Coral サンゴSango
Coral in theMega Voltage arc
Age	Unconfirmed[1]
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^[2]) is an admin of theExplorers and a major recurring antagonist inPokémon Horizons: The Series. In theMega Voltage arc, she andSidian promote new products ofExceed.

In animation

History

Pre-series

Coral was one of the members recruited byHamber to followGibeon's mission, being trained by him personally along with the other members of the team barringSpinel. Among the four trained by Hamber, she was the second to be recruited and trained afterAmethio.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Coral first appeared as a hologram inThe Ancient Poké Ball, alongside the otherExplorers's admins. The first time she spoke and was seen clearly was inQuaxly, We Can Do It, tauntingSpinel about his last failure.

She made her physical debut inReunion at the Ancient Castle!. AtHamber's request, Coral andSidian accompanied him to theGalarregion. In thenext episode, after tracking downAmethio's location, the group arrived at theold castle whereDiana was living at. Despite Hamber ordering them to stay on standby while he secured their target, Coral and Sidian invaded the location and corneredLiko andRoy, only to be stopped by the sudden arrival ofCaptain Pikachu. Once Cap took out Sidian'sGarganacl, Coral snapped and recklessly ordered herGlalie to useSelf-Destruct, allowing theRising Volt Tacklers to escape and leaving the old castle in ruins.

InAs 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 theBlack Rayquaza.

InA Challenge from the Explorers, Coral and Sidian arrived in a seaside town inPaldea. Coral had led him there under the guise of finding something important, which was actually some rare Wiglett sweet buns. 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'sFuecoco. 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.

InThe Plan to Capture Rayquaza, Coral, Sidian, andChalce summoned the Black Rayquaza nearLevincia by using a machine that generated an energy similar to thatTerapagos emittedpreviously and had their Pokémon battle against theSky High Pokémon. They started strong, unleashing powerful super effective moves, but lost control over Rayquaza onceDot 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'sDragon Pulse. The resulting explosion was powerful enough to blast theLegendary Pokémon directly into the hull of theBrave Olivine.

InFrom So Far Away, 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 withGibeon. The admins were ordered to allow the Rising Volt Tacklers to keep gathering theSix Heroes and restore Terapagos's power, as this would benefit the Explorers' plans as well. Gibeon also told them to monitor Liko and Terapagos.

InWelcome to Naranja Academy!, Coral, along with Sidian, enrolled inNaranja Academy as part of theTera Training. Sidian introduced Coral toClavell under the nameCornbread (Japanese:サンドイッチSandwich), much to her amusement.

InPut Your Heart Into It!, Coral was sent toCortondo 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 useTerastallization 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 useBlizzard in the kitchen. This caused Katy to glare and address her in a tone intimidating enough for Coral to stop and she begrudingly left.

InTrending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!, 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 theGym. Soon after, Coral decided to leave Clavell talking alone and went behind a food stall.

Prior toShowdown! The Paldea Elite Four, Coral managed to succeed in a new exam, this time againstKofu. When the Tera Training students returned, Coral was tasked with battlingLarry alongside Kofu. During the battle, Coral had Glalie use Self-Destruct, knocking all of the Pokémon out. Larry was declared the winner of the match, much to her shock, claiming that a win was a win. After being reprimanded, she angrily left the arena.

InThe Terapagos I Don't Know, 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.

InThe Approaching Shadow!, Coral and Sidian surrounded Roy and Dot on Spinel's orders, abandoning their student disguises. Inthe next episode, Coral and Sidian battled against Roy and Dot to stall them, but before Coral's Glalie could finish off their opponents, they were interrupted byGrusha's arrival, so Chalce commanded the two admins to retreat. At their base the Explorers Admins gathered to ask Amethio if he had betrayed the Explorers by helping out Liko in escaping from a cave after seeing the footage recorded by Spinel'sBeheeyem and why he did not catch Terapagos when he had the chance. Before Amethio could give a proper explanation, Gibeon arrived and expelled his grandson from the Explorers for helping their enemies.

InInfiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!, while Chalce hacked Naranja Academy's systems to steal data on Terapagos, Coral and Sidian were ordered to prevent anyone from interfering with the mission. Coral later encountered Roy, who had been made aware of the sabotage and went to confront the Explorers. After being lured outside of the academy's hallways, Coral faced Roy in a battle, only to end up defeated. Sidian then arrived and forced Coral to retreat with him, much to her anger. In thefollowing episode, dejected over her defeat, Coral was seen enjoying a sandwich with her Glalie alongside Sidian, who had a rice ball.

InOver the Top!, Hamber ordered Coral and Sidian to follow the Rising Volt Tacklers toArea Zero. In thenext episode, Coral was observing the Rising Volt Tacklers, but decided to go exploring Area Zero on her own. While exploring, Coral met aScream Tail but believed it was aJigglypuff and called itScreamypuff (Japanese:オニプリンOnipurin). However, when aGreat Tusk appeared, Coral and her Glalie teamed up with Screamypuff to defeat it. After defeating Great Tusk, Coral tried to silence Screamypuff's relentless screaming by throwing something at it, but accidentally threw aPoké Ball and caught it. Following this, she reunited with Sidian, and in thefollowing episode, Coral and Sidian witnessed the Rising Volt tacklers' battle againstLucius's Gouging Fire and Rayquaza from a distance. At theend of the battle, they departed from Area Zero to report their findings to their fellow Explorers.

InThe Truth Revealed!, Coral and Sidian attended a meeting with Gibeon where they reported the events in the Area Zero. After this, Gibeon instructed them to prepare for the battle that will follow inLaqua.

InThe Pokémon Paradise of Laqua!, after Pagogo removed the barrier keeping Laqua sealed, Liko, Roy, andDot were greeted by Coral, Sidian, and Chalce. Inthe following episode, the Explorers admitted they were aware of Laqua's location from the beginning and just waited for the Rising Volt Tacklers to take down the barrier for them. Having achieved their goal, the Explorers decided to get rid of the Rising Volt Tacklers by battling them. Coral chose to battle Roy's Crocalor with Screamypuff, but despite its strength and Coral utilizingTerastallization, Screamypuff's lack of proper battle experience eventually led to its defeat. Refusing to give up, Coral sent out Glalie, but was interrupted when a large vortex of pink mist began filling the air.

InGuided by the Black Rayquaza!, the Explorers continued to prevent Liko's group from heading further into Laqua, only to be attacked byOnia andZirc. This distraction allowed Liko, Roy, and Dot to run ahead and confront Gibeon. Later, Coral and her allies supported Gibeon by utilizing machines designed to stimulate the ground where theLaquium was buried, forcibly activating it and making it expand uncontrollably. Coral, Sidian, and Chalce used their Pokémon to block any incoming attacks that would damage the machines. Inthe following episode, Coral watched Gibeon battled the Rising Volt Tacklers and Amethio, only to eventually be defeated.

InWhere the Adventure Leads, once the Laquium had been purified by Pagogo and the Six Heroes, Coral watched in shock as Gibeon's body faded away. Disappointed by his former leader's failure, Spinel announced that he would surpass Gibeon and that the Explorers would take control of Laqua. Coral and Sidian objected to Spinel's sudden ambitions, but were told by Chalce to just keep watching. Using a device he developed, Spinel infected five of the Six Heroes with Laquium. The infected heroes ran wild, causing Laqua to begin collapsing on itself.

One year later, inThe Strong Sphere, Coral and Sidian appeared at theExceed Testing Center, taking part in a public demonstration of theStrong Sphere. Coral took the time to entertain the crowd before Sidian informed her of Liko and Roy's presence, shocking her. They both challenged Liko and Roy to a Double Battle, which Coral and Sidian won after using the Strong Sphere to empower their Pokémon with Laquium. After cruelly continuing to attack Liko and Roy's already-defeated Pokémon, they were stopped byUlt, who denounced the Strong Sphere and told Coral to face him next. Coral impulsively commanded Glalie to Self-Destruct after Ult'sSableye proved troublesome, though it dealt no damage to Darkness Pokémon and simply allowed the trio to escape. Afterwards, Coral and Sidian met with Chalce, who noted that as long as the Explorers have the public on their side, Liko's group couldn't do anything to stop them.

InTinkatuff's Hammer Wasn't Made in a Year!, Coral and Sidian arrived at a city for a promotion and the two parted ways in order to look for some food once it concluded. Arriving at a dessert shop, Coral had her Pokémon wait in line, only to be recognized by the crowd and swarmed, but an Exceed representative took them away. The representative had them board aFlying Taxi and they were arriving to their next location when Dot'sTinkatuff knockedCorviknight out of the sky in order to acquire its feathers. The cabbie and his Corviknight fled after realizing who the aggressor was, leaving Coral and Sidian to fend for themselves. As they witnessed Tinkatuff forge a new hammer, Dot arrived, resulting in Coral battling her with Glalie. During the battle, Glalie interrupted Tinkatuff's forging, but Tinkatuff was able to forge her new hammer and evolved intoTinkaton, who quickly defeated Glalie and forced the two to run away. Inthe next episode, she and Sidian arrived at the distribution center to remain on standby and observe the experiment to test the Super Strong Sphere. In thefollowing episode, Coral and Sidian intervened to battle Amethio when he arrived to help Liko, Roy, and Ult. However, despite having her Glalie knock out all their Pokémon with Self-Destruct, she and the rest of the Explorers were forced to retreat when the Super Strong Spheres wear off on five of the Six Heroes.

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 withSidian, Coral is considered a troublemaker due to her lack of discipline and reckless behavior in comparison to her fellow admins, though she is far more troublesome than him. This is especially shown when she orders her Glalie to Self-Destruct numerous times throughout the series, often outright ignoring external factors and consequences, resulting in disaster. As seen inA Challenge from the Explorers, she is easily distracted, as she was shown focusing on herRotom Phone during her battle withRoy. She also appears to place great importance on the value of collectable items, a behavior seen when she became angry overLiko opening a box of Wiglett sweet buns, 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 slang prefixオニoni as an intensifier and as a pun on Onigohri, Glalie's Japanese name. 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 theBlack 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 hisAerodactyl. Ultimately, Coral's temperamental nature and grudges have often caused consequences for herself, such as getting disqualified byKaty for recklessly destroying the cake and attacking Liko inPut Your Heart Into It!. Keeping in line with her hot-headed nature Coral is also very impatient, to the point of wanting the end battles quickly rather than stall opponents for time as seen inLiko and Amethio. As seen inInfiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger! Coral is shown to be a sore loser, as seen when she reacted with anger and frustration after losing to Roy and his Fuecoco in battle.

After the battle atNaranja Academy inShine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!, Coral began to show a lighter side, reflecting on her time as a student at the institution and sharing her food with Glalie. Despite her hot-headed brashness, she genuinely cares for her Pokémon and is shown occasionally doting on them. Additionally, unlike most of her fellow Explorers, she recognizes the value of the bond between a Trainer and Pokemon. InWhere the Adventure Leads, Coral and Sidian were shown opposing Spinel's takeover of the Explorers, showing a sense of standards and drawing a line with Spinel's ruthless and unethical actions. However, Coral is also shown to respect Chalce, as she and Sidian did not stop Spinel due to Chalce telling them to stand down despite opposing him at first. Despite initially being willing to subject her Glalie to the effects of theLaquium and feign ignorance to its harmsa year later to maintain the public facade, her sense of standards and morals are shown once again inHZ125, where she alongside Sidian once again showed opposition to Spinel's violent intentions when he attempted to push the Six Heroes to their limits using the power of theSuper Strong Sphere. She also expresses discontentment with the Strong Sphere, finding its use to be boring as she recognizes how it renders the bond between Trainer and Pokémon irrelevant.

Among the members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, Coral appears to clash most often with Roy, confronting him several times, this began during their battle inA Challenge from the Explorers and extended throughout and after the period in which Roy was present atTera Training.

Pokémon

This listing is of Coral'sPokémon in thePokémon Horizons: The Series:

On hand

Glalie

Debut	Reunion at the Ancient Castle!
Voice actors
Japanese	Tatsuki Kobe
English	Michael Schneider

Glalie is Coral's first known Pokémon, her main partner, and is often seen outside its Poké Ball. Loyal and stoic in contrast to Coral's hotheadedness, it also serves as her means of transportation. Coral often recklessly ordersSelf-Destruct, even at the cost of defeat, which Glalie carries out without hesitation.

Throughout its many battles against theRising Volt Tacklers and others, Glalie frequently teamed up withSidian'sGarganacl, often overwhelming opponents until outside interference or its own Self-Destruct ended the fights. Notable opponents includeRoy's Fuecoco/Crocalor,Dot's Quaxwell,Larry's team in aTag Battle, and a wildGreat Tusk.

InThe Strong Sphere, in the one year since the incident atLaqua, Glalie had since learnedSheer Cold and, during an event at theExceed Testing Center inMochew City, it was used to battle Roy's Crocalor once again, this time empowered byLaquium. After Meowscarada and Crocalor were defeated by Glalie and Garganacl, Glalie was interrupted byUlt and hisSableye, who attacked Glalie withShadow Sneak when it attempted to attack Liko and Roy's downed Pokémon. Angered by the interruption, Coral once again commanded Glalie to use Self-Destruct, resulting in its own defeat and allowing Ult, Roy, and Liko to escape from the facility.

Glalie's known moves areBlizzard,Self-Destruct,Crunch,Ice Spinner, andSheer Cold.

Screamypuff

Debut	Total-lie Awesome Pokémon in Area Zero?!
Voice actors
Japanese	Ayane Sakura

ThisScream Tail nicknamedScreamypuff (Japanese:オニプリンOnipurin) is Coral's second known Pokémon. It is temperamental, brash, and prone to tantrums, similar to Coral herself, but also unwaveringly loyal, desperate to prove its worth to Coral and Glalie upon being awed by their bravery, and becoming upset when its efforts were undermined by Coral.

Screamypuff was first encountered by Coral inArea Zero after stepping on its tail, causing it to lash out and scream. Not realizing it was aParadox Pokémon, she mistook it for aJigglypuff and decided to call it Screamypuff. After an ensuing argument between the two caused a run-in with aGreat Tusk, Screamypuff teamed up with Coral'sGlalie and was able to deal with it, despite theFace Pokémon's failed attempt at usingSelf-Destruct. However, during the battle, Screamypuff gradually bonded with Coral and Glalie. After the battle, Screamypuff threw another tantrum in response to Coral insulting its efforts in battle, causing Coral to throw aPoké Ball at it by accident in an attempt to make it stop screaming, resulting in Screamypuff joining her team.

InThe Rising Volt Tacklers vs. The Explorers!, Screamypuff was sent out to battle against the youngerRising Volt Tacklers. It initially held the advantage, furtherTerastallizing into a pureFairy type but eventually lost toRoy's Crocalor due to its inexperience with battling.

Screamypuff's known moves areCrunch,Boomburst, andPlay Rough.

Used

Moltres

Debut	Charge! Galar Mine!

Main article:Lucius's Moltres

InHZ125, Coral used aSuper Strong Sphere onLucius'sMoltres, pitting it againstRoy'sSkeledirge andKilowattrel. After it was defeated, Coral reluctantly used another Super Strong Sphere on it underSpinel's orders, but the Explorers were thwarted through the combined efforts of theWhite Zygarde andPagogo.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Tera Training

Coral has participated in theTera Training ofNaranja Academy. Her evaluation and overall score are:

• Katy - (Disqualified;Put Your Heart Into It!)
• Kofu - Battle Exam - Basic; Approved (prior toShowdown! The Paldea Elite Four)

Extracurricular activities

As a student atNaranja Academy, Coral participated in the following events:

• Elite Four Tag Battle: withKofu Vs.Larry (Loss;Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four)

Voice actresses

Gallery

Artwork

Art fromPokémon Horizons: The Series	Coral's Naranja Academy uniform	Concept art of Coral's Naranja Academy uniform	Concept art of Coral's second outfit

Eyecatch

Other

Concept art fromPokémon Horizons: The Series	November 2023 Calendar bymojacookie[3]	In artwork from "After the story" bymojacookie
Pokémon Fan No. 85 November 2023 Exclusive Art

In the manga

Pocket Monsters

Coral briefly appeared in a flashback inHZM03.

Pokémon

Glalie

Trivia

• Coral is the first:
  • Major recurringhuman antagonist to be voiced byIkue Otani, the voice actress forAsh's Pikachu andCaptain Pikachu.
  • FemaleTrainer in theanimated series to officially own aParadox Pokémon.
  • Member of the Explorers to officially catch a Pokémon onscreen.
  • Member of the Explorers to own a Pokémon with a nickname.
• Coral'sRotom Phone uses aWine Red Case.
• InA Challenge from the Explorers, Coral's disguise included theTerastal Sporty Cap, which was distributed toPokémon Scarlet and Violet viaserial code after the initial Japanese airing ofHZ033.
• WhenTerastallizing herScreamypuff, Coral uses the phrasemake yourself so glittery, it'll blind them! (Japanese:ギラッギラにデコりな！get decorated all shiny and bright!).

Names

Cornbread

Screamypuff

References

Related articles

Explorers Boss: Spinel Administrators: Hamber •Coral •Sidian •Chalce Agents: Onia •Zirc •Indi •Rubina Locations: Mount Pericarp •Laqua Exceed •Amethio's mansion Exceed Testing Center Objects: Laquium •Strong Spheres Former: Lucius •Rystal •Gibeon Cervantis •Amethio Related: Maria

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