupted and you go down a story path that leads you to the Energy Plant and at the top of it you will battle and be able to capture Eternatus.
Q. Is Eternatus a 100 catch rate?
Eternatus is a guaranteed capture no matter what ball you throw at it. The game will even spawn a PokeBall in your bag if you don’t have any during the battle.
Conclusion
Eternatus is mysterious and beyond powerful. And with its ease of access, it’s bound to be used in many teams. And it will surely be famous or infamous depending on who you ask as the strongest Pokemon ever encountered in the main series games.
