Cofagrigus is a blue and yellow sarcophagus-like Pokémon with red, menacing eyes and four ebony hands that appear to be shadows. A simply designed face, which is the mask Yamask carries, is prominent on the "forehead" of the Pokémon. Its real face is covered up by parts that slide open when it is active. White, sharp fangs create a taunting smile, and flamboyant patterns veil the coffin. The coffin is said to be made of solid gold. Cofagrigus is seemingly a distant relative of Runerigus.
Ancient legends once told Cofagrigus could seal nearby humans in their bodies and turn them into mummies; grave robbers who mistake them for normal coffins are known to be swallowed into their bodies. Cofagrigus is said to have once been human but having forgotten its memories from when it was alive. Their diet typically consists of gold nuggets. It lives in tombs and ruins waiting for victims. Cofagrigus has been used as a symbol for the wealth of kings from a bygone era.
In a fantasy sequence depicted in Raid Battle in The Ruins!, Cofagrigus is shown to be able to open its body like a sarcophagus. The same episode shows Cofagrigus can walk on all four of its hands while its coffin body is in a resting position.
Cofagrigus, the Coffin Pokémon and the evolved form of Yamask. People who approach Cofagrigus are swallowed and turned into mummies. It loves to eat gold.
Previously, due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, an English-language Cofagrigus could not be traded without a nickname in Generation V. However, the filter has since been altered to allow Cofagrigus to be traded without a nickname.
Cofagrigus may also be a reference to supposed curses in Egyptian tombs. This can be seen in Cofagrigus's MummyAbility, which negatively affects other Pokémon that come into contact with it.
Name origin
Cofagrigus may be a combination of coffin and sarcophagus. It may also come from grim, grief, or egregious.
Desukarn may be a combination of death and 棺 kan (coffin). It may also be a pun on です か desu ka, a form used at the end of an interrogative sentence which can be translated as "Is it?".
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