![]() Spectacular Spinning: A happy Carbink in Pokémon Amie will flap its ear.thingies and twirl around.Ridiculously Cute Critter: The little carbuncle peeking out of the rock is rather adorable, with its small stature and bright blue, innocent-looking eyes.Riddle for the Ages: What exactly triggers a mutation of a Carbink into a Diancie? It's completely unexplained, and if there was a method, it certainly doesn't exist in the games themselves.It is also the only Rock-type Pokémon that is part of the Fairy egg group. It's based on a carbuncle, a kind of mythical creature associated with gemstones (not the "pus-filled abscess" type of carbuncle, but they do look similar). Our Fairies Are Different: Fairy-Type, and very different indeed.No Biological Sex: This thing is genderless.Last Chance Hit Point: Its Hidden Ability is Sturdy, which gives this effect if they were at full HP when hit with an attack that could one-shot it.Innocent Blue Eyes: It has bright blue, innocent-looking eyes that make it look adorable.Unfortunately, this also makes Carbink Sableye's favorite prey, since Sableye eats gems. Gem-Encrusted: Has some blue gems stuck in its body, and can even learn Power Gem.This results in the Sableye attacking the Carbink. From Bad to Worse: A wild Carbink's attempt to summon help sometimes results in it accidentally getting a Sableye's attention.Dishing Out Dirt: Rock-types that fire beams from the gems on their bodies.The freshly-hatched ones are apparently no different than the ancient ones. Carbink are said to be millions of years old, but you can still hatch them from Eggs. Day-Old Legend: A non-equipment example.Crystalline Creature: Carbink resemble floating clumps of rock studded with clear blue gems.Carbuncle Creature: As its name implies, it's based on a carbuncle.Armored But Frail: It has great base 150 for both defense, but its HP is only 50.What triggers this transformation is unknown. Under very rare circumstances, a Carbink can suddenly mutate into Diancie, one of the Mythical Pokémon of this generation. Its defenses are its highest stats and it can hold off Dragon and Flying-type attacks alike, but it doesn't take hits from Steel-types very well. It takes on the appearance of a sprite nestled in gem-encrusted rock, hence its Rock/Fairy typing. There are many things that Fairy-types can take inspiration from, ranging from cute creatures to pixies to mystical beings to The Fair Folk. Wonder Twin Powers: Its Hidden Ability is Plus, and, like Plusle and Minun, it can use Entrainment to give the Ability to its Allies in a Double or Triple match.Averted when it became able to learn and use Dazzling Gleam via TM in Generation 8. Useless Useful Spell: Play Rough was Dedenne's only Fairy-type attack when it was introduced, and it can't even use it effectively due to its lackluster Attack.It's also the only Pokémon outside of the Heliolisk family to get Parabolic Charge. Secret Art: Like the other Pikachu expies, it gets Nuzzle.Ridiculously Cute Critter: A given, but this one seems shorter and chubbier than the others.Interestingly, it bears more of a resemblance to Raichu than Pikachu. Recurring Element: The regional cute Electric-type rodent.Power Cord Tail: Dedenne can use its tail to absorb electricity from power plants and electrical outlets.Mythology Gag: Pikachu's original design was somewhat chubbier and more mouse-like, but it was retconned in Gen III to a sleeker design.Meaningful Name: It's capable of communicating with far-off allies and it has antennae-shaped whiskers with a name that sounds similar to "denden" (the sound of electrical transmission).Life Drain: Apart from the Helioptile line, these guys are the only Pokémon capable of using Parabolic Charge.Kid-Appeal Character: Shares similarities with Pikachu and Raichu.Item Caddy: Can have the Pickup ability.Hyperactive Metabolism: Can have the Cheek Pouch ability, which restores some HP whenever it uses a Berry in battle. ![]() Bilingual Bonus: Its name is a combination of "denki" (Japanese for "electricity") or "denden" (the Japanese onomatopoeia for electric transmission) and "antenne" (French for "antenna").Despite its small size, it uses its antennae-like whiskers to communicate over long distances. It's an Electric/Fairy type hamster, field mouse, or gerbil-type rodent with an electrical cord-like tail. Every region seems to have their own variety of adorable electric rodent, and this is Kalos' version.
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