Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Corphish

Corphish

Ruffian Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Corphish is a Water Type Ruffian Pokémon, with a 26.8% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Corphish can be found with Hyper Cutter, Shell Armor and Adaptability as an Ability and has a Fluctuating growth rate with a 1 Attack EV Yield. We recommend the Brave Nature, based on 308 combined Base Stats.

National Dex Pokemon

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Corphish Stats & Abilities
Corphish Evolutions
Corphish Locations
Corphish Weakness
Corphish Best Moves
Corphish Level Up Moves
Corphish TM Moves
Corphish Egg Moves
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Corphish Stats and Abilities

Based on Corphish Base IVs we consider this pokemon F-Tier choice. Corphish Highest IV Stat is Attack 80 and the Lowest being Speed 35.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	43	196	290
D	Attack	80	148	284
F	Defense	65	121	251
F	Special Attack	50	94	218
F	Special Defense	35	67	185
F	Speed	35	67	185
F	Total	308


Corphish	Detail
Best Held Items	Lustrous Orb Mystic Water Sea Incense Splash Plate Wave Incense
Best Nature	Brave ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Speed
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Spicy Dislikes: Sweet
EV Yield	1 Attack
Growth Rate	Fluctuating
Catch Rate	205 (26.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Water 1, Water 3
Egg Cycles	15 (3,599–3,855 steps)


Abilities	Description
Hyper Cutter Ability 1	Hyper Cutter prevents the bearer's Attack stat from being lowered by other Pokémon, through moves such as Growl or abilities such as Intimidate.
Shell Armor Ability 2	Shell Armor prevents the Pokémon from receiving a critical hit.
Adaptability Hidden Ability	Adaptability increases the effectiveness of STAB moves from the usual 1.5x to 2x.

How To Evolve Corphish in BDSP

Corphish requires (Level 30) to evolve into Crawdaunt.


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Corphish	Level 30 →	Crawdaunt

Where To Find Corphish in BDSP

Corphish has 5 spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. 16-63 Crawdaunt, within the Fountainspring Cave location using the Walking method.

Underground Pokemon Spawns

After you reach Check Points in the game progression NEW Pokemon will begin to spawn in the Grand Underground.

Start = Default spawns in the Grand Underground

Strength = After obtaining the TM96 Strength

Defog = After obtaining the TM97 Defog

7th Badge = After obtaining the Icicle Badge from Candice

Waterfall = After obtaining the TM99 Waterfall

National = After obtaining the National Pokedex.

World Pokemon Spawns

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Celestic Town	100 - 20%	Crawdaunt Lv. 35-55
Celestic Town	5 - 1%	Corphish Lv. 30-40
Still-Water Cavern	National	Corphish Lv. 16-63
Still-Water Cavern	National	Crawdaunt Lv. 16-63
Spacious Cave	National	Corphish Lv. 16-63
Spacious Cave	National	Crawdaunt Lv. 16-63
Riverbank Cave	National	Corphish Lv. 16-63
Riverbank Cave	National	Crawdaunt Lv. 16-63
Fountainspring Cave	National	Corphish Lv. 16-63
Fountainspring Cave	National	Crawdaunt Lv. 16-63
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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Corphish Weakness

Corphish is a Water Type pokemon. This will cause Corphish to take More Damage from Grass, Electric Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Water, Ice Type moves.

You can Click/Tap the Type Icons to view the best pokemon to Counter Corphish Weaknesses


Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Grass Electric
0.5x Less Damage	Steel Fire Water Ice
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Corphish Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Celebi
S	Zapdos
S	Raikou
A	Electivire
A	Tangrowth

What pokemon is Corphish Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Ho-Oh
S	Dialga
S	Palkia
S	Kyogre
S	Metagross

Best Moves Corphish in BDSP

Best Moveset for Corphish Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
44	Crabhammer	Physical	150	90	10	High critical hit ratio.
40	Crunch	Physical	80	100	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
32	Razor Shell	Physical	112.5	95	10	May lower opponent's Defense.
28	Night Slash	Physical	70	100	15	High critical hit ratio.

Best Moveset for Corphish TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM14	Blizzard	Special	110	70	5	May freeze opponent.
TM13	Ice Beam	Special	90	100	10	May freeze opponent.
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Special	90	100	10	May poison opponent.
TM95	Surf	Special	135	100	15	Hits all adjacent Pokémon.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Corphish Lv Up Moves

Corphish TM Moves

Corphish Egg Moves

Corphish Level Up Moves

List of Moves Corphish can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.


Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Water Gun	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special
1	Harden	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Raises user's Defense.
4	Leer	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Lowers opponent's Defense.
8	Taunt	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Opponent can only use moves that attack.
12	Bubble Beam	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May lower opponent's Speed.
16	Knock Off	Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Removes opponent's held item for the rest of the battle.
20	Double Hit	Power: 35 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Hits twice in one turn.
24	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
28	Night Slash	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical High critical hit ratio.
32	Razor Shell	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 10 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
36	Swords Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Attack.
40	Crunch	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
44	Crabhammer	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical High critical hit ratio.
48	Endeavor	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Reduces opponent's HP to same as user's.
52	Guillotine	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Physical One-Hit-KO, if it hits.

Corphish TM Moves

List of Moves Corphish can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.


TM	Move	Desc
TM03	Water Pulse	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
TM07	Hail	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Non-Ice types are damaged for 5 turns.
TM12	Taunt	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Opponent can only use moves that attack.
TM13	Ice Beam	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
TM14	Blizzard	Power: 110 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special May freeze opponent.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM28	Dig	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Digs underground on first turn, attacks on second. Can also escape from caves.
TM31	Brick Break	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen barriers.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May poison opponent.
TM39	Rock Tomb	Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
TM42	Facade	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM45	Attract	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM49	Scald	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.
TM54	False Swipe	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 40 Physical Always leaves opponent with at least 1 HP.
TM56	Fling	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power depends on held item.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM66	Payback	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power doubles if the user was attacked first.
TM75	Swords Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Attack.
TM80	Rock Slide	Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May cause flinching.
TM81	X-Scissor	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM93	Cut	Power: 50 Acc: 95 PP: 30 Physical
TM95	Surf	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Hits all adjacent Pokémon.
TM96	Strength	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical
TM98	Rock Smash	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
TM99	Waterfall	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.

Corphish Egg Moves

List of Egg Moves Corphish can learn.


Egg Move	Desc
Ancient Power	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
Metal Claw	Power: 50 Acc: 95 PP: 35 Physical May raise user's Attack.
Double-Edge	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.
Aqua Jet	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical User attacks first.
Switcheroo	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status Swaps held items with the opponent.
Slash	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical High critical hit ratio.
Endeavor	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Reduces opponent's HP to same as user's.
Body Slam	Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May paralyze opponent.
Knock Off	Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Removes opponent's held item for the rest of the battle.
Superpower	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Lowers user's Attack and Defense.
Dragon Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Raises user's Attack and Speed.

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