Carbink is a dual-type Rock/Fairy Pokémon introduced in Generation VI. It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. Take a look below for 23 amazing and fun facts about Carbink.

1. Carbink is a gray, rock like Pokemon with a conical body.

2. Its body has light blue crystals of various shapes and sizes embedded in it.

3. A white, fluffy collar surrounds its small head.

4. It uses this soft mane to polish the gems of other Carbink.

5. It has bright blue eyes, a light blue crystal on top of its head, and flat diamond-shaped ears.

6. Due to its small stature, it ties with Minior and Dwebble as the shortest Rock-type.

7. Carbink is created from high temperatures and pressures underground and is occasionally found during cave excavations.

8. Following birth, it can sleep for millions of years.

9. It is preyed upon by Sableye, and Gabite also likes to capture it.

10. Carbink defends itself by shooting beams from the gem on its head.

11. Rarely, Carbink will undergo a strange mutation and transform into Diancie.

12. It is said that a pack of Carbink lives deep underground with their queen in a jeweled kingdom.

13. Carbink is tied with Diancie for the highest base Defense stat of all Fairy-type Pokémon.

14. Excluding Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, Carbink is the only genderless Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

15. Carbink could be based on the carbuncle, a mythical fairy-like creature that was rumored to have gemstones growing out of it, and referring to its power to shoot rays or beams of light from the gem on its head.

16. Its appearance is likely based on an ore, a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements which are valued for a high price.

17. Carbink may be a combination of carbuncle, carbon (element diamonds are composed of), carat, and tink (to tinkle).

18. Three Carbink named Bort, Merrick, and Allotrope appeared in Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain. Bort, Merrick, and Allotrope reappeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, accompanied by a fourth Carbink named Dace, who appeared to be their leader.

19. Four Carbink appeared in the Hoopa’s Surprise Ring Adventures short In the Dark, where they were among the Pokémon rudely awakened by Hoopa’s summoning of multiple Litwick.

20. Multiple Carbink made their main series debut in A Diamond in the Rough!, with one of them causing trouble in Ash’s Goodra’s homeland. One of them reappeared in Down to the Fiery Finish!, where it was watching Goodra’s battle against Alain on TV.

21. Multiple Carbink appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, where they resided in the Diamond Domain.

22. The Carbink servants appear in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

23. In the X & Y chapter, a group of Carbink lived in a cave near where Korrina, Gurkinn and Diantha camped as fugitives. A thief knocked out several of the Carbink inside the cave in order to steal the prized Diancie, but just as he made it out of the cave, he was stopped by the fugitive trio and eventually defeated by Diancie.