Ash's Corphish

Ash's Corphish (Japanese: サトシのヘイガニ Satoshi's Heigani) was the third that in the Hoenn region, and his twenty-fifth overall.
==In animation==
===History===
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=====Hoenn=====
Corphish debuted in Gone Corphishin'. Ash and his friends were camping on a Dewford Island beach, and Corphish was attacking them from underneath the sand. Eventually, his identity was revealed and Ash battled and caught him using his . In the next episode, when Corphish met the group's other Pokémon, he struggled to make friends, smacking the others to greet them and eating their food. Corphish later fell ill after eating some seaweed and rope and was carried to the Dewford Town Pokémon Center for treatment. The next morning he had recovered and was able to stop Team Rocket's plan. 
Corphish had his first Gym in Just One of the Geysers against Brawly, where he was chosen to battle his . Corphish won the round, though he later fell to .
In Going, Going, Yawn!, Ash selected Corphish to participate in his Gym battle against Flannery, due to his type advantage over the Lavaridge Gym's Pokémon. Corphish took on Flannery's , managing to overcome his opponent's defensive tactics such as and win the round. Later, after Treecko's failed attempt, Corphish was sent out to take on . However, Corphish had to be recalled after Slugma used to put him to . Ash then sent him out to battle Flannery's , but he was still asleep and took several fiery hits as a result. Corphish woke up more persistent than ever, using to overcome Torkoal's . As Torkoal emerged dizzy from the blows, Corphish finished it off with , earning Ash the .
In Go Go Ludicolo!, Corphish was sent out while Ash was deliberating on his Petalburg Gym strategy. Corphish immediately got angry and jealous of Ash's newly evolved , particularly after he failed to retrieve fruit from a tree, as well as failing to break 's net with his pincers, both of which Grovyle did easily with . Later, Corphish got in Grovyle's way in order to volunteer to battle and his . However, Corphish struggled as his Crabhammer and Bubble Beam attacks were dodged by Ludicolo's dancing skills and defenses. He was then hit by Ludicolo's and eventually defeated by . Determined to prove himself, Corphish caught up with Poncho and angrily demanded another battle, but he then had to rescue Poncho and Ludicolo from Team Rocket. He singlehandedly defeated and , impressing Poncho, who admitted that his earlier win might have just been luck.
In It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!, Corphish saved Max and one of the Mossdeep Gym Leaders, Tate, when they were captured aboard a space shuttle that had been hijacked by Team Rocket. Having snuck aboard the shuttle while following the food, he discovered Max and Tate tied up in the cockpit and cut the ropes holding them, allowing Tate to use to knock Team Rocket out.
In Once in a Mawile, Corphish fell in love with a , but the feeling was not mutual since Mawile was in love with Brock's Lombre. He teamed up with to sing and dance to "Takeshi's Paradise" in order to keep an audience entertained.
In The Great Eight Fate!, Ash chose Corphish to replace his in the Double Battle in the first round of the Sootopolis Gym battle. He went up against Juan's and along with . Corphish's defenses allowed him and Pikachu to endure Sealeo's attacks and defeat it, ending the first round of the battle in Ash's favor. In the next episode, Corphish took on Juan's , managing to overcome its Ability and win. Corphish then went up against Juan's , but he was defeated by a and combination.
In the Ever Grande Conference, Corphish was used in several battles. He first teamed up with in From Brags to Riches to battle Dominick. After Torkoal fainted, Corphish defeated alone, which he did by using Bubble Beam in Swalot's mouth.
In A Judgment Brawl, Ash used Corphish as his fourth Pokémon in his Full Battle against in the Victory Tournament. He went up against her on the water field, and despite getting by Golduck's , Corphish was more or less able to understand Ash's commands and defeat the Duck Pokémon. Corphish next went up against Katie's , though Ash recalled him in favor of to get the type advantage. He sent him back out later to take on Katie's last Pokémon, . Although now free from his confusion, Corphish's Bubble Beam wasn't enough to stop Walrein's powerful , which knocked Corphish right out on impact.
Ash later used Corphish as his first Pokémon in his Full Battle against Morrison in the Victory Tournament, with as his opponent. Morrison was unable to control his emotions due to grief over being forced to battle his close friend, Ash, causing him to give Girafarig useless commands, thus allowing Corphish to trounce it. In the next episode, Ash saved the motionless Morrison from being disqualified by convincing him to continue battling, and he reluctantly picked . With the type advantage and Morrison continuing to make poor move choices, Corphish made quick work of Growlithe as well. Ash further tried to encourage Morrison out of his slump, and he finally got through to him. Morrison then sent out his and gave it much smarter commands, leading Corphish to tie with it.
In At the End of the Fray, Ash used Corphish as his third Pokémon in his Full Battle against , going up against . After a short exchange of moves, Corphish's Crabhammer collided with Hariyama's , with the latter prevailing and knocking Corphish out in one shot.
=====Kanto Battle Frontier=====
Back at Pallet Town, in The Right Place and the Right Mime, Corphish met and soon befriended Ash's other crustacean-like Pokémon, .
In Tactics Theatrics!!, he teamed up with to battle Tucker and his and Swampert. Tucker took early control of the battle by canceling out Corphish and Swellow's attacks by making full use of Arcanine's superior speed and Swampert's defenses, then going on offense and having his Pokémon use tactful combinations, including a brutal water and fire fusion attack, all of which pushed Corphish and Swellow to their limits. However, Ash was clever enough to come up with strategies to circumvent all of Tucker's combinations, including having Corphish counter Arcanine's with Bubble Beam, creating a huge cloud of steam that allowed him and Swellow to blindside Arcanine and Swampert with powerful finishing moves, thus winning Ash the Tactics Symbol.
In Talking a Good Game!, he battled Anabel's and lost. In the next episode, however, he was able to beat Alakazam in a rematch, only to be beaten by her shortly thereafter.
Corphish danced with Brock to the same song as they did in Once in a Mawile, albeit a new version, in Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!.
In Overjoyed!, in an attempt for Ash to warm up for his rematch against Brandon, Nurse Joy decided to battle Ash with her . As none of Corphish's attacks did any damage to Chansey, Chansey went on to defeat him with . 
Ash left Corphish at 's lab when he left for Sinnoh.
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In An Old Family Blend!, Corphish was first seen in a fountain alongside and happily greeted his Trainer. Later, he helped to battle one of Team Rocket's mechas with his Bubble Beam. He also helped put out a fire, along with Totodile and , that was accidentally started by . Corphish was not seen participating in the Lily of the Valley Conference.
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Corphish was reunited with Ash in The Dream Continues!, where he and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.
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Corphish briefly appeared in Alola, Kanto!, where he was seen swimming underwater at a pond near Oak's Laboratory with Totodile.
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In Advice to Goh!, Corphish reunited with Ash during his visit to Professor Oak's Laboratory with Goh.
Corphish, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!. During the visit, he was seen relaxing with Kingler and later watched the battle between Ash and Paul. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.
From Battling as Hard as Stone! onwards, Corphish watched Ash's Masters Eight Tournament matches against , , and . In Partners in Time!, Corphish appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard. After Ash won the battle, Corphish joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.
In Heroes Unite!, Corphish, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.
In A Fated Face-Off!, Corphish was shown to have rejoined Ash's team. Corphish saw a that Ash wanted to catch and formed a passionate friendship with him, only for to appear and say she wanted to catch him instead. After trying to catch him through fishing, Ash and Misty decided to have a battle to decide who would catch Clauncher, with Ash using Corphish to battle against . Despite putting up a tough fight, Corphish was defeated, crying almost inconsolably at his loss, knowing that he couldn't be teammates with his new friend. Meanwhile, Misty caught , who still chose to train with Corphish, much to her dismay.
===Personality and characteristics===
Corphish is a very brash Pokémon; he will often charge into things without thinking about his actions first, which usually leads him into some kind of trouble. Ash respected Corphish for his power, hence why he initially caught him. However, he struggled to teach Corphish how to handle his own strength, particularly regarding his pincers.
Corphish is prone to jealousy and had a rivalry with Ash's Treecko. In Go Go Ludicolo!, after evolved into Grovyle, Corphish was worried he would not get as much attention as the powerful new Pokémon. He is also an extremely gluttonous Pokémon; in A Shroomish Skirmish, Corphish ate all of 's food. When he later got lost with Torchic, Corphish preferred to go on as if nothing had happened rather than swallowing his pride and apologizing.
Despite all of its social flaws, Corphish is a very friendly Pokémon and is very loyal to his Trainer. He is also an effective battler, being able to defeat opponents quite larger in size than himself. His strength lies in his tough exoskeleton, making him durable to most attacks.
Corphish tends to spend time with Ash's Totodile, as shown in An Old Family Blend!, where they were found near each other on Lily of the Valley Island; and in Alola, Kanto!, when they were seen underwater together. He also seems to get along well with his fellow crustacean Pokémon, striking up fast friendships with both Ash's Kingler in The Right Place and the Right Mime and Misty's Clauncher in A Fated Face-Off!.
===Moves used===
===Artwork===
 	 	 	 	
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==In the games==
===In the spin-off games===
====Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle!====
Corphish appears in Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle!.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Corphish debuted in A Pokémon Battle Against An Entire Family?!, where it was temporarily given to Max in order to battle Vivi Winstrate's and easily won. In Start Of A Pokémon League!!, Corphish went up against Morrison's , , and , where it was able to defeat them since Morrison wasn't giving it his all. However, Corphish was beaten by Morrison's .
====Moves used====
===Pokémon Journeys===
Corphish appeared in Advice to Goh! at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
==Trivia==
* Corphish is the only that in Hoenn that is capable of evolving but has not done so.
** Corphish is also Ash's only Pokémon caught in Hoenn with a confirmed gender.
* Corphish is the last of Ash's Pokémon to have a proper onscreen battle during .
** Corphish is also the latest of Ash's Pokémon to have his gender confirmed.
* Pokémon the Series: XY is the only series since his debut where Corphish doesn’t appear in any capacity during Pokémon the Series.
==References==
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