Crabhammer (move)

Crabhammer (Japanese: クラブハンマー Crab Hammer) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Crabhammer deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

In the anime

• Corphish Crabhammer.jpg

  Ash's Corphish using Crabhammer

• Crawdaunt Crabhammer.jpg

  Crawdaunt using Crabhammer on Corphish

Pokémon

Kingler. Kingler slams its claw down onto the ground.

• Used by Giovanni's Kingler in The Battle of the Badge. Debut.
• Used by Ash's Kingler from Round One - Begin! to the present.

Corphish. Corphish's claw glows white. Corphish then hits its opponent with its claw.

• Used by Ash's Corphish from Go Go Ludicolo to present.

Crawdaunt. Same as above.

• Used by Mr. Saridakis's Crawdaunt in On Olden Pond.
• Used by Kyle's Crawdaunt in Strategy With a Smile!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0098 Krabby Water 35 0099 Kingler Water 42 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0098 Krabby Water 41 0099 Kingler Water 49 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0098 Krabby Water 45 0099 Kingler Water 57 0341 Corphish Water 35 0341 Corphish Water 34 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 39 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 38 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0098 Krabby Water 41 0099 Kingler Water 56 0341 Corphish Water 38 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 44 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• The only Pokémon who can learn Crabhammer are crustacean based, hence the name.

In other languages

• French: Pince-Masse
• German: Krabbhammer
• Italian: Martellata
• Norwegian: Krabbehammer

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