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.

Biology
Carbink is a gray Pokémon that resembles a rock covered in light-blue crystals such as an ore. A white, fluffy collar separates this Pokémon's limbless body and head. Carbink has blue eyes, a light-blue crystal on top of its head and big, flat rhomboid ears. It can fire energy beams from the crystal in its head.

Carbink is born from temperatures and pressure underground, and it has slept for millions of years since its birth. Some have been unearthed during cave excavations. Rarely, Carbink will undergo a strange mutation and transform into. In Alola, the main predator of Carbink is, which stalks Carbink due to its diet of gemstones. However, usually takes the Carbink before the Sableye can.

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 the 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.

Several Carbink made their main 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 movie adaptations
The Carbink servants appear in.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the, 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.

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Trivia

 * Carbink is tied with for having the highest base  stat of all  Pokémon.
 * Excluding and Mythical Pokémon, Carbink is the only genderless Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

Origin
Carbink could be based on the, a mythical fairy-like creature that was rumored to have gemstones growing out of it, and referring to its power to shoot rays or beams of light from the gem on its head. Its appearance is likely based on an, a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements which are valued for a high price.

Name origin
Carbink may be a combination of ', ' (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).

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