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 shortestRock-type.
Carbink is created from high temperatures and pressures underground and is occasionally found during cave excavations. It is known to compare its hard body with those of Geodude and Roggenrola. Following birth, it can sleep for millions of years. It is preyed upon by Sableye, and Gabite also likes to capture it. Carbink defends itself by shooting high-energy beams from the gem on its head. Rarely, Carbink will undergo a strange mutation and transform into Diancie. It is said that a pack of Carbink lives deep underground with their queen in a jeweled kingdom. Carbink can be found on occasion during the excavation of caves.
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.
Carbink, the Jewel Pokémon. Carbink are said to come from deep underground with its high pressure and hot temperatures. Their bodies are as hard as diamonds.
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.
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.
Carbink is the only Pokémon that can be transferred into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet that is not a starter, Legendary, Mythical, in the Paldea Pokédex, or has an evolutionary relative in the Paldea Pokédex. However, it is strongly linked with the Mythical Pokémon Diancie.
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.
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.
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