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 | Lizzie Freeman |
| 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.
In the anime
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 Reunion at the Ancient Castle!. 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 As Long as I'm with My Friends, 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 A Challenge from the Explorers, 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 Digdaman. 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 The Plan to Capture Rayquaza, 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 her better judgment and commanded Glalie to use Self-Destruct, which collided with Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse. The resulting explosion was powerful enough to blast the Legendary Pokémon directly into the hull of the Brave Olivine.
In HZ045, the Explorers were forced to retreat after realizing their attacks failed to any lasting damage to Rayquaza. Later, Coral and the other admins were gathered to have a meeting with Gibeon. The admins were ordered to allow the Rising Volt Tacklers to keep gathering the Six Heroes and restore Terapagos's power, as this would benefit the Explorers' plans as well. Gibeon also told them to monitor Liko and Terapagos.
In HZ046, Coral, along with Sidian, enrolled in Naranja Academy as part of the Terastal Training. Sidian introduced Coral to Clavell under the name (Japanese: サンドイッチ Sandwich), much to her amusement.
In HZ047, Coral was sent to Cortondo as part of course training. Having heard of Patisserie Soapberry's pastries, Coral was excited to try some. Much to her disdain, upon arriving, she discovered that the shop was out of stock for the day and angrily demanded some. Katy arrived and when she explained to her and Liko that she only had time for one of them, Coral impulsively demanded a match with Liko. Katy then pointed out that the students are not allowed to use Terastallization against each other and suggested a bake-off. In the ensuing bake-off, Coral, being impatient and not knowing how to bake, made a mess and lost the competition. In anger, she had Glalie use Blizzard on the bakery. This caused Katy to glare and address her in a tone intimidating enough for Coral to storm out of the shop.
In HZ050, Coral and Sidian were spying on Liko and Roy when they were approached by Clavell, so he thought the two were only interested in Liko and her group's battles. Clavell suggested them to go together to watch the battle at the Gym. Soon after, Coral decided to leave Clavell talking alone and went behind a food stall.
Prior to HZ055, Coral managed to succeed in a new exam, this time against Kofu. When the Terastal Training students returned, Coral was tasked with battling Larry alongside Kofu. During the battle, Coral caused all the Pokémon to be knocked out, including her Glalie, using Self-Destruct, thus being defeated in the battle. After being reprimanded for the way she acted, she left the arena in anger.
In HZ057, Coral and Sidian were seen with the other students during Clavell's speech that began the second part of the Training. Despite this, her Gym challenge was not revealed.
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 ancient castle and commanded her Glalie to Self-Destruct despite Sidian's protests. As seen in A Challenge from the Explorers, she is easily distracted, as she was shown focusing on her Rotom Phone during her battle with Roy. She also appears to place great importance on the value of collectible items, a behavior seen when she became angry over Liko opening a box of Sea Digdaman, ruining its pristine condition.
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. Ultimately, Coral's temperamental nature and grudges has often caused consequences for herself, such as getting disqualified by Katy for recklessly destroying the cake and attacking Liko in HZ047.
Pokémon
This listing is of Coral's Pokémon in the anime:
On hand
| Debut | Reunion at the Ancient Castle! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Tatsuki Kobe |
| English | Michael Schneider |
Glalie is Coral's only known Pokémon as well as her main partner. In addition to using it in battle, Coral uses Glalie as her transportation method.
In Rivals in the Dark of Night!, it was sent to battle Liko and Roy alongside Sidian's Garganacl at the ancient 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 A Challenge from the Explorers, 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, whom Glalie faced off alongside Sidian's Garganacl and Chalce's Medicham in the next episode.
In HZ055, Glalie was used by Coral in a Tag Battle alongside Kofu and his Wugtrio against Larry's Flamigo and Oricorio. However, Coral caused all the Pokémon to be knocked out, Glalie itself included, by ordering it to use Self-Destruct, thus resulting in her and Kofu's defeat.
Glalie's known moves are Blizzard, Self-Destruct, Crunch, and Ice Spinner.
Traveling with
 Rotom Phone |
Terastal Training
Coral has participated in the Terastal Training of Naranja Academy. Her evaluation and overall score are:
Extracurricular activities
As a student at Naranja Academy, Coral participated in the following events:
- Elite Four Tag Battle: with Kofu Vs. Larry (Loss; HZ055)
Voice actresses
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Gallery
Artwork
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| Coral's Naranja Academy uniform | Concept art of Coral's Naranja Academy uniform |
Eyecatch
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Other
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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 |
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| Pokémon Fan No. 85 November 2023 Exclusive Art |
In the manga
Pocket Monsters
Coral briefly appeared in a flashback in HZM03.
Pokémon
 Glalie |
Trivia
- Coral is the first major recurring human antagonist to be voiced by Ikue Otani, the voice actress for Ash's Pikachu and Captain Pikachu.
- In A Challenge from the Explorers, 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, Italian, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Turkish |
Coral | From coral |
| French | Corail | From corail (coral) |
| German | Coralia Sango* |
From Koralle (coral) Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Korean | 산호 Sanho | From 산호 (珊瑚) sanho (coral) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 姍瑚 Shānhú | From 珊瑚 shānhú (coral) |
| Thai | ซันโกะ Sango | Same as her Japanese name |
Sandwich
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | サンドイッチ Sandwich | From sandwich |
References
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| See also: Pokémon the Series characters |
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