Biology
Carbink is a gray, rock-like Pokémon with a conical body. Its body has light blue crystals of various shapes and sizes embedded in it. A white, fluffy collar surrounds its small head. It uses this soft mane to polish the gems of other Carbink. It has bright blue eyes, a light blue crystal on top of its head, and flat diamond-shaped ears.
Carbink is created from high temperatures and pressures underground and is occasionally found during cave excavations. Following birth, it can sleep for millions of years. It is preyed upon by Sableye, and Gabite also likes to capture it. Carbink defends itself by shooting beams from the gem on its head. Rarely, Carbink will undergo a strange mutation and transform into Diancie. It is said that a pack of Carbink lives deep underground with their queen in a jeweled kingdom.
In the anime
Major appearances
Three Carbink named Bort, Merrick, and Allotrope appeared in Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain. Bort, Merrick, and Allotrope reappeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, accompanied by a fourth Carbink named Dace, who appeared to be the leader.
Other
Four Carbink appeared in the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short In the Dark, where they were among the Pokémon rudely awakened by Hoopa's summoning of multiple Litwick.
Several Carbink made their main series debut in A Diamond in the Rough!, with one of them causing trouble in Ash's Goodra's homeland. One of them reappeared in Down to the Fiery Finish!, where it was watching Goodra's battle against Alain on TV.
Minor appearances
Multiple Carbink appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, where they resided in the Diamond Domain.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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XY123
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Carbink
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Ash's Pokédex
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Carbink, the Jewel Pokémon. Carbink are said to come from deep underground with its high pressure and hot temperatures. Their bodies are as hard as diamonds.
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In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Generation VI
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Kalos Coastal: #124
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X
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Born from temperatures and pressures deep underground, it fires beams from the stone in its head.
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Y
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It has slept underground for hundreds of millions of years since its birth. It's occasionally found during the excavation of caves.
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Omega Ruby
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Born from temperatures and pressures deep underground, it fires beams from the stone in its head.
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Alpha Sapphire
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It has slept underground for hundreds of millions of years since its birth. It's occasionally found during the excavation of caves.
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Generation VII
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Alola SM: #101
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Alola USUM: #123
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Sun
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Born from the high temperatures and pressures deep underground, it defends itself by firing beams from the jewel part of its body.
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Moon
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Although this Pokémon is not especially rare, its glittering, jewel-draped body draws attention from people.
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Ultra Sun
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Some say that deep beneath the surface of the world, a pack of Carbink live with their queen in a kingdom of jewels.
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Ultra Moon
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To keep the jewels on their bodies free of tarnish, packs of Carbink use their soft manes to polish one another's jewels.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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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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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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150
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139 - 222
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274 - 438
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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150
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139 - 222
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274 - 438
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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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
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carbink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carbink
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carbink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carbink
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Carbink 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 Carbink in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carbink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carbink
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Carbink can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Carbink cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Carbink
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Carbink
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Trivia
Origin
Carbink could be based on the carbuncle, a mythical fairy-like creature that was rumored to have gemstones growing out of it, and referring to its power to shoot rays or beams of light from the gem on its head. Its appearance is likely based on an ore, a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements which are valued for a high price.
Name origin
Carbink may be a combination of carbuncle, carbon (element diamonds are composed of), carat, and tink (to tinkle).
Melecie may be a combination of melée (small cut diamonds), 珍しい mezurashii (rare), and 石 ishi (stone).
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