Utility
Balanced
CTier
63Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Attack and Speed carry most of Crabrawler's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP47
D
Attack82
C
Defense57
D
Sp. Atk42
D
Sp. Def47
D
Speed63
C
Total338
Details
Catch Rate
Easy225 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight7.0 kg
15.4 lbsFeather
Base XP68
Low Yield
Abilities
Hyper CutterNiche
Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.
Iron FistTop Pick
Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
Anger PointHA
Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

This Pokémon punches trees and eats the berries that drop down, training itself and getting food at the same time.

Crabrawler Weakness

Crabrawler's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting typing.

Crabrawler Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Bug, Rock, Dark
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-3
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FlyingPsychicFairy
½xResist
BugRockDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (5)
NormalIceRockDarkSteel
How to Beat Crabrawler in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Espeon
Espeon
Psychic
A
Psychic is super effective against CrabrawlerView Espeon →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

What you see is what you get. Crabrawler sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a small partner pool from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution
Crabrawler
#739CrabrawlerDoes not evolve
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Crabrawler Best Moveset

Find one free turn for Bulk Up and Crabrawler can run through teams. Adamant nature leans physical, Ironfist supports the sweep, and the remaining moves stops anything from walling it cleanly.

Best Build

Experimental
Bulky Support
Ability
Iron Fist
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Crabrawler
Adamant+ATK

Crabrawler best EVs are Sp. Def and Attack

EVs

Bulky Support Moveset

  • Drain PunchSTAB
  • Thunder Punch
  • Bulk UpSTAB
  • Ice Punch

Moves

STAB runs through Close Combat and Focus Blast for the basics, but Crabrawler's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Water and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Harden
D——30Normal
Lv 1
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
Lv 9
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 13
Bubble Beam
D6510020Water
Lv 17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
Lv 20
Take Down
C908520Normal
Lv 22
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
Lv 25
Bulk Up
S——20Fighting
Lv 30
Mach Punch+1
D4010030Fighting
Lv 42
Iron Defense
C——15Steel
Lv 45
Dynamic Punch
C100505Fighting
Lv 49
Close Combat
B1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM
TM33
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM10
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM11
Bulk Up
S——20Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM110
Chilling Water
D5010020Water
TM107
Close Combat
B1201005Fighting
TM108
Comet Punch
D188515Normal
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM131
Drain Punch
S7510010Fighting
TM69
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM142
First Impression+2
C9010010Bug
TM102
Focus Blast
D120705Fighting
TM100
Gunk Shot
C120805Poison
TM24
Ice Punch
A7510015Ice
TM80
Iron Defense
C——15Steel
TM58
Iron Head
C8010015Steel
TM45
Knock Off
B6510020Dark
TM76
Liquidation
B8510010Water
TM46
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM12
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM04
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
TM36
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM139
Swagger
C—8515Normal
TM27
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM95
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM23
Thunder Punch
S7510015Electric
TM121
Torment
D—10015Dark
TM59
Zen Headbutt
D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Crabrawler doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Crabrawler can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Crabrawler in Legends: Z-A

No wild encounters for Crabrawler in Legends: Z-A. It's available in Sun or Ultra Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Crabrawler is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

SunUltra Sun

Crabrawler Guide

  • Get Crabrawler to Alolan Crabominable using a Ice Stone. At 338 BST, Crabrawler is just the starting point.

  • For Legends: Z-A, you can run Crabrawler through the first few routes without issues. 338 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to alolan-crabominable as fast as you can.

  • You can find Crabrawler in Legends: Z-A. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 3 other games across the series.

  • Yes, Crabrawler is in Legends: Z-A. It shows up in 4 games across the series.

Game Availability

Crabrawler joined the series in Sun & Moon and has been available in 4 titles so far. With 4 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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