What does Krabby evolve into?

Krabby evolves into Kingler at level 28. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 325 BST.

At what level does Krabby evolve?

Krabby evolves into Kingler at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Krabby works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Kingler . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Krabby?

Krabby is catchable in Sword & Shield. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Krabby - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Attack carries everything and Sp. Atk's dead weight. But this River Crab Pokemon still yields 1 Attack EV per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP30

Attack105

Defense90

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def25

Speed50

Total325

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight6.5 kg

Base XP65

Abilities

Hyper Cutter

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Shell Armor

Protects against critical hits.

Sheer ForceHA

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It can be found near the sea. The large pincers grow back if they are torn out of their sockets.

Krabby Weakness

Type-wise, Krabby takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Krabby's physical bulk (base 90 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

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

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Krabby in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 279-330%KO Giga Drain 2x 175-207%KO Mega Drain 2x 95-113%KO Absorb 2x 49-59% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 316-374%KO Magical Leaf 2x 162-192%KO Mega Drain 2x 108-128%KO Absorb 2x 57-69% View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 213-251%KO Mega Drain 2x 74-89% Absorb 2x 41-49% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 18 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 213-251%KO Razor Leaf 2x 54-64% Mega Drain 2x 74-89% Absorb 2x 41-49% View Nuzleaf builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 12 Bullet SeedLv. 20 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 175-207%KO Razor Leaf 2x 49-59% Bullet Seed 2x 25-30% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Krabby is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Kingler. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#098Krabby

Level 28

#099Kingler

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Krabby

Water

Kingler

Water

55+25

ATK

105

130+25

DEF

115+25

SP.ATK

50+25

SP.DEF

50+25

SPE

75+25

BST

325C-Tier

475C-Tier+150

ROLE

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Krabby easily with 32 breeding partners from the Water3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Hammer Arm, Knock Off and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water3

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Krabby Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Hammer Arm aren't available any other way for Krabby, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Crabhammer and Surf for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 4

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 8

Metal Claw

D509535Steel

Lv 12

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

Lv 16

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 20

Bubble Beam

D6510020Water

Lv 24

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 29

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 32

Razor Shell

C759510Water

Lv 36

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 40

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Lv 44

Crabhammer

B1009010Water

Lv 48

Guillotine

——305Normal

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TR83

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

TR17

Amnesia

C——20Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR06

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TR01

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM43

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM15

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM45

Dive

B8010010Water

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TM35

Hail

C——10Ice

TR05

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TR98

Liquidation

B8510010Water

TM53

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM83

Razor Shell

C759510Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR84

Scald

D8010015Water

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR39

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

TR04

Surf

D9010015Water

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM23

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM36

Whirlpool

D358515Water

TR60

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Hammer Arm

C1009010Fighting

Egg

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Slash

C7010020Normal

Tutor Moves

Krabby can't learn any Tutor moves

Sword & Shield Krabby Locations

Krabby is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 44 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Krabby in Sword & Shield

Krabby's encounter pool splits between Sword and Shield. You've got 44 walking and fishing spots at Lv. 7-28 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

40%Early

Overcast

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

40%Early

Overcast

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Normal Weather

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Normal Weather

South Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

30%Early

Normal Weather

South Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.14-15 Water

30%Early

Normal Weather

South Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

30%Early

Thunderstorm

South Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

30%Early

Thunderstorm

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

20%Early

Thunderstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

20%Early

Thunderstorm

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

20%Early

Raining

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

20%Early

Raining

Fields of Honor

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15

20%Early

Thunderstorm

Fields of Honor

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15

20%Early

Thunderstorm

Fields of Honor

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15

20%Early

Raining

Fields of Honor

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15

20%Early

Raining

Fields of Honor

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18

15%Early

Thunderstorm

Fields of Honor

SwordGrass Lv.13-18

15%Early

Raining

Fields of Honor

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18

15%Early

Raining

Fields of Honor

SwordGrass Lv.13-18

15%Early

Thunderstorm

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Raining

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Raining

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Normal Weather

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Normal Weather

South Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Raining

South Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Raining

South Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Overcast

South Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Overcast

South Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Snowing

South Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Snowing

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Snowstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Snowstorm

Giant's Cap

SwordSuper Rod Lv.26-28

35%Mid

Giant's Cap

ShieldSuper Rod Lv.26-28

35%Mid

Loop Lagoon

SwordOverworld Lv.16-21

20%Mid

Thunderstorm

Loop Lagoon

ShieldOverworld Lv.16-21

20%Mid

Thunderstorm

Loop Lagoon

SwordOverworld Lv.16-21

20%Mid

Raining

Loop Lagoon

ShieldOverworld Lv.16-21

20%Mid

Raining

Loop Lagoon

SwordGrass Lv.19-24

15%Mid

Thunderstorm

Loop Lagoon

ShieldGrass Lv.19-24

15%Mid

Thunderstorm

Loop Lagoon

SwordGrass Lv.19-24

15%Mid

Raining

Loop Lagoon

ShieldGrass Lv.19-24

15%Mid

Raining

Krabby Guide

Krabby evolves into Kingler at level 28. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 325 BST.
Krabby evolves into Kingler at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Krabby works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Kingler. That's where the stats start mattering.
Krabby is catchable in Sword & Shield. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Krabby appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Krabby have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 342-404%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 97-115%KO Giga Drain 2x 215-254%KO Mega Drain 2x 117-138%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 274-323%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 150-177%KO Magical Leaf 2x 140-165%KO Razor Leaf 2x 42-50% View Eldegoss builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 287-338%KO Giga Drain 2x 182-215%KO Mega Drain 2x 97-115%KO Absorb 2x 51-62% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 329-388%KO Giga Drain 2x 209-246%KO Magical Leaf 2x 167-196%KO Mega Drain 2x 114-135%KO View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 36 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 222-262%KO Giga Drain 2x 140-165%KO Mega Drain 2x 78-92% Absorb 2x 42-50% View Lombre builds →

Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 357-421%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 96-113%KO Giga Drain 2x 223-263%KO Mega Drain 2x 121-143%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 283-333%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 155-183%KO Magical Leaf 2x 143-168%KO Razor Leaf 2x 40-48% View Eldegoss builds →
Shiinotic GrassFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 32 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 313-370%KO Giga Drain 2x 195-230%KO Mega Drain 2x 109-128%KO Absorb 2x 55-66% View Shiinotic builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 298-351%KO Giga Drain 2x 189-223%KO Mega Drain 2x 102-121%KO Absorb 2x 52-62% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 338-399%KO Giga Drain 2x 213-252%KO Magical Leaf 2x 171-201%KO Mega Drain 2x 115-135%KO View Roselia builds →

Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 340-400%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 93-110%KO Giga Drain 2x 214-253%KO Mega Drain 2x 116-137%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 271-320%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 150-177%KO Magical Leaf 2x 138-163%KO Razor Leaf 2x 39-47% View Eldegoss builds →
Shiinotic GrassFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 32 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 297-350%KO Giga Drain 2x 187-220%KO Mega Drain 2x 101-120%KO Absorb 2x 53-63% View Shiinotic builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 283-333%KO Giga Drain 2x 178-210%KO Mega Drain 2x 96-113%KO Absorb 2x 50-60% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 322-380%KO Giga Drain 2x 203-240%KO Magical Leaf 2x 163-193%KO Mega Drain 2x 110-130%KO View Roselia builds →

Dhelmise GhostGrass	B
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 28 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 295-348%KO Giga Drain 2x 184-217%KO Mega Drain 2x 100-118%KO Absorb 2x 51-61% View Dhelmise builds →
Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 347-409%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 95-112%KO Giga Drain 2x 219-259%KO Mega Drain 2x 119-140%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 279-329%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 151-179%KO Magical Leaf 2x 140-166%KO Razor Leaf 2x 40-48% View Eldegoss builds →
Shiinotic GrassFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 32 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 303-357%KO Giga Drain 2x 193-227%KO Mega Drain 2x 102-121%KO Absorb 2x 54-64% View Shiinotic builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 331-389%KO Giga Drain 2x 209-246%KO Magical Leaf 2x 168-198%KO Mega Drain 2x 114-134%KO View Roselia builds →

Ferrothorn GrassSteel	A
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Krabby Power Whip 2x 136-160%KO Solar Beam 2x 214-252%KO View Ferrothorn builds →
Dhelmise GhostGrass	B
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 28 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 305-359%KO Giga Drain 2x 191-226%KO Mega Drain 2x 103-122%KO Absorb 2x 52-62% View Dhelmise builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 43 Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Krabby Wood Hammer 2x 134-157%KO Solar Beam 2x 323-380%KO Magical Leaf 2x 163-193%KO Razor Leaf 2x 62-74% View Abomasnow builds →
Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 360-425%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 95-113%KO Giga Drain 2x 227-267%KO Mega Drain 2x 123-146%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf StormLv. 46 Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Damage vs Krabby Leaf Storm 2x 310-365%KO Solar Beam 2x 287-339%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 156-184%KO Magical Leaf 2x 146-172%KO View Eldegoss builds →

Rillaboom Grass	A
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Grassy Glide U Turn Wood Hammer Damage vs Krabby U Turn 45-53% Wood Hammer 2x 228-269%KO View Rillaboom builds →
Zeraora Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureJolly Moves Plasma Fists Fake Out Drain Punch Fire Punch Damage vs Krabby Drain Punch 40-48% View Zeraora builds →
Kartana GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Leaf Blade Sacred Sword Knock Off Smart Strike Damage vs Krabby Knock Off 50-59% View Kartana builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemAssault Vest NatureTimid Moves Dark Pulse DischargeSTAB HexSTAB Nasty Plot Damage vs Krabby Dark Pulse 96-113%KO Discharge 2x 288-339%KO Hex 117-138%KO View Rotom builds →