Kingler

Normal

Shiny

Water

Its oversized claw is very powerful, but when it's not in battle, the claw just gets in the way.

Pokédex #

099

Species

PINCER

Height

4'03"

Weight

132.0 lbs

Base Exp

206

Catch Rate

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Water 3

Growth Rate

Medium Fast (1,000,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

475

HP 55

Attack 130

Defense 115

Sp. Atk 50

Sp. Def 50

Speed 75

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	115-130	135-150	120-135	55-70	55-70	80-95
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	123	144	128	63	63	88
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	162	182	167	102	102	127

How To Get It

0 wild locations

9 fishing spots

0 special ways

Wild

Not found in the wild in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

Location	Rod	Levels	Per Cast
Cherrygrove City	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	10%
Cianwood City	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	10%
Olivine City	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	10%
Route 19	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	10%
Route 34	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	10%
Route 40	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	10%
Union Cave B2F	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	10%
Whirl Island B2F	Super Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 40	20%
Whirl Island Lugia Chamber	Super Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 40	20%

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Crystal Move Tutor

In Crystal, this Pokémon can learn at least one Goldenrod Move Tutor move. This is separate from normal TM and HM compatibility.

Tutor move	Where it comes from
Ice Beam	Goldenrod Move Tutor choice.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Grass x2

Electric x2

Resistances

Fire x0.5

Water x0.5

Ice x0.5

Steel x0.5

Immunities

No immunities in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at Kingler.

2 stages

1

Krabby

#098
2

Kingler

#099

Level 28

Krabby

#098

→

Level 28

Kingler

#099

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30	Slot 1
Leer	Normal	Status	0	100%	30	Slot 2
Vicegrip	Normal	Physical	55	100%	30	Slot 3

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 5	Leer	Normal	Status	0	100%	30
Lv 12	Vicegrip	Normal	Physical	55	100%	30
Lv 16	Harden	Normal	Status	0	100%	30
Lv 23	Stomp	Normal	Physical	65	100%	20
Lv 27	Guillotine	Normal	Status	0	30%	5
Lv 38	Protect	Normal	Status	0	100%	10
Lv 49	Crabhammer	Water	Special	90	85%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
Curse	???	Status	0	100%	10	TM03 (Curse)
Toxic	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	20	100%	15	TM08 (Rock Smash)
Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
Snore	Normal	Physical	40	100%	15	TM13 (Snore)
Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	TM14 (Blizzard)
Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	TM15 (Hyper Beam)
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	TM16 (Icy Wind)
Protect	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM17 (Protect)
Rain Dance	Water	Status	0	90%	5	TM18 (Rain Dance)
Endure	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM20 (Endure)
Frustration	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
Return	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
Mud-Slap	Ground	Physical	20	100%	10	TM31 (Mud Slap)
Double Team	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
Swagger	Normal	Status	0	90%	15	TM34 (Swagger)
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
Rest	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
Attract	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
Thief	Dark	Special	40	100%	10	TM46 (Thief)
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	95%	20	TM49 (Fury Cutter)
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	HM01 (Cut)
Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	HM03 (Surf)
Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	HM04 (Strength)
Whirlpool	Water	Special	15	70%	15	HM06 (Whirlpool)