Krabby #0098

The River Crab Pokémon

Typing	Water
Abilities	Hyper Cutter - Ability 1 Shell Armor - Ability 2 Sheer Force - Hidden
Classification	The River Crab Pokémon
National ID	#0098

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GrassElectric

Resists x½

SteelFireWaterIce

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This page displays data from Shining Pearl (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

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

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 3
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	0.4 m (1'4")
Weight	6.5 kg (14.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	65
Catch Rate	225
Catch Chance	~39.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Sword "It can be found near the sea. The large pincers grow back if they are torn out of their sockets." Shield "If it senses danger approaching, it cloaks itself with bubbles from its mouth so it will look bigger."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It lives in burrows dug on sandy beaches. Its pincers fully grow back if they are lost in battle."
Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee! "Its pincers are superb weapons. They sometimes break off during battle, but they grow back fast."
X "If it senses danger approaching, it cloaks itself with bubbles from its mouth so it will look bigger." Y "It can be found near the sea. The large pincers grow back if they are torn out of their sockets."
Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby "Krabby live on beaches, burrowed inside holes dug into the sand. On sandy beaches with little in the way of food, these Pokémon can be seen squabbling with each other over territory."
Black White "It lives in burrows dug on sandy beaches. Its pincers fully grow back if they are broken in battle."
Black 2 White 2 "It lives in burrows dug on sandy beaches. Its pincers fully grow back if they are broken in battle."
Diamond Pearl "It lives in burrows dug on sandy beaches. Its pincers fully grow back if they are broken in battle."
Platinum "It lives in burrows dug on sandy beaches. Its pincers fully grow back if they are broken in battle."
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."
Ruby Sapphire "KRABBY live on beaches, burrowed inside holes dug into the sand. On sandy beaches with little in the way of food, these POKéMON can be seen squabbling with each other over territory."
FireRed "It can be found near the sea. The large pincers grow back if they are torn out of their sockets." LeafGreen "Its pincers are not only powerful weapons, they are used for balance when walking sideways."
Emerald "KRABBY live in holes dug into beaches. On sandy shores with little in the way of food, they can be seen squabbling with each other over territory."
Gold "If it senses dan ger approaching, it cloaks itself with bubbles from its mouth so it will look bigger." Silver "The pincers break off easily. If it loses a pincer, it somehow becomes incapable of walk ing sideways."
Crystal "If it is unable to find food, it will absorb nutrients by swallowing a mouthful of sand."
Red Blue "Its pincers are not only powerful weapons, they are used for balance when walking sideways."
Yellow "Its pincers are superb weapons. They sometimes break off during battle, but they grow back fast."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Krabby via level-up in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
4	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
8	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
12	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
16	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
20	Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
24	Stomp	65	100	Normal	Phys.
29	Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
32	Razor Shell	75	95	Water	Phys.
36	Slam	80	75	Normal	Phys.
40	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
44	Crabhammer	100	90	Water	Phys.
48	Guillotine	1	30	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Krabby as Egg Moves in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Ally Switch	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Hammer Arm	100	90	Fighting	Phys.
Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
Night Slash	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Slam	80	75	Normal	Phys.
Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Tickle	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Krabby via TM in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM013	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM039	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM049	Scald	80	100	Water	Spec.
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.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM081	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM093	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
TM095	Surf	90	100	Water	Spec.
TM096	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
TM098	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Red

Catchable

Blue

Catchable

Yellow

Catchable

Generation II

Gold

Catchable

Silver

Catchable

Crystal

Catchable

Generation III

Ruby

Transfer

Sapphire

Transfer

FireRed

Catchable

LeafGreen

Catchable

Emerald

Transfer

Generation IV

Diamond

Catchable

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Catchable

White

Catchable

Black 2

Catchable

White 2

Catchable

Generation VI

X

Catchable

Y

Catchable

Alpha Sapphire

Catchable

Omega Ruby

Catchable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Let's Go, Pikachu!

Catchable

Let's Go, Eevee!

Catchable

Generation VIII

Sword

Catchable

Shield

Catchable

The Isle of Armor (Sword)

Catchable

The Isle of Armor (Shield)

Catchable

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Scarlet and Violet

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Krabby #0098

The River Crab Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites