Corsola
| Corsola | |
|---|---|
| File:Corsola.png National Pokédex Piloswine - Corsola (#222) - Remoraid Johto Pokédex Cloyster - Corsola (#171) - Remoraid Hoenn Pokédex Relicanth - Corsola (#180) - Chinchou | |
| Japanese name | サニーゴ - Sanīgo |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | None |
| Generation | Second |
| Species | Coral Pokémon |
| Type | Rock / Water |
| Height | 2ft (.6 m) |
| Weight | 11 pounds (5.0 kg) |
| Ability | Hustle/Natural Cure |
Corsola (サニーゴ, Sanigo) are one of the Template:Pokenum fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Corsola in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]
The name, Corsola, is probably a combination of the words "coral" and "solar". The origin of "-sola" is evident in the fact that Corsola is attracted to the sun, habitates in warm waters, and has a jewel on its head that reflects the sun's colors. Corsola's Japanese name, Sanigo, is a play on the word "Sango" which means coral.
Biological Characteristics
Corsola is a marine creature composed mostly of a pink substance similar to real coral. It has a small face and a white underbelly. In addition to the coral outgrowths (also described as branches) situated all over the upper half of its body, Corsola also has a growth like a horn on its head, and that is considered its natural armament when facing underwater predators.
The coral flesh of Corsola is continually shed as the Pokémon grows. The branches serve to supply Corsola with nutrients by absorbing them from wherever there is clean water. Corsola’s branches, when the Pokémon is beached ashore, glitters beautifully in seven colors of the rainbow when they catch the sunlight. The branches are amazingly expendable; If any branch breaks off, Corsola can grow it back over the period of one night (compare with Staryu). However, this fragility is undermined by Corsola’s inability to live in polluted water. If the sea is polluted, Corsola’s branches become discolored and soon crumble away, where soon after the Pokémon will cease.
Corsola is a Pokémon with a migratory life cycle. It prefers to live wherever the seas are warm. Thus it is a common sight near the shorelines whenever the Summer season befalls a region. When Corsola are in the northern seas during the summer in the northern hemisphere, once winter approaches, they migrate back en masse to the southern seas where it is now the summer for the southern hemisphere. Wherever it resides, countless Corsola blanket the shallow ocean floor, and their makeshift reef can serve as an ideal hiding place for other small Pokémon, particularly the pink heart-like Luvdisc.
Corsola plays an interesting supportive role in southern regions inhabited by humans. In south sea nations, people live in communities that have been built on groups of these Pokémon. The most famous example of this is in the southern nation of Hoenn, where the wooden, boarded town of Pacifidlog has been built far offshore and now floats on a huge colony of Corsola.
Due to its location in the Johto Pokédex, there was some initial debate that it evolved into Remoraid. This seems perfectly plausible at first, because Remoraid shows no resemblance with its next stage Octillery, just like Corsola shows no relation to Remoraid.
In the Pokémon video games
In Gold/Silver/Crystal, it is found when fishing in The Cerulean City Gym, Cherrygrove City, Cianwood City, Olivine City, Union Cave and Routes 19, 34 and 40.
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, you can fish for it near the entrance to Ever Grande City. It is also available via trading a Bellossom for Corsola in Pacifidlog Town. In Pokémon Emerald, it can be found on Route 128 and in Ever Grande City using a fishing rod.
Corsola's stats are all mediocre or below-average, but its decent Defense, Special Defense, and Hit Points let it take at least a few hits before fainting. On the plus side, it can learn Mirror Coat, useful against opponents with Special attacks. On the negative side, its dual Water/Rock type makes it very weak when facing Grass-types.
Though it's stats aren't the greatest for battling, Corsola really shines when it comes to breeding, allowing a lot of Pokémon to learn Mirror Coat and Ancient Power easily.
In other media
Misty caught a Corsola in Pokémon Master Quest episode "A Corsola Caper", and has owned it ever since. It almost immediately became Misty's primary battling Pokémon, displaying surprisingly strong offensive abilities (in one case, knocking out a Gyarados with a single attack) in addition to the defensive power for which the species is best known. Among its achievements was winning the Tour de Altomare race in the beginning of the movie Pokémon Heroes.
Corsola has appeared on four cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, all as Basic water-types in the following sets: Neo Discovery, Expedition, EX Hidden Legends and EX Unseen Forces.
It has been confirmed in a recent press confrence in Japan that Corsola will be a playable character in the video game, "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" for the Wii.
References
- Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Books
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Corsola as a species.
- Template:Serebiidex
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
- Smogon Pokédex entry
- Template:WikiKnowledge
- ^ "Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2006-02-28.
- ^ Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.