Cursola is the long-awaited ghost-type evolution of Corsola, a notoriously gimmicky Pokemon. Though it does not evolve from a normal Corsola, only its Galarian form, similar to Obstagoon.
About Cursola
| First appearance in anime | In the Pokemon Twilight Wings miniseries episode ‘The Gathering of Stars’ |
| First appearance in game | Sword and Shield |
| Region | Galar |
| Evolution | Galarian Corsola-->Cursolaf |
| 1st Evo level | 38 |
| Pokedex Entry | Its shell is overflowing with its heightened otherworldly energy. The ectoplasm serves as protection for this Pokémon's core spirit. Be cautious of the ectoplasmic body surrounding its soul. You'll become stiff as stone if you touch it. |
Cursola’s Base Stats
| HP | 60 |
| Attack | 95 |
| Defense | 50 |
| Sp. Attack | 145 |
| Sp. Defense | 130 |
| Speed | 30 |
Appearance of Cursola
Cursola is a grim depiction of bleached coral, effectively dead coral beds which are sapped of their color from warmer waters. It's effectively the Pokemon form of a warning of what globally warmed oceans do to aquatic wildlife.
Behavior of Cursola
Cursola behaves similar to a Gorgon, a Greek creature of myth. It largely is docile but has the unintended effect of stiffening the joints of anyone who touches its ectoplasm, similar to a Gorgon’s gaze unintentionally turning people to stone.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Cursola is a pure ghost type so its weaknesses and resistances are the same strange group as other pure ghost types. It is immune to normal and fighting type moves and takes half damage from poison and bug type moves. It's weak to ghost and dark type moves and takes double damage from them.
Galarian Cursola
Galarian Cursola is a mistaken identification of Cursola. While Corsola has a Galarian form there is no Galarian Cursola. Galarian Cursola is just Cursola as Cursola has no other form other than the one it appears as in the Galar region.
Shiny Cursola
Shiny Cursola is the rare, recolored version of Cursola. Shiny Cursola has few differences between itself and its normal form. Shiny Cursola has its solid stand on the ground a black color as well as having its orb-like inner body be black as well. Otherwise, Shiny Cursola is the same as its normal form.
Best Movesets for Cursola
Weak Armor Breaker: Cursola has very low speed so using the Weak Armor's ability to increase that can turn Cursola into a scary heavy hitter. Combining it with Endure allows Cursola to stay up for a long time and keep dealing damage.
| Shadow Ball | Meteor Beam |
| Burning Jealousy | Endure |
Offensive: Cursola also has a very high special attack and can learn a number of strong special moves like Shadow Ball and Ice Beam. This makes it ideal for using Choice Specs to boost special attacks even more and make it an intimidating sweeper.
| Shadow Ball | Hydro Pump |
| Ice Beam | Burning Jealousy |
How to Catch Cursola in Pokemon Go
Cursola is not in Pokemon Go at the time but the game does have data for the Pokemon. This data reveals a rather standard method of obtaining it. First, you have to have a Galarian Corsola, which can be found with other ghost types, spawning at night. Once you have a Galarian Corsola and 50 Corsola candy, you can evolve it into Cursola.
Video Guide
Trivia
Cursola is similar to Sirfetch’d, as both have their pre-evolved forms as a Galarian form of a Pokemon that did not have an evolution previously.
Cursola as well as Sirfetch’d also change types from their non Galarian pre-evolutions to a different single type.
FAQs
Q. How do you evolve Cursola?
Cursola evolves from Galarian Corsola when raised to level 38.
Q. Is Cursola any good?
Cursola is a very bulky ghost type that can learn a lot of stalling moves like Will-O-Wisp and Endure, making it a very good Pokemon for stalling out strong opponents.
Q. What is Cursola's hidden ability?
Cursola's hidden ability is Perish Body, which causes Pokemon which attack it physically to faint within 3 turns similar to the effect of the move Perish Song.
Conclusion
Cursola is an interestingly designed Pokemon and one that's long-awaited for those who thought Corsola deserved more. And now that it's here, it's an interesting Pokemon to use, being a bulky ghost good for stalling out your opponents. This can make it a frustrating fight and can save your team in clutch moments.
