Cofagrigus (Pokémon)

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Cofagrigus (Japanese: デスカーン Desukarn) is a introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from starting at level 34.
==Biology==
Cofagrigus is a blue and yellow sarcophagus-like with red, menacing eyes and four ebony hands that appear to be shadows. A simply designed face, which is the mask carries, is prominent on the "forehead" of the Pokémon. Its real face is covered up by parts that slide open when it is active. White, sharp fangs create a taunting smile, and flamboyant patterns veil the coffin. The coffin is said to be made of solid gold. Cofagrigus is seemingly a distant relative of .
Ancient legends once told Cofagrigus could seal nearby humans in their bodies and turn them into mummies; grave robbers who mistake them for normal coffins get this fate. Cofagrigus is said to have once been human but having forgotten its memories from when it was alive. They also enjoy eating gold nuggets. It lives in tombs and ruins waiting for victims. Cofagrigus has been used as a symbol for the wealth of kings from a bygone era.
In a fantasy sequence depicted in Raid Battle in The Ruins!, Cofagrigus is shown to be able to open its body like a sarcophagus.
Cofagrigus and its pre-Evolution, , are the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
===Evolution===
Cofagrigus evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond: Cofagrigus is in charge of Wish Park's Cake Zone and the Attraction.
* : Cofagrigus runs a shop in Post Town called Cofagrigus Glorious Gold.
* : Cofagrigus returns to run Glorious Gold in Lively Town.
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Cofagrigus is available in .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Multiple Cofagrigus debuted in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin! as guardians of the "Golden Dark Stone", a role they shared with a .
In Raid Battle in The Ruins!, two Cofagrigus were found at the Colossus Ruins. Goh attempted to them, only to be stopped by . They were attacked by , which caused them to release Shane Seeker and his , who were trapped inside the ruins.
===Minor appearances===
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters BW===
A Cofagrigus appeared in .
===Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder===
A Cofagrigus appeared in Get the Legendary Pokémon!.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Gorm, a member of the Seven Sages, used his Cofagrigus to take control of the skeleton from Nacrene Museum in The Mystery of the Missing Fossil.
Ghetsis owns a Cofagrigus that first appeared in The Power of Dreams.
===Pokémon RéBURST===
A Cofagrigus appears as the Burst form of Rush.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Previously, due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, an English-language Cofagrigus could not be traded without a nickname in Generation V. However, the filter has since been altered to allow Cofagrigus to be traded without a nickname.
* Cofagrigus's and stats are the reverse of 's, while their other stats are identical.
===Origin===
Cofagrigus may be based on Ancient Egypt and funerary items, in particular. The pink and white colors of Cofagrigus's variant may have been inspired by the .
Cofagrigus may also be a reference to . This can be seen in Cofagrigus's Ability, which negatively affects other Pokémon that come into contact with it.
====Name origin====
Cofagrigus may be a combination of coffin and . It may also come from grim, grief, or egregious.
Desukarn may be a combination of death and 棺 kan (coffin). It may also be a pun on です か desu ka, a form used at the at the end of an interrogative sentence which can be translated as "Is it?".
==In other languages==
==External links==
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