Biology
Karrablast is a round, bipedal Pokémon with a primarily blue carapace that comprises a horn at the tip. Its black face has a teal patch on its forehead, a fanged mouth, and eyes with orange pupils and yellow sclerae. Its ridged underbelly, or plastron, is yellow, and its stubby arms and legs are black.
When it senses danger, it spews an acidic liquid from its mouth. It targets its rival Shelmet, so it can evolve through electrical-like energy. Shelmet is also its preferred prey of Karrablast as it eats the inside after melting the shell. It resides in forests and fields, and it often hides in trees or grass if threatened.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova BW: #094
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Unova B2W2: #155
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Black
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These mysterious Pokémon evolve when they receive electrical stimulation while they are in the same place as Shelmet.
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White
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When they feel threatened, they spit an acidic liquid to drive attackers away. This Pokémon targets Shelmet.
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Black 2
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For some reason they evolve when they receive electrical energy while they are attacking Shelmet.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Mountain #022
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Hoenn #—
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These mysterious Pokémon evolve when they receive electrical stimulation while they are in the same place as Shelmet.
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Y
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For some reason they evolve when they receive electrical energy while they are attacking Shelmet.
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Omega Ruby
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These mysterious Pokémon evolve when they receive electrical stimulation while they are in the same place as Shelmet.
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Alpha Sapphire
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For some reason they evolve when they receive electrical energy while they are attacking Shelmet.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #273
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Galar Isle of Armor #066
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Sword
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Its strange physiology reacts to electrical energy in interesting ways. The presence of a Shelmet will cause this Pokémon to evolve.
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Shield
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It spits a liquid from its mouth to melt through Shelmet's shell. Karrablast doesn't eat the shell— it eats only the contents.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 315
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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
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Karrablast 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 Karrablast in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Trivia
- Karrablast and Shelmet are the only Pokémon that have to be traded for a specific Pokémon to evolve, having to be traded for each other.
Origin
Karrablast's name, its capacity of producing corrosive substances as a method of protection, and its penchant for attacking Shelmet suggest it is inspired by a ground beetle. In an interview, Ken Sugimori confirmed that the original idea for Karrablast, as suggested by Atsuko Nishida, was a snail-eating beetle based on the Carabus smaragdinus species.[1] Its horn, which may have also been inspired by rhinoceros beetles, somewhat resembles an escargot fork.
Karrablast and Shelmet may be a reference to coevolution, where the evolution of one species is influenced by changes in another species; in this case, the relationship between predator and prey.
Name origin
Karrablast may be a combination of Carabidae (the family of ground beetles) or Scarabaeidae (the family of scarab beetles), κέρατο kérato (Greek for horn), or carapace (the upper half a shell, which is commonly albeit incorrectly associated with beetles), and blast (referring to its defense mechanism) or plastron (French for Chestplate).
Kaburumo is derived from 噛りつく kaburitsuku (to bite into or stick to, referring its species name).
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