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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Crabhammer and {{m|Octazooka}} are the only moves whose Japanese names include the name of a Pokémon. In this case, クラブ ''Crab'' is Krabby's Japanese name.
* Crabhammer and {{m|Octazooka}} are the only moves whose Japanese names include the name of a Pokémon. In this case, クラブ ''Crab'' is Krabby's Japanese name.
* Crabhammer and {{m|Aqua Tail}} have the same type, base [[power]], {{stat|accuracy}}, and [[power points|PP]], and both are [[physical move]]s that make [[contact]]. The only difference between them is Crabhammer's increased critical hit ratio.
* In [[Generation V]], Crabhammer and {{m|Aqua Tail}} had the same type, base [[power]], {{stat|accuracy}}, and [[power points|PP]], and both were [[physical move]]s that make [[contact]]. The only difference between them was Crabhammer's increased critical hit ratio.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==

Revision as of 06:56, 2 November 2013

Crabhammer
クラブハンマー Crab Hammer
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Type  Water
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  100
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Crabhammer (Japanese: クラブハンマー Crab Hammer) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation III, it was the signature move of Krabby and Kingler.

Effect

Generation I to IV

Crabhammer deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. Crabhammer has 85% accuracy.

Generation V

The accuracy of Crabhammer is increased to 90%.

Generation VI

The base power of Crabhammer is increased to 100.

Description

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Games Description
A move that is used only by Pokémon with pincers. Likely to get a critical hit.
Has a high critical hit ratio.
RSE Hammers with a pincer. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
FRLG A large pincer is used to hammer the foe. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
The foe is hammered with a large pincer. This move has a high critical-hit ratio.
The target is hammered with a large pincer. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
098 Krabby Krabby Water Water 35 41 45 41 41 '
099 Kingler Kingler Water Water 42 49 57 56 56 '
341 Corphish Corphish Water Water     35 34 38 38 '
342 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt Water Dark     39 38 44 44 '
692 Clauncher Clauncher Water Water           30
693 Clawitzer Clawitzer Water Water           30
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0098 098 KrabbyLv.12 Water Pokéwalker - Blue Lake
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

Ash Kingler Crabhammer.png
Kingler
Ash Corphish Crabhammer.png
Corphish
Saridakis Crawdaunt Crabhammer.png
Crawdaunt
Brodie Ditto Crabhammer.png
Ditto transformed as Crawdaunt
The foe is hammered with a large pincer.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Kingler Kingler slams its pincer onto its opponent, or Kingler slams its claw into the ground and a round white energy ball slams into the opponent.
Giovanni's Kingler The Battle of the Badge Debut
Ash's Kingler Round One - Begin! None
Crawdaunt Crawdaunt hits the opponent with its claws. Sometimes they glow white before hitting it.
A Team Aqua Grunt's Crawdaunt Stairway to Devon None
Brodie's Ditto in the form of Crawdaunt Unfair-Weather Friends Used via Transform
Mr. Saridakis's Crawdaunt On Olden Pond None
Kyle's Crawdaunt Strategy with a Smile! None
Corphish One or both of Corphish's pincer glows white and it hits its opponent with one of them, or Corphish's pincers glow white and it hits the ground, sending an invisible shockwave at the opponent.
A wild Corphish Which Wurmple's Which? None
Ash's Corphish Gone Corphishin' None
A wild Corphish Cheers on Castaways Isle! None


In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Crabhammer and Octazooka are the only moves whose Japanese names include the name of a Pokémon. In this case, クラブ Crab is Krabby's Japanese name.
  • In Generation V, Crabhammer and Aqua Tail had the same type, base power, accuracy, and PP, and both were physical moves that make contact. The only difference between them was Crabhammer's increased critical hit ratio.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 螃蟹拳 Pángxiè Quán
Croatia Flag.png Croatian Krablji Čekić
Denmark Flag.png Danish Krabbehammer
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Krabhamer
Finland Flag.png Finnish Rapumoukari (EP063)
Rapuvasara (original series)
Saksivasara (Advanced Generation)
France Flag.png French Pince-Masse
Germany Flag.png German Krabbhammer
Greece Flag.png Greek Σφυρί Οστρακόδερμου
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Pukulan Kepiting
Italy Flag.png Italian Martellata
South Korea Flag.png Korean 찝게햄머 Jjipge Hammer
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Krabbehammer
Poland Flag.png Polish Krabomłot
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Martelo Caranguejo
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Martelo Caranguejo
Spain Flag.png Spanish Martillazo


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