Carracosta (Pokémon)


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Carracosta (Japanese: アバゴーラ Abagoura) is a dual-type Fossil  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves from starting at level 37, after it is revived from a Cover Fossil.

Biology
Carracosta resembles a bipedal, blue-colored sea turtle. Its stomach is pale blue. It has deep blue rocky structures encrusted on its face, back, and the sides of its chest forming a "mask" and shell. Its flippers are long with black finger-like protrusions at the tips. Carracosta has a thick tail and short legs with two-toed feet. Carracosta has extremely strong jaws and have enough power in its slap to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker. Carracosta once lived in the sea millions of years ago and is now considered extinct. Carracosta eats steel frames and rocks, in addition to prey. Carracosta preys on and.

Major appearances
Multiple Carracosta made their main series debut in a flashback in A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1. They defended a young Ferris and a from a flock of attacking. They physically appeared in the follow-up episode, where the Tirtouga that Ferris befriended also evolved into one after being forcefully revived by Dr. Zager.

Minor appearances
Carracosta debuted in the opening sequence of White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Carracosta appeared in a fantasy in Mine Mayhem.

In A Cold Reception, 's Tirtouga, Costa, evolved into a Carracosta in his Gym battle against Brycen and defeated Brycen's to win the battle.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga
Zengai has a Carracosta that he can use as a Burst form.

NPC appearances

 * Carracosta is the adoptive father of the partner Pokémon. He is stern and strict, but means well.

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Trivia

 * Carracosta and are the only Fossil Pokémon to have Rock as their secondary type instead of their primary type.

Origin
Carracosta appears to draw inspiration from , the largest known species of sea turtle from the Late Cretaceous period. Its blue skin and dark gray carapace give it the same color scheme as the. The fact it eats steel beams draws from the fact that sea turtles are able to bend metal bars with their jaws. The front of its shell also bears resemblance to a.

Name origin
Carracosta may be a combination of carapace (a hard, protective covering, i.e. a shell) and costa (Latin, Spanish and Portuguese for coast, a reference to its habitat). Carra may also refer to the, which contains numerous fossils.

Abagoura may be a combination of 暴れる abareru (to thrash or act violently), 肋 abara (rib cage), and 甲羅 kōra (shell).

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