Diancie
Morphs [Oak Catalog #]
- Diancie [719]
- Mega Diancie [719-M]
Physical Descriptions
This peculiar, elusive being is comprised almost entirely of mineral matter, giving its skin a grayish tint. The lower portion of the body is a rough, oblongoid rock with a single pinkish gem embedded in it. Above that is the Diancie's core body; a torso and two thin arms ending in mitten-like hands, all covered with a dress-like formation of soft white-spun crystal silk. There is another pink gem resting on Diancie's chest, and a gold formation not unlike a small collar wraps around the shoulders. The head is spherical, with a face consisting of a small smiling mouth, ovaloid ears, and a pair of large innocent red eyes. Of particular fame is Diancie's headdress, comprised almost entirely of pink gems: a round one dominates her forehead with a single gold nugget at its base, while from a simple rhomboid on her back sprouts four diamond-like protrusions in a crown formation and a pair of longer, danglier gems that rest on Diancie's back. There are occasional legends of a Diancie with a pink dress and much darker skin; this is presumed to be the result of the same mutation that causes related Pokémon Carbink to occasionally manifest blue fluff, but no specimens of the uniquely colored Diancie have been observed in modern times.
It is known that certain Mega Stones will power up Diancie, radically altering its appearance and physiology. The lower body morphs from a rough rock into a wider solid pink gem. The white gown becomes sleeveless and widens, a secondary semi-translucent drape forming underneath and around the new base. Between the gown and the drape is a skirt formed of eleven longer pink crystals; the five in the rear are especially long, and each has a pair of tiny gems dripping from its points. Diancie's golden collar gains a pair of right-angled points, making it somewhat resemble an omega sign; two more unmodified collars are around the waist, one above the gown and one below the drape. And of course, the famous headdress itself has grown only more impressive; the forehead gem grows larger and takes a diamond cut, pushing back on the upper four gems so that they separate into pairs, while the rear gems each gain a dangling diamond similar to those on the skirt. An entirely new development is the two translucent ribbons that weave out from the now round gem on the back of the Diance's head, with dangling diamonds at each corner.
Lore and History
Diancie is known to be the princess of the Carbinks, who are exclusively found in Kalos' Reflection Cave, and is presumed to be unfailingly polite. Ancient stories tell of Carbinks undergoing a sudden mutation to become a Diancie; what this means is not entirely understood, but from careful analysis of the surrounding legends it is assumed that the Carbink somehow select one of their own to become the new Diancie when the old one passes away. The Diancie is also responsible for maintaining a legendary artifact known as the Heart Diamond, without which the Carbink are unable to survive. Many sources speculate that Diancie is responsible for the mirror-gems of Reflection Cave, even concluding that the Pokémon may be from another dimension, but there is no solid evidence for this myth.
Known Sightings
Most sightings of Diancie are of the Pokémon being in the center of some sort of procession through Reflection Cave, with many tales having her talk with those who come in contact and leaving them in high spirits. Some stories state that she sometimes showers visitors with diamonds, but whether or not these diamonds last forever varies from tale to tale. The most recent sighting of Diancie was during the Yveltal incident, where a young Diancie went in search of Xerneas to learn how to maintain the Heart Diamond; unfortunately, this attracted the attention of unscrupulous trainers who attempted to capture it and caused the Yveltal incident in the first place.
Abilities
Diancie retains the resiliency of the Carbink, able to take blows that would wind other Pokémon due to the thickness of its rocky skin. Mega Diancie improves on this basic ability with a constant low-power shield that reflects such attacks; a Pokémon trying to slow the mega form will themselves be slowed, and so on. Of course, what Diancie is most known for is its ability to compress carbon out of air itself, seemingly producing diamonds from nothingness; this compression is initially temporary, and part of a Diancie's maturation is learning how to create permanent jewels for reasons as of yet unknown.
Hazards
Attempts to capture Diancie are almost guaranteed to fail, for a number of reasons. Most sightings of the Princess of Jewels have her surrounded by an entourage of Carbink, and there are stories of the rock-like Pokémon all throwing themselves at high velocity at people who attempted to take their princess. Diancie is also well respected within the Kalos region, to the point where most people living there take slights against Diancie as insults to their homeland; a theoretical capturer would be hard pressed to find friends and might very well be mobbed. And this is all before the potential dangers of the Diancie itself come into play!
Despite their small size, Diancie are rock Pokémon and have the associated high defense, only augmented by their resistance to status-changing moves. While their rock attacks might be basic, they're often supplemented with psychic abilities and the sheer power a Diancie can unleash is incredible. This is even before they enter their Mega morph, which increases their destructive capacity and allows them to reflect status attacks back on their attackers. And, uniquely amongst all Pokémon, Diancie can use their ability to generate gemstones in order to shower their opponents with a near literal rainstorm of dangerous diamond shards.
That being said, Diancie are fairly polite and levelheaded. One moved to assist trainers caught up in the Yveltal incident, and was even seen in a shopping mall with some friends. Diancie can be quite kind, caring, and level-headed allies to those who show them respect. It's just that it isn't wise to trifle with that sort of power.
Written by Masterweaver.
