Is Crawdaunt Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Water/Dark with AbilityHyper Cutter or AbilityShell Armor. Crawdaunt hits hard physically from both typings. Handles Phoebe, Tate and Liza, and contributes against Steven. The Dark sub-typing gives it coverage most Water-types lack. One of the more underrated options in RS.
Corphish resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Corphish has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Corphish's weaknesses hard.
Corphish has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Corphish trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Corphish trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Crawdaunt has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Crawdaunt trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Crawdaunt trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Crawdaunt has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Crawdaunt has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Crawdaunt has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Crawdaunt trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Corphish on Route 102 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-45, common).
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 35WaterCrabhammer15090%10
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
Your Corphish should hit Level 30 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- LV 30DarkKnock Off98100%20
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 39WaterCrabhammer15090%10
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
How to Get Crawdaunt in Ruby & Sapphire
No wild encounters for Crawdaunt. The 2-stage line runs through Corphish, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 30 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Crawdaunt in RS
Corphish is your first catch on the way to Crawdaunt. You'll find fishing encounters from Lv. 10-45 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch CorphishPetalburg CityLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 102Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 117Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Petalburg CityLv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Route 102Lv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Route 117Lv.20-45Super RodRate 100%
Step 2Crawdaunt ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Crawdaunt egg.
Crawdaunt Weakness
Type-wise, Crawdaunt takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Bug. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Crawdaunt's physical bulk (base 85 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Crawdaunt Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Crawdaunt
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x173-204%KO Mega Drain 2x39-46% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Volbeat builds →Focus Punch 2x73-86% Signal Beam 2x57-68% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x174-206%KO Mega Drain 2x37-44% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Volbeat builds →Focus Punch 2x72-85% Signal Beam 2x57-67% Thunderbolt 2x47-56% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x179-211%KO Mega Drain 2x37-45% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Cacturne builds →Focus Punch 2x106-126%KO Absorb 2x32-38% Pin Missile 2x12-15% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x177-208%KO Solar Beam 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x170-200%KO Megahorn 2x136-160%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves View Scizor builds →
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Crawdaunt Evolutions
Crawdaunt is the evolved form of Corphish. Breeding produces Corphish eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Corphish gave Crawdaunt the biggest boost in Attack (+40), bringing the total to 468 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Crawdaunt to get Corphish eggs easily using 58 partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Body Slam, Endeavor and 1 more.
RS Crawdaunt Best Moveset
Water/Dark with 120 Attack firing MoveCrunch for Dark TermStab and MoveSurf for Water coverage. AbilityHyper Cutter protects that Attack from Intimidate drops. 55 Speed is painfully slow. Held ItemChoice Band amplifies. Massive Attack that goes last against everything.
Best Build
Crawdaunt best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Brick Break
- Crabhammer
- Knock Off
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Body Slam give Crawdaunt options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Crabhammer and Surf. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
CRAWDAUNT has an extremely violent nature that compels it to challenge other living things to battle. Other life-forms refuse to live in ponds inhabited by this POKéMON, making them desolate places.
CRAWDAUNT molts (sheds) its shell regularly. Immediately after molting, its shell is soft and tender. Until the shell hardens, this POKéMON hides in its streambed burrow to avoid attack from its foes.
Crawdaunt Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, Don't let Crawdaunt's 468 base stat total fool you. Adaptability is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a cannon. Brickbreak with Leftovers is the standard set.
Hyper Cutter is the go-to ability for Crawdaunt. It prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon. Shell Armor is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Crawdaunt fills the cannon role. It's a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Brickbreak, Crabhammer, Knock Off, and Ice Beam. Brickbreak leads at 0% usage. Crabhammer provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Crawdaunt first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves