Corphish (Pokémon)

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Corphish (Japanese: ヘイガニ Heigani) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into starting at level 30.
==Biology==
Corphish is a red-shelled, crustacean with a short tail similar to a lobster. Its eyes are saucer-like with small pupils, and it has three spikes on top of its head. It possesses four pairs of limbs in total: two large pincers used for gripping prey, and three pairs of legs used for walking. The upper segments of its legs, the underside of its body, and lower halves of its pincers are cream-colored.
A hardy creature, Corphish is able to live in and eat nearly anything. Though not native to Alola, Corphish set free by Trainers there have easily adapted and thrived in the region. and Corphish are the only Pokémon known to be able to live in stagnant ditches. Corphish and its evolved form are the only known Pokémon that do not flee when a swarm of appears in the lake it lives in.
===Evolution===
Corphish evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Corphish is a member of the Wigglytuff's Guild. His catchphrase is "Hey, hey, hey!"
===Pokédex entries===
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===Game locations===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Corphish (EX Holon Phantoms 63)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Ash's Corphish====
In Gone Corphishin', battled and eventually a Corphish. Aside from his battling prowess, he was the main comic relief of Ash's team in .
====Other====
Corphish debuted in Which Wurmple's Which?. Ash hooked it on his fishing line and it subsequently attacked him and .
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness, a Corphish kicked Team Razor Wind out of their guild.
In Cheers on Castaways Isle!, a Corphish stacked rocks around a glowing jewel that turned out to be a .
In A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!, Rocko caught a Corphish whose became a vital component for the "Bubble Drill" combination that he configured.
===Minor appearances===
A 's Corphish appeared in Curbing the Crimson Tide!.
A Corphish appeared in Bagged Then Tagged!.
In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, a Corphish watched 's concert.
A Trainer's Corphish appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!.
A Corphish appeared in a flashback in Day Three Blockbusters!.
A Corphish appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
In Dewpider Ascending!, a Corphish was at the Pokémon School.
In On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!, a Trainer's Corphish competed in the Kids Marine Athletic Race.
A Corphish appeared in Looking Out for Number Two!.
A Trainer's Corphish appeared in HZ069.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
 owns a Corphish in Ash & Pikachu.
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Corphish was first seen being used by Team Aqua to attack and at the Seafloor Cavern in No Armaldo Is an Island.
The rented a Corphish, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.
In Mr. Perfect, the was seen with a Corphish that helps delivers equipment to .
 was shown to own a Corphish in An X-cuse to Come Out and Play. It later evolved into during a battle against Mable.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team===
A Corphish appeared in BET2 as a member of Wigglytuff's Guild.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Corphish appeared in Pokémon New Year.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Corphish is the only with a catch rate of 205.
* Corphish can be found in the Hoenn region, but its Pokédex entries claim it came from another region overseas. This would make it the first exotic species in the Pokémon world.
* Corphish's tendency to say "Hey, hey!" in such games as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure is a reference to its Japanese name "Heigani".
===Origin===
Based on its Pokédex entry, Corphish may based on the (native to the southern and southeastern and also native to northern ), which, like Corphish, are invasive pests in many countries. Corphish's ability to learn the move may come from the literal meaning of the word "lobster" in Chinese, which is 龙虾 Lóngxiā (dragon shrimp).
====Name origin====
Corphish may be a combination of (branch of military servicemen) or and .
Heigani may be a combination of 兵 hei (soldier), 弊害 heigai (harmful effect), and 蝦蟹 ebigani (crayfish).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ash's Corphish
==External links==
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