Krabby

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#098    Krabby

Type(s)

Water

Generation

  I  

Abilities
Ability 1
Hyper Cutter		 Ability 2
Shell Armor		 Hidden Ability
Sheer Force

Rarity Tier

  Common  

Catch rate

  225/255 (29.41%)  

Base stats

HP
30

Atk
105

Def
90

Sp.Atk
25

Sp.Def
25

Spd
50

Base-stat total: 325
EV Yield

HP
0

Atk
1

Def
0

Sp.Atk
0

Sp.Def
0

Spd
0

EV-yield total: 1

Base Experience

  115  

Gender Ratio

    50%  
  50%    

Height

  0.4m  

Weight

  6.5kg  

Krabby is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves into its only evolutionary outlet in Kingler as early as level 28.

Obtainability

Wild

Land

Location Levels Times Held Item Rarity Tier
Cliff Cave 1F 22-26 Morning Day Night Common
Cliff Cave 2F 22-26 Morning Day Night Common
Cliff Cave B1F 22-26 Morning Day Night Common
Ice Island Seaway 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Ice Island Seaway Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Route 109 9-13 Morning Day Night Common
Route 40 15-21 Morning Day Night Common
Safari Johto Wet Zone 17-22 Morning Day Night Common
Seaway Vein 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Seaway Vein Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Secret Nap Area 45-50 Morning Day Night Common
Shamouti Island 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Shamouti Island Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Vulcan Cove 36-40 Morning Day Night Common
Whirl Islands 1F 22-24 Morning Day Night Common
Whirl Islands 1F Northeast 23-27 Morning Day Night Common
Whirl Islands 1F Northeast 23-27 Morning Day Night Common
Whirl Islands B2F 23-27 Morning Day Night Common
  • Pink-colored areas denote that this area or inhabiting spawn is strictly members-accessible
  • Emboldened levels indicate they are isolatable with the Repel trick

Water

Surfing
Location Levels Times Held Item Rod Rarity Tier
Amazon Forest 10-14 Morning Day Night Common
Bond Bridge 29-37 Morning Day Night Common
Breakers Trench Underwater 35-39 Morning Day Night Common
Breezy Falls 18-23 Morning Day Night Common
Cerulean City 11-15 Morning Day Night Common
Chrono Cross 5-25 Morning Day Night Common
Cianwood City 20-26 Morning Day Night Common
Cinnabar Island 10-17 Morning Day Night Common
Cliff Edge Gate 28-32 Morning Day Night Common
Dark Cave North 25-29 Morning Day Night Common
Dewford Town 20-35 Morning Day Night Common
Digletts Cave B2F 20-25 Morning Day Night Common
Dock Island 10-14 Morning Day Night Common
Dragons Shrine 60-64 Morning Day Night Common
Ecruteak City 15-25 Morning Day Night Common
Five Island 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Five Isle Meadow 16-20 Morning Day Night Common
Frozen Cave 20-25 Morning Day Night Common
Green Path 12-27 Morning Day Night Common
Hoenn Safari Zone Area 2 28-32 Morning Day Night Common
Icefall Back Cave 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Icefall Cave 1F 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Kindle Road 12-16 Morning Day Night Common
Memorial Pillar 10-14 Morning Day Night Common
Meteor Falls 1F 1R 14-20 Morning Day Night Common
Meteor Falls 1F 2R 14-20 Morning Day Night Common
Meteor Falls B1F 1R 14-20 Morning Day Night Common
Meteor Falls B1F 2R 14-20 Morning Day Night Common
Mt. Mortar 1F 13-17 Morning Day Night Common
Mt. Mortar Upper Cave 13-17 Morning Day Night Common
Mt. Silver Exterior 32-40 Morning Day Night Common
Olivine City 15-20 Morning Day Night Common
Pacifidlog Town 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Petalburg City 15-25 Morning Day Night Common
Pinkan Island Cliff 60-65 Morning Day Night Common
Resort Gorgeous 5-25 Morning Day Night Common
Route 10 20-23 Morning Day Night Common
Route 11 10-20 Morning Day Night Common
Route 111 South 19-23 Morning Day Night Common
Route 114 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Route 119A 22-28 Morning Day Night Common
Route 119B 22-28 Morning Day Night Common
Route 12 24-26 Morning Day Night Common
Route 13 24-30 Morning Day Night Common
Route 17 20-32 Morning Day Night Common
Route 20 25-30 Morning Day Night Common
Route 21 25-30 Morning Day Night Common
Route 225 51-55 Morning Day Night Common
Route 226 51-55 Morning Day Night Common
Route 24 10-14 Day Common
Route 26 25-27 Morning Day Night Common
Route 30 3-5 Morning Day Night Common
Route 34 11-15 Morning Day Night Common
Route 40 15-21 Morning Day Night Common
Route 42 14-16 Morning Day Night Common
Route 43 16-20 Morning Day Night Common
Route 44 12-17 Morning Day Night Common
Route 49 35-39 Morning Day Night Common
Route 6 13-17 Night Common
Ruin Valley 35-48 Morning Day Night Common
Safari Area 1 23-28 Morning Day Night Common
Safari Area 2 12-14 Morning Day Night Common
Safari Area 3 20-22 Morning Day Night Common
Safari Entrance 21-26 Morning Day Night Common
Safari Johto Grass and Swamp Zone 17-21 Morning Day Night Common
Safari Johto Wet Zone 17-22 Morning Day Night Common
Secret Nap Area 45-50 Morning Day Night Common
Slateport City 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Trainer Tower 12-42 Morning Day Night Common
Trainers Valley 45-50 Morning Day Night Common
Treasure Beach 34-38 Morning Day Night Common
Union Cave B1F 6-10 Morning Day Night Common
Union Cave B2F 6-10 Morning Day Night Common
Water Path 40-44 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands 1F 22-24 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands 1F Northeast 23-27 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands 1F Southeast 23-27 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands 1F Southwest 23-27 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands B2F 23-27 Morning Day Night Old Common
  • All table rows with a fishing rod indicate that its corresponding Pokémon can also be fished with the rod tier shown
  • Pink-colored areas denote that this area or inhabiting spawn is strictly members-accessible
  • Emboldened levels indicate they are isolatable with the Repel trick
Fishing
Location Levels Times Held Item Rod Rarity Tier
Blackthorn City 10-15 Morning Day Night Common
Fuchsia City 10-15 Morning Day Night Common
One Island 34-38 Morning Day Night Common
Outcast Island 5-25 Morning Day Night Common
Route 105 20-25 Morning Day Night Common
Route 106 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Route 108 20-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 109 32-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 124 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 126 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 127 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 129 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 130 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 131 31-33 Morning Day Night Common
Route 131 B 32-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 132 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 135 42-45 Morning Day Night Common
Route 14 20 Morning Day Night Common
Route 41 30-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 45 30-34 Morning Day Common
Tanoby Ruins 10-40 Morning Day Night Common
Vermilion City 13-18 Morning Day Night Common
  • Pokémon that are tabulated on this list can only be encountered via fishing.
  • Pink-colored areas denote that this area or inhabiting spawn is strictly members-accessible.

NPCs

Daily Challenges

Main article: Daily Challenges

Krabby is one out of many assignable Pokémon in Kanto‘s iteration of the Daily Challenges system; by virtue of that, this is one of the guaranteedly shiny Pokémon that may be potentially rewarded for every 50-divisible task.

Moves

Level-up

Level Moves Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
— Bubble Water Special 40 100 30
— Mud Sport Ground Status — — 15
5 Vice Grip Normal Physical 55 100 30
9 Leer Normal Status — 100 30
11 Harden Normal Status — — 30
15 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
19 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
21 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95 35
25 Stomp Normal Physical 65 100 20
29 Protect Normal Status — — 10
31 Guillotine Normal Physical — 30 5
35 Slam Normal Physical 80 75 20
39 Brine Water Special 65 100 10
41 Crabhammer Water Physical 100 90 10
45 Flail Normal Physical — 100 15
  • Emboldened moves denote this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • All moves subsumed on this list are relearnable via the Move Relearners if lost.

TMs/HMs

TM Moves Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
TM6 Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
TM8 Body Slam Normal Physical 80 100 15
TM9 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
TM11 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
TM12 Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 95 100 10
TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5
TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
TM34 Bide Normal Physical — — 10
TM44 Rest Psychic Status — — 10
TM48 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
TM57 Hail Ice Status — — 10
TM60 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
TM67 Protect Normal Status — — 10
TM68 Rain Dance Water Status — — 5
TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 30
TM81 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
TM89 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
TM92 Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
TM96 Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
TM104 False Swipe Normal Physical 40 100 40
TM105 Scald Water Special 80 100 15
TM114 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100 15
TM138 Sleep Talk Normal Status — — 10
HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95 30
HM03 Surf Water Special 90 100 15
HM06 Dive Water Physical 80 100 10
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Refer to TMs and HMs for information on each move’s obtainability.

TM-tutors

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Frustration Normal Physical — 100 20
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Read to the move tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Move tutors

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 5
Body Slam Normal Physical 80 100 15
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Swagger Normal Status — 90 15
Swords Dance Normal Status — — 30
Water Pulse Water Special 60 100 20
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Read to the move tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Egg Moves

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Agility Psychic Status — 100 30
Amnesia Psychic Status — — 20
Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 5
Bide Normal Physical — — 10
Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100 20
Endure Normal Status — — 10
Flail Normal Physical — 100 15
Haze Ice Status — — 30
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25
Slam Normal Physical 80 75 20
Tickle Normal Status — 100 20
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • For more information on egg-move-tutors, refer to: Egg Moves.

Type Effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:
 2×  Weak to  1×  Neutral to  ½×  Resistant to  0×  Immune to
Grass
Electric
Bug
Flying
Ground
Rock
Fighting
Poison
Normal
Psychic
Ghost
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
Fire
Water
Ice
Steel
None

Leveling Chart

This is a tabulated leveling chart of the amount of experience Krabby requires to advance per level, as well as a comparative overview of how much less experience is needed to level up at the same levels than its evolution would require; this is informative for ascertaining how much experience can be saved if you were to delay its evolution to a later level.

Level XP Level-Up Differential Krabby-Kingler Differential
1 92 10 82
2 101 9 89
3 145 44 159
4 258 113 318
5 475 217 593
6 830 355 1012
7 1358 528 1603
8 2093 735 2392
9 3070 977 3406
10 4323 1253 4674
11 5887 1564 6222
12 7796 1909 8078
13 10085 2289 10270
14 12788 2703 12823
15 15941 3153 15767
16 19576 3635 19126
17 23730 4154 22932
18 28436 4706 27207
19 33729 5293 31983
20 39643 5914 37284
21 46214 6571 43140
22 53475 7261 49576
23 61461 7986 56621
24 70207 8746 64302
25 79747 9540 72645
26 90116 10369 81679
27 101349 11233 91431
28 113479 12130 101927
29 126542 13063 113196
30 140571 14029 125265
31 155603 15032 138162
32 171671 16068 151912
33 188809 17138 166544
34 207053 18244 182087
35 226438 19385 198566
36 246997 20559 216008
37 268765 21768 234443
38 291777 23012 253897
39 316068 24291 274398
40 341673 25605 295973
41 368626 26953 318649
42 396962 28336 342454
43 426715 29753 367416
44 457922 31207 393562
45 490615 32693 420919
46 524831 34216 449518
47 560604 35773 479382
48 597970 37366 510543
49 636963 38993 543025
50 677618 40655 576858
51 719972 42354 612071
52 764058 44086 648689
53 809913 45855 686743
54 857572 47659 726259
55 907070 49498 767268
56 958445 51375 809797
57 1011731 53286 853874
58 1066966 55235 899530
59 1124185 57219 946792
60 1183426 59241 995692
61 1244727 61301 1046258
62 1308124 63397 1098521
63 1373656 65532 1152513
64 1441364 67708 1208265
65 1511285 69921 1265808
66 1583461 72176 1325177
67 1657935 74474 1386406
68 1734750 76815 1449530
69 1813950 79200 1514587
70 1895584 81634 1581618
71 1979702 84118 1650664
72 2066356 86654 1721771
73 2155605 89249 1794989
74 2247512 91907 1870373
75 2342146 94634 1947985
76 2439587 97441 2027896
77 2539922 100335 2110187
78 2643258 103336 2194957
79 2749716 106458 2282320
80 2859445 109729 2372420
81 2972627 113182 2465435
82 3089491 116864 2561592
83 3210326 120835 2661181
84 3335512 125186 2764591
85 3465548 130036 2872339
86 3601110 135562 2985136
87 3743130 142020 3103976
88 3892918 149788 3230271
89 4052354 159436 3366081
90 4224205 171851 3514483
91 4412642 188437 3680179
92 4624127 211485 3870576
93 4868991 244864 4097719
94 5164339 295348 4381913
95 5539648 375309 4758857
96 6048172 508524 5294468
97 6791645 743473 6117732
98 7978010 1186365 7499400
99 10069354 2091344 10059267
100 14207813 4138459 15381163

Special Counterparts

Main article: Pokémon Counterparts

  • Original counterpart

  • Shiny Krabby

  • Pink Krabby

External Links

  • Krabby’s Bulbapedia
  • Krabby’s Serebii