Cursola (Pokémon)

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Cursola Coral Pokémon サニゴーン Sunigoon #864 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Weak Armor Cacophony Cacophony Perish Body Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 25% male, 75% female	Catch rate 30 (8.8%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Water 3 Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'03" 1.0 m Cursola 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 0.9 lbs. 0.4 kg Cursola 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 179	Leveling rate Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Cursola 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 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 File:F864.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Cursola (Japanese: サニゴーン Sunigoon) is a Ghost-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Galarian Corsola starting at level 38.

Biology

Cursola is a coral-like Pokémon. The lower body of Cursola resembles that of Galarian Corsola, albeit broken apart to reveal an ectoplasmic "body" which has taken the shape of a ghost. This ectoplasm surrounds Cursola's core, which is a white sphere with a face like that of Galarian Corsola, and has an oval-shaped opening with three inward-facing notches where the core is. Two half-circle openings similar to eyes are located above Cursola's core. Together, the three openings resemble a screaming face with a sad or pained expression. Two small branches below the core serve as its arms and one small branch on its forehead serves a horn. It has three long branches each on both sides of the head. It has three more branch spikes on its lower back. All of its branches can split apart when it attacks.

This ectoplasm was a result of a long and continuous process absorbing spirit energy from other creatures. The energy now pours out of its shell due to it overflowing. The ectoplasm causes anyone who touches it to rapidly stiffen. Cursola can be seen wobbling while wandering, possibly because it enjoys being so light-weight. Cursola are known to gather together under a full moon, and send their branches into the sky. This is possibly a ritual of release, shedding the energy they've gathered from others. Some theorize that this spectacle of shooting branches is a form of communication between the Cursola. Whatever the truth behind this behavior is, this event is regarded as a wonderful sight to behold.^[1]

In the anime

In the main series

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Cursola appeared in The Gathering of Stars, under the ownership of Allister.

In the manga

Cursola in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Cursola first appeared in PASS13, under the ownership of Allister.

In the TCG

Main article: Cursola (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM07 TM07 Pin Missile Bug Physical 02525 095}}95% 20 TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM16 TM16 Screech Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM17 TM17 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM18 TM18 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM20 TM20 Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200200 100}}100% 5 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM27 TM27 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM35 TM35 Hail Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM36 TM36 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM38 TM38 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM42 TM42 Revenge Fighting Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM51 TM51 Icicle Spear Ice Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM54 TM54 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM55 TM55 Brine Water Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM77 TM77 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR03 TR03 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TR04 TR04 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR05 TR05 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR06 TR06 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR11 TR11 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR17 TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR18 TR18 Leech Life Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR33 TR33 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR49 TR49 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR63 TR63 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR76 TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR84 TR84 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR95 TR95 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR98 TR98 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cursola Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cursola

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100% 10 Destiny Bond* Ghost Status — —% 5 Haze Ice Status — —% 30 Head Smash Rock Physical 150 80% 5 Nature Power Normal Status — —% 20 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cursola in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Cursola in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cursola Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cursola

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Evolution

Unevolved Corsola Galarian Form  Ghost

Level 38 →

First evolution Cursola  Ghost

Trivia

• Cursola can be seen as a parallel to Sirfetch'd. Both of their pre-evolved form's original forms do not evolve, and they both change types while remaining single-typed. Allister uses Cursola in his team in Shield, while Bea uses Sirfetch'd in her team in Sword in the Stow-on-Side Gym and during the Champion Cup Finals.
• Cursola is the only Generation VIII Pokémon in the Water 3 Egg Group.

Origin

Cursola appears to be based on bleached coral, a phenomenon in which coral expels the algae that gives it color, primarily because of rising water temperatures as a result of climate change. It may also borrow shapes from skeletons.

Name origin

Cursola may be a combination of curse, Corsola, and sole (a piece of coral) or solar.

Sunigoon may be a combination of sunny, 珊瑚 sango (coral), サニーゴ Sunnygo (Corsola), Gorgon, and gone.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese サニゴーン Sunigoon From sunny, 珊瑚 sango, Gorgon, and gone French Corayôme From corail, rayon, Corayon, and fantôme Spanish Cursola Same as English name German Gorgasonn From Gorgone, Corasonn, and Sonne Italian Cursola Same as English name Korean 산호르곤 Sanhoreugon From 산호 (珊瑚) sanho and Gorgon Mandarin Chinese 魔靈珊瑚 / 魔灵珊瑚 Mólíngshānhú From 魔 mó, 靈 / 灵 líng, and 珊瑚 shānhú Cantonese Chinese 魔靈珊瑚 Mōlìhngsāanwùh From 魔 mō, 靈 lìhng, and 珊瑚 sāanwùh

More languages Russian Курсола Kursola From English name Thai ซานิกอน Sanikon Transcription of Japanese name

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Notes

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