#0098 · River Crab Pokémon
Krabby
Krabby›
KinglerCommunity tiers (you can vote in all four)
Classic
Rank #436 · 8 votes · median C
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Rank #459 · 12 votes · median B
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Endless
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Tier history
6 recorded changes · 8 votes
8 recorded changes · 12 votes
7 recorded changes · 2 votes
Game data
Abilities
- Hyper Cutter
The Pokémon’s prized, mighty pincers prevent other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities from lowering its Attack stat.
- Shell Armor
A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
- Sheer ForceHidden
The Pokémon’s moves lose their additional effects, but the power of those moves will be boosted by 30%.
Doubles the Pokémon’s Speed stat when its held item is consumed or lost.
Egg moves
- Dire ClawPoisonPhysical80 pow · 100%
The user lashes out at the target with ruinous claws. This move has a 30% chance of leaving the target poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep.
- Dragon HammerDragonPhysical100 pow · 100%
The user wields its body like a hammer to attack the target and inflict damage.
- Ivy CudgelGrassPhysical100 pow · 100%
The user strikes with an ivy-wrapped cudgel. This move’s critical-hit ratio is boosted by 1 stage. When used by Ogerpon, this move’s type changes depending on the mask worn.
- Jet PunchWaterPhysical60 pow · 100%Rare egg move
The user summons a torrent around its fist and punches at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Base stats
Krabby · BST 325
Kingler · BST 475
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-3 starter:
- Passive ability
- 35 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 20 / 50 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 25 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Krabby eggs: 22 🍬 after 20 hatches, 18 🍬 after 40 hatches, 12 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 75
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Krabby needs 75 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.