[[File:Juniper Karrablast.png|thumb|left|250px|Karrablast in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
===Major appearances===
Karrablast physically debuted in ''[[BW063|Evolution Exchange Excitement!]]'', where [[Professor Juniper]] [[trade]]d it to {{an|Bianca}} for her {{p|Shelmet}} so it could [[Evolution|evolve]]. The trade ended with Karrablast evolving into {{p|Escavalier}}.
In ''[[BW095|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 ''[[BW062|Crisis at Chargestone Cave!]]''.
In ''[[BW090|Jostling for the Junior Cup!]]'', [[Marris]]'s Karrablast battled {{Ash}} in the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] but lost to {{AP|Leavanny}} in the first round.
A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Karrablast appeared in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]''.
In ''[[PK27|Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad]]'', a Karrablast was living in a forest.
===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Unova}}
{{Animedexbody|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.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Unova}}
==In the manga==
[[File:Whitley Karrablast Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Karrablast in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
In ''[[PS478|Big City Battles]]'', a Karrablast was briefly seen under the ownership of one of [[Castelia City]]'s residents.
A Karrablast appeared in ''[[PS493|Underground Showdown]]''.
Two Karrablast appeared in a fantasy in ''[[PS507|A Misunderstanding]]''.
In ''[[PS536|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 {{pkmn2|caught}} by {{adv|Whitley}} in ''[[PS543|Abyssal Ruins]]''. In the same chapter, it was [[trade]]d to {{adv|Blake}} for his {{p|Shelmet}} and subsequently evolved into Escavalier.
A Karrablast in ''[[PS585|Pinsir Changes]]'' was one of the Pokémon that had its life-force drained.
==In the TCG==
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==Game data==
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==In the anime==
[[File:Juniper Karrablast.png|thumb|left|250px|Karrablast in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
===Major appearances===
Karrablast physically debuted in ''[[BW063|Evolution Exchange Excitement!]]'', where [[Professor Juniper]] [[trade]]d it to {{an|Bianca}} for her {{p|Shelmet}} so it could [[Evolution|evolve]]. The trade ended with Karrablast evolving into {{p|Escavalier}}.
In ''[[BW095|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 ''[[BW062|Crisis at Chargestone Cave!]]''.
In ''[[BW090|Jostling for the Junior Cup!]]'', [[Marris]]'s Karrablast battled {{Ash}} in the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] but lost to {{AP|Leavanny}} in the first round.
A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Karrablast appeared in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]''.
In ''[[PK27|Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad]]'', a Karrablast was living in a forest.
===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Unova}}
{{Animedexbody|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.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Unova}}
==In the manga==
[[File:Whitley Karrablast Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Karrablast in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
In ''[[PS478|Big City Battles]]'', a Karrablast was briefly seen under the ownership of one of [[Castelia City]]'s residents.
A Karrablast appeared in ''[[PS493|Underground Showdown]]''.
Two Karrablast appeared in a fantasy in ''[[PS507|A Misunderstanding]]''.
In ''[[PS536|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 {{pkmn2|caught}} by {{adv|Whitley}} in ''[[PS543|Abyssal Ruins]]''. In the same chapter, it was [[trade]]d to {{adv|Blake}} for his {{p|Shelmet}} and subsequently evolved into Escavalier.
A Karrablast in ''[[PS585|Pinsir Changes]]'' was one of the Pokémon that had its life-force drained.
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 the 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.
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 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.
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's relationship 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 Carabus (genus of beetles belonging to the ground beetle family), κέρατο kérato (Greek for horn), or carapace (the upper half of a shell, which is commonly, albeit incorrectly, associated with beetles), and blast (referring to its defense mechanism) or plastron (French for chestplate). It may also be derived from Carabus blaptoides, a species of ground beetle endemic to Japan.
Kaburumo may be derived from 蝸牛被 maimaikaburi (Carabus blaptoides) and 甲虫 kabutomushi (beetle).
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Karrablast images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
