Krabby #166(Nat. #0098)

The River Crab Pokémon

Typing	Water
Abilities	Hyper Cutter - Ability 1 Shell Armor - Ability 2
Classification	The River Crab Pokémon
National ID	#0098
Regional ID	#0166
Where to find	Cherrygrove City, Cianwood City, Cliff Cave and 8 more places

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GrassElectric

Resists x½

SteelFireWaterIce

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	30	90—137
Attack	105	99—172
Defense	90	85—156
Sp. Attack	25	27—84
Sp. Defense	25	27—84
Speed	50	49—112
Total	325	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 28

Where to Find

Place	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Cherrygrove CityOld Rod	10	15%
Cherrygrove CityGood Rod	20	50%	50%	50%
Cherrygrove CitySuper Rod	40	60%	60%	60%
Cianwood CityOld Rod	10	15%
Cianwood CityGood Rod	20	50%	50%	50%
Cianwood CitySuper Rod	40	60%	60%	60%
Cianwood CityRock Smash	15–24	80%
Cliff CaveWalking	20	10%	10%	10%
Cliff CaveRock Smash	20–26	80%
Olivine CityOld Rod	10	15%
Olivine CityGood Rod	20	50%	50%	50%
Olivine CitySuper Rod	40	60%	60%	60%
Route 19Old Rod	10	15%
Route 19Good Rod	20	50%	50%	50%
Route 19Super Rod	40	60%	60%	60%
Route 19Rock Smash	24–27	20%
Route 34Old Rod	10	15%
Route 34Good Rod	20	50%	50%	50%
Route 34Super Rod	40	60%	60%	60%
Route 40Old Rod	10	15%
Route 40Good Rod	20	50%	50%	50%
Route 40Super Rod	40	60%	60%	60%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Peak level 21 · Water level 49	43	10%	10%	10%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Water level 3	43	10%	10%	10%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking	15–17	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Forest level 5	15–17	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Forest level 10	15–17	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Forest level 18	16–17	20%	20%	20%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Peak level 3	15–17	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Peak level 8	15–17	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Peak level 24	16–17	20%	20%	20%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Peak level 49 · Plains level 49	17	10%	10%	10%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Plains level 4	15–17	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Plains level 10	15–17	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Walking Water level 5	15–17	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Old Rod	13–15	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Old Rod Water level 2	13–17	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Old Rod Water level 3	13–18	50%	50%	50%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Good Rod	22–25	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Good Rod Water level 5	22–25	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Good Rod Water level 8	22–25	40%	40%	40%
Seafoam Islands B4FOld Rod	10	15%
Seafoam Islands B4FGood Rod	20	20%	20%	20%
Union Cave B2FOld Rod	10	15%
Union Cave B2FGood Rod	20	50%	50%	50%
Union Cave B2FSuper Rod	40	60%	60%	60%
Whirl Islands 1FWalking	22–24	50%	50%	50%
Whirl Islands 1FWalking Hoenn Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands 1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands 1FOld Rod	10	15%
Whirl Islands 1FGood Rod	20	50%	50%	50%
Whirl Islands 1FSuper Rod	40	40%	40%	40%
Whirl Islands B1FWalking	22–24	50%	50%	50%
Whirl Islands B1FWalking Hoenn Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands B1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands B2FWalking	22–24	50%	50%	50%
Whirl Islands B2FWalking Hoenn Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands B2FWalking Sinnoh Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands B2FOld Rod	10	15%
Whirl Islands B2FGood Rod	20	50%	50%	50%
Whirl Islands B2FSuper Rod	40	40%	40%	40%
Whirl Islands B3FWalking	23–25	50%	50%	50%
Whirl Islands B3FWalking Hoenn Sound	23	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands B3FWalking Sinnoh Sound	23	20%	20%	20%
PokéwalkerStatic Encounter	12	✓

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 3
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	50.39%49.61%
Height	0.4 m (1'4")
Weight	6.5 kg (14.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	115
Catch Rate	225
Catch Chance	~33.69% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	70

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

"If it senses danger approaching, it cloaks itself with bubbles from its mouth so it will look bigger."

SoulSilver

"The pincers break off easily. If it loses a pincer, it somehow becomes incapable of walking sideways."

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Krabby via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bubble	20	100	Water	Spec.
1	Mud Sport	—	—	Ground	Stat.
5	Vise Grip	55	100	Normal	Phys.
9	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
11	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
15	Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
19	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
21	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
25	Stomp	65	100	Normal	Phys.
29	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
31	Guillotine	1	30	Normal	Phys.
35	Slam	80	75	Normal	Phys.
39	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
41	Crabhammer	90	85	Water	Phys.
45	Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Krabby as Egg Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Knock Off	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Slam	80	75	Normal	Phys.
Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Tickle	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Krabby as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Dive	80	100	Water	Phys.
Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.
Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
Knock Off	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Superpower	120	100	Fighting	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Krabby via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM013	Ice Beam	95	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM039	Rock Tomb	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM054	False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM055	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
TM056	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM075	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM081	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Krabby via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM05	Whirlpool	15	70	Water	Spec.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Krabby via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam	EFRLGxd	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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