Corsola

Corsola (Japanese: サニーゴ Saniigo) is a Water/Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II and a ghost-type introduced in Generation VIII.

Biology

Physiology

Corsola is composed of a pink and white, coral-like substance. It has a small face with a smile and a white underbelly. In addition to the coral outgrowths (also described as branches) situated all over the upper half of its body, Corsola also has a growth like a horn on its head, and that is considered its natural armament when facing underwater predators.

Galarian Corsola has an overall white substance and has a grey underbelly. It also has red eyes, and it now has a frown rather than a smile.

Behavior

Found in the warm shallow waters of southern seas, Corsola requires clean water to live. If its habitat is dirty, the growths on its back become discolored and degenerate. However, when it is healthy, its growths regularly shed and grow back. It is able to regrow them over the course of a single night. It forms large social groups. Occasionally, these groups get so large that people may live atop them, as is the case in Pacifidlog Town. Corsola's horn is a prized material, commonly used for jewelry and carving as seen in the anime. Smaller Pokémon like Seadra and Luvdisc are sometimes sheltered by Corsola's branches, and even offer it protection from foes.

Galarian Corsola were wiped out by sudden changes in ocean temperature caused by a meteor impact, turning them into Ghost-types. Its body is a bleached white with half-closed pink eyes and a perpetual frown, and its arms and branches have a distinctly semitransparent appearance to them; the branches can be used to take root inside and drain the life force of others.

The branches cannot cause injures or pain, but they immobilize the victim until Galarian Corsola lets them go. They are commonly found in the remains of prehistoric seas, and while they can be mistaken for ordinary rocks, they will curse anybody who kicks them by accident.

It’s said that this form arose from the Corsola that lived in the sea surrounding the Galar region in the ancient past and that lost their lives due to a meteorite impact in the area. They are often found living in places that were once seabeds, and it’s said that they sometimes attack humans and Pokémon that they come in contact with. The semitransparent branches that grow from its body are not actually corporeal, and they’re incapable of causing injury or pain. However, if an opponent comes in contact with them, these branches will take root in the victim’s body and absorb its life-force, leaving it unable to move.

Natural abilities

Corsola has the ability Hustle which its shares with six other Pokémon. Its second ability is Natural Cure. Due to its appearance, it seems that Corsola could easily disguise itself as a rock or coral to avoid being eaten/attacked.

The branches serve to supply Corsola with nutrients by absorbing them from wherever there is clean water. The branches are amazingly expendable; if any branch breaks off, Corsola can grow it back over the period of one night (compare with Staryu). However, this fragility is undermined by Corsola’s inability to live in polluted water. If the sea is polluted, Corsola’s branches become discolored and soon crumble away, where soon after the Pokémon will die.

Galarian Corsola, a Ghost-type, are able to absorb life forces to supply itself. They can also curse people who accidentally kick them.

Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve, but its Galarian form evolves into Cursola at level 38.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Gold/Silver	Cherrygrove City, Olivine City, Cianwood City, Cerulean City, Cinnabar Island, Routes 19, 20, 21, 34, 40 and 41	Rare
Crystal	Cherrygrove City, Olivine City, Cianwood City, Cerulean City, Cinnabar Island, Routes 19, 20, 21, 34, 40 and 41	Rare
Ruby/Sapphire	Ever Grande City and Route 128	Uncommon
Emerald	Ever Grande City and Route 128	Uncommon
FireRed/LeafGreen	Trade	None
Diamond/Pearl	Route 230	Swarm
Platinum	Route 230	Swarm
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Cherrygrove City, Olivine City, Cianwood City, Cerulean City, Cinnabar Island, Routes 19, 20, 21, 34, 40 and 41	Rare
Black/White	Route 13, Undella Town	Uncommon

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire	Hatch an egg
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Submarine, Endless Level 20, Forever Level 20, Mr. Fuji (Adventures)
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Silver Trench (5-13F), Grand Sea (5-13F), Fantasy Strait (5-13BF)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Marine Resort (1-19BF)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Puel Sea
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Beach Zone
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Coral Sea

Pokédex entries

Stats

Learnset

Leveling

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutoring

Sprites

Version
Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
Black	White	Black 2	White 2		Back
X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	GO	Back
Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Let's Go, Pikachu!	Let's Go, Eevee!		Back
Sword	Shield		Back

Appearances

Anime

In the Pokémon anime, Misty caught a Corsola in the episode A Corsola Caper, and has owned it ever since. It almost immediately became Misty's primary battling Pokémon, displaying surprisingly strong offensive abilities (in one case, knocking out a Gyarados with a single attack) in addition to the defensive power for which the species is best known.

• Misty's Corsola
• Professor Elm's Corsola
• Juan's Corsola

Trivia

• Despite Corsola's many Pokédex entries suggesting that Corsola can't live in polluted waters, it can still learn Toxic by TM.
  • The Pokédex entry for Emerald also suggests that if a Corsola used Toxic underwater its coral stalks would crumble away.
  • Although rather implicit, the existence of Galarian Corsola seems to support this claim that Corsola is weak to poison and pollutants.
• Colonies of Corsola stop Pacifidlog Town from drowning.

Origin

Corsola is based on a coral.

Galarian Corsola is based on the white bleached coral, which are the ones that are dying due to global warming side effects.

Etymology

Corsolacomes from coral, sole (a piece of coral), and solar.

Its Japanese name Sunnygo comes from sunny and sango (coral).

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See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data

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