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Carracosta is a reptilian {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} 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 is a reptilian {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} 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 or knock out a foe. It once lived in the sea millions of years ago and is now considered extinct. It hides in its shell to imitate a boulder | Carracosta's flippers have enough power to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker with one slap or knock out a foe. It once lived in the sea millions of years ago and is now considered extinct. It hides in its shell to imitate a boulder 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. This diet allows Carracosta to develop a thick and sturdy shell. Carracosta is an active hunter on both land and sea. However, it moves slowly on land, so once it finds prey on land, Carracosta drags it into the water to finish it off. It preys on {{p|Omanyte}} and {{p|Omastar}}. | ||
==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Carracosta appears to draw inspiration from ''{{wp|Archelon}}'', the largest known species of sea turtle from the {{wp|Late Cretaceous}} period. Its blue skin and dark gray carapace give it the same color scheme as the {{wp|leatherback sea turtle}}. The fact it eats steel beams draws from the fact that sea turtles | Carracosta appears to draw inspiration from ''{{wp|Archelon}}'', the largest known species of sea turtle from the {{wp|Late Cretaceous}} period. Its blue skin and dark gray carapace give it the same color scheme as the {{wp|leatherback sea turtle}}. The fact it eats steel beams draws from the fact that sea turtles can bend metal bars with their jaws. The front of its shell also bears resemblance to a {{wp|bulletproof vest}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
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* [[Costa]] | * [[Costa]] | ||
* [[Carracosta (Super Mystery Dungeon)]] | * [[Carracosta (Super Mystery Dungeon)]] | ||
* [[Fossil | * [[Fossil]] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||