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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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

Special

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 ForceHANot in game

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

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Krabby in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 160-189%KO Bullet Seed 2x 58-69% Absorb 2x 46-55% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 145-171%KO Razor Leaf 2x 109-129%KO Vine Whip 2x 89-106%KO Bullet Seed 2x 51-60% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 152-180%KO Vine Whip 2x 94-111%KO Bullet Seed 2x 54-65% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 112-134%KO Bullet Seed 2x 43-51% View Paras builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Krabby Thunderbolt 2x 152-180%KO Spark 2x 112-134%KO Shock Wave 2x 105-125%KO View Voltorb builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen 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 19 breeding partners from the Water3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Dig, Flail and 4 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

7moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Krabby Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Amnesia and Dig 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

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 5

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 12

Vise Grip

—5510030Normal

Lv 16

Harden

D——30Normal

Lv 23

Mud Shot

—559515Ground

Lv 27

Stomp

C6510020Normal

Lv 34

Guillotine

——305Normal

Lv 38

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 45

Crabhammer

B1008510Water

Lv 49

Flail

D—10015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

Dive

—6010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Dig

—6010010Ground

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Egg

Slam

—807520Normal

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

FireRed & LeafGreen Krabby Locations

high spawn rates in early-game fishing spots across 81 locations. Krabby's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Krabby in FireRed & LeafGreen

You can catch Krabby through 81 fishing and surfing encounters from Lv. 5-35, but availability differs between LeafGreen and FireRed. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Cerulean City

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 City

84%Early

Route 24

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

84%Early

Seafoam Islands - B4F

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-30 Water

80%Early

Seafoam Islands - B3F

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-30 Water

80%Early

Cinnabar Island

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

40%Early

Pallet Town

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 City

40%Early

Vermilion City - City

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 City

40%Early

Vermilion City - Harbor

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 City

40%Early

Bond Bridge

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15

CommonEarly

Five Island

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

CommonEarly

Five Isle Meadow

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15

CommonEarly

Green Path

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Cave

CommonEarly

Kindle Road

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Memorial Pillar

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15

CommonEarly

One Island

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

CommonEarly

Outcast Island

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

CommonEarly

Resort Gorgeous

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Route 10

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 11

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 12

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 13

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 19

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 20

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 21

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 4

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Tanoby Ruins

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Ruins

CommonEarly

Trainer Tower

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Building

CommonEarly

Treasure Beach

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

CommonEarly

Water Labyrinth

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Building

CommonEarly

Water Path

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Bond Bridge

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25

CommonEarly

Five Island

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

CommonEarly

Five Isle Meadow

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25

CommonEarly

Green Path

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Route

CommonEarly

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Cave

CommonEarly

Kindle Road

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Route

CommonEarly

Memorial Pillar

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25

CommonEarly

One Island

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

CommonEarly

Outcast Island

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

CommonEarly

Resort Gorgeous

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Route 10

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 11

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 12

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 13

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 19

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 20

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 21

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 4

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Tanoby Ruins

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Ruins

CommonEarly

Trainer Tower

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Building

CommonEarly

Treasure Beach

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

CommonEarly

Water Labyrinth

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Building

CommonEarly

Water Path

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Route

CommonEarly

Cerulean City

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Cerulean City

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Cinnabar Island

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

20%Early

Cinnabar Island

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

20%Early

Pallet Town

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Pallet Town

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Route 24

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

20%Early

Route 24

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

20%Early

Seafoam Islands - B4F

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

20%Early

Seafoam Islands - B4F

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

20%Early

Seafoam Islands - B3F

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

20%Early

Seafoam Islands - B3F

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

20%Early

Vermilion City - City

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Vermilion City - City

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Vermilion City - Harbor

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Vermilion City - Harbor

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Route 10

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 11

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 12

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 13

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 19

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 20

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 21

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 4

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Vermilion City - City

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.25-30 City

40%Mid

Seafoam Islands - B4F

LeafGreenSurfing on water Lv.25-30 Water

30%Mid

Seafoam Islands - B3F

LeafGreenSurfing on water Lv.25-30 Water

30%Mid

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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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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Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Thunder Shock 2x 71-86% View Pikachu builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Learns Vine Whip at Level 10 View Bulbasaur builds →

Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Thunder Shock 2x 70-83% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% Absorb 2x 50-60% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Vine Whip 2x 88-105%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Vine Whip 2x 95-113%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Bullet Seed 2x 43-53% View Paras builds →

Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Shock Wave 2x 100-120%KO Thunder Shock 2x 70-83% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% Absorb 2x 50-60% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Vine Whip 2x 88-105%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Vine Whip 2x 95-113%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Bullet Seed 2x 43-53% View Paras builds →

Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-62% View Parasect builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 185-218%KO Bullet Seed 2x 66-78% Absorb 2x 52-62% View Gloom builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 185-218%KO Vine Whip 2x 111-132%KO Bullet Seed 2x 66-78% View Weepinbell builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-62% View Exeggcute builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 153-181%KO Razor Leaf 2x 111-132%KO Vine Whip 2x 93-111%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-66% View Bulbasaur builds →

Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-62% View Parasect builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 185-218%KO Bullet Seed 2x 66-78% Absorb 2x 52-62% View Gloom builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 185-218%KO Vine Whip 2x 111-132%KO Bullet Seed 2x 66-78% View Weepinbell builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-62% View Exeggcute builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Giga Drain 2x 153-181%KO Razor Leaf 2x 111-132%KO Vine Whip 2x 93-111%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-66% View Bulbasaur builds →

Magneton ElectricSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemMagnet NatureModest Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire ToxicUtility Thunder Wave Damage vs Krabby Thunderbolt 2x 417-491%KO View Magneton builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves SporeUtility Focus Punch Mach Punch Sky Uppercut Damage vs Krabby Mach Punch 36-42% View Breloom builds →