Krabby

#164 in the Gold and Silver Pokédex • River Crab Pokémon

Krabby

#164 in the Gold and Silver Pokédex • River Crab Pokémon

Stats

Base stat spread shown as a hex chart and supporting stat bars.

Min

Max

170

264

Attack

105

193

339

Defense

166

306

Sp. Atk

163

Sp. Def

163

Speed

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.

Voltorb

Electrode

Normal

Shiny

Krabby

River Crab Pokémon

#164

Height

0.4 m (1'04")

Weight

6.5 kg (14.3 lbs)

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Krabby takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

2×

2×

Resists

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Growth

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.

Pokédexes	Original Johto #164
EV yield	1 Atk
Catch rate	225
Base Exp.	65

Eggs

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.

Egg Groups	Water 3
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (5,120 steps)

Lore

Version-specific Pokédex entries for this Pokémon.

Pokémon Gold

If it senses dan ger approaching, it cloaks itself with bubbles from its mouth so it will look bigger.

Pokémon Silver

The pincers break off easily. If it loses a pincer, it somehow becomes incapable of walk ing sideways.

Evolution

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Krabby #164	Level 28	Kingler #165

Encounters

Known encounter locations for this Pokémon in this game.

Gold

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	In the morning
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	At night
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	During the day
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	At night
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	In the morning
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	During the day
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	In the morning
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	During the day
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	At night
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	In the morning
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	During the day
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%	In the morning
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%	During the day
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%	In the morning
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	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%	During the day
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%	In the morning
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%	At night
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	In the morning
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	At night
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	During the day
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	At night
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	In the morning
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	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%	During the day
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	At night
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%	During the day
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%	In the morning
Olivine City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	At night
Olivine City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	During the day
Olivine City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	At night
Olivine City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	In the morning
Olivine City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	During the day
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	In the morning
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	During the day
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	At night
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	In the morning
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	During the day
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%	In the morning
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%	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 Good Rod	20	20%	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 Super Rod	40	40%	In the morning
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%	At night
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%	In the morning
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%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	24	20%	-
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%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B1F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	25	20%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	23	30%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	25	20%	-
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	24	30%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	26	20%	-
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%	In the morning
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	During the day
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	At night
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	During the day
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	At night
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	In the morning
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	In the morning
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	During the day
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	At night
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	During the day
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	In the morning
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%	In the morning
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%	During the day
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%	In the morning
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	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%	During the day
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%	In the morning
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%	At night

Silver

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%	-
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Cherrygrove City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
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%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B2F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
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%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Route 34 Road 34	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
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%	-
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Olivine City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
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%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Sea Route 40 Road 40	Smashing rocks	15	90%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	22	30%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (1F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	24	20%	-
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%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B1F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	25	20%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	23	30%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B2F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	25	20%	-
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	24	30%	-
Whirl Islands Whirl Islands (B3F)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	26	20%	-
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%	-
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Cianwood City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
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%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-
Sea Route 19 Road 19	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	20%	-

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

		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

Moves this Pokémon can learn from Technical Machines and Hidden Machines in Pokémon Gold and Silver.

		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.

Breeding

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.

	Class				Description
Amnesia	Status	-	-	20	Sharply raises the user's SPCL.DEF.
Dig	Physical	60	100	10	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Flail	Physical	-	100	15	Stronger if the user's HP is low.
Haze	Status	-	-	30	Eliminates all stat changes.
Slam	Physical	80	75	20	Slams the foe with a tail, vine, etc.

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