Krabby
#164 in the Crystal Pokédex • River Crab Pokémon
Krabby
#164 in the Crystal Pokédex • River Crab Pokémon
Stats
Min
Max
HP
30
170
264
Attack
105
193
339
Defense
90
166
306
Sp. Atk
25
49
163
Sp. Def
25
49
163
Speed
50
94
218
Total
325
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Growth
| Pokédexes | Original Johto #164 |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 1 Atk |
| Catch rate | 225 |
| Base Exp. | 65 |
Eggs
| Egg Groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 (5,120 steps) |
Lore

Pokémon Crystal
If it is unable to find food, it will absorb nutrients by swallowing a mouthful of sand.
Evolution
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
![]() Krabby #164 | Level 28 | ![]() Kingler #165 |
Encounters
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | During the day |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | At night |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | In the morning |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | At night |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | During the day |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | In the morning |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | During the day |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | In the morning |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | At night |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | During the day |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | In the morning |
Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | At night |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | During the day |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | At night |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | In the morning |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | At night |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | During the day |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | In the morning |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | During the day |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | In the morning |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | At night |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | During the day |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | In the morning |
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | At night |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | During the day |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | At night |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | In the morning |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | At night |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | During the day |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | In the morning |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | During the day |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | In the morning |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | At night |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | During the day |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | In the morning |
Route 34 Road 34 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | At night |
Olivine City | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | During the day |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | At night |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | In the morning |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | At night |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | During the day |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | In the morning |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | During the day |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | In the morning |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | At night |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | During the day |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | In the morning |
Olivine City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | At night |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | During the day |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | In the morning |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | At night |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | In the morning |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | At night |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | During the day |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | During the day |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | In the morning |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | At night |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | In the morning |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | During the day |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | At night |
Sea Route 40 Road 40 | Smashing rocks | 15 | 90% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 30% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 30% | During the day |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 30% | In the morning |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 20% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 24 | 10% | In the morning |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 24 | 10% | During the day |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 23 | 30% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 23 | 30% | In the morning |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 23 | 30% | During the day |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 23 | 20% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 25 | 10% | In the morning |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 25 | 10% | During the day |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 25 | 10% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 24 | 30% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 24 | 30% | During the day |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 24 | 30% | In the morning |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 24 | 20% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 26 | 10% | In the morning |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 26 | 10% | During the day |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 26 | 10% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 25 | 30% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 25 | 30% | During the day |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 25 | 30% | In the morning |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 25 | 20% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 27 | 10% | In the morning |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 27 | 10% | During the day |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 27 | 10% | At night |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Cianwood City | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | During the day |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | In the morning |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | At night |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | In the morning |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | At night |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | During the day |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | During the day |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | In the morning |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | At night |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | In the morning |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | During the day |
Cianwood City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | At night |
Cianwood City | Smashing rocks | 15 | 90% | - |
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance) | Smashing rocks | 15 | 90% | - |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | During the day |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | At night |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | In the morning |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | At night |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | During the day |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | In the morning |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | During the day |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | In the morning |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | At night |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | During the day |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | In the morning |
Sea Route 19 Road 19 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 20% | At night |
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Bubble | ![]() | Special | 20 | 100 | 30 | An attack that may reduce SPEED. |
| 5 | Leer | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 30 | Reduces the foe's DEFENSE. |
| 12 | Vise Grip | ![]() | Physical | 55 | 100 | 30 | Grips with power ful pincers. |
| 16 | Harden | ![]() | Status | - | - | 30 | Raises the user's DEFENSE. |
| 23 | Stomp | ![]() | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may cause flinching. |
| 27 | Guillotine | ![]() | Physical | - | 30 | 5 | A one-hit KO, pincer attack. |
| 34 | Protect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Foils attack that turn. It may fail. |
| 41 | Crabhammer | ![]() | Special | 100 | 85 | 10 | Has a high criti cal hit ratio. |
Machines
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Curse | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Works differently for ghost-types. |
| TM06 | Toxic | ![]() | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A poison move with increasing damage. |
| TM08 | Rock Smash | ![]() | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may lower DEFENSE. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | ![]() | Physical | 1 | 100 | 15 | The power varies with the Pokémon. |
| TM13 | Snore | ![]() | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | An attack useable only while asleep. |
| TM14 | Blizzard | ![]() | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | An attack that may freeze the foe. |
| TM16 | Icy Wind | ![]() | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | An icy attack that lowers SPEED. |
| TM17 | Protect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Foils attack that turn. It may fail. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns. |
| TM20 | Endure | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Always leaves at least 1HP. |
| TM21 | Frustration | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | An attack based on lack of loyalty. |
| TM27 | Return | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | An attack that is based on loyalty. |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | ![]() | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Reduces the foe's accuracy. |
| TM32 | Double Team | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | Heightens evasive ness. |
| TM34 | Swagger | ![]() | Status | - | 90 | 15 | Causes confusion and raises ATTACK. |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Randomly attacks while asleep. |
| TM44 | Rest | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. |
| TM45 | Attract | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 15 | Makes the opposite gender infatuated. |
| TM46 | Thief | ![]() | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may steal a held item. |
| TM49 | Fury Cutter | ![]() | Physical | 10 | 95 | 20 | Successive hits raise power. |
| HM01 | Cut | ![]() | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | Cuts using claws, scythes, etc. |
| HM03 | Surf | ![]() | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | A strong water- type attack. |
| HM04 | Strength | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | A powerful physi cal attack. |
| HM06 | Whirlpool | ![]() | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 | Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. |
Tutors
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Beam | ![]() | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may freeze the foe. |
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