Ash's Corphish
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Ash's Corphish (Japanese:サトシのヘイガニSatoshi's Heigani) was the thirdPokémon thatAshcaught in theHoennregion, and his twenty-fifth overall.
In animation
History
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Hoenn
Corphish debuted inGone Corphishin'. Ash and his friends were camping on aDewford Island beach, and Corphish was attacking them from underneath the sand. Eventually, his identity was revealed and Ash battled and caught him using hisTreecko. In thenext episode, when Corphish met the group's other Pokémon, he struggled to make friends, smacking the others to greet them and eating their food. Corphish later fell ill after eating some seaweed and rope and was carried to theDewford TownPokémon Center for treatment. The next morning he had recovered and was able to stop Team Rocket's plan.
Corphish had his firstGymbattle inJust One of the Geysers againstBrawly, where he was chosen to battle hisMachop. Corphish won the round, though he later fell toHariyama.
InGoing, Going, Yawn!, Ash selected Corphish to participate in his Gym battle againstFlannery, due to his type advantage over theLavaridge Gym'sFire Pokémon. Corphish took on Flannery'sMagcargo, managing to overcome his opponent's defensive tactics such asSandstorm and win the round. Later, after Treecko's failed attempt, Corphish was sent out to take onSlugma. However, Corphish had to berecalled after Slugma usedYawn to put him tosleep. Ash then sent him out to battle Flannery'sTorkoal, but he was still asleep and took several fiery hits as a result. Corphish woke up more persistent than ever, usingCrabhammer to overcome Torkoal'sIron Defense. As Torkoal emerged dizzy from the blows, Corphish finished it off withBubble Beam, earning Ash theHeat Badge.
InGo Go Ludicolo!, Corphish was sent out while Ash was deliberating on hisPetalburg Gym strategy. Corphish immediately got angry and jealous of Ash's newly evolvedGrovyle, particularly after he failed to retrieve fruit from a tree, as well as failing to breakTeam Rocket's net with his pincers, both of which Grovyle did easily withLeaf Blade. Later, Corphish got in Grovyle's way in order to volunteer to battlePoncho and hisLudicolo. However, Corphish struggled as his Crabhammer and Bubble Beam attacks were dodged by Ludicolo's dancing skills and defenses. He was then hit by Ludicolo'sFocus Punch and eventually defeated byHyper Beam. Determined to prove himself, Corphish caught up with Poncho and angrily demanded another battle, but he then had to rescue Poncho and Ludicolo from Team Rocket. He singlehandedly defeatedSeviper andCacnea, impressing Poncho, who admitted that his earlier win might have just been luck.
InIt's Still Rocket Roll to Me!, Corphish savedMax and one of theMossdeep Gym Leaders,Tate, when they were captured aboard a space shuttle that had been hijacked by Team Rocket. Having snuck aboard the shuttle while following the food, he discovered Max and Tate tied up in the cockpit and cut the ropes holding them, allowing Tate to useSolrock to knock Team Rocket out.
InOnce in a Mawile, Corphish fell in love with aMawile, but the feeling was not mutual since Mawile was in love withBrock's Lombre. He teamed up withBrock to sing and dance to "Takeshi's Paradise" in order to keep an audience entertained.
InThe Great Eight Fate!, Ash chose Corphish to replace hisSnorunt in theDouble Battle in the first round of theSootopolis Gym battle. He went up againstJuan'sSealeo andSeaking along withPikachu. Corphish's defenses allowed him and Pikachu to endure Sealeo's attacks and defeat it, ending the first round of the battle in Ash's favor. In thenext episode, Corphish took on Juan'sLuvdisc, managing to overcome itsSwift SwimAbility and win. Corphish then went up against Juan'sWhiscash, but he was defeated by aSurf andRock Smash combination.
In theEver Grande Conference, Corphish was used in several battles. He first teamed up withTorkoal inFrom Brags to Riches to battleDominick. After Torkoal fainted, Corphish defeatedSwalot alone, which he did by using Bubble Beam in Swalot's mouth.
InA Judgment Brawl, Ash used Corphish as his fourth Pokémon in hisFull Battle againstKatie in the Victory Tournament. He went up against herGolduck on the water field, and despite gettingconfused by Golduck'sConfusion, Corphish was more or less able to understand Ash's commands and defeat the Duck Pokémon. Corphish next went up against Katie'sVenomoth, though Ash recalled him in favor ofSwellow to get the type advantage. He sent him back out later to take on Katie's last Pokémon,Walrein. Although now free from his confusion, Corphish's Bubble Beam wasn't enough to stop Walrein's powerfulBody Slam, which knocked Corphish right out on impact.
Ashlater used Corphish as his first Pokémon in his Full Battle againstMorrison in the Victory Tournament, withGirafarig as his opponent. Morrison was unable to control his emotions due to grief over being forced to battle his close friend, Ash, causing him to give Girafarig useless commands, thus allowing Corphish to trounce it. In thenext episode, Ash saved the motionless Morrison from being disqualified by convincing him to continue battling, and he reluctantly pickedGrowlithe. With the type advantage and Morrison continuing to make poor move choices, Corphish made quick work of Growlithe as well. Ash further tried to encourage Morrison out of his slump, and he finally got through to him. Morrison then sent out hisSwampert and gave it much smarter commands, leading Corphish to tie with it.
InAt the End of the Fray, Ash used Corphish as his third Pokémon in his Full Battle againstTyson, going up againstHariyama. After a short exchange of moves, Corphish's Crabhammer collided with Hariyama'sFocus Punch, with the latter prevailing and knocking Corphish out in one shot.
Kanto Battle Frontier
Back atPallet Town, inThe Right Place and the Right Mime, Corphish met and soon befriended Ash's other crustacean-like Pokémon,Kingler.
InTactics Theatrics!!, he teamed up withSwellow to battleTucker and hisArcanine and Swampert. Tucker took early control of the battle by canceling out Corphish and Swellow's attacks by making full use of Arcanine's superior speed and Swampert's defenses, then going on offense and having his Pokémon use tactful combinations, including a brutal water and fire fusion attack, all of which pushed Corphish and Swellow to their limits. However, Ash was clever enough to come up with strategies to circumvent all of Tucker's combinations, including having Corphish counter Arcanine'sFire Blast with Bubble Beam, creating a huge cloud of steam that allowed him and Swellow to blindside Arcanine and Swampert with powerful finishing moves, thus winning Ash theTactics Symbol.
InTalking a Good Game!, he battledAnabel'sAlakazam and lost. In thenext episode, however, he was able to beat Alakazam in arematch, only to be beaten by herMetagross shortly thereafter.
Corphish danced with Brock to the same song as they did inOnce in a Mawile, albeit a new version, inStrategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!.
InOverjoyed!, in an attempt for Ash to warm up for his rematch againstBrandon,Nurse Joy decided to battle Ash with herChansey. As none of Corphish's attacks did any damage to Chansey, Chansey went on to defeat him withSolar Beam.
Ash left Corphish atProfessor Oak's lab when he left forSinnoh.
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
InAn Old Family Blend!, Corphish was first seen in a fountain alongsideTotodile and happily greeted his Trainer. Later, he helped to battle one ofTeam Rocket's mechas with his Bubble Beam. He also helped put out a fire, along with Totodile andPiplup, that was accidentally started byCyndaquil. Corphish was not seen participating in theLily of the Valley Conference.
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Corphish was reunited with Ash inThe Dream Continues!, where he and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Corphish briefly appeared inAlola, Kanto!, where he was seen swimming underwater at a pond near Oak's Laboratory with Totodile.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
InAdvice to Goh!, Corphish reunited with Ash during his visit to Professor Oak's Laboratory withGoh.
Corphish, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash inFriends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!. During the visit, he was seen relaxing with Kingler and later watched the battle between Ash andPaul. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.
FromBattling as Hard as Stone! onwards, Corphish watched Ash'sMasters Eight Tournament matches againstSteven,Cynthia, andLeon. InPartners in Time!, Corphish appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle againstLeon's Charizard. After Ash won the battle, Corphish joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.
InHeroes Unite!, Corphish, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.
InA Fated Face-Off!, Corphish was shown to have rejoined Ash's team. Corphish saw aClauncher that Ash wanted to catch and formed a passionate friendship with him, only forMisty to appear and say she wanted to catch him instead. After trying to catch him throughfishing, Ash and Misty decided to have a battle to decide who would catch Clauncher, with Ash using Corphish to battle againstPolitoed. Despite putting up a tough fight, Corphish was defeated, crying almost inconsolably at his loss, knowing that he couldn't be teammates with his new friend. Meanwhile, Misty caughtClauncher, who still chose to train with Corphish, much to her dismay.
Personality and characteristics
Corphish is a very brash Pokémon; he will often charge into things without thinking about his actions first, which usually leads him into some kind of trouble. Ash respected Corphish for his power, hence why he initially caught him. However, he struggled to teach Corphish how to handle his own strength, particularly regarding his pincers.
Corphish is prone to jealousy and had a rivalry withAsh's Treecko. InGo Go Ludicolo!, afterTreecko evolved into Grovyle, Corphish was worried he would not get as much attention as the powerful new Pokémon. He is also an extremely gluttonous Pokémon; inA Shroomish Skirmish, Corphish ate all ofTorchic's food. When he later got lost with Torchic, Corphish preferred to go on as if nothing had happened rather than swallowing his pride and apologizing.
Despite all of its social flaws, Corphish is a very friendly Pokémon and is very loyal to his Trainer. He is also an effective battler, being able to defeat opponents quite larger in size than himself. His strength lies in his tough exoskeleton, making him durable to most attacks.
Corphish tends to spend time withAsh's Totodile, as shown inAn Old Family Blend!, where they were found near each other onLily of the Valley Island; and inAlola, Kanto!, when they were seen underwater together. He also seems to get along well with his fellow crustacean Pokémon, striking up fast friendships with bothAsh's Kingler inThe Right Place and the Right Mime andMisty's Clauncher inA Fated Face-Off!.
Moves used
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| Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire | Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire | Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire | Poster for Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master | Artwork from "After the story"[2] |
In the games
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle!
Corphish appears inPokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle!.
In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
Corphish debuted inA Pokémon Battle Against An Entire Family?!, where it was temporarily given toMax in order to battleVivi Winstrate'sMarill and easily won. InStart Of A Pokémon League!!, Corphish went up againstMorrison'sGirafarig,Growlithe, andSwampert, where it was able to defeat them since Morrison wasn't giving it his all. However, Corphish was beaten by Morrison'sSteelix.
Moves used
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Pokémon Journeys
Corphish appeared inAdvice to Goh! atProfessor Oak's Laboratory.
Trivia
- Corphish is the onlyPokémon thatAshcaught inHoenn that is capable ofevolving but has not done so.
- Corphish is also Ash's only Pokémon caught in Hoenn with a confirmed gender.
- Corphish is the last of Ash's Pokémon to have a proper onscreen battle duringPokémon the Series.
- Corphish is also the latest of Ash's Pokémon to have his gender confirmed.
- Pokémon the Series: XY is the only series since his debut where Corphish doesn’t appear in any capacity duringPokémon the Series.
References
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, seeCorphish.
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