Stats & Training
The stat bars tell the story: Attack carries everything and Special's dead weight. But this River Crab Pokemon still yields 1 Attack stat exp per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Its pincers are not only powerful weapons, they are used for balance when walking sideways.
Its pincers are not only powerful weapons, they are used for balance when walking sideways.
Krabby Weakness
Type-wise, Krabby takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. Not many exploitable gaps in the Water typing defensive chart. Krabby's physical bulk (base 90 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
 Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Paras BugGrass | D | |
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x145-173%KO Thunder Shock 2x70-83% | ||
Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Paras BugGrass | D | |
Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Oddish builds →Mega Drain 2x89-106%KO Absorb 2x46-55% | ||
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Bulbasaur builds →Razor Leaf 2x109-129%KO Vine Whip 2x89-106%KO Mega Drain 2x78-92% | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Bellsprout builds →Vine Whip 2x94-111%KO Mega Drain 2x86-102%KO | ||
Paras BugGrass | D | |
 Voltorb Electric | D | |
Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Oddish builds →Mega Drain 2x88-104%KO Absorb 2x48-57% | ||
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Bulbasaur builds →Razor Leaf 2x106-126%KO Vine Whip 2x88-104%KO Mega Drain 2x81-96% | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Bellsprout builds →Vine Whip 2x96-113%KO Mega Drain 2x84-100%KO | ||
Paras BugGrass | D | |
Voltorb Electric | D | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Oddish builds →Petal Dance 2x264-312%KO Mega Drain 2x90-107%KO Absorb 2x48-58% | ||
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Bulbasaur builds →Razor Leaf 2x111-132%KO Vine Whip 2x93-111%KO Mega Drain 2x84-99% | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Bellsprout builds →Razor Leaf 2x118-140%KO Vine Whip 2x97-115%KO Mega Drain 2x86-103%KO | ||
Voltorb Electric | D | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Tangela builds →Solar Beam 2x329-388%KO Mega Drain 2x113-133%KO Absorb 2x59-70% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x218-258%KO Mega Drain 2x74-88% | ||
 Weepinbell GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Weepinbell builds →Solar Beam 2x288-339%KO Razor Leaf 2x133-158%KO Vine Whip 2x110-130%KO Mega Drain 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Gloom builds →Petal Dance 2x288-339%KO Solar Beam 2x288-339%KO Mega Drain 2x97-115%KO Absorb 2x52-61% | ||
 Exeggcute GrassPsychic | D | |
Tangela Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Tangela builds →Solar Beam 2x345-406%KO Mega Drain 2x116-137%KO Absorb 2x60-71% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x230-271%KO Mega Drain 2x80-94% | ||
Weepinbell GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Weepinbell builds →Solar Beam 2x303-357%KO Razor Leaf 2x140-166%KO Vine Whip 2x116-137%KO Mega Drain 2x104-123%KO | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Gloom builds →Petal Dance 2x303-357%KO Solar Beam 2x303-357%KO Mega Drain 2x104-123%KO Absorb 2x53-63% | ||
Exeggcute GrassPsychic | D | |
In Red & Blue, Jolteon can KO Krabby with Thunderbolt (288-339%).
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x288-339%KO Pin Missile7-9% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Victreebel builds →Wrap6-8% | ||
Red & Blue Evolution
Krabby starts a line toward Kingler. Can't breed this Water type (325 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Red & Blue Krabby Best Moveset
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Body Slam
- Double Edge
- Crabhammer
Recommended Teammates
Moves
Most of Krabby's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Crabhammer and Surf, but Normal and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Red & Blue Krabby Locations
high spawn rates in early-game fishing spots across 35 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 Red & Blue
You can catch Krabby through 35 fishing and walking encounters from Lv. 15-33, but availability differs between Blue and Red. Some spots are exclusive to one version.
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 Red & Blue, 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 Red & Blue. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves