PokeSurvivor Kartana

Stats and role

Kartana is a damage dealer, not a support partner. Its high speed helps it reposition, but 97 HP means a single bad pocket can still end the run. Treat speed as a way to avoid damage rather than a substitute for defense.

How to get Kartana

Kartana is part of the Alola regional banner. A pull first rolls a rarity, then a Pokémon inside that rarity pool. The fan stat model reports a 6.5% Epic rate and a 0.33% chance for Kartana specifically, but those are model-derived banner odds, not an official published rate for this one entry. The official gacha rates are 1★ 45%, 2★ 30%, 3★ 17%, 4★ 6.5% and 5★ 1.5%.

A single pull costs one normal ticket; a ten-pull costs ten normal tickets or one ×10 ticket. The gacha and tickets guide covers pity, duplicate refunds and ticket sources. Do not spend a ×10 ticket on a banner only for one 4★ unless you also want the rest of that regional pool.

Starting move and move pool

Kartana starts with Vine Whip, a Grass melee move with long-range whips in a wide arc. It evolves into Power Whip with the Power card. The fan move-pool page lists 23 level-up options: the 11 shared Normal moves plus 7 Grass and 5 Steel moves.

• Normal: Tackle, Quick Attack, Swords Dance, Nasty Plot, Agility, Harden, Body Slam, Hyper Voice, Substitute, Hyper Beam, Rapid Spin.
• Grass: Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Petal Blizzard, Grass Knot, Seed Bomb, Energy Ball, Solar Beam.
• Steel: Metal Claw, Flash Cannon, Meteor Mash, Mirror Shot, Gyro Ball.

The list is a pool, not a guarantee that every card appears in one run. The move evolution guide explains the level-5 and stat-card requirements.

Physical build options

The fan stat model’s strongest damage options for Kartana are Hyper Voice, Energy Ball and Meteor Mash at level 5, with Body Slam as a single-target option. That ranking is calculated from potential damage, not from a recorded run. The practical build is:

1. Keep Vine Whip as the starting attack until a better physical option appears. It gives immediate Grass coverage and evolves with Power.
2. Add one physical coverage move. Meteor Mash or another Steel attack handles Fairy and Ice; a Grass move handles Water, Ground and Rock.
3. Use Hyper Voice only if you need a wide Normal hit. It is convenient for hordes but does not benefit from Kartana’s Grass/Steel typing.
4. Take Power cards for physical damage and the Vine Whip evolution. Do not take Nasty Plot as a core buff; special moves are only ×1.02 on Kartana.
5. Choose one held item. Assault Vest or Focus Sash covers the low HP; Choice Band is for a committed single-move build; Life Orb is risky on a 97 HP partner.

The general build guide explains the four-slot rule and the active-move limit. The held item table lists the exact trade-offs.

Weaknesses and resistances

Kartana takes ×2.4 from a Fire hit (two type multipliers capped at 2.4) and ×1.6 from Fighting. It resists Grass at ×0.36, Poison at ×0.48, and Normal, Water, Electric, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel and Fairy at ×0.6. The remaining types are neutral. The type chart has every row and column.

The available game data describes no same-type damage bonus; a Grass move does not hit harder just because Kartana is Grass/Steel. Weather changes damage separately: sun boosts Fire, which is already Kartana’s worst matchup. Check the weather guide before entering a Fire-heavy arena.

Is Kartana worth using?

Yes, if you want a fast physical attacker with Grass/Steel coverage and can protect its low HP. It is not a universal best partner. One stat model ranks it fifth of 966 and S-tier, while another model’s headline top three are different legendaries. The tier-list guide explains why those ranks can coexist.

The fan model also places Kartana in some enemy and boss pools; the official boss system selects by power band, so a specific species is not guaranteed. Do not assume the partner version and the enemy version use the same move choices. The boss guide covers the scheduled slots.