Relicanth (Pokémon)
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Relicanth (Japanese: ジーランス Glanth) is a dual-type Water/Rock Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Relicanth are stocky fish-like Pokémon with features that seem ancient and primitive. It is mostly brown with patches of tan on its body and a tan head. It has a red spot on each side of its body. What this spot is for is unknown. Its scales are as craggy as rock. It also possess many pairs of fins which it can use to punt itself along the sea bottom.
Gender differences
Female Relicanth have smaller jaws.
Special abilities
Behavior
Habitat
Relicanth reside deep within the sea abyss. Due to its rock-like scales, it can withstand the immense hydrostatic pressure that can be found at such extreme depths.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Relicanth is a filter feeder.
In the anime
It was first shown in the episode A Ruin With a View!
A group of Relicanth appeared in Relicanth Really Can!.
A Relicanth appeared in a flashback in Mutiny in the Bounty! as one of the Pokémon J had stolen.
Several Relicanth appeared in Enter Galactic!.
A Relicanth appeared in Up Close and Personable!.
In the TCG
- Main article: Relicanth (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Pinball | Ocean |
Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 11 Endless Level 20 Forever Level 20 Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Silver Trench (80F-89F) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Miracle Sea (B1-B18) Deep Miracle Sea (B1-B4) |
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 100
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160 - 207 | 310 - 404 | |
90
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85 - 156 | 166 - 306 | |
130
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121 - 200 | 238 - 394 | |
45
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
65
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63 - 128 | 121 - 251 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
Total: 485
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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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
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
- Relicanth is one of the essential two Pokémon to unlock the caves of the Regis; the other is Wailord.
- Relicanth, along with Zigzagoon, are the two Pokémon left out of the Hoenn Pokérap.
- Relicanth shares its types with four of the five original fossil Pokémon, Kabuto, Kabutops, Omanyte, and Omastar, furthering its link to them as a living fossil. It also shares its type with Corsola.
- Relicanth is the only Template:Type2 to learn Head Smash, as well as the only one to not receive recoil damage from it, due to its ability.
- In fact, its one of two Pokémon that gains STAB and protection from a recoil-damage-giving move. The other is Clefable with Magic Guard.
- Relicanth is one of only three Pokémon with its gender ratio that has been able to be caught from the wild in every generation since its introduction, alongside Munchlax/Snorlax and Combee, and one of only five to ever be catchable in the wild (Eevee and Togepi can be caught in Generation IV).
- Relicanth can be either one of two colors; its regular form is brown, while its shiny form is blue. Its real-life counterpart, the coelacanth, can be either of these colors, as well.
Origin
Relicanth are based on the modern Latimeria Chalumnae, a coelacanth species that was thought to be extinct. They are considered living fossils, because they are virtually unchanged from their prehistoric forms. Like in real life, Relicanth was thought to be extinct 100 million years ago, until it was recently rediscovered in a submarine exploration.
Name Origin
Relicanth's name seems to be a combination of relic, meaning "something old that has survived the passage of time," and coelacanth. Its Japanese name is based on 爺 jī, old man, and coelacanth.
In other languages
External links
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