Relicanth (Pokémon)

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Relicanth Longevity Pokémon ジーランス Glanth #0369 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Rock Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Swift Swim or Rock Head Cacophony Cacophony Sturdy Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 25 (7.7%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Water 2 Hatch time 40 cycles
Height 3'03" 1.0 m Relicanth 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 51.6 lbs. 23.4 kg Relicanth 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 198 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 170 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Relicanth 1 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Relicanth (Japanese: ジーランス Glanth) is a dual-type Water/Rock Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Relicanth is a Pokémon that is heavily based on the coelacanth. It is covered with hard, brown scales that are similar to craggy rocks. Its tan head has protruding cheekbones, which are smaller on a female. A triangular spike protrudes from the back of its head. Tan patches cover its body and there is a red spot located on both sides. It possesses two pairs of pectoral fins, which it uses to push itself along the sea bottom. Additionally, it has dorsal and pelvic fins near its tail. Its tail fin has a wavy outline.

The composition of its scales, along with its fatty body and oil-filled swim bladders, allow it to withstand the intense pressure of the ocean depths. Relicanth once had teeth, but they have long since atrophied; as such, Relicanth is a filter feeder, feeding on microscopic organisms that it sucks up with its toothless mouth. It has remained unchanged for 100 million years and stays as such because it is already a perfect life-form. It was discovered during a deep-sea expedition. Relicanth's name comes from an explorer whose name served as a variation of it.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Relicanth in the Alola Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Games		Held items
Ruby	Sapphire	Green Shard (5%)
Emerald
Diamond	Pearl	DeepSeaScale (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver
Black	White
Black 2	White 2
X	Y	Deep Sea Scale (5%)
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire
Sun	Moon
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon
Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Relicanth is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.3.0+ and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

By TM/TR

SwSh

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM27 TM27 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM35 TM35 Hail Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM36 TM36 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM45 TM45 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM52 TM52 Bounce Flying Physical 08585 085}}85% 5 TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM54 TM54 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM55 TM55 Brine Water Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR03 TR03 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TR04 TR04 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR05 TR05 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR06 TR06 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR16 TR16 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR17 TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR45 TR45 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR49 TR49 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR69 TR69 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR76 TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR84 TR84 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR98 TR98 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TR99 TR99 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Relicanth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Relicanth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

BDSP

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM03 TM03 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM04 TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM07 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM20 TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 25 TM26 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM37 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM49 TM49 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM55 TM55 Brine Water Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM58 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM69 TM69 Rock Polish Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM71 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM76 TM76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM77 TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM82 TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM83 TM83 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM95 TM95 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM98 TM98 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM99 TM99 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Relicanth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Relicanth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

SwSh

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Relicanth in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Relicanth in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Relicanth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Relicanth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

BDSP

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15 Muddy Water Water Special 90 85% 10 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100% 10 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Relicanth in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Relicanth in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Relicanth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Relicanth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7.9% Friend Area: Deep-Sea Floor Phrases 51%-100% HP The world is awash in change--but not everything changes. 26%-50% HP Hm? Is my health down by about half, would you say? 1%-25% HP I've reached the end... Am I truly too far behind the times? Level up I've leveled up! But some things will never change...
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: E
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Feed an Apple to in a dungeon Connected to: Crustle Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal They say our kind has been like this for over 100 million years. So, what are we like? Low HP (< 50%) No! The history of my kind goes back a hundred million years. It will not end here!
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Water Poké Assist: (present) Water Field move: (present) (Crush ×2) Not available in the past. Browser entry R-248 It shoots orbs of water to attack.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.45 seconds Base HP: 59 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 59 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Rock Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Rock Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #241 Mega Boost Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 225 Base Attack: 162 Base Defense: 203 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Water Gun, Zen Headbutt Charged Attacks: Ancient Power, Aqua Tail, Hydro Pump

Evolution data

Unevolved Relicanth  Water  Rock

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield Male Shiny Male Shiny Female
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Relicanth images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Relicanth in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Main series

Major appearances

Multiple Relicanth debuted in A Ruin With a View, where Ash, May, and Professor Alden discovered a lake full of them.

In The Relicanth Really Can!, multiple Relicanth led Adam and Evelyn to treasure.

Minor appearances

A Relicanth appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, multiple Relicanth were present during the final showdown with The Phantom and his crew.

In a flashback in Mutiny in the Bounty!, a Relicanth was one of J's bounties.

In Up Close and Personable!, a Relicanth was living in the lake near the Pokémon Summer Academy.

A Relicanth appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

In Going for the Gold!, multiple Relicanth were living in the Ambrette Aquarium.

A Relicanth appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.

A Relicanth appeared in a fantasy in Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!.

In That's Some Spicy Island Research!, a Relicanth played with Ash and his classmates' Pokémon at Seafolk Village.

A Relicanth appeared in Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!.

A Relicanth appeared in Looking Out for Number Two!.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

Relicanth in Pokémon Generations

In The Cavern, two wild Relicanth were in the waters that surrounded the Seafloor Cavern.

In the manga

Relicanth in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Sapphire has a Relicanth nicknamed Relly. He was one of the keys to solving the mystery of the Sealed Chamber. While he still belongs to Sapphire, he was not seen in her party during the Emerald arc and is assumed to be at sea with her Wailord, Lorry, as of Sapphire's latest appearance. He first appeared in The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III.

A Relicanth appeared in a fantasy in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Relicanth (TCG)

Trivia

• Relicanth's EV yield (1 HP and 1 Defense) is unique.
• Relicanth shares many similarities with Fossil Pokémon, in the sense that it is also part-Rock-type, has a gender ratio of seven males to one female, and it is referred as an ancient Pokémon in some Pokédex entries.
• Relicanth is the only Rock-type Pokémon with fins, and the only Rock-type Pokémon in the Water 2 Egg Group.
• Relicanth is one of the two Pokémon left out of the Hoenn Pokérap; the other is Zigzagoon.
• Relicanth's Ultra Sun Pokédex entry is likely referencing the naming of the real coelacanth - the genus of which is named Latimeria after Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, who described the first live coelacanth.

Origin

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

On the Origin of Species: Relicanth

Relicanth appears to be based on the coelacanth, an order of fish that was thought to have gone extinct around 66 million years ago until their rediscovery in 1938. They are considered living fossils because they appear virtually unchanged from their prehistoric relatives; this is reflected in Relicanth's Rock typing (characteristic of actual Fossil Pokémon) and "elderly" appearance. Relicanth matches the Indonesian coelacanth in color, but its Shiny coloration is like that of the more well-known West Indian Ocean coelacanth. The irregular shapes on Relicanth's brown body with big red spot might be inspired by old treasure maps.

Relicanth's Pokédex entry in Pokémon Ultra Sun may reference the fact that the coelacanth genus, Latimeria, is named after Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the discoverer of the first modern coelacanth specimen. Relicanth may also take inspiration from placoderms, an extinct class of fish with armored heads.

Name origin

Relicanth may be a combination of relic (something old that has survived the passage of time), relict, and coelacanth.

Glanth may be a combination of 爺 jī (old man) and coelacanth.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ジーランス Glanth From 爺 jī and coelacanth French Relicanth Same as English name Spanish Relicanth Same as English name German Relicanth Same as English name Italian Relicanth Same as English name Korean 시라칸 Searakan From 실러캔스 coelacanth Mandarin Chinese 古空棘魚 / 古空棘鱼 Gǔkōngjíyú From 古 gǔ and 腔棘魚 / 腔棘鱼 qiāngjíyú Cantonese Chinese 古空棘魚 Gúhūnggīk'yùh From 古 gú and 腔棘魚 hōnggīk'yùh

More languages Hindi पौराकेंथ Pauracanth From पौराणिक pauranik and Relicanth or coelacanth Brazilian Portuguese Relicário From relicário Russian Реликант Relikant Transcription of English name Thai จีแลนซ์ Chilaen Transcription of Japanese name

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