Krabby (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Krabby (disambiguation).

Krabby クラブ Crab #098
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type  Water   Water   Water   Water   Water   Water	Species River Crab Pokémon
Abilities Hyper Cutter or Shell Armor Shell Armor Sheer Force Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #098 Johto #166* Hoenn #268* Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-070 Almia R— Oblivia R-021 Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 1'04" Imperial 0.4m Metric 1'04"/0.4m 0.0m	Weight 14.3lbs Imperial 6.5kg Metric 14.3lbs/6.5kg 0.0kg
Dex color Red	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 225 29.4%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Water 3 group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 115 Battle Exp.: 1151*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Krabby (Japanese: クラブ Crab) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Kingler starting at level 28.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.1.3 Behavior 1.2 Habitat 1.3 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Major appearances 2.1.1 Ash's Krabby 2.1.2 Other 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Held items 5.4 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 Dream World-only moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 Related articles 9 External links 10 Notes

Biology

Physiology

Krabby resembles a crab. Krabby's top half is a hard shell that is orange in color, with two protrusions atop it. The lower half of its body is cream-colored, with fang-like protrusions below the mouth; Krabby's four legs and two arms are also cream-colored. Krabby has a pair of large pincers that it uses as powerful weapons or for balance purposes when it walks sideways.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

If a Krabby loses a pincer in battle, it will completely grow back in a short period of time.

Behavior

On beaches where food is hard to come by, Krabby can be seen squabbling with each other over territory. When Krabby sense imminent danger, they will cloak themselves with bubbles from its mouth in an attempt at looking bigger and more intimidating.

Habitat

Krabby live on beaches, burrowed inside holes dug into the sand. They are normally found in Kanto and Johto, but migrate to Sinnoh from time to time.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Krabby are known as scavengers and feed on whatever debris they happen upon in their environment. If food is too scarce, Krabby will also eat mouthfuls of sand to obtain nutrients.

In the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Krabby

Ash captured a Krabby in Mystery at the Lighthouse. It was transferred to Professor Oak's lab. Ash didn't use Krabby until Round One - Begin!. After defeating an Exeggutor in its first battle, Krabby evolved into Kingler.

Other

Minor appearances

Gary's larger-than-average Krabby first appeared in Mystery at the Lighthouse.

A Krabby appeared in Bagged Then Tagged!.

A Krabby also appeared in Teaching the Student Teacher on the rocks.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP013 Krabby Ash's Pokédex Krabby. Lives near the shore. Its average height is about 16 inches. This concludes the entries from the original series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

During A Tale of Ninetales in Pokémon Adventures, Red caught a Krabby off-screen while he had some Blue's Pokémon in his party by mistake. Later in What a Dragonite, after HM03 (Surf) was destroyed Krabby was traded for Misty's Gyarados, Gyara, since it already knew how to use Surf. Misty later saves a Krabby trapped in Tohjo Falls in Volume 12. This act of kindness prompts Suicune to pick Misty as its trainer, besides her being the expert for Water-type Pokémon.

In the TCG

Main article: Krabby (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I 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. Stadium Lives on beaches and seashores. If a pincer falls off, a new, stronger pincer grows back in its place. Generation II Gold If it senses danger 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 walking sideways. Crystal If it is unable to find food, it will absorb nutrients by swallowing a mouthful of sand. Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} 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. Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} 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. FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} 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. Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum It lives in burrows dug on sandy beaches. Its pincers fully grow back if they are broken in battle. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} 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. Generation V Black White It lives in burrows dug on sandy beaches. Its pincers fully grow back if they are broken in battle. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue Common Routes 6, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 24, 25, Cerulean City, Vermilion City, Vermilion Harbor, Fuchsia City, Safari Zone, Cerulean Cave (Super Rod) RB Seafoam Islands B Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow Common Seafoam Islands Routes 10, 25, Seafoam Islands (Super Rod) Generation II Gold Silver Common Whirl Islands Routes 19, 34, 40, Cherrygrove City, Union Cave, Olivine City, Whirl Islands, Cianwood City, Cerulean City, (Fishing) Crystal Common Whirl Islands Routes 19, 34, 40, Cherrygrove City, Union Cave, Olivine City, Whirl Islands, Cianwood City, Cerulean City, (Fishing) Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen Common Routes 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 24, Cerulean City, Vermilion City, One Island, Three Island, Four Island, Five Island, Six Island, Seven Island (Fishing) Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl Swarm Route 226 Platinum Swarm Route 226 HeartGold SoulSilver Common Whirl Islands, Cliff Cave Routes 19, 34, 40, Cherrygrove City, Union Cave, Olivine City, Whirl Islands, Cianwood City, Cerulean City, Seafoam Islands (Fishing) Pal Park Sea Pokéwalker Blue Lake Generation V Black White Common Routes 4, 13, Driftveil City (Super Rod) Dream World Sparkling Sea

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Secret Cove
Pokémon Pinball	Mt. Moon Cerulean City Vermilion City Seaside Vermilion City Streets Cycling Road Fuchia City Seafoam Islands
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 6 Endless Level 3 Forever Level 3 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Silver Trench (15F-24F) Grand Sea (15F-20F) Far-off Sea (1F-10F) Fantasy Strait (B14-B24)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Craggy Coast (B1-B9) Marine Resort (B1-B19)
Pokémon Ranger	Fall City
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Dolce Island Cocona Village
Pokémon Rumble	Bright Beach
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Lake: Shimmering Lake
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Beach Zone, Iceberg Zone

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	TM33 (Ice Punch) (100%)
Yellow*

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 30	90 - 137	170 - 264
Attack: 105	99 - 172	193 - 339
Defense: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306
Sp.Atk: 25	27 - 84	49 - 163
Sp.Def: 25	27 - 84	49 - 163
Speed: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 325   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature. This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was 25.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/3 ★★☆	Power 4/4 ★★★★
Skill 1/3 ★☆☆	Stamina 3/4 ★★★☆
Jump 2/3 ★★☆	Total 12/17 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—%	15
Start	Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30
5	ViceGrip	Normal	Physical	55	100%	30
9	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
11	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
15	BubbleBeam	Water	Special	65	100%	20
19	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
21	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
25	Stomp	Normal	Physical	65	100%	20
29	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
31	Guillotine	Normal	Physical	—	—%	5
35	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75%	20
39	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10
41	Crabhammer	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
45	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Krabby obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Krabby Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Krabby Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100%	40
	TM55	Scald	Water	Special	80	100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM06	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Krabby Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Krabby Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
	Bide	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Chip Away*	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
	Haze*	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100%	20
	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75%	20
	Tickle	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Krabby in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Krabby in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Krabby Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Krabby Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Krabby can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Krabby cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Krabby Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Krabby Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

Dream World-only moves

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Dream World	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
Dream World	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
A superscript level indicates that Krabby can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Krabby Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Krabby Click on the generation numbers at the top to see event moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball     Acquisition: Catch	Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8% Friend Area: Shallow Beach Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll be snipping, snipping with these snippers, yeah! 26%-50% HP Bad news, but my HP's about half gone. 1%-25% HP I can't keep going... My snippers can't snip anymore... Level up Leveled up! My snippers grew sharper, too! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Leveled up! My snippers grew sharper, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: B
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Water  Poké Assist: ( Water ) Field move: (Soak ×1) Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 14 Max. exp.: 18 Browser entry   When Krabby starts foaming at its mouth, it's about to spray bubbles to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Water  ( Water ) Past ( Normal ) (Cut ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It shoots orbs of water to attack.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Krabby often play in the Beach Zone. Their favorite Attraction is Dusknoir's Speed Slam.

Evolution

Unevolved Krabby  Water

Level 28 →

First evolution Kingler  Water

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

For other sprites and images, please see Krabby images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Platinum, Krabby is the one of the few Pokémon not in the Sinnoh Pokédex, and not introduced in Generation IV, to have a new sprite. Meowth, Muk, Oddish, Hitmonlee, Ninetales, Primeape, and Registeel are the others.

Origin

It is based on a crab.

Name origin

Krabby's name is a misspelling of crabby, which means grouchy or ill-tempered, but as it does not display these traits it may have simply been wordplay with the word "crab". Its Japanese name is simply crab.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin French Krabby German Krabby Korean 크랩 Keuraep Transliteration of crab. Chinese (Mandarin) 大鉗蟹 / 大钳蟹 Dàqiánxiè Means "Crab with big pincers". Chinese (Cantonese) 大鉗蟹 Daaihkìhmháaih Same as Mandarin name.

Related articles

• Ash's Krabby

External links

Notes

← #097: Hypno

Pokémon

#099: Kingler →

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