Carbink (Pokémon)

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Carbink (Japanese: メレシー Melecie) is a dual-type introduced in Generation VI.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, although it is considered a relative of .
==Biology==
Carbink is a gray, rock-like 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. In some media depictions, the fluffy collar, ears, and pattern of the blue crystals on the Carbink’s body can differ based on size and crystal pattern. Due to its small stature, it ties with and as the shortest Pokémon.
Carbink is born from the high temperatures and pressures underground. Since then, it has slept underground for millions of years. It is also occasionally found during cave excavations. It is known to compare its hard body with those of and . It is known to be preyed upon by , and caught by . Carbink defends itself by shooting high-energy beams from the gem on its head and other parts of its body. Although Carbink are not specially rare, the jewels on its body draw the attention from people. Rarely, Carbink will undergo a strange mutation and transform into the Mythical Pokémon . It is said that a pack of Carbink lives with a Diancie queen in a jeweled kingdom deep underground. It is also said that there lies a mineral vein housing another, larger pack of Carbink with another Diancie queen. Carbink is also one of the few Pokémon found in the Area Zero Underdepths.
==Game data==
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===Stats===
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===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Carbink servants====
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 their leader.
====Other====
Four Carbink appeared in the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short , where they were among the Pokémon rudely awakened by 's summoning of multiple .
Multiple Carbink made their animated series debut in A Diamond in the Rough!, with one of them causing trouble in Ash's Goodra's . 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.
In The Mew from Here!, multiple Carbink were seen on Faraway Island.
Three Carbink appeared in HZ072.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
The Carbink servants appear in .
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Glittering Diancie, a group of Carbink lived in a cave near where Korrina, Gurkinn, and Diantha camped as fugitives. A thief knocked out several of the Carbink inside the cave in order to steal the prized , but just as he made it out of the cave, he was stopped by the fugitive trio and eventually defeated by Diancie.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Carbink shares the same category name as . They are both known as the Jewel Pokémon.
* Carbink is tied with Diancie for the highest base stat of all Pokémon.
* Excluding and Mythical Pokémon, Carbink is the only gender unknown Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.
* Carbink is the only Pokémon in the .
* Carbink is transferrable into 's original release despite not being a first partner, Legendary, Mythical, in the Paldea Pokédex, or having an evolutionary relative in the Paldea Pokédex. However, it is strongly linked with the Mythical Pokémon , and was later included in the Kitakami Pokédex.
* Despite being catchable in the Area Zero Underdepths, Carbink does not appear in the Paldea Pokédex or the Blueberry Pokédex.
===Origin===
Carbink could be based on the , a mythical fairy-like creature that was rumored to be able to emit light and have gemstones growing out of its body. It physically resembles s, rocks that contains minerals with important elements that are valued for a high price.
====Name origin====
Carbink may be a combination of carbuncle (referring to and ), (element diamonds are composed of), , and tink (to tinkle).
Melecie may be a combination of melée (small cut diamonds), 珍しい mezurashii (rare), and 石 ishi (stone). Melecie and share the same ending sound.
==In other languages==
==See also==
*Carbink servants
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==External links==
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