Corphish (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Corphish (disambiguation).

Corphish Ruffian Pokémon ヘイガニ Heigani #0341 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Hyper Cutter or Shell Armor Cacophony Cacophony Adaptability Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 205 (37.2%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Water 3 Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 2'00" 0.6 m Corphish 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 25.4 lbs. 11.5 kg Corphish 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 111 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 62 V+	Leveling rate Fluctuating
EV yield Total: 1 Corphish 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Corphish (Japanese: ヘイガニ Heigani) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into Crawdaunt starting at level 30.

Biology

Corphish is a red-shelled, crustacean Pokémon with a short tail similar to a lobster. Its eyes are saucer-like with small pupils, and it has three spikes on top of its head. It possesses four pairs of limbs in total: two large pincers used for gripping prey, and three pairs of legs used for walking. The upper segments of its legs, the underside of its body, and lower halves of its pincers are cream-colored.

A hardy creature, Corphish is able to live in polluted water and eat nearly anything. Though not native to Alola, Corphish set free by Trainers there have easily adapted and thrived in the region. Feebas and Corphish are the only Pokémon known to be able to live in stagnant ditches. Corphish and its evolved form Crawdaunt are the only known Pokémon that do not flee when a swarm of Basculin appears in the lake it lives in.

In the anime

Corphish in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Corphish

In Gone Corphishin', Ash battled and eventually caught a Corphish. Aside from its battling prowess, it was the main comic relief of Ash's team in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.

Other

Corphish debuted in Which Wurmple's Which?. Ash hooked it on his fishing line and it subsequently attacked him and his friends.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness, a Corphish kicked Team Razor Wind out of their guild.

In Cheers on Castaways Isle!, a Corphish stacked rocks around a glowing jewel that turned out to be a Deoxys.

In A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!, Rocko caught a Corphish whose Bubble Beam became a vital component for the "Bubble Drill" combination that he configured.

Minor appearances

A Trainer's Corphish appeared in Curbing the Crimson Tide!.

A Corphish appeared in Bagged Then Tagged!.

In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, a Corphish watched Meloetta's concert.

A Trainer's Corphish appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!.

A Corphish appeared in a flashback in Day Three Blockbusters!.

A Corphish appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

In Dewpider Ascending!, a Corphish was at the Pokémon School.

In On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!, a Trainer's Corphish competed in the Kids Marine Athletic Race.

A Corphish appeared in Looking Out for Number Two!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Corphish in Pokémon Adventures

Ash & Pikachu

Main article: Ash's Corphish

Ash owns a Corphish in Ash & Pikachu.

Pokémon Adventures

A Corphish was first seen being used by Team Aqua to attack Ruby and Sapphire at the Seafloor Cavern in No Armaldo Is an Island.

The Battle Tower rented a Corphish, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.

In Mr. Perfect, the Magician was seen with a Corphish that helps delivers equipment to Blake.

Tierno was shown to own a Corphish in An X-cuse to Come Out and Play. It later evolved into Crawdaunt during a battle against Mable.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team

A Corphish appeared in BET2 as a member of Wigglytuff's Guild.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

A Corphish appeared in Pokémon New Year.

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's Guild. His catchphrase is "Hey, hey, hey!"

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team 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 Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: B
Pokémon Ranger Group: Water Poké Assist: Water Field move: (Soak ×1) Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 16 Max. exp.: 19 Browser entry R-071 Corphish blows bubbles from its mouth. It stops moving, then scurries about.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.64 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 70 Base Defense: 48 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Corphish often play in the Beach Zone. They say "Hey hey!" a lot and really love to battle!
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: They came to Cove Town in search of freedom. Team Corphish's bonds are very strong.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Water Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Water Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #664 Final Effort Deals a ton of damage when there are no more moves left.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 125 Base Attack: 141 Base Defense: 99 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Bubble, Rock Smash Charged Attacks: Vice Grip, Bubble Beam, Aqua Jet

Evolution

Unevolved Corphish  Water

Level 30 →

First evolution Crawdaunt  Water  Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield

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

Trivia

• Corphish is the only Pokémon with a catch rate of 205.
• Corphish can be found in the Hoenn region, but its Pokédex entries claim it came from another region overseas. This would make it the first exotic species in the Pokémon world.
• Corphish's tendency to say "Hey, hey!" in such games as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure is a reference to its Japanese name "Heigani".

Origin

Based on its Pokémon Ruby Pokédex entry, Corphish is probably based on the red swamp crayfish, which, like Corphish, are invasive pests in many areas.

Name origin

Corphish may be a combination of corps (branch of military servicemen) or corporal and crayfish.

Heigani may be a combination of 兵 hei (soldier), 弊害 heigai (harmful effect), and 蝦蟹 ebigani (crayfish).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ヘイガニ Heigani From 兵 hei, 弊害 heigai, and 蝦蟹 ebigani French Écrapince From écrevisse, écraser, and pince Spanish Corphish Same as English name German Krebscorps From Krebs and corps Italian Corphish Same as English name Korean 가재군 Gazegun From 가재 gajae and 군 (軍) gun Mandarin Chinese 龍蝦小兵 / 龙虾小兵 Lóngxiāxiǎobīng From 龍蝦 / 龙虾 lóngxiā or 小龍蝦 / 小龙虾 xiǎolóngxiā and 小兵 xiǎobīng Cantonese Chinese 龍蝦小兵 Lùhnghāsíubīng From 龍蝦 lùhnghā or 小龍蝦 síulùhnghā and 小兵 síubīng

More languages Hindi करफिश Corphish Transcription of English name Thai เฮกานิ Hekani Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Corphish

External links

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