Karrablast (Pokémon)

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Karrablast (Japanese: カブルモ Kaburumo) is a introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into when traded for a , a Pokémon that evolves into simultaneously. Neither evolves if at least one holds an Everstone during the trade.
==Biology==
Karrablast is a round, bipedal with a primarily blue carapace that comprises a horn at the tip. Its black face has a teal patch on its forehead, a fanged mouth, and eyes with orange pupils and yellow sclerae. Its ridged underbelly, or plastron, is yellow, and its stubby arms and legs are black. 
When it senses danger, it spews an acidic liquid from its mouth. It targets its rival , so it can evolve through electrical-like energy. Shelmet is also the 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.
===Evolution===
Karrablast evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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=====Wild Area News=====
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Karrablast is available in .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Karrablast physically debuted in Evolution Exchange Excitement!, where Professor Juniper traded it to for her so it could evolve. The trade ended with Karrablast evolving into .
In Unrest at the Nursery!, a Karrablast was living at a Pokémon Day Care not far from Humilau City.
===Minor appearances===
Karrablast debuted in a fantasy in Crisis at Chargestone Cave!.
In Jostling for the Junior Cup!, Marris's Karrablast battled in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup but lost to in the first round.
A 's Karrablast appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Karrablast was living in a forest.
A Trainer's Karrablast appeared in Put Your Heart Into It!.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Big City Battles, a Karrablast was briefly seen under the ownership of one of Castelia City's residents.
A Karrablast appeared in Underground Showdown.
Two Karrablast appeared in a fantasy in A Misunderstanding.
In 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 by in Abyssal Ruins. In the same chapter, it was traded to for his and subsequently evolved into Escavalier.
A Karrablast in Pinsir Changes was one of the Pokémon that had its life-force drained.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
*Karrablast and are the only that have to be traded for a specific Pokémon to evolve, having to be traded for each other.
===Origin===
Karrablast's name, its capacity of producing corrosive substances as a method of protection, and its penchant for attacking suggest it is inspired by a . 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 species.Nintendo Dream Vol. 201, January 2011 (Translation by Dr. Lava) Its horn, which may have also been inspired by , somewhat resembles an escargot fork.
Karrablast and Shelmet's relationship may be a reference to , where the evolution of one species is influenced by changes in another species; in this case, the relationship between predator and prey.
====Name origin====
Karrablast may be a combination of (genus of beetles belonging to the family), κέρατο kérato (Greek for horn), or (the upper half of a shell, which is commonly, albeit incorrectly, associated with beetles), and blast (referring to its defense mechanism) or plastron (French for chestplate). It may also be derived from , a species of ground beetle endemic to Japan.
Kaburumo may be derived from 蝸牛被 maimaikaburi (Carabus blaptoides) and 甲虫 kabutomushi (beetle).
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
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