Krabby (Pokémon GO)

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Hypno

Kingler

#98

892

1115

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L43 · CP 1496

F Tier

#1050

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1764

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1764

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Shiny

Krabby

#98

Water

Attack

181

Top 45.5%

Defense

124

Top 67.1%

Stamina

102

Top 97%

Total

407

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

835 -892 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1043 -1115 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

835 -892 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

626 -669 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1764 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

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

Weak to

Electric

160%

Grass

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Krabby can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Bubble
Razor Shell
8.15
41.8
1839.5s
5.50
2
Mud Shot
Razor Shell
7.41
38.0
2023.8s
5.00
3
Bubble
Bubble Beam
7.02
36.0
2137.1s
4.73
4
Bubble
Water Pulse
6.57
33.7
2282.9s
4.42
5
Mud Shot
Bubble Beam
6.22
31.9
2412.8s
4.18
6
Bubble
Vice Grip
6.13
31.4
2448.7s
4.12
7
Mud Shot
Water Pulse
5.69
29.2
2638.5s
3.83
8
Mud Shot
Vice Grip
5.24
26.9
2862.7s
3.52

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Krabby in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
65.32
3062.1
0.2
9.2s
65.32
2
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
65.22
3010.2
0.2
9.2s
65.22
3
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
63.05
8438.5
0.1
9.5s
63.05
4
Thundurus Therian
Volt Switch
Wildbolt Storm
58.96
3995.6
0.2
10.2s
58.96
5
Shadow Electivire
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
58.95
2738.7
0.2
10.2s
58.95
6
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Electric
Crush Grip
58.62
4570.7
0.1
10.2s
58.62
7
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
58.21
3931.5
0.2
10.3s
58.21
8
Kartana
Razor Leaf
Leaf Blade
57.61
4468.5
0.1
10.4s
57.61
9
Shadow Raikou
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
57.24
3564.2
0.2
10.5s
57.24
10
Mega Manectric
Thunder Fang
Wild Charge
57.22
3319.0
0.2
10.5s
57.22

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Krabby in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Bubble

Fast Charge

Vice Grip

Spam/Bait

Razor Shell

Debuff Spam

Rank 1 IVs

1496

0/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 43

145.76

Attack

111.94

Defense

Stat Product · 1,533,687

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/15	43	1496	100.00%
0/14/15	43.5	1500	99.90%
1/14/15	43	1499	99.83%
0/15/14	43.5	1499	99.55%
1/15/14	43	1498	99.48%
0/14/13	44	1497	99.45%
2/15/14	42.5	1497	99.41%
0/13/13	44.5	1500	99.34%
1/13/13	44	1499	99.27%
0/10/15	44.5	1497	99.25%
3/14/14	42.5	1500	99.23%
0/13/15	43.5	1495	99.17%
1/15/10	44.5	1500	99.17%
5/15/15	41	1500	99.16%
0/9/15	45	1500	99.12%
1/13/15	43	1494	99.11%
0/15/12	44	1495	99.09%
0/12/15	44	1499	99.06%
1/9/15	44.5	1499	99.06%
1/15/12	43.5	1495	99.03%
1/12/15	43.5	1498	98.99%
0/14/12	44.5	1499	98.99%
2/15/13	43	1500	98.95%
0/11/14	44.5	1496	98.94%
2/12/15	43	1497	98.92%
1/14/12	44	1498	98.92%
3/15/13	42.5	1499	98.88%
0/13/11	45	1496	98.87%
1/15/15	42.5	1495	98.87%
2/14/12	43.5	1497	98.85%
0/14/14	43.5	1494	98.84%
0/10/14	45	1500	98.81%
2/11/15	43.5	1500	98.81%
4/15/13	42	1498	98.80%
2/15/15	42	1494	98.79%
1/14/14	43	1493	98.77%
0/12/11	45.5	1500	98.76%
1/10/14	44.5	1499	98.75%
3/11/15	43	1499	98.73%
0/13/14	44	1498	98.73%
3/15/15	41.5	1493	98.71%
1/12/11	45	1499	98.70%
2/14/15	42.5	1498	98.70%
2/14/14	42.5	1492	98.70%
0/9/13	45.5	1497	98.68%
3/13/12	43.5	1500	98.67%
1/13/14	43.5	1497	98.66%
0/14/8	46	1500	98.63%
4/15/15	41	1492	98.63%
0/15/11	44.5	1498	98.62%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Krabby can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bubble
10
12
1.0s
10
Mud Shot
4
6
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Bubble Beam
45
-33
2.0s
22.5
Razor Shell
55
-33
1.5s
36.67
Vice Grip
35
-33
2.0s
17.5
Water Pulse
65
-50
3.0s
21.67

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Krabby	50 Candy	Kingler

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Krabby including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Krabby

#98

Dynamax Krabby

#98

Shadow Krabby

#98

Kingler

#99

Dynamax Kingler

#99

Gigantamax Kingler

#99

Shadow Kingler

#99

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Krabby has 1 background in Pokémon GO.

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Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Krabby with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.196 m to 0.7 m tall, averaging 0.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.196 m 0'08"	0.2 m 0'08"
XS	0.2 m 0'08"	0.3 m 1'00"
M	0.3 m 1'00"	0.5 m 1'08"
XL	0.5 m 1'08"	0.6 m 2'00"
XXL	0.6 m 2'00"	0.7 m 2'04"

XXS

0.196 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.6 m

2'00"

XXL

0.6 m

2'00"

0.7 m

2'04"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	23s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	20%
Attack timer	8s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Krabby at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	22 CP	27	1204 CP
2	69 CP	28	1248 CP
3	116 CP	29	1293 CP
4	163 CP	30	1338 CP
5	210 CP	31	1360 CP
6	257 CP	32	1382 CP
7	304 CP	33	1405 CP
8	351 CP	34	1427 CP
9	399 CP	35	1449 CP
10	446 CP	36	1471 CP
11	490 CP	37	1494 CP
12	535 CP	38	1516 CP
13	579 CP	39	1538 CP
14	624 CP	40	1561 CP
15	669 CP	41	1580 CP
16	713 CP	42	1600 CP
17	758 CP	43	1620 CP
18	802 CP	44	1641 CP
19	847 CP	45	1661 CP
20	892 CP	46	1681 CP
21	936 CP	47	1702 CP
22	981 CP	48	1723 CP
23	1025 CP	49	1743 CP
24	1070 CP	50	1764 CP
25	1115 CP	51	1785 CP
26	1159 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	22 CP	18	802 CP	35	1449 CP
2	69 CP	19	847 CP	36	1471 CP
3	116 CP	20	892 CP	37	1494 CP
4	163 CP	21	936 CP	38	1516 CP
5	210 CP	22	981 CP	39	1538 CP
6	257 CP	23	1025 CP	40	1561 CP
7	304 CP	24	1070 CP	41	1580 CP
8	351 CP	25	1115 CP	42	1600 CP
9	399 CP	26	1159 CP	43	1620 CP
10	446 CP	27	1204 CP	44	1641 CP
11	490 CP	28	1248 CP	45	1661 CP
12	535 CP	29	1293 CP	46	1681 CP
13	579 CP	30	1338 CP	47	1702 CP
14	624 CP	31	1360 CP	48	1723 CP
15	669 CP	32	1382 CP	49	1743 CP
16	713 CP	33	1405 CP	50	1764 CP
17	758 CP	34	1427 CP	51	1785 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Krabby up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Hypno

Kingler