Its strongest point is Defense — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 71% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 4 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Watch out for the Steel type — damage from it is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Attack.
Defense and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
The stats describe a physical wall — it hits weakly on both sides, but its Defense stays high. A nature does not touch HP, so extra bulk can only be added on this side.
- Bold +Def · −Atk Raises what this species uses to absorb hits, at the cost of Attack — a stat it does not use anyway.
- Relaxed +Def · −Spe The same defensive gain, paid for with Speed it does not have anyway. Under Trick Room the drop becomes an advantage.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 6
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kalos | #124 | X / Y |
|---|---|---|
| Alola | #101 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #123 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Crown Tundra | #128 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra |
| Kitakami | #167 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
| Lumiose City | #131 | Legends: Z-A |
Abilities
- Clear Body Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.
- Sturdy Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
How players use it
Data from 654,262 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 306 among 306 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.01% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
Born from the temperatures and pressures deep underground, it fires beams from the stone in its head.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Carbink takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2013–2016The sprites come straight from the games in which Carbink appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (7)
All Carbink cards →Carbink has 7 cards in 4 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →This species is genderless, so its only possible partner is Ditto.
The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (13)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Kalos
Moves (79)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (65 via TM/TR, 17 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 5 | Guard Split | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 5 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90% | 15 |
| 8 | Sharpen | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| 15 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| 18 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 25 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 35 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 |
| 40 | Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 45 | Power Gem | Rock | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 50 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 55 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100% | 15 |
| 60 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80% | 5 |
| 70 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |