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Corphish ヘイガニ Heigani
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Type	Water
Species	Ruffian Pokémon
Height	2′00″ (0.6m)
Weight	25.4 lbs. (11.5kg)
Abilities	Hyper Cutter
	Shell Armor
Egg groups	Water 1
	Water 3
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk
Exp. yield	111 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,640,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Red
Catch rate	205
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Corphish (Japanese: ヘイガニ Heigani) is a Water-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the TCG 4 Game data 4.1 Pokédex entries 4.2 Game locations 4.2.1 In side games 4.3 Base stats 4.4 Type effectiveness 4.5 Learnset 4.5.1 By leveling up 4.5.2 By TM/HM 4.5.3 By breeding 4.5.4 By tutoring 4.6 Side game data 4.7 Evolution 4.8 Sprites 4.9 Trivia 4.9.1 Origin 4.9.1.1 Name origin 4.10 In other languages 5 Related articles 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Corphish are crustacean Pokémon with a red shell. They possess four pairs of legs in total: two claws and three pairs of legs used for walking about.

Gender differences

Special abilities

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 Gone Corphishin'. Ash Ketchum battled and captured this Ruffian Pokémon at the end of the episode. Ash's Corphish serves as the main comedy 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 2 special. He was one of the two Pokémon (the other being Chatot) who kicked Team Razor Wind out of their guild.

In the TCG

Main article: Corphish (TCG)

Game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Corphish is a member of the Wigglytuff Guild.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Corphish were originally foreign Pokémon that were imported as pets. They eventually turned up in the wild. This Pokémon is very hardy and has greatly increased its population.
	Sapphire	Corphish catches prey with its sharp claws. It has no likes or dislikes when it comes to food - it will eat anything. This Pokémon has no trouble living in filthy water.
	Emerald	Once it grips prey with its large pincers, it will never let go, no matter what. It is a hardy Pokémon that can thrive in any environment.
	FireRed	It came from overseas. It is a very hardy creature that will quickly proliferate, even in polluted streams.
	LeafGreen	It came from overseas. It is a very hardy creature that will quickly proliferate, even in polluted streams.
IV	Diamond	Its hardy vitality enables it to adapt to any environment. Its pincers will never release prey.
	Pearl	Its hardy vitality enables it to adapt to any environment. Its pincers will never release prey.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Uncommon (Good Rod) Common (Super Rod)	Routes 102, 117, Petalburg City
	Pokémon Emerald	Uncommon (Good Rod) Common (Super Rod)	Routes 102, 117, Petalburg City
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Celestic Town (Super Rod)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Pond

In side games

Game	Location
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	Waterfall Pond (6F-12F)
Pokémon Ranger	Underground Waterways

Base stats

HP:	43
Attack:	80
Defense:	65
SpAtk:	50
SpDef:	35
Speed:	35

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Grass: 2× Electric: 2×	Steel: ½× Fire: ½× Water: ½× Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation III RSE Level Move Type Start Bubble 7 Harden 10 Vice Grip 13 Leer 20 BubbleBeam 23 Protect 26 Knock Off 32 Taunt 35 Crabhammer 38 Swords Dance 44 Guillotine

Generation III FRLG Level Move Type Start Bubble 7 Harden 10 Vice Grip 13 Leer 19 BubbleBeam 22 Protect 25 Knock Off 31 Taunt 34 Crabhammer 37 Swords Dance 43 Crunch 46 Guillotine

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Bubble 7 Harden 10 Vice Grip 13 Leer 20 BubbleBeam 23 Protect 26 Knock Off 32 Taunt 35 Night Slash 38 Crabhammer 44 Swords Dance 47 Crunch 53 Guillotine

By TM/HM

Generation III # Move Type TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM12 Hail TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM36 Sludge Bomb TM39 Rock Tomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM01 Cut HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash HM07 Waterfall

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM12 Taunt TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM36 Sludge Bomb TM39 Rock Tomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM54 False Swipe TM56 Fling TM58 Endure TM66 Payback TM75 Swords Dance TM78 Captivate TM80 Rock Slide TM81 X-Scissor TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM01 Cut HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash TM07 Waterfall

By breeding

• AncientPower
• Body Slam
• Endeavor
• Knock Off
• Metal Claw
• Mud Sport
• Superpower

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.8%	Friend Area: Turtleshell Pond
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Hey, you don't have a clue how hardy my kind can be!
26%-50% HP	Hey, there. My HP's down halfway.
1%-25% HP	Hey, I've had it. My pincers lost their grip...
Level Up	Hey, I leveled up! That's happy news!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 6	Minimum Experience: 16
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Soak	Maximum Experience: 19
Corphish blows bubbles from its mouth. It stops moving, then scurries about.

Evolution

Basic Corphish

Level 30 Crawdaunt

Sprites

Gen	Game
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
	Image:Spr 3r 341.png			Image:Spr 3f 341.png
	Image:Spr 3r 341 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 341 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 341 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 341 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 341.png		Image:Spr 4p 341.png
			Image:Spr 4p 341 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 341 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Corphish images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Corphish is the only Pokémon to date with a catch rate of 205.

Origin

Based on the Pokémon Ruby Pokédex entry, Corphish is probably 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.

Alternatively, it could be a homonymic play on the arcane Newfoundland fishing term corfish; the meaning of "corfish" is not clear. According to "West to Pemaquid,"^[2], corfish were a "kind of dried fish," specifically, "a green variety." It goes on to say that the other kind of dried fish was called "dunfish," which we can ascertain from the 1913 Webster means "codfish cured in a particular manner, so as to be of a superior quality." We can assume from this that "corfish" is thus probably a type of preserved, dried codfish, and, according to West to Pemaquid, lower quality than dunfish (corfish ... was suitable for sale ... as slave food ...). "Colony of Avalon,"^[3] further asserts corfish to mean "wet-cured fish" (to cure being to preserve using salts or smoke). Corfish is mostly obsolete, but is still sometimes used, and can especially be found in old English; for example, see page 279 of Captain John Smith: A Select Edition of His Writings or New England Before the Pilgrim Fathers Landed^[4]: "Of dry fish we made about 40000. of Cor fish about 7000," and "With these Furres, the Traine, and Corfish I returned for England in the Bark ..." (1614). The Dictionary of Newfoundland English defines "corfish," but it is not widely available.

Old English also used the forms "cor fish" and "cor-fish." Other references to corfish in archaic documents, particularly those authored by Captain John Smith, which provides clues to its meaning are as follows:

• "where they take nothing but small Cod, where of the greatest they make Cor-fish, and the rest is hard dried, which we call Poore-John, would amaze a man with wonder.^[5]

  "Newfoundland doth yearly freight near eight hundred sail of ships with a silly, lean, skinny poor-john, and cor fish ..."^[6]

Its Japanese name is based on 平家蟹 heikegani, Heike crab.

In other languages

• German: Krebscorps
• French: Ecrapince
• Korean: 가재군 Gajaegun

Related articles

• Ash's Corphish

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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