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Carbink

Jewel Pokémon

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Carbink

Carbink (shiny)

Height: 0.3 m
Weight: 5.7 kg

Training & breeding details

GenderGenderless

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP100

It’s said that somewhere in the world, there’s a mineral vein housing a large pack of slumbering Carbink. It’s also said that this pack has a queen.

In Pokémon GO · 1467 max CP 3 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

HP

50

Attack

50

Defense

150

Sp. Atk

50

Sp. Def

150

Speed

50

Total

500

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

Egg groups: Fairy, Mineral

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Bug½×

Fire½×

Dark½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

IronPress

ZU

Moves

Item

Leftovers

AbilitySturdy

NatureCalm+SpD/−Atk

EV spread

HP252

SpD▲252

Spe4

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Carbink

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Carbink can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Meteor BeamSTAB

Misty ExplosionSTAB

Moves

Find a move18 of 18

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
5	Guard Split Averages Defense and Special Defense with the target.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
5	Rock Throw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Rock	Physical	50	90	15
8	Sharpen Raises the user’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
10	Smack Down Removes any immunity to Ground damage.	Rock	Physical	50	100	15
15	Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Normal	Physical	—	100	15
18	Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
20	Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.	Rock	Special	60	100	5
25	Rock Polish Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
30	Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
35	Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
40	Skill Swap User and target swap abilities.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
45	Power Gem Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Rock	Special	80	100	20
50	Stealth Rock Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
55	Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Special	95	100	15
60	Stone Edge Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
70	Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.	Normal	Status	—	—	25

Sprites & renders

14 sprites & renders for Carbink.

Official artwork

Pokémon HOME

Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

Black · White

scarlet violet

X · Y

Menu Icons

ORAS

Menu Icons

Ultra Sun · Moon

Menu Icons

More Rock-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Rock-type Pokémon

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Cite this page

“Carbink”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/carbink.

Species data from PokéAPI.