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Corphish are crustacean Pokémon with a red shell. They possess four pairs of limbs in total: two | Corphish are crustacean Pokémon with a red shell, however the joints to its limbs and the underside to its body and pincers are cream in coloration. They possess four pairs of limbs in total: two pincers and three pairs of legs used for walking about. Their eyes are saucer-like, with small pupils, and it has a crest of three spikes on its head. Its tail is fairly short and lobster-like. | ||
====Gender differences==== | ====Gender differences==== | ||
None. | None. |
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Corphish (Japanese: ヘイガニ Heigani) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.
It evolves into Crawdaunt starting at level 30.
Biology
Physiology
Corphish are crustacean Pokémon with a red shell, however the joints to its limbs and the underside to its body and pincers are cream in coloration. They possess four pairs of limbs in total: two pincers and three pairs of legs used for walking about. Their eyes are saucer-like, with small pupils, and it has a crest of three spikes on its head. Its tail is fairly short and lobster-like.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Corphish has the ability to live in polluted water, where it will quickly reproduce. Its powerful pincers allow it to use the moves ViceGrip and Crunch, and ultimately, the one-hit-knockout move Guillotine.
Behavior
Corphish try to compensate for their small size by being stronger than any other Pokémon on their territory. If a new Pokémon enters its territory, the resident Corphish will immediately challenge it to battle.
Habitat
Corphish can live in any body of water that can support them.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Corphish are willing to eat anything that is edible.
In the anime
Corphish first appeared in Which Wurmple's Which?. Ash caught in on his fishing line and then it attacked him and his friends.
Another Corphish appeared in Gone Corphishin'. Ash battled and captured this Ruffian Pokémon at the end of the episode. Ash's Corphish serves as the main comedic relief member of Ash's team and the only Pokémon that Ash captured in Hoenn that hasn't evolved, save for his Torkoal (which doesn't have an evolved form).
Corphish appeared in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness. He was one of the two Pokémon (the other being Chatot) who kicked Team Razor Wind out of their guild.
A Corphish also appeared in Cheers on Castaways Isle!.
A Corphish also appeared in Bagged Then Tagged!.
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
Unlike its evolution, Corphish has yet to make any notable appearances in the Pokemon Adventures manga, though it can be seen as identified as one of the fainted rental Pokémon that ramapged under Guile's control.
In the TCG
- Main article: Corphish (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Corphish is a member of the Wigglytuff Guild. His catchphrase is "Hey, hey, hey!".
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire |
Lake (Sapphire Field) |
Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 2 Huge Storage 3 Endless Level 4 Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Waterfall Pond (6F-12F) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
End Lake (B1-B24) |
Pokémon Ranger | Underground Waterways |
Stats
Base stats
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HP: 43
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103 - 150 | 196 - 290 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
65
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63 - 128 | 121 - 251 | |
50
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
35
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36 - 95 | 67 - 185 | |
35
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36 - 95 | 67 - 185 | |
Total: 308
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By breeding
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| colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available.
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Side game data
Evolution
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Level 30 → |
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Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Corphish is the only Pokémon to date with a catch rate of 205.
- Corphish can be found in the Hoenn region, but it says in its Pokédex entries that it came from another region overseas. This would make it the first exotic species in the Pokémon world.
- Assuming that most regions of the Pokémon nation are based on areas in Japan, it can be inferred that Corphish is originally from the United States, which is the same country the Kanto Gym Leader Lt. Surge is from.
- Corphish only has eight limbs, including claws, whereas both crayfish and lobsters have ten limbs.
Origin
Based on the Pokémon Ruby Pokédex entry, Corphish is probably based on the Red Swamp Crayfish. Native to North America, this species was introduced in Japan as food for bullfrogs. Today, these crayfish are popular pets in Japan.[1]
Name origin
Corphish's name is possibly a pun on crayfish, the species it is based off of, and corps (pr. "core"), a branch of military servicemen, or corporal, a member of the military or police force.
Alternatively, it could be a homonymic play on the arcane Newfoundland fishing term corfish, which are a kind of dried fish.
Heigani is based on 平家蟹 heikegani, Heike crab.
In other languages
- German: Krebscorps
- French: Ecrapince - From écrase (crush) and pince (pincer). May contain a corruption of écrevisse (crayfish).
- Korean: 가재군 Gajaegun
Related articles
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