Minior (Japanese: メテノ Meteno) is a dual-type Rock/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Minior can change forms during battle, due to its Shields Down Ability, depending on its current HP. When Minior's HP is below half, it changes from Meteor Form to Core Form. Core Form Minior will revert back to Meteor Form if its HP is restored above 50%.
Minior's Core Form can be one of seven colors, which are non-interchangeable and correspond to the colors of a rainbow. These forms are Red Core, Orange Core, Yellow Core, Green Core, Blue Core, Indigo Core, and Violet Core.
Biology
The various color variations of Minior seen together
Minior is a spherical Pokémon with two forms: one form with a rocky outer coating and the other with its core exposed. When it sheds its rocky coating, its Core Form is both the lightest Rock-type and Flying-type Pokémon. Both of its forms tie with Carbink and Dwebble as the shortest Rock-type.
In its Meteor Form, Minior resembles a modestly sized rock. Its rocky exterior is formed by four large plates separated by two large cracks. The cracks encircle its body both horizontally and vertically. Five white spikes extend just above the rocky surface, giving it a star shape. Two large, black spots on its front resemble eyes, and there is a third spot in the center of its back. Rings of dark brown triangles surround the holes its spikes protrude from and the spot on its back, pointing outward. One of the triangles surrounding the spot on its back is replaced with a small, brown dot. The eyespots have a half-ring of triangles resembling eyelashes. One eye has a small, brown dot in the corner. Even while apparently at rest, Minior tends to spin slowly in place.
In its Core Form, Minior loses its rocky shell and its body is exposed. The core is a bright, pastel color. Depending on the color of debris and food it absorbed and ate while in the stratosphere, Minior's core can be Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, or Violet. A handful of darker triangles are also visible on its body in random places. Minior's eyes and mouth are formed from energy that floats in front of its body like a two-dimensional mask. The eyes are two large swirls and the mouth is a smaller line. Its face tends to stay level regardless of how Minior spins the rest of its body.
Minior forms in the stratosphere from an aggregation of mutated nanoparticles, where it absorbs particulate matter from which it builds its core and shell. Eventually, this process makes it too heavy and it falls towards the surface of the planet. When its shell breaks from landing, Minior becomes lighter and capable of attacking quickly. However, it cannot survive for long with its core exposed, and will eventually die if not placed inside a Poké Ball quickly enough. The cute, pastel coloring of Minior's Core Form often inspires designers to use it as a motif for clothing and accessories.[1] While in the ozone layer, it serves as food to stronger Pokémon such as Rayquaza. Places where Minior fall are few, Alola being one of them.
Minior is the only known Pokémon that can have Shields Down as an Ability.
Forms
Minior has two forms: Meteor Form and Core Form.
All Minior have the same Meteor Form regardless of the color of its Core Form, which can be any of seven colors corresponding to the colors of a rainbow. The color of a Minior's Core Form cannot be changed.
Red Core
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Orange Core
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Yellow Core
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Green Core
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Blue Core
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Indigo Core
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Violet Core
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In the anime
A Meteor Form Minior in the
anime
A Red Core Minior in the anime
Major appearances
Multiple Minior debuted in Showering the World with Love!, appearing in all of their forms. Ash's Poipole befriended a Minior with an Orange Core, but was later forced to say goodbye to it. All of the Minior reappeared in a flashback in Securing the Future!.
Minor appearances
Three Minior appeared in their Meteor Forms in Getting More Than You Battled For!.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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SM079
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Minior
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Rotom Pokédex
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Minior, the Meteor Pokémon. A Rock and Flying type. Minior has a heavy, hard shell and an internal core. After it sheds its shell, it becomes very light.
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In the TCG
- Main article: Minior (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Alola SM: #213
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Alola USUM: #277
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Meteor Form
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Sun
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Originally making its home in the ozone layer, it hurtles to the ground when the shell enclosing its body grows too heavy.
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Moon
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Strong impacts can knock it out of its shell. This Pokémon was born from mutated nanoparticles.
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Ultra Sun
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It lives in the ozone layer, where it becomes food for stronger Pokémon. When it tries to run away, it falls to the ground.
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Ultra Moon
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Although its outer shell is uncommonly durable, the shock of falling to the ground smashes the shell to smithereens.
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All Cores
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Sun
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It eats dust in the atmosphere. The composition of the dust determines the color of its core.
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Moon
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If its core stays exposed, it will soon die off. It's possible that it may survive if it's put into a Poké Ball quickly enough.
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Ultra Sun
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Places where Minior fall from the night sky are few and far between, with Alola being one of the precious few.
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Ultra Moon
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This is its form when its shell has fallen off. The color of its core depends on the materials that made up the food it ate.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VII side games.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Meteor Form
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 440
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Core
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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120
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112 - 189
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220 - 372
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Total: 500
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Minior is available in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. It is unavailable in Generation VIII and IX.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Minior
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Minior
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Minior
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Minior
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Minior in Generation VII
- 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 Minior in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Minior
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Minior
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Minior can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Minior cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Minior
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Minior
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Side game data
Meteor Form
Core
New Pokémon Snap
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Photodex entry #130
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Minior is usually covered in a hard shell, but this is its true form. They normally aren’t so active when they’re exposed like this. I wonder if that could be related to the Illumina phenomenon somehow.
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Form data
Minior has two forms: Meteor Form and Core Form. It changes between them with its Ability Shields Down. It will always be in its Core Form outside of battle. In battle, wild Minior start in Meteor Form, while other Minior start in Core Form but are immediately transformed into Meteor Form by Shields Down after being sent out. If Meteor Form Minior's HP is at or below 50% of its maximum HP at the end of a turn, its shell breaks and it changes into Core Form. It changes back into Meteor Form at the end of a turn if its HP is above 50% of its maximum HP.
Meteor Form and Core Form have different stats. Meteor Form Minior has higher Defense and Special Defense, while Core Form Minior has higher Attack, Special Attack, and Speed. Due to its Ability Shields Down, Meteor Form Minior cannot be afflicted by status conditions or become drowsy due to Yawn.
Minior's Core Form can be one of seven different colors, each corresponding to one of the colors of a rainbow. These forms are purely cosmetic and are non-interchangeable. Bred Minior will always have the same color as their parent. In Generation VII, and also in the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon HOME, all colors of Minior's Core Form share the exact same Shiny appearance.
Red Core
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Orange Core
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Yellow Core
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Green Core
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Blue Core
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Indigo Core
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Violet Core
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Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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Other sprites
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In older versions of Pokémon HOME, Shiny forms of Minior had a slight tint that indicated their form. This was reverted in newer versions of HOME, with all forms appearing identical, with no apparent tint.
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Trivia
Origin
Minior is likely based on a meteor, which are colloquially known as "falling stars" or "shooting stars". The colors of its Core Form roughly correspond with those of a classic rainbow, or ROYGBIV. Additionally, Minior's Core Form design may take inspiration from the Portuguese and Japanese star-shaped candy konpeitō, while its Meteor Form could be a reference to gashapon machines, which dispenses toys in capsules — the toy it gives is random each time, and the capsule must be opened to see it, just as Minior must break its outer shell to reveal which colour it is.
Name origin
Minior may be derived from meteor, and may involve any mixture of the words mini, minor, junior, armor, ore, and core.
Meteno may be a combination of meteor and nano.
In other languages
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Title
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Japanese
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メテノ Meteno
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From meteor and nano
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French
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Météno
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Same as Japanese name; may also involve noyau
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Spanish
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Minior
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Same as English name
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German
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Meteno
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Same as Japanese name
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Italian
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Minior
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Same as English name
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Korean
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메테노 Meteno
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Transliteration of its Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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小隕星 / 小陨星 Xiǎoyǔnxīng
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From 小 xiǎo and 隕星 yǔnxīng
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Cantonese Chinese
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小隕星 Síuwáhnsīng
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From 小 síu and 隕星 wáhnsīng
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More languages
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Russian
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Миниор Minior
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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เมเทโน Metheno
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Meteor Form
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Red Core
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Orange Core
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Yellow Core
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Green Core
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Blue Core
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Related articles
References
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