Coral
| Coral サンゴ Sango | |
 Coral | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Pink |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unknown |
| Animated series | Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
| Debut | The Ancient Poké Ball |
| English voice actor | Unknown |
| Japanese voice actor | Ikue Otani |
| Member of | Explorers |
| Rank | Admin |
Coral (Japanese: サンゴ Sango) is one of the admins of the Explorers, and a major antagonist in Pokémon Horizons: The Series.
History
Coral first appeared as a hologram in The Ancient Poké Ball, alongside the other Explorers's admins. The first time she spoke and was seen clearly was in Quaxly, We Can Do It, taunting Spinel about his last failure.
She made her physical debut in HZ024. At Hamber's request, Coral and Sidian accompanied him to the Galar region. In the next episode, after tracking down Amethio's location, the group arrived at the old castle where Diana was living at. Despite Hamber ordering them to stay on standby while he secured their target, Coral and Sidian invaded the location and cornered Liko and Roy, only to be stopped by the sudden arrival of Captain Pikachu. Once Cap took out Sidian's Garganacl, Coral snapped and recklessly ordered her Glalie to use Self-Destruct, allowing the Rising Volt Tacklers to escape and leaving the old castle in ruins.
In HZ027, Coral and the other admins joined in a meeting to discuss the Explorers' next objective. Eventually, they decided to go after the Black Rayquaza.
In HZ043, Coral and Sidian arrived in a seaside town in Paldea. Coral had led him there under the guise of finding something important, which was actually some rare Sea Diglett Manjū. However, upon finding out they had sold out and that Liko and Roy had managed to get a box without even lining up, she left them a challenge letter on the back of Roy's Fuecoco. While Coral faced Roy, Sidian stepped in to take Liko on. Despite the rough start, the young Rising Volt Tacklers refused to give up and eventually broke through their foes' strategies. Impressed, the two Explorers decided to stop holding back, but were forced to withdraw after Sidian received a call to take part in mission involving the Black Rayquaza.
In HZ044, Coral, Sidian, and Chalce summoned the Black Rayquaza near Levincia by using a machine that generated an energy similar to that Terapagos emitted previously and had their Pokémon battle against the Sky High Pokémon. They started strong, unleashing powerful super effective moves, but lost control over Rayquaza once Dot managed to shut down the machine. Once again, Coral let her temper overcome better judgment and commanded her Glalie to use Self-Destruct, which was powerful enough to blast the Legendary Pokémon directly into the hull of the Brave Olivine.
Character
Coral appears to have a mostly cheery and playful personality, but likes to disrespectfully poke fun at her allies whenever they fail a mission. Along with Sidian, Coral is considered a troublemaker due to her lack of discipline and reckless behavior in comparison to her fellow admins. Coral appears to have a volatile mood, as she quickly became furious when Captain Pikachu interrupted the Explorers' siege on the old castle and commanded her Glalie to Self-Destruct despite Sidian's protests. As seen in HZ043, she is easily distracted, as she was shown focusing on her Rotom Phone during her battle with Roy.
Coral is also quite childish and vain, occasionally referring to herself in the third-person and openly expressing how cute she is. In the Japanese version, she often uses the prefix 鬼 oni to emphasize her words. She's also quite the loudmouth, openly talking about the Explorers' plans in front of others, even their enemies, as she talked about the organization's intention to summon the Black Rayquaza in front of Liko and Roy. She also prioritizes dealing with her grudges more than the organization's plans as she refused to leave the battle with Liko and Roy at first, being dragged away by force by Sidian and his Aerodactyl.
Pokémon
On hand
| Debut | HZ024 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Tatsuki Kobe |
Glalie is Coral's only known Pokémon. In addition to using it in battle, Coral uses Glalie as her transportation method.
In HZ025, it was sent to battle Liko and Roy alongside Sidian's Garganacl at the old castle. Once Captain Pikachu arrived to aid the young Rising Volt Tacklers, however, Coral recklessly commanded Glalie to use Self-Destruct, which abruptly ended the match. In HZ043, it was used to battle against Roy's Fuecoco, though the battle was cut short due to new developments on the Explorers's plan to summon the Black Rayquaza, which Glalie faced off alongside Sidian's Garganacl and Chalce's Medicham in the next episode.
Glalie's known moves are Blizzard, Self-Destruct, Crunch, and Ice Spinner.
Traveling with
 Rotom Phone |
Voice actors
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Artwork
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| Concept art from Pokémon Horizons: The Series | November 2023 Calendar by mojacookie[1] | In artwork from "After the story" by mojacookie | ||
Trivia
- Coral is the first major recurring human antagonist to be voiced by Ikue Otani, the voice actress for the two Pikachu belonging to Ash and Friede.
- In HZ043, Coral's disguise included the Terastal Sporty Cap.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | サンゴ Sango | From 珊瑚 sango (coral) |
| English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Turkish |
Coral | From coral |
| German, French | Sango | Same as her Japanese name |
| Korean | 산호 Sanho | From 산호 (珊瑚) sanho (coral) |
References
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| See also: Pokémon the Series characters |
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