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When it senses danger, it spews an acidic liquid from its mouth. It targets its rival {{p|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 anime==

===Major appearances===

Karrablast physically debuted in ''[[BW063|Evolution Exchange Excitement!]]'', where [[Professor Juniper]] [[trade]]d it to {{an|Bianca}} for her {{p|Shelmet}} so it could [[Evolution|evolve]]. The trade ended with Karrablast evolving into {{p|Escavalier}}.

In ''[[BW095|Unrest at the Nursery!]]'', a Karrablast was living at a [[Pokémon Day Care]] not far from [[Humilau City]].

 

 

In ''[[BW090|Jostling for the Junior Cup!]]'', [[Marris]]'s Karrablast battled {{Ash}} in the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] but lost to {{AP|Leavanny}} in the first round.

 

A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Karrablast appeared in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]''.

 

 

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==In the manga==

[[File:Whitley Karrablast Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Karrablast in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]

===Pokémon Adventures===

In ''[[PS478|Big City Battles]]'', a Karrablast was briefly seen under the ownership of one of [[Castelia City]]'s residents.

 

A Karrablast appeared in ''[[PS493|Underground Showdown]]'' and [[PS585]].

 

Two Karrablast appeared in a fantasy in ''[[PS507|A Misunderstanding]]''.

 

In ''[[PS536|Cold Storage Battle]]'', a Karrablast was stolen from an executive member of the [[Autumn Choir Tournament]] in Castelia City. The thieves were part of [[Team Plasma]]'s new faction, who ran into the [[Castelia Sewers]]. Karrablast was later abandoned at the sewers, along with the rest of the Pokémon that had been stolen.

 

A Karrablast was {{pkmn2|caught}} by {{adv|Whitley}} in ''[[PS543|Abyssal Ruins]]''. In the same chapter, it was [[trade]]d to {{adv|Blake}} for his {{p|Shelmet}} and subsequently evolved into Escavalier.

 

==In the TCG==

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===Evolution===

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Karrablast's name, its capacity of producing corrosive substances as a method of protection, and its penchant for attacking {{p|Shelmet}} suggest it is inspired by a {{wp|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 ''{{wp|Carabus smaragdinus}}'' species.<ref>[http://lavacutcontent.com/ken-sugimori-nintendo-dream-3/ Pokémon Historia: Gen 5 (Part 3)]</ref> Its horn, which may have also been inspired by {{wp|Dynastinae|rhinoceros beetles}}, somewhat resembles an escargot fork.

Karrablast and Shelmet may be a reference to {{wp|coevolution}}, where the evolution of one species is influenced by changes in another species; in this case, the relationship between predator and prey.

Karrablast may be a combination of ''Carabidae'' (the family of {{wp|ground beetle}}s) or ''Scarabaeidae'' (the family of {{wp|Scarabaeidae|scarab beetles}}), κέρατο ''kérato'' (Greek for ''horn''), or ''{{wp|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).

|ja=カブルモ ''Kaburumo''|jameaning=From {{tt|齧る ''kaburu''|to bite}}

|de=Laukaps|demeaning=From ''{{tt|lauern|to lurk}}'' or ''{{tt|Laufkäfer|ground beetle}} and ''{{tt|Kapsel|capsule}}''

|ko=딱정곤 ''Ttakjeonggon''|komeaning=From {{tt|딱정벌레 ''ttakjeongbeollae''|beetle}} and {{tt|곤충 ''gonchoong''|insect, bug}}

|zh_cmn=蓋蓋蟲 / 盖盖虫 ''Gàigàichóng''|zh_cmnmeaning=From {{tt|蓋 ''gài''|to cover}} and {{tt|蟲 ''chóng''|bug, worm}}

==Notes==

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