What does Corphish evolve into?

Get Corphish to Crawdaunt at level 30. At 308 BST, Corphish is just the starting point.

At what level does Corphish evolve?

Level 30 gets you Crawdaunt . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Corphish?

In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Corphish works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Crawdaunt . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Corphish?

You can find Corphish in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Corphish - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Corphish's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP43

Attack80

Defense65

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def35

Speed35

Total308

Details

Catch Rate

Easy205 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight11.5 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Hyper Cutter

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Shell Armor

Protects against critical hits.

AdaptabilityHA

Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its hardy vitality enables it to adapt to any environment. Its pincers will never release prey.

Corphish Weakness

Electric and Grass moves hit Corphish for super-effective damage. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Corphish's physical bulk (base 65 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Corphish Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Corphish in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Magnezone can KO Corphish with Thunderbolt (318-374%). Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Corphish for 74-87%. Raikou's Thunderbolt also KOs at 344-405%.

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Corphish Thunderbolt 2x 318-374%KO Flash Cannon 70-83% Volt Switch 2x 247-291%KO View Magnezone builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Mach Punch Bullet Seed Swords Dance Low Sweep Damage vs Corphish Mach Punch 59-69% Bullet Seed 2x 74-87% View Breloom builds →
Raikou Electric	C
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Calm Mind ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Aura Sphere Damage vs Corphish Thunderbolt 2x 344-405%KO Aura Sphere 102-120%KO View Raikou builds →

Black & White Evolution

Corphish is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Crawdaunt. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Corphish. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#341Corphish

Level 30

#342Crawdaunt

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Corphish

Water

Crawdaunt

WaterDark

63+20

ATK

120+40

DEF

85+20

SP.ATK

90+40

SP.DEF

55+20

SPE

55+20

BST

308C-Tier

468B-Tier+160

ROLE

Trick Room

Cannon

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Corphish easily with 78 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Chip Away and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water1Water3

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Corphish Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Need something that threatens multiple types? Corphish's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Crabhammer and Surf gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 7

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 10

Vise Grip

—5510030Normal

Lv 13

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 20

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 23

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 26

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 32

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 35

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Lv 38

Crabhammer

C909010Water

Lv 44

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Lv 47

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 53

Guillotine

——305Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM55

Scald

C8010015Water

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

HM05

Waterfall

C8010015Water

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Egg

Chip Away

—7010020Normal

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Egg

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Egg

Trump Card

———5Normal

Tutor Moves

Corphish can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

—209520Bug

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Gen 4

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Black & White Corphish Locations

decent spawn rates across 1 locations for Corphish in early-game water routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Corphish in Black & White

White Forest

Surfing on water Lv.5 Forest

UncommonEarly

Any

Corphish Guide

Get Corphish to Crawdaunt at level 30. At 308 BST, Corphish is just the starting point.
Level 30 gets you Crawdaunt. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Corphish works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Crawdaunt. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Corphish in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Corphish appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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