Biology
Carracosta is a reptilian Pokémon resembling a bipedal, blue-colored sea turtle. Its stomach is pale blue. It has deep blue rocky structures encrusted on its face, back, and the sides of its chest forming a "mask" and shell. Its flippers are long with black finger-like protrusions at the tips. Carracosta has a thick tail and short legs with two-toed feet.
Carracosta's flippers have enough power to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker with one slap. It once lived in the sea millions of years ago and is now considered extinct. It hides in its shell to imitate as a boulder in order to ambush prey. Carracosta has extremely strong jaws, allowing it to eat steel frames and rocks, in addition to prey, devouring every last piece of flesh and bone. It preys on Omanyte and Omastar.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGGame data
NPC appearances
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Carracosta is the adoptive father of the partner Pokémon. He is stern and strict, but means well.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova BW: #071
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Unova B2W2: #127
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Black
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They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker.
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White
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Incredible jaw strength enables them to chew up steel beams and rocks along with their prey.
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Black 2
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It could knock out a foe with a slap from one of its developed front appendages and chew it up, shell or bones and all.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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They can live in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker.
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Y
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It could knock out a foe with a slap from one of its developed front appendages and chew it up, shell or bones and all.
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Omega Ruby
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They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker.
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Alpha Sapphire
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It could knock out a foe with a slap from one of its developed front appendages and chew it up, shell or bones and all.
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Generation VII
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Alola SM: #195
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Alola USUM: #242
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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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Sun
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It constructed its sturdy shell by crunching and swallowing the hard shells or bones of its prey.
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Moon
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Active both on land and in the sea, this Pokémon drags its land-based prey into the water to finish it off.
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Ultra Sun
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Its jaws are terrifyingly powerful. It could eat Omastar and Omanyte whole and not be bothered in the slightest by their shells.
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Ultra Moon
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Carracosta eats every last bit of the prey it catches, even the shells and bones, to further strengthen its sturdy shell.
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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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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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74
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134 - 181
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258 - 352
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108
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101 - 176
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198 - 346
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133
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124 - 203
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243 - 401
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83
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79 - 148
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153 - 291
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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32
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33 - 92
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62 - 179
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Total: 495
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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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This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII. Click on the generation numbers above to see Carracosta's learnsets from other generations.
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Trivia
Origin
Carracosta appears to draw inspiration from Archelon, the largest known species of sea turtle from the Late Cretaceous period. Its blue skin and dark gray carapace give it the same color scheme as the leatherback sea turtle. The fact it eats steel beams draws from the fact that sea turtles are able to bend metal bars with their jaws. The front of its shell also bears resemblance to a bulletproof vest.
Name origin
Carracosta may be a combination of carapace (a hard, protective covering, i.e. a shell) and costa (Latin, Spanish and Portuguese for coast, a reference to its habitat). Carra may also refer to the Carrara fossil formation, which contains numerous trilobite fossils.
Abagoura may be a combination of 暴れる abareru (to thrash or act violently), 肋 abara (rib cage), and 甲羅 kōra (shell).
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