Caranox

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#037: Carajoule →

Caranox Swarm Pokémon #036
Type Bug Poison Unknown
Ability Poison Point				Hidden Abilities
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 90 (11.8%)
Breeding Egg group Bug Hatch time 4080 steps*
Height 2'4" 0.7 m 0'0" 0 m		Weight 23.6 lbs. 10.7 kg 0 lbs. 0 kg
Base experience yield 151		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Green		Base friendship 70
Cry

Caranox is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves from Larvabidae starting at level 16 if its Attack is higher than its Defense.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry Caranox defends its home aggressively, attacking anything it sees as a threat. It often assaults bigger Pokémon and sprays them with burning acids.

Game locations

Availability None Evolve Larvabidae Tall grass Cave Floor Surfing Fishing Trees Rocks Fossil Casino prize Egg Trade One Other

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60	120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 109	102 - 177	200 - 348
Defense: 71	68 - 135	132 - 265
Sp.Atk: 70	67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp.Def: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 70	67 - 134	130 - 262
Total: 430   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Web Ball Bug Special 06565 100100% 15 00Start String Shot Bug Status 0000— 09595% 40 00Start Poison Sting Poison Physical 01515 100100% 35 044 Tackle Normal Physical 05050 100100% 35 077 Supersonic Normal Status 0000— 05555% 20 1010 Harden Normal Status 0000— ——% 30 1313 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100100% 20 1616 Acid Poison Special 04040 100100% 30 1919 Caustic Breath Dragon Special 04040 100100% 15 2222 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100100% 20 2525 Gastro Acid Poison Status 0000— 100100% 10 2828 Pin Missile Bug Physical 01717 08585% 20 3131 Acid Rain Poison Status 0000— ——% 5 3434 Cross Poison Poison Physical 07070 100100% 20 3737 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— ——% 20 4040 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100100% 15 4343 Night Slash Dark Physical 07070 100100% 15 4646 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 07070% 5

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Caranox obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caranox Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caranox Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Caranox

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 0000Varies 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM22 SolarBeam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM34 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 04040 100}}100% 10 TM51 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM54 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM76 Struggle Bug Bug Special 03030 100}}100% 20 TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM97 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caranox Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caranox Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Caranox

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Price  Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 2 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 10 Fling Dark Physical Varies 100% 10 8 Gastro Acid Poison Status — 100% 10 4 Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100% 10 4 Knock Off Dark Physical 20 100% 20 4 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 2 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 4 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 6

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caranox Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caranox Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Caranox

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Leech Life Bug Physical 20 100% 15 Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100% 10 Twineedle Bug Physical 25 100% 20 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 20 95% 20 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Caranox Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caranox Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caranox

By a prior evolution

By a prior evolution

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Flail Normal Physical Varies 100% 15 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15 Work Up Normal Status — —% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caranox Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caranox

Evolution

Unevolved Larvabidae  Bug	Level 16 (Atk > Def) →	First evolution Caranox  Bug  Poison
	Level 16 (Atk = Def) →	First evolution Carajoule  Bug  Electric
	Level 16 (Atk < Def) →	First evolution Caracrust  Bug  Ground

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny
	File:036s.png	File:036sb.png

Trivia

Design origin

Caranox is based on the Bombardier beetle, an insect that squirts a noxious chemial if distressed.

Name origin

Caranox's name is a combination of carapace, Carabidae, (the family name for ground beetles) and noxious.

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