Krabby

Normal

Shiny

Water

If it is unable to find food, it will absorb nutrients by swallowing a mouthful of sand.

Pokédex #

098

Species

RIVER CRAB

Height

1'04"

Weight

14.0 lbs

Base Exp

115

Catch Rate

225

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

325

HP 30

Attack 105

Defense 90

Sp. Atk 25

Sp. Def 25

Speed 50

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.	90-105	110-125	95-110	30-45	30-45	55-70
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	98	119	103	38	38	63
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	137	157	142	77	77	102

How To Get It

12 wild locations

43 fishing spots

0 special ways

Wild

12 places

Wild encounters up to Lv 27

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Cianwood City	Rock Smash	Lv 15	90%
Dark Cave Violet Entrance	Rock Smash	Lv 15	90%
Route 40	Rock Smash	Lv 15	90%
Slowpoke Well B1F	Rock Smash	Lv 15	90%
Whirl Island B1F	Grass · Morning	Lv 23-25	40%
Whirl Island B1F	Grass · Day	Lv 23-25	40%
Whirl Island B1F	Grass · Night	Lv 23-25	60%
Whirl Island B2F	Grass · Morning	Lv 24-26	40%
Whirl Island B2F	Grass · Day	Lv 24-26	40%
Whirl Island B2F	Grass · Night	Lv 24-26	60%
Whirl Island Cave	Grass · Morning	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island Cave	Grass · Day	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island Cave	Grass · Night	Lv 22-24	60%
Whirl Island Lugia Chamber	Grass · Morning	Lv 25-27	40%
Whirl Island Lugia Chamber	Grass · Day	Lv 25-27	40%
Whirl Island Lugia Chamber	Grass · Night	Lv 25-27	60%
Whirl Island NE	Grass · Morning	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island NE	Grass · Day	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island NE	Grass · Night	Lv 22-24	60%
Whirl Island NW	Grass · Morning	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island NW	Grass · Day	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island NW	Grass · Night	Lv 22-24	60%
Whirl Island SE	Grass · Morning	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island SE	Grass · Day	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island SE	Grass · Night	Lv 22-24	60%
Whirl Island SW	Grass · Morning	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island SW	Grass · Day	Lv 22-24	40%
Whirl Island SW	Grass · Night	Lv 22-24	60%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

Location	Rod	Levels	Per Cast
Cherrygrove City	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	35%
Cherrygrove City	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	20%
Cherrygrove City	Old Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 10	15%
Cherrygrove City	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	40%
Cherrygrove City	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	20%
Cianwood City	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	35%
Cianwood City	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	20%
Cianwood City	Old Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 10	15%
Cianwood City	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	40%
Cianwood City	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	20%
Olivine City	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	35%
Olivine City	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	20%
Olivine City	Old Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 10	15%
Olivine City	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	40%
Olivine City	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	20%
Route 19	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	35%
Route 19	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	20%
Route 19	Old Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 10	15%
Route 19	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	40%
Route 19	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	20%
Route 34	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	35%
Route 34	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	20%
Route 34	Old Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 10	15%
Route 34	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	40%
Route 34	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	20%
Route 40	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	35%
Route 40	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	20%
Route 40	Old Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 10	15%
Route 40	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	40%
Route 40	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	20%
Union Cave B2F	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	35%
Union Cave B2F	Good Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 20	20%
Union Cave B2F	Old Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 10	15%
Union Cave B2F	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	40%
Union Cave B2F	Super Rod Fishing group: Shore.	Lv 40	20%
Whirl Island B2F	Good Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 20	35%
Whirl Island B2F	Good Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 20	20%
Whirl Island B2F	Old Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 10	15%
Whirl Island B2F	Super Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 40	40%
Whirl Island Lugia Chamber	Good Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 20	35%
Whirl Island Lugia Chamber	Good Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 20	20%
Whirl Island Lugia Chamber	Old Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 10	15%
Whirl Island Lugia Chamber	Super Rod Fishing group: Whirl Islands.	Lv 40	40%

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

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 34	Protect	Normal	Status	0	100%	10
Lv 41	Crabhammer	Water	Special	90	85%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
Dig	Ground	Physical	60	100%	10	Breed from a parent that knows it
Haze	Ice	Status	0	100%	30	Breed from a parent that knows it
Amnesia	Psychic	Status	0	100%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it
Flail	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	Breed from a parent that knows it
Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it

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)
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)