Karrablast (Pokémon)

Total: 1
Karrablast
0 HP	1 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Blue

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves into Escavalier when traded for a Shelmet, a Pokémon that evolves into Accelgor simultaneously. Neither evolves if at least one holds an Everstone during the trade.

Biology

Karrablast is a round, bipedal Pokémon 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 Shelmet, so it can evolve through electrical-like energy. Shelmet is also its 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.

In the anime

Karrablast in the anime

Major appearances

Karrablast physically debuted in Evolution Exchange Excitement!, where Professor Juniper traded it to Bianca for her Shelmet so it could evolve. The trade ended with Karrablast evolving into Escavalier.

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 Ash in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup but lost to Leavanny in the first round.

A Trainer's Karrablast appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.

In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Karrablast was living in a forest.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
BW063	Karrablast	Ash's Pokédex	Karrablast, the Clamping Pokémon. Karrablast live in forests and fields, and often hide in trees or grass when threatened. They can also defend themselves by spitting acid.

In the manga

Karrablast in Pokémon Adventures

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 and PS585.

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 caught by Whitley in Abyssal Ruins. In the same chapter, it was traded to Blake for his Shelmet and subsequently evolved into Escavalier.

In the TCG

Main article: Karrablast (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Unova
BW: #094

Unova
B2W2: #155

White 2
Black	These mysterious Pokémon evolve when they receive electrical stimulation while they are in the same place as Shelmet.
White	When they feel threatened, they spit an acidic liquid to drive attackers away. This Pokémon targets Shelmet.
Black 2	For some reason they evolve when they receive electrical energy while they are attacking Shelmet.

Generation VI

Kalos
Mountain #022

Hoenn
#—

X	These mysterious Pokémon evolve when they receive electrical stimulation while they are in the same place as Shelmet.
Y	For some reason they evolve when they receive electrical energy while they are attacking Shelmet.
Omega Ruby	These mysterious Pokémon evolve when they receive electrical stimulation while they are in the same place as Shelmet.
Alpha Sapphire	For some reason they evolve when they receive electrical energy while they are attacking Shelmet.

Generation VII

Alola
#—

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.

Generation VIII

Galar
#273

Galar
Isle of Armor #066

Sinnoh
#—

Hisui
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword	Its strange physiology reacts to electrical energy in interesting ways. The presence of a Shelmet will cause this Pokémon to evolve.
Shield	It spits a liquid from its mouth to melt through Shelmet's shell. Karrablast doesn't eat the shell— it eats only the contents.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Routes 6 and 11

Routes 6 and 11
Route 8, Icirrus City, Moor of Icirrus^Spring^Summer^Autumn

Generation VI

Routes 14 and 19

Generation VII

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Sword

Route 7, Bridge Field, Motostoke Riverbank, Hammerlocke Hills, Giant's Cap
Rolling Fields, Dappled Grove, South Lake Miloch, Bridge Field (Max Raid Battle)

Shield

Route 7, Bridge Field, Motostoke Riverbank, Hammerlocke Hills
Rolling Fields, Dappled Grove, South Lake Miloch, Bridge Field (Max Raid Battle)

Expansion Pass

Forest of Focus, Old Cemetery
Training Lowlands (Wanderer)

Brilliant Diamond

Shining Pearl

Unobtainable

Legends: Arceus

Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Rumble Blast

Treetops: Soothing Shore, World Axle - B2F

PokéPark 2

Arbor Area

Rumble U

Challenge Battle: Lord of the Bugs

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Safari Jungle: Stage 1 ^Su

Shuffle

Nacht Carnival: Stage 528

Rumble World

White Ruins: Everspring Valley (All Areas)

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Pinsir Sea, Aegislash Sea, Charizard Sea^Final

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
BW	Trade for Evolution! Karrablast	Japanese	Japan	30	October 10 to November 28, 2010
BW	Summer 2011 Karrablast	English	Europe	50	June 11 to August 27, 2011
BW	Summer 2011 Karrablast	French	Europe	50	June 11 to August 27, 2011
BW	Summer 2011 Karrablast	German	Europe	50	June 11 to August 27, 2011
BW	Summer 2011 Karrablast	Italian	Europe	50	June 11 to August 27, 2011
BW	Summer 2011 Karrablast	Spanish	Europe	50	June 11 to August 27, 2011

Wild Area News

Games	Event	Gigantamax	Location	Level	Distribution period
SwSh	Wild Area News	No	hide	17	March 19 to 25, 2020

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Events*		Bug Gem (100%)

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Defense: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Atk: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Def: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Speed: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Total: 315	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Poison

1×

Bug

1×

Ghost

1×

Steel

1×

Water

1×

Electric

1×

Psychic

1×

Ice

1×

Dragon

1×

Dark

1×

Fairy

1×

Weak to:

Flying

2×

Rock

2×

Fire

2×

Immune to:

None

Resistant to:

Fighting

½×

Ground

½×

Grass

½×

Learnset

Karrablast is available in Sword and Shield.

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Peck	Flying	Physical	03535	100100%	35
011	Leer	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	30
044	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	04040	09595%	20
088	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	10
1212	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	40
1616	Acid Spray	Poison	Special	04040	100100%	20
2020	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	07070	100100%	15
2424	Flail	Normal	Physical	0000—	100100%	15
2828	Scary Face	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	10
3232	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	08080	100100%	15
3636	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	20
4040	Take Down	Normal	Physical	09090	08585%	20
4444	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	09090	100100%	10
4848	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120120	100100%	15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM16	TM16	Screech	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	40
TM21	TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM24	TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	05050	100}}100%	15
TM25	TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM26	TM26	Scary Face	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	10
TM28	TM28	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	07575	100}}100%	10
TM31	TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM33	TM33	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	5
TM39	TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM76	TM76	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
TM94	TM94	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	04040	100}}100%	40
TR00	TR00	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR20	TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR26	TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR27	TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR28	TR28	Megahorn	Bug	Physical	120120	085}}85%	10
TR30	TR30	Encore	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	5
TR46	TR46	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
TR57	TR57	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	08080	100}}100%	20
TR60	TR60	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
TR61	TR61	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR65	TR65	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR87	TR87	Drill Run	Ground	Physical	08080	095}}95%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100%	20
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Karrablast in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Karrablast in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII

Other generations:
VI - VII

Gen.			Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
V	VI	VII	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	00—}}—%	20
V	VI	VII	Confide	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
V	VI	VII	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
V	VI	VII	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
V	VI	VII	Feint Attack ×	Dark	Physical	06060	00—}}—%	20
V	VI	VII	Frustration ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	01515	085}}85%	20
V	VI	VII	Hidden Power ×	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Horn Attack	Normal	Physical	06565	100}}100%	25
V	VI	VII	Infestation	Bug	Special	02020	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Pursuit ×	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Return ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Secret Power ×	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Signal Beam ×	Bug	Special	07575	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	05050	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15
V	VI	VII	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10

A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Karrablast
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Karrablast
× indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●●
Defense	●
Speed	●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds	Base HP: 48
	Base Attack: 70	Base Defense: 46	Base Speed: 60

PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond


	PokéPark Pad entry:
	He is Pawniard's friend. He is busy playing, but someday he wants to be a strong knight to protect the Arbor Area.

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Bug

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Bug

Attack Power: 50 - 100

5

#666

Final Effort

Deals a ton of damage when there are no more moves left.

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 137	Base Attack: 137	Base Defense: 87
Egg Distance: N/A	Buddy Distance: 3 km	Evolution Requirement: 200 or
Fast Attacks: Peck, Fury Cutter
Charged Attacks: Signal Beam, X-Scissor, Drill Run, Aerial Ace

Evolution

Unevolved

Karrablast
Bug

Trade
for Shelmet
→

First evolution

Escavalier
Bug Steel

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Black	White	Black 2	White 2


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII

Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VIII

Sword	Shield


HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Karrablast images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Karrablast and Shelmet are the only Pokémon 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 Shelmet suggest it is inspired by a ground beetle. 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 Carabus smaragdinus species.[1] Its horn, which may have also been inspired by rhinoceros beetles, somewhat resembles an escargot fork.

Karrablast and Shelmet may be a reference to coevolution, 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 Carabidae (the family of ground beetles) or Scarabaeidae (the family of scarab beetles), κέρατο kérato (Greek for horn), or carapace (the upper half a shell, which is commonly albeit incorrectly associated with beetles), and blast (referring to its defense mechanism) or plastron (French for Chestplate).

Kaburumo is derived from 噛りつく kaburitsuku (to bite into or stick to, referring its species name).

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	カブルモ Kaburumo	From 齧る kaburu
French	Carabing	From carabe or scarabée and bing
Spanish	Karrablast	Same as English name
German	Laukaps	From lauern or Laufkäfer and Kapsel
Italian	Karrablast	Same as English name
Korean	딱정곤 Ttakjeonggon	From 딱정벌레 ttakjeongbeollae and 곤충 gonchoong
Cantonese Chinese
Mandarin Chinese	蓋蓋蟲 / 盖盖虫 Gàigàichóng	From 蓋 gài and 蟲 chóng

More languages
Russian	Каррабласт Karrablast	Transcription of English name
Thai	คาบูรูโมะ Khaburumo	Transcription of Japanese name

Notes

Pokémon Historia: Gen 5 (Part 3)

External links

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[1] Pokémon Historia: Gen 5 (Part 3)