Krabby
The Water type Pokemon. Discover comprehensive stats, moves, and evolutions across all games.
National #98• Available in 7 game versions

Pokemon Details
Species: River Crab Pokémon
Height: 0.4 m
Weight: 6.5 kg
Abilities:
Training
EV Yield: 1 Attack
Catch Rate: 225
Base Friendship: 50
Base Exp: 65
Growth Rate: Medium Fast
Breeding
Egg Groups:
- Water 3
Egg Cycles (Steps):
- Min: 4884
- Max: 5140
Gender:
- Male: 50%
- Female: 50%
Available Game Versions
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Type Guide
See the full type chart →This Pokémon's type(s) are highlighted below. Read across a highlighted row for its move effectiveness, and down a highlighted column for how much damage it takes.
| Atk ⬇ / Def ➡ | Normal | Fire | Water | Electric | Grass | Ice | Fighting | Poison | Ground | Psychic | Bug | Rock | Ghost | Dragon | Dark | Steel | Fairy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½× | 0× | — | — | ½× | — |
| Fire | — | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | — | 2× | — |
| Water | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | — | — |
| Electric | — | — | 2× | ½× | ½× | — | — | — | 0× | 2× | — | — | — | — | ½× | — | — | — |
| Grass | — | ½× | 2× | — | ½× | — | — | ½× | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× | — |
| Ice | — | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — |
| Fighting | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× | ½× | ½× | 2× | 0× | — | 2× | 2× | ½× |
| Poison | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | ½× | ½× | — | — | — | ½× | ½× | — | — | 0× | 2× |
| Ground | — | 2× | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | 2× | — | 0× | — | ½× | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | — |
| — | — | — | ½× | 2× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | — | ½× | — | |
| Psychic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | ½× | — | — | — | — | 0× | ½× | — |
| Bug | — | ½× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | — | ½× | — | 2× | ½× | ½× |
| Rock | — | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | ½× | — |
| Ghost | 0× | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | — |
| Dragon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | 0× |
| Dark | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½× | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× |
| Steel | — | ½× | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | — | ½× | 2× |
| Fairy | — | ½× | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | 2× | ½× | — |
Try a matchup
Pick the opponent’s types to see how your moves perform.
Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, an Electric move deals ×4 to a Water/Flying opponent.
Evolutions

#98
Krabby(Current)
Level Up
28
Pokémon Moves by Learning Method
Moves from All Games
The moves shown below are collected from all games where Krabby appears. These may not match the specific moveset available in your game. Select a specific game version above to see the exact moves for that game.
| Name | Level | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble | 1 | Water | Special | 20 | 100 |
| Leer | 1 | Normal | Status | - | 100 |
| Mud Sport | 1 | Ground | Status | - | - |
| Water Gun | 1 | Water | Special | 40 | 100 |
| Bubblebeam | 15 | Water | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Vicegrip | 20 | Normal | Physical | 55 | 100 |
| Bubble Beam | 20 | Water | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Metal Claw | 21 | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 |
| Mud Shot | 23 | Ground | Physical | 55 | 95 |
| Guillotine | 25 | Normal | Physical | - | 30 |
| Stomp | 30 | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 |
| Razor Shell | 32 | Water | Physical | 75 | 95 |
| Protect | 34 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Crabhammer | 35 | Water | Special | 90 | 85 |
| Slam | 35 | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 |
| Brine | 39 | Water | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Harden | 40 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Swords Dance | 40 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Flail | 49 | Normal | Physical | - | 100 |
Game Locations
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Red | 11 - Wild 12 - Wild 13 - Wild 17 - Wild 18 - Wild 24 - Wild 25 - Wild Fuchsia City - Wild Route 6 - Wild Safari Zone - Wild Vermilion City - Wild cerulean-city-area - Super-rod fuchsia-city-area - Super-rod kanto-route-11-area - Super-rod kanto-route-12-area - Super-rod kanto-route-13-area - Super-rod kanto-route-17-area - Super-rod kanto-route-18-area - Super-rod kanto-route-24-area - Super-rod kanto-route-25-area - Super-rod kanto-route-6-area - Super-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-1-east - Super-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-2-north - Super-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-3-west - Super-rod kanto-safari-zone-middle - Super-rod vermilion-city-area - Super-rod vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Super-rod |
| Blue | 11 - Wild 12 - Wild 13 - Wild 17 - Wild 18 - Wild 24 - Wild 25 - Wild Fuchsia City - Wild Route 6 - Wild Safari Zone - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild Vermilion City - Wild cerulean-city-area - Super-rod fuchsia-city-area - Super-rod kanto-route-11-area - Super-rod kanto-route-12-area - Super-rod kanto-route-13-area - Super-rod kanto-route-17-area - Super-rod kanto-route-18-area - Super-rod kanto-route-24-area - Super-rod kanto-route-25-area - Super-rod kanto-route-6-area - Super-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-1-east - Super-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-2-north - Super-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-3-west - Super-rod kanto-safari-zone-middle - Super-rod seafoam-islands-1f - Walk seafoam-islands-b1f - Walk seafoam-islands-b2f - Walk seafoam-islands-b3f - Walk seafoam-islands-b4f - Walk vermilion-city-area - Super-rod vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Super-rod |
| Yellow | 25 - Wild Route 10 - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild kanto-route-10-area - Super-rod kanto-route-25-area - Super-rod seafoam-islands-1f - Walk seafoam-islands-b1f - Walk seafoam-islands-b2f - Walk seafoam-islands-b3f - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Walk seafoam-islands-b4f - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Walk |
| Gold | 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 34 - Wild 40 - Wild 41 - Wild Burned Tower - Wild Cerulean City - Wild Cherrygrove City - Wild Cianwood City - Wild Cinnabar Island - Wild Dark Cave - Wild Olivine City - Wild Route 19 - Wild Whirl Islands - Wild cherrygrove-city-area - Good-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Old-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Super-rod cianwood-city-area - Good-rod cianwood-city-area - Old-rod cianwood-city-area - Rock-smash cianwood-city-area - Super-rod dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Rock-smash johto-route-34-area - Good-rod johto-route-34-area - Old-rod johto-route-34-area - Super-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Old-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Rock-smash johto-sea-route-40-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Old-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod olivine-city-area - Good-rod olivine-city-area - Old-rod olivine-city-area - Super-rod union-cave-b2f - Good-rod union-cave-b2f - Old-rod union-cave-b2f - Super-rod whirl-islands-1f - Good-rod whirl-islands-1f - Old-rod whirl-islands-1f - Super-rod whirl-islands-1f - Walk whirl-islands-b1f - Walk whirl-islands-b2f - Good-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Old-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Super-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Walk whirl-islands-b3f - Good-rod whirl-islands-b3f - Old-rod whirl-islands-b3f - Super-rod whirl-islands-b3f - Walk |
| Crystal | 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 34 - Wild 40 - Wild 41 - Wild Burned Tower - Wild Cerulean City - Wild Cherrygrove City - Wild Cianwood City - Wild Cinnabar Island - Wild Dark Cave - Wild Olivine City - Wild Route 19 - Wild Union Cave - Wild Whirl Islands - Wild cherrygrove-city-area - Good-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Old-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Super-rod cianwood-city-area - Good-rod cianwood-city-area - Old-rod cianwood-city-area - Rock-smash cianwood-city-area - Super-rod dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Rock-smash johto-route-34-area - Good-rod johto-route-34-area - Old-rod johto-route-34-area - Super-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Old-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Rock-smash johto-sea-route-40-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Old-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod olivine-city-area - Good-rod olivine-city-area - Old-rod olivine-city-area - Super-rod union-cave-b2f - Good-rod union-cave-b2f - Old-rod union-cave-b2f - Super-rod whirl-islands-1f - Good-rod whirl-islands-1f - Old-rod whirl-islands-1f - Super-rod whirl-islands-1f - Walk whirl-islands-b1f - Walk whirl-islands-b2f - Good-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Old-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Super-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Walk whirl-islands-b3f - Good-rod whirl-islands-b3f - Old-rod whirl-islands-b3f - Super-rod whirl-islands-b3f - Walk |
| Firered | 10 - Wild 11 - Wild 12 - Wild 13 - Wild 19 - Wild 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 24 - Wild Cerulean City - Wild Cinnabar Island - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Route 4 - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild Vermilion City - Wild cerulean-city-area - Good-rod cinnabar-island-area - Good-rod kanto-route-10-area - Good-rod kanto-route-11-area - Good-rod kanto-route-12-area - Good-rod kanto-route-13-area - Good-rod kanto-route-24-area - Good-rod kanto-route-4-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Good-rod pallet-town-area - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Good-rod ss-anne-area - Good-rod vermilion-city-area - Good-rod |
| Leafgreen | 10 - Wild 11 - Wild 12 - Wild 13 - Wild 19 - Wild 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 24 - Wild Bond Bridge - Wild Cerulean City - Wild Cinnabar Island - Wild Five Island - Wild Five Isle Meadow - Wild Green Path - Wild Icefall Cave - Wild Kindle Road - Wild Memorial Pillar - Wild One Island - Wild Outcast Island - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Resort Gorgeous - Wild Route 4 - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild Tanoby Ruins - Wild Trainer Tower - Wild Treasure Beach - Wild Vermilion City - Wild Water Labyrinth - Wild Water Path - Wild bond-bridge-area - Good-rod bond-bridge-area - Super-rod cerulean-city-area - Good-rod cerulean-city-area - Super-rod cinnabar-island-area - Good-rod cinnabar-island-area - Super-rod five-island-area - Good-rod five-island-area - Super-rod five-isle-meadow-area - Good-rod five-isle-meadow-area - Super-rod green-path-area - Good-rod green-path-area - Super-rod icefall-cave-waterfall - Good-rod icefall-cave-waterfall - Super-rod kanto-route-10-area - Good-rod kanto-route-10-area - Super-rod kanto-route-11-area - Good-rod kanto-route-11-area - Super-rod kanto-route-12-area - Good-rod kanto-route-12-area - Super-rod kanto-route-13-area - Good-rod kanto-route-13-area - Super-rod kanto-route-24-area - Good-rod kanto-route-24-area - Super-rod kanto-route-4-area - Good-rod kanto-route-4-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Super-rod kindle-road-area - Good-rod kindle-road-area - Super-rod memorial-pillar-area - Good-rod memorial-pillar-area - Super-rod one-island-area - Good-rod one-island-area - Super-rod outcast-island-area - Good-rod outcast-island-area - Super-rod pallet-town-area - Good-rod pallet-town-area - Super-rod resort-gorgeous-area - Good-rod resort-gorgeous-area - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Surf seafoam-islands-b4f - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Surf ss-anne-area - Good-rod ss-anne-area - Super-rod tanoby-ruins-area - Good-rod tanoby-ruins-area - Super-rod trainer-tower-area - Good-rod trainer-tower-area - Super-rod treasure-beach-area - Good-rod treasure-beach-area - Super-rod vermilion-city-area - Good-rod vermilion-city-area - Super-rod water-labyrinth-area - Good-rod water-labyrinth-area - Super-rod water-path-area - Good-rod water-path-area - Super-rod |
| Heartgold | Cianwood City - Wild Cliff Cave - Wild Route 19 - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild Whirl Islands - Wild cherrygrove-city-area - Good-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Old-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Super-rod cianwood-city-area - Good-rod cianwood-city-area - Old-rod cianwood-city-area - Rock-smash cianwood-city-area - Super-rod johto-route-34-area - Good-rod johto-route-34-area - Old-rod johto-route-34-area - Super-rod johto-route-47-inside-cave - Rock-smash johto-route-47-inside-cave - Walk johto-safari-zone-zone-mountain - Walk johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Walk johto-sea-route-40-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Old-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Old-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Rock-smash kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod olivine-city-area - Good-rod olivine-city-area - Old-rod olivine-city-area - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Old-rod union-cave-b2f - Good-rod union-cave-b2f - Old-rod union-cave-b2f - Super-rod whirl-islands-1f - Good-rod whirl-islands-1f - Old-rod whirl-islands-1f - Super-rod whirl-islands-1f - Walk whirl-islands-b1f - Walk whirl-islands-b2f - Good-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Old-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Super-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Walk whirl-islands-b3f - Walk |
| Shield | Fields of Honor - Wild Giant's Cap - Wild Loop Lagoon - Wild South Lake Miloch - Wild West Lake Axewell - Wild south-lake-miloch-main - Overworld west-lake-axewell-area - Overworld west-lake-axewell-area - Walk |
Pokedex Entries
| Game | Entry |
|---|---|
| Red | Its pincers are not only powerful weapons, they are used for balance when walking sideways. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Sword | It can be found near the sea. The large pincers grow back if they are torn out of their sockets. |
| Shield | If it senses danger approaching, it cloaks itself with bubbles from its mouth so it will look bigger. |
