Carbink (Pokémon)

Four Carbink variants alongside their queen

Carbink is a gray, rock-like Pokémon with a conical body. Its body has light blue crystals of various shapes and sizes embedded in it. A white, fluffy collar surrounds its small head. It uses this soft mane to polish the gems of other Carbink. It has bright blue eyes, a light blue crystal on top of its head, and flat diamond-shaped ears. In some media depictions, the fluffy collar, ears, and pattern of the blue crystals on the Carbink’s body can differ based on size and crystal pattern. Due to its small stature, it ties with Minior and Dwebble as the shortest Rock-type.

Carbink is born from the high temperatures and pressures underground. Since then, it has slept underground for millions of years. It is also occasionally found during cave excavations. It is known to compare its hard body with those of Geodude and Roggenrola. It is known to be preyed upon by Sableye, and caught by Gabite. Carbink defends itself by shooting high-energy beams from the gem on its head and other parts of its body. Although Carbink are not specially rare, the jewels on its body draw the attention from people. Rarely, Carbink will undergo a strange mutation and transform into the Mythical Pokémon Diancie. It is said that a pack of Carbink lives with a Diancie queen in a jeweled kingdom deep underground. It's also said that there's a mineral vein housing another, large pack of Carbink with another Diancie queen. Carbink is also one of the few Pokémon found in Area Zero Underdepths.

Pokédex entries

Carbink in the Alola Pokédex	Carbink in the Kitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM076 TM076 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM079 TM079 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM090 TM090 Spikes Ground Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM101 TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM129 TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM139 TM139 Misty Terrain Fairy Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM161 TM161 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM176 TM176 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM178 TM178 Gravity Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM179 TM179 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM180 TM180 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM201 TM201 Misty Explosion Fairy Special 100100 100}}100% 5 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM220 TM220 Meteor Beam Rock Special 120120 090}}90% 10

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

By breeding

Side game data

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Traveling Pokémon Connected to: Budew Connection Orb Set: 8 Phrases Normal Good morning. I've been sleeping underground for a long time. Low HP (< 50%) I'm growing more and more fatigued. It's high time I went back underground…
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 48 Base Attack: 77 Base Defense: 67 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Rock Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Rock Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #140 Damage Streak Increases damage when it is triggered in a row. Swappable Skill(s): Rock Combo			Pokémon Shuffle Rock Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #140 Mega Boost+ Fills the Mega Gauge of the same type of Pokémon more.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 95 Base Defense: 285 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Tackle, Rock Throw Charged Attacks: Rock Slide, Moonblast, Power Gem
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #186 It looks like we’ve got some Carbink living happily together with Diancie. Carbink are said to be born from the high temperatures and pressures found in cave systems.

Evolution data

Unevolved Carbink  Rock  Fairy

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

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

Carbink in Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Major appearances

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 their leader.

Other

Four Carbink appeared in the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short In the Dark, where they were among the Pokémon rudely awakened by Hoopa's summoning of multiple Litwick.

Multiple Carbink made their animated series debut in A Diamond in the Rough!, with one of them causing trouble in Ash's Goodra's homeland. 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 Mew from Here!, multiple Carbink were seen on Faraway Island.

Three Carbink appeared in HZ072.

Pokédex entries

Carbink in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Movie adaptations

Main article: Carbink servants

The Carbink servants appear in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Pokémon Adventures

In Glittering Diancie, 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 Diancie, but just as he made it out of the cave, he was stopped by the fugitive trio and eventually defeated by Diancie.

Main article: Carbink (TCG)

• Carbink shares the same category name as Diancie. They are both known as the Jewel Pokémon.
• Carbink is tied with Diancie for the highest base Defense stat of all Fairy-type Pokémon.
• Excluding Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, Carbink is the only gender unknown Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.
• Carbink is the only Rock-type Pokémon in the Fairy Egg Group.
• Carbink is transferrable into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's original release despite not being a first partner, Legendary, Mythical, in the Paldea Pokédex, or having an evolutionary relative in the Paldea Pokédex. However, it is strongly linked with the Mythical Pokémon Diancie, and was later included in the Kitakami Pokédex.
• Despite being catchable in the Area Zero Underdepths, Carbink does not appear in the Paldea Pokédex or the Blueberry Pokédex.

Origin

Carbink could be based on the carbuncle, a mythical fairy-like creature that was rumored to be able to emit light and have gemstones growing out of its body. It physically resembles ores, rocks that contains minerals with important elements that are valued for a high price.

Name origin

Carbink may be a combination of carbuncle (referring to the mythical creature and a type of gemstone), carbon (element diamonds are composed of), carat, and tink (to tinkle).

Melecie may be a combination of melée (small cut diamonds), 珍しい mezurashii (rare), and 石 ishi (stone). Melecie and Diancie share the same ending sound.

• Carbink servants
• Diancie